Dev Chat, Regarding Pets and Equipment

Xalmat · 05-08-2008, 11:06 PM

I posted this question for today's Dev Chat. I'm not exactly thrilled with the answer, but it works I guess. And more importantly now we know the direction they are likely headed for us in itemization.

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kiara: Question number twenty-two: ( Xalmat) Are Summoners ever going to have their gear affect their pets? We have all of this wonderful +spell damage and +crit gear available to us, but it doesn't help our pet any. And since our pets are who we are, it's like we're only getting half the benefit.

Fyreflyte: I've been adding summoner gear with pet-specific effects in small doses (some of which you may have seen in Shard of Hate and a couple of Kunark dungeons). More of these types of effects will be appearing on future equipment.

Sciomar · 05-09-2008, 02:39 AM

Wish I woulda got in there to ask about the missing abilities for our pets. Glad to hear about the effects being brought onto more gear as long as they don't screw us instead of the pet with them lol, and here's hoping they actually start listening to feedback on the shitty pieces that are currently out.

Iluk · 05-09-2008, 10:25 AM

But... that 500 magic mitigation will help so much when my pet has 2,000 hp!!!

aeeron · 05-09-2008, 01:43 PM

Good to hear someone is trying to help out the necromancers/conjurors there. Alot of the items with pet procs and pet abilitys out there are nice but out of reach for a more raider who cant clear bzyola/avatars yet. They should add a few items easier to get off mobs like nexona...druushk etc imo.

Xalmat · 05-09-2008, 09:53 PM

The problem with these pet-centric effects is that, more than likely we're going to have to sacrifice personal DPS to boost our pet.

For example, take any RoK robe vs the Apothic Robe. Most have +crit and +spell damage which are important for our DPS. However to use the Apothic Robe, we have to sacrifice all of that in order to give our pet a 50 DPS proc.

If the Apothic Robe is any indication, we're not going to gain ground, but rather lose it.

bigron · 05-10-2008, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Xalmat

The problem with these pet-centric effects is that, more than likely we're going to have to sacrifice personal DPS to boost our pet.

For example, take any RoK robe vs the Apothic Robe. Most have +crit and +spell damage which are important for our DPS. However to use the Apothic Robe, we have to sacrifice all of that in order to give our pet a 50 DPS proc.

If the Apothic Robe is any indication, we're not going to gain ground, but rather lose it.

It all depends......if can get to 120 ish crit pct without the robe of dark power or what ever robe you are wearing then best to go with apoth robe.....then its not loseing ground at all.

As long as there is viable options is a good step....Byzola secondary is also another step in right direction.

Toudjine · 06-17-2008, 11:07 AM

lol iluk i agree whole heartly whats 500 magic mit gonna do for a 2000hp pet rofl