[mwatt]

Originally Posted by kanras [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

May 5, 2000:

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.g...e0501670d2a3b6



July 26, 2000:

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.g...3be734f89d5077


P.S.
I'm with the croud that think these developers are wonderful, Kanras included of course. We are mighty lucky to have them. I hope my comment is not received as a complaint or an expression of dissatisfaction - it is most emphatically not. Like Kanras, I am interested in getting as close to the real Classic experience as is possible.



March 1, 2001:

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.g...799ee9690312cf

Ah but Shaman pets did dual wield with weapons at some point. There are several posts scattered over the web referring to giving Shaman pets weapons to make them dual wield (so far I can't find one from 2001 though). Also I do remember them doing so on live. Finally, the fact that EQEmu allows this by default is also evidence of a sort.

So I guess the real issue is when Shaman pets did not accept weapons in order to dual wield. Kanras may well be right that they did not do so in the 2001 time frame. However, I'd be more comfortable with this knowing when they began accepting weapons if anyone can find a post to that effect. Again, I can say for certain that they did take weapons at one point. This post from 2004 is evidence:
http://everquest.allakhazam.com/foru...942522461&h=50
(look at two posts back to back from Urakmathis and Teleos)