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Originally Posted by apollyon arali
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Interesting..
I puroposely tried to send pet on mezzed mobs and got message not able to attack..or something like that So im saying this is not correct and pets ..at least necro pet cant break mezzed mobs. Ive tried several times just to double check.
hrmmm
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Ok time to explain pet mechanics 101 again.
MOST IMPORTANT THING TO LEARN. Your pet has a HATE LIST just like any other NPC in the game.
Your pet will ACTIVELY ATTACK EVERYTHING on it's hate list unless it is stunned, rooted out of range, or mes'd by the NPC on it's hate list.
Now lets talk about those nasty hate lists.
1. If you tell your pet to attack any NPC a check is made to determine if that NPC is attackable (Is it charmed, mes'd, or some players pet?). If it is attackable that NPC will then be placed on your pets Hate List. If it is not attackable the NPC will not go on your pets hate list and you will get an error message that your pet is unable to attack that target.
2. If you or your pet take any damage or agro from spells and abilities from any NPC, that NPC will automatically go onto your pets hate list.
3. If you tell your pet to /pet back off, your pet does not calm down, does not walk back towards you, does not stop attacking. The only thing that command does is WIPE THE PETS HATE LIST. It does that one simple thing and then, because the hate list is now empty for your pet, that is why all those other things happen. That is why it calms down, stops attacking and goes back to it's guard point or back to the player. Because you wiped it's hate list. BUT you must absolutely keep that hate list clear or it may re-agro. This is why you need to use the command multiple times to wipe that hate list.
So in conclusion. Your job as a pet class is to keep your pets hate list clear of all NPC's that are not the MAIN ASSIST. Failure to keep your pets hate list clear is what makes you a horrible pet caster.
Yes there is a mechanic in game, tied directly into /pet attack, that prevents putting NPC's on your pet's hate list, that are unattackable, and yes, that are Mes'd. But that is the only thing helping you do your job. Everything else is up to the pet caster.