Random palicoes during expeditions: are they other player's palicoes?

[Yukeh]

I just encountered a random palico in full plate armor... Named, uh.. Dip crap. Steam censors the actual name.

[Nuckin Futz]

In older games, they were wild ones that would attack you. They usually go down in like 1 or 2 swings.

[Yukeh]

Originally posted by Reece Wyld:

In older games, they were wild ones that would attack you. They usually go down in like 1 or 2 swings.

Oh no, no no, i mean the cats! You encounter wild cats in the wild (similar to the one following you around) and your own cat can recruit wild cats to join your little party.

I just want to know if they are other players' cats or if they're developer made, as you wouldnt expect the devs (or translators) to name a companion "dip sh!t".

[Dragonixor]

If you met another player (Not sure if you need to have traded guild card with them), there is a rndom chance of meeting their palicoes in the wild.

[Yukeh]

Originally posted by Dragonixor:

If you met another player (Not sure if you need to have traded guild card with them), there is a rndom chance of meeting their palicoes in the wild.

Oh really? I never really play with other players, but i did recieve a random guild card once. I guess i'll take a look at it and see if that's the palico in question! Thanks!

Until i know for sure i can't mark the thread as answered, though.

EDIT: That is indeed the Palico i met in-game. So after you recieve a guild card from another player it seems you may encounter that player's Palico in the wild!

[Dragonixor]

Originally posted by sleeping yukeh:

Originally posted by Dragonixor:

If you met another player (Not sure if you need to have traded guild card with them), there is a rndom chance of meeting their palicoes in the wild.

Oh really? I never really play with other players, but i did recieve a random guild card once. I guess i'll take a look at it and see if that's the palico in question! Thanks!

Until i know for sure i can't mark the thread as answered, though.

EDIT: That is indeed the Palico i met in-game. So after you recieve a guild card from another player it seems you may encounter that player's Palico in the wild!

When you unlock palico safaries, those palicoes can also be among the expedition

[TBBle]

It mentions this in the hints or tooltips in the in-game menu. You will sometimes get the Palicos of players you've received Guild Cards from. I had one joint me recently in a full Kadachi set, it was very cute. No idea if it made a difference, I was on an expedition. >_<

[Pierra Panini]

the cats you find in the wild are part of diffrent tribes, once you begin to befriend them in the coral highlands you can get an extra team-mate

[Dragonixor]

Originally posted by TBBle:

It mentions this in the hints or tooltips in the in-game menu. You will sometimes get the Palicos of players you've received Guild Cards from. I had one joint me recently in a full Kadachi set, it was very cute. No idea if it made a difference, I was on an expedition. >_<

The base cats that can join you in a mission have a given gadget depending on the map. Having a player's palico join you means that you have acces to cats who could potentially have different gadgets

[Khatsworth]

I can confirm this, I've encountered my fiancée's palico while doing a story quest in Rotten Vale.
Get close and your own palico should have a little chat with it, and recruit it to help you!

[GamingWithSilvertail]

Yes, They are the palicos from your friends guild cards.

[langnao]

Sent them for Tailraider Safari and collect some materials/items for u. There is a sinister cloth u can get to create some awesome armor ...

[TwinChops]

There are small wild tribes of Palicos, and when you get close your Cat befriends them and is lerning new .... skills? stuff like that it can place a shock trap.

Plus my Cat can "tame" smaller predators, its freaking cool to see my Cat riding a Jagras into battle lol.

[D's Journal]

I seen two Palico friends together lol, was cute.

[Pierra Panini]

Originally posted by TwinChops:

There are small wild tribes of Palicos, and when you get close your Cat befriends them and is lerning new .... skills? stuff like that it can place a shock trap.

Plus my Cat can "tame" smaller predators, its freaking cool to see my Cat riding a Jagras into battle lol.

you learn about the diffrent tribes of cats during a sub-quest in the highlands, but you will get "gadgets" from brefriending them

Originally posted by Dragonixor:

Originally posted by TBBle:

It mentions this in the hints or tooltips in the in-game menu. You will sometimes get the Palicos of players you've received Guild Cards from. I had one joint me recently in a full Kadachi set, it was very cute. No idea if it made a difference, I was on an expedition. >_<

The base cats that can join you in a mission have a given gadget depending on the map. Having a player's palico join you means that you have acces to cats who could potentially have different gadgets

not really once you be-friend them their will be 2-3 groups of them on the map so you can pick your fancy on if you need a buff cat or a cat will force taunt enemies for you