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Macrophage999
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Old pet from before they nerfed taming (and delivered pet bonding) I guess. I always thought they had something special, but it seems not.
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Trunkz
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The only difference i know for sure is that a "pre-patch" WW will not eat gold. Whereas all WW's tamed after the "patch" eat gold or meat to sate their hunger 
In general i think that if a pet is "pre-patch" it is usually weaker than its current counterpart. For example, some "pre-patch" nightmares have 0 physical resist (its displayed on the gump as --). This might be something you’ll want to look for when identifying if the pet is "pre-patch". There may be exceptions to this (perhaps some pre-patch pets are stronger in one way or another), but I don't know of them specifically.
If you’re looking for a fighter, get a current incarnation of the pet because it will generally be less expensive and stronger (or just as strong) than a “pre-patch”. If you’re looking to spend tons of money on a rare pet, then "pre-patch" is right up that alley.
Perhaps Petra, Lynk, or another pro can turn my post into a flaming ball of lie, but this is my understanding of the “pre-patch” situation.
In general i think that if a pet is "pre-patch" it is usually weaker than its current counterpart. For example, some "pre-patch" nightmares have 0 physical resist (its displayed on the gump as --). This might be something you’ll want to look for when identifying if the pet is "pre-patch". There may be exceptions to this (perhaps some pre-patch pets are stronger in one way or another), but I don't know of them specifically.
If you’re looking for a fighter, get a current incarnation of the pet because it will generally be less expensive and stronger (or just as strong) than a “pre-patch”. If you’re looking to spend tons of money on a rare pet, then "pre-patch" is right up that alley.
Perhaps Petra, Lynk, or another pro can turn my post into a flaming ball of lie, but this is my understanding of the “pre-patch” situation.
The reason Pre Pub 16 WW's are considered weaker than current or Post Pub 16 WW's is due to the fact that WW's Pre Pub 16 didn't have 2 of the skills current or Post Pub 16 WW's due. This is not to say the actual WW's are lesser, as the skills are simply at 0 and can be trained up rather quickly. However it is IMPOSSIBLE to have a Post Pub 16 WW display the 0 in the skills while still maintaining their 100 in other skills. If anyone is intrested in actually viewing the difference between the two. I have saved all my old Pre Pub 16's WW's and those of a old guildmate on Lake Superior and would be happy to show the difference. So if anything really is a Rare more than anything else, and I currently haven't seen another Pre Pub WW other than mine in 4-5 years.
**Edited.. To Add The Photo
**Edited.. To Add The Photo
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Macrophage999
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I still have one but since I farmed it when it was possible to get barbed leather from their corpses after pet bonding mine has all skills close to zero...
.. Thought it would be pretty funny watching it try to fight something