Classic pet exp

[MrSparkle001]

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

i think the way it was on this server before live was the new scheme, where pet would take 75% unless you did 1 point of damage, in which case it took 0%.

i'm assuming that this is going to change to the 50% damage = 50% exp taken scheme, which is going to suck balls for my enchanter since i can't do any damage without a pet. D:

Why would they go backwards like that? The new scheme is so much better.

Saying "well, new scheme isn't as classic" doesn't work, because someone made the decision to forget about classic and change the boat routes in OOT. New scheme is better in every way. Moving to the old scheme is regressive.

I have an enchanter too, and a necro. My necro will probably be OK, but not my enchanter. I'm not happy with this. What's the point in it?

(my enchanter is too low for me to worry about him doing more than 50% damage, because he does that without even trying at his low level)

[pickled_heretic]

Originally Posted by MrSparkle001 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Why would they go backwards like that? The new scheme is so much better.

Saying "well, new scheme isn't as classic" doesn't work, because someone made the decision to forget about classic and change the boat routes in OOT. New scheme is better in every way. Moving to the old scheme is regressive.

I have an enchanter too, and a necro. My necro will probably be OK, but not my enchanter. I'm not happy with this. What's the point in it?

because the devs want the only effective solo class to be necro and druid, anything else is Not Classic (tm)

[MrSparkle001]

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

because the devs want the only effective solo class to be necro and druid, anything else is Not Classic (tm)

Boat routes aren't classic either. Kodiaks walking the south desert wall in West Commons isn't classic. Bixies all over Nektulos isn't classic (I don't think? I don't remember seeing them there). There's a few things that aren't classic, so why make pet exp classic all of a sudden?

Like I said, it probably won't affect me because I've been playing under the assumption that it was already like this, which may make you wonder why I don't like this change. I'm of the opinion that not everything about classic has to be emulated, when improvements were made later. There were a few changes post-classic that were really good, like the pet exp change. Another example is the nerf to DOT damage on moving mobs in classic that was repealed in Velious. There's no need to patch that DOT damage nerf in if it was later repealed. It's regressive. Yeah, you can say "well that was classic" but then I can say "well why did you choose to alter boat routes? That's not classic".

Oh well. My necro will be fine, and my enchanter will have the same trouble I expected he would have anyway. It's just odd decision making, picking and choosing what parts of classic to add and what parts to alter.

[Tah]

And I was all stoked to start charm soloing on my Enchanter. Bleh. :|

[Lindalind]

Originally Posted by MrSparkle001 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Boat routes aren't classic either. Kodiaks walking the south desert wall in West Commons isn't classic. Bixies all over Nektulos isn't classic (I don't think? I don't remember seeing them there). There's a few things that aren't classic, so why make pet exp classic all of a sudden?

There always were lots of bixies in Kithicor

[MrSparkle001]

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

There always were lots of bixies in Kithicor

Yeah but I said Nektulos.