[sammoHung]

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Jim
Apr 6, 1999, 3:00:00 AM
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Zur wrote in message ...

>Now, I'm wondering- was this a mistake of my companion's, or is it just
>the way pets are? He told me that the pet was not responding to his
>commands, but I can't help but be a bit skeptical...

For this reason, I never tell my pets to "guard me" or "guard here". They
are always on "follow me" and "attack". Having your pets in guard mode in a
hostile area is just asking for trouble. They'll invariable attack things
that you won't be able to handle and like a dumb puppy bringing home a dead
squirrel, they'll happily train that ghoul and his buddies back to your camp
after they dispose of him.

Furthermore, pets dont response to your commands when they are beyond a
certain range (not that big, in my experience), so it's futile to try and
tell them to back off.

Whenever I'm playing my mage with an elemental, and I don't see him anywhere
near me, I tell the group to run, run fast, don't look back, and head for
the zone, because I have no idea what the pet is killing, and if I'll be the
next target when he dies.