Does the 12th necro pet = 8th necro pet?
 

I got my 12th pet and I swear that it literally equals what I summoned at 8th level. Is my assumption correct on this or am I just getting the lowest pets everytime? Please tell me that our pets do actually get stronger.

Are you saying you got your 12th level spell and summoned a pet that was equal to your 8th level pet?

You have to remember also that when you're at levels 4 and 8, your pet can be summoned at a higher or equal level to you. I believe at level 12 this stops and your pet will always be lower level than you and random on the level.

It gets a bit worse the level before you get your next pet upgrade. I know I've summoned about 3-4 pets before I finally got a blue one instead of Light Blue at these levels.

The lvl 12 pet doesn't feel like a big step up - but, the lvl 16 is the difference between day and night. He is pretty badass. The lvl 20 isn't so impressive, but the lvl 24 is. They are all upgrades, but some are (at least seemingly) better than others.

Yeah I figured out what the upgrade is. it is pretty pathetic actually.

8th summoning spell = a Pet that hits for 8,10,12 and 14 potentially(This is a way to gauge thier level when all you see is Dark Blue).

12th Summoning = a Pet that hits for 10, 12, 14 and 16. The nice thing about the 16 one is that he also is able to hit magic creatures at that point. The 10 one is Light blue to a 12th Necromancer.

That is a pretty weak upgrade for a 4 level difference. It would also explain why the 16th one feels so damn powerful.

They really should even the pets out a little better.

This is helpful. I was wondering why my 12 pet was such a pansy compared to my 8th (to same level mobs).

On live, the 12th necro pet could be DB. I would guess it can on here too, you may just have to resummon a few times.

If its any help, I summoned 20+ pets in a row at 12 and always got a LB one. But at level 16 the pet is a nice upgrade as was said above!

I try never to PvE with a Light Blue pet on my necro ever. The only times I have are when I have been down to the last few bone chips I'm carrying and can't resummon or I've lost a pet and in order to keep the spawn locked down I can only summon once and the summoned pet is Light Blue.

I know it took a few summons but I was always able to get a Dark Blue pet at level 12. I certainly needed it as at level 12 I was fighting a red bard in WK.

The lvl 12 pet is probably the single worst upgrade in pets you ever get. He hits magic, thats about the only upgrade. 16 is a beast though in comparison.

At least one of the lvl 12 pets i had wasn't hitting magic (I was fighting willowisps). Maybe the medium/high or just high con 12 pet hits magic?