I'm a little late here, but I believe the town has opened up to people below level 80 now. If not, you can get in by clearing a Zone Rift. Zone Rifts appear randomly throughout ANY PvE map in the game, I've had them open up in Forest Haven even. Once you enter the Zone Rift, clear it. The boss at the end can be quite challenging so make sure you enter with a strong group, as people cannot be invited to a Zone Rift. Once cleared, select the option to return to town, this will take you to the Ok'Tal town. From here you can purchase a pet with platinum from the "Beast Master", or simply peruse the rest of the facilities located in Ok'Tal. The pets from the Beast Master are 400 plat, 800 plat, and 1600 plat. I recommend purchasing Peri for 800, whom can be sold/traded easily for the same value as Lat.ko (Lat.ko costs 1600 plat). If you purchase a pet for 400 plat, sell it and work your way up to either Lat.ko or Peri.Winkle. Either will get the job done, though Lat.ko offers +2K damage and armour as opposed to Peri.Winkle's +1K damage and armour. Keep in mind that pets also act as all-access passes to many areas inaccessible at lower levels. Hope that helps!
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