View Full Version : Did our pet UI just get removed?
Zethix
09-19-2012, 02:00 AM
So I see that it is still in game, but apparently it was meant to be removed?
- someone please tell me what magic trick I can use to command my pet while casting a spell?
For some reason clicking the pet UI allowed me to command the pet while casting (very usefull for mezzing while telling my pet to back off), my own hotkeys did not offer the same luxury, same with typing /who is doable while casting, but its not possible to click a /who macro, am I missing something?
Treats
09-19-2012, 04:49 AM
You need to manually type the command in the chat bar for it to work while casting.
Zethix
09-19-2012, 05:01 AM
So essentially this will act as a nerf to pet classes, and not just a cosmetic back-to-classic move.
That sucks. Thanks for clarifying, was hoping I was missing something.
Lets hope they change their mind and decide to keep the pet UI in game, its such a wonderful tool for pet classes.
So essentially this will act as a nerf to pet classes, and not just a cosmetic back-to-classic move.
That sucks. Thanks for clarifying, was hoping I was missing something.
Lets hope they change their mind and decide to keep the pet UI in game, its such a wonderful tool for pet classes.
Actually, removing the pet UI IS classic, it was never meant to be in game (since it never existed during the classic/kunark era). It is to my understanding that the devs want to recreate the classic experience to the best of their abilities, so thats what they intend to do.
Ouzin
09-19-2012, 08:45 AM
Dont forget to order some dialup, since we're going for classic at all costs.
Fianna
09-19-2012, 08:49 AM
Dont forget to order some dialup, since we're going for classic at all costs.
I think this is an annoying change as well as I used that pet window.
However, it doesnt change the fact that we all knew what this server was about when we signed up.
The "Old" pet UI is not classic so this change is legit even if it is annoying and makes life more difficult.
Vicatin
09-19-2012, 08:52 AM
so wait, the pet window was in, then out, back in, and now its removed again??
Swish
09-19-2012, 09:06 AM
Make hotkeys and click them with the mouse, I'm 99% sure that worked on live back in the day.
Fryhole
09-19-2012, 09:09 AM
Make hotkeys and click them with the mouse, I'm 99% sure that worked on live back in the day.
Exactly - I thought the pet window we had was just a convenient hotkey box. (that also made it super easy to see if your charm broke)
Hate to see it gone though. :(
Dont forget to order some dialup, since we're going for classic at all costs.
Your tears, they taste so salty
diplo
09-19-2012, 09:20 AM
Dont forget to order some dialup, since we're going for classic at all costs.
oh man i loved this part.
I hope it is known that the server will become more classic as time progresses. As live servers would patch in new content or features, we patch out newer content or features.
We will restore prekunark, Kunark, and Velious to the best of our abilities. We will put polish on them, and they are free for you to roam. Some content and features may be patched out before others, but do not be of the mindset that present non-classic elements are here to stay. It is only a matter of if they can be fixed, how they can be fixed, and when we can fix them. If there was a switch to immediately and completely revert this to classic, I'd flip it.
-Nilbog
feanan
09-19-2012, 10:31 AM
Server should be wiped once they have taken it as far as it can go, so everyone can relevel and enjoy classic in all its glory!
Swish
09-19-2012, 11:45 AM
Server should be wiped once they have taken it as far as it can go, so everyone can relevel and enjoy classic in all its glory!
Noooo, not all of us have the time to do it all over again! ;)
Ouzin
09-19-2012, 12:58 PM
Your tears, they taste so salty
I know. I tasted them myself!
alreadyhome
09-19-2012, 03:03 PM
-Nilbog
The problem with this is with every classic move, a seemingly random completely non-classic move goes in the opposite direction. For this patch, they removed the pet UI, understandable, however they added fluctuating spawn times in zones. That's one step towards classic and ten steps away. I'm not trying to bitch or whine (yar half of the people with pets still get to use their pet UI for some reason), but the classic purist standpoint is moot by now.
however they added fluctuating spawn times in zones.
Did I miss something?
alreadyhome
09-19-2012, 03:42 PM
Did I miss something?
I believe (I could be mistaken) based on server talk that spawn times in popular zones have been modified to spawn faster or slower based on the number of players in the zone. I think this was in the motd and not documented in the patch notes. My main point is that countless times things have been added to somehow balance or enhance the game that are not so classic. One such instance I can think of is the changed the change to the way exp is awarded to pet classes. I love this server but I just can't really see anyone arguing for 100% classic over balance and functionality, because that's how its been going. To see helpful UI things such as a compass and a pet window go (and maps, spell sets, etc) doesn't make sense to me when you change the game blatantly in other ways. Let me reiterate, I love the server great stuff, just stop with 100% classic bologna when justifying little UI changes.
http://i50.tinypic.com/202t8z.jpg
Not in the motd.
alreadyhome
09-19-2012, 03:54 PM
Not in the motd.
Ok then it was stated pretty heavily that it was the case as the server was coming up. Thanks for the wonderful picture though. Basically I was in KC and there was a pretty heated debate over it. If they were misinformed, my mistake but I recall reading yellow text about it at one point as well. If I am incorrect it doesn't refute the fact that they go for balance and functionality over the 100% classic experience, which I don't mind.
based on server talk
Stopped reading there. You can get upset all you want, but the fact of the matter is, nilbog and company has stated many many times that as time progresses, the server will be tuned closer and closer to EQ classic. It's not going to be done overnight (obviously), but it will happen.
People who are regularly on these forums know this, hence why most of them were not surprised by the patch notes, nor did they care.
alreadyhome
09-19-2012, 04:15 PM
Stopped reading there. You can get upset all you want, but the fact of the matter is, nilbog and company has stated many many times that as time progresses, the server will be tuned closer and closer to EQ classic. It's not going to be done overnight (obviously), but it will happen.
People who are regularly on these forums know this, hence why most of them were not surprised by the patch notes, nor did they care.
People who regularly read these forums have seen this debate a million times and know that nothing good comes from it. I'm not going to go any further in this thread as I'm new from coming back from playing to raid content a couple years ago and I can't intelligently argue about the points I was making. A first for the internet! Good days to you all :D Good work on the server devs.
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