So I'm clicking on things, as I am wont to do on this site, an I clicked on 'Edit Minion' in the Minion Zoo, thinking I'd only be able to name it, just like on your pet. But there's ability points? And moves/abilities? Looks super cool, but FAQ is a little sparse on it. What's it all for?

Many moons (years) ago, there were plans to create a battle system for minions. Some of the minions in the zoo have stats associated with them from when they were working on it.

As far as I know, I Dont believe there are plans to finish that project, but the zoo has stuck around as means to hold and display minion collections. Moves/stats/etc are just remnants of the never finished feature unfortunately.

Oh, I see. That sounds like it was gonna be cool. Good to know, thanks.

Didn't know they quietly cancelled that plan, but yeah; when the Minion Zoo came out they still had plans of that battle system, and had been mentioning it here and there for years that they still intended to make it a thing someday. I don't think they ever shared much info on what it was going to be like, which is a shame.

They got as far as a beta version, which they let some group (maybe gold account holders) test. I don't remember the details, but it was mostly random (the battle mechanism was basically "rock, paper, scissors"), with a few modifiers that you could cast before a turn. The number and strength of the modifiers was based on your minion's stats.

Does anyone else remember it more clearly than I do?