Necro pets sitting down when told to back off

[mwatt]

I have noticed something lately that seems like a bug to me. I didn't find it in a search and it has been a little while now since I first noticed this, so I apologize up front if this is not for some reason a bug.

The pet behavior that I think is bugged:

When I click the back button to back my pet off, if he is around a corner and engaging a mob, he will sit down instead of running back to me. I have seen this in Droga with the 49 Necro pet.

[mwatt]

Did you have the pet sitting down before sending it in to attack?

Yes, actually I did. Is that how it is supposed to work then? Funny I never noticed it before. However, perhaps this is just because of the way I do business when camping in Droga.

Ok, mebbie I'm lame. Probably not a bug.

[nilbog]

I'm not sure that it's not a bug, but IIRC, telling a pet to back off will revert it back to what it was doing before the last command was given, IE if you had it on Guard, telling it to back off after attacking should result in it going back to said Guard spot, and looking towards the nearest NPC.

This is the way I remember it, however, it shouldn't return to a sitting position.

It's been a long time though! Anyone still play a pet class on live that can test how it works now?

[Humwawa]

Some info on pets -

Guard command overrides Sit command, but not the opposite. You can command your pet to Guard, and then Sit, and both commands remain in effect.

Sit command is not an enduring command - that is to say, any command overrides it. So in this situation, a pet that is told to attack ceases sitting, and if told to Back Off, does not revert to Sit. The exception to this is when the pet is not in combat, sitting, and told to Back Off. It remains sitting, in this case. Obviously, Follow overrides it also.

This was tested on Live.