Okay, I think it would be quite a cute idea if pets could advance in their own reputation progression levels. Say the three areas would be
- Pet Business
- Pet Mischief
- Pet Ability
Whilst a pet is out of the cage they slowly progress in one of these three areas depending on how you interact with it.
Birds level up their ability if they are out in a storm, monkeys level up their ability if with you whilst you're jumping around the ship. Their mischief levels increase if they are being ignored and their business level increases in an yet unknown, mysterious fashion.
Instead of being purely "cosmetic" they would essentially become a SOT mini-game. The outfits you can obtain for them would also become available depending on their levels until you were able to unlock a very sweet, bright purple and gold outfit.
If something along these lines existed I would actually be kinda motivated to buy a pet as it would feel like I was actually buying content.... I know that's kinda unfair, as it's pay to play, but doing something like this wouldn't take away from the core experience.
