My Pet Mage II

Laitriem · Enchanter Team Leader Joined: 17 Jun 2004 Posts: 172

OK since they are working on pets atm---what are some things that you would like to see?

Styles on the pets?
INtercept?
what?
give me ideas please Smile

Elladar · Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 1:25 pm Post subject:

They could start with our pets that actually did something, like I dunno caster pets that would actually cast and not go into melee if they take even 1 point of damage. Or how about an ally that actually heals worth a damn? I dunno little things like that might be a start.

Miradorm · Apprentice Joined: 28 Oct 2006 Posts: 23

Ooh ooh ooh

Zealot Damage converted to spirit and spirit debuff (hib needs more spirit damage), and a bolt spell if outta range or regular nuke

Compatriot lose self shield, gain LW and associated styles

Ally gain low value group* heal styles, and conc based heal buff instead of timed

Companion hmmm change damage to spirit

Friend self haste

*oops left that important detail out initially, damn sleep deprivation

Munnie · Adept Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 84

Laitriem · Enchanter Team Leader Joined: 17 Jun 2004 Posts: 172

The pet going into melee like it does I don't think is something that can be changed. I've tooled around with quite a few pet classes including charmed ones and even charmed caster ets do the same annoying thing our underhill caster pets do

Elladar · Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 11:41 am Post subject:

Anything is possible. It's all just code driven. Mythic may not want to put the resources into fixing it, but it's possible to do.

Laitriem · Enchanter Team Leader Joined: 17 Jun 2004 Posts: 172

Styles I can ask for, the arry thing (as previously mentioned) i can (and have asked for)

shields however present an issue--that would mean shield styles which would mean slam/numb whihc would interfere with the immunity cra for our stun

Jacina · Adept Joined: 05 Jul 2006 Posts: 71

Styles for the pets with weapons

let them use some styles, depending on weapon

maybe allow for 1H+shield or 2H + nothing ... and allow the 1H weapons to have more utility styles (no shield styles!!! ->Op'd) like snare/attack speed debuff/bleed Ideal would be weapon dependent:

Pierce -> bleeds
Blunt -> snares
Blades -> attack speed reduction

2Handers would lose the utility of special styles, but gain damage (not player damage... but 100 ish? dunno ML9 is kinda rough to balance Wink

This would NOT be every style... just randomly off and on

Awesomeness would be one pet with the scythe and the scythe styles :O (pbaoe, non timered aoeroot ftw? Wink

)

For the caster pets:

2 spells, one "rarer" cast than the other

forget the name:
Snare+dd with a rare cast of a debuff (str/con? or heck... nearsight Razz

)

Zealot:
Debuff+dd with a rare bolt (he IS the damage caster right? Razz

)

Ally
Heals (threshold 50%... can't put it too high... it IS a heal for the group) rarely casts: 10s absorb shield (stacks with caster) for 20%? or something Conc based regen buff (eliminates chain rebuffing)

Compatriot:
HP buff... just a flat +HP... or +abs but that might be opd Razz

like +50% hp? small (+5%HP?) conc buff for group... or a group defensive heal proc :O

High melee dps guy:
Small group DPS (melee only) buff.. 5%? or a group melee proc buff (<-- hib lacks these bigtime)

All casters:
New command(?): CASTER MODE, pet only attempts to cast, does not enter melee ever.

Give enchanters utility... through their pets... make the pets be more of a factor on the field (definitly not a deciding one... but one that actually does mean something)

Laitriem · Enchanter Team Leader Joined: 17 Jun 2004 Posts: 172

ok--i want general changes--the pet stuff that has gone in so far has been for multiple realms not just our pets so any suggestions have to be general and applicable to all pet classes I would think

Munnie · Adept Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 84

OK General pet changes...

1. Pet to have a chance to intercept melee hits on me. (i.e. spiritmaster pets)

2. I want to be able to Demezz my pet (i.e. almost every other pet class)

3. Pet to proc a disiese/DoT when hitting their target in melee.

Miradorm · Apprentice Joined: 28 Oct 2006 Posts: 23

Well general changes then how about ranged pets don't goto close combat if sneezed at.

Laitriem · Enchanter Team Leader Joined: 17 Jun 2004 Posts: 172

we will see what i can do about that