Which mage pet is the best and when/why?

[medievalerror]

The issue I'm having with fire pet is trying to do at least 50% dmg myself--which pisses off the NPC and they agro on me (whereas earth pet they are rooted)...or should I use fire pet and nuke less often?

[Treefall]

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

The issue I'm having with fire pet is trying to do at least 50% dmg myself--which pisses off the NPC and they agro on me (whereas earth pet they are rooted)...or should I use fire pet and nuke less often?

Be a bro and invite a class that can't solo. Heck, if you have a rogue or warrior you'll get more xp than you do doing less damage than your pet!

From what I've read though, what you're facing is a low level problem. It goes away later on when the mobs have more HP and your pets don't scale as well. I don't play a Mage though. Also, as someone mentioned chaining pets when you can is a good strategy. You'll be rich anyways with your damn 100% weight reduction bags.

[Nagash]

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

The issue I'm having with fire pet is trying to do at least 50% dmg myself--which pisses off the NPC and they agro on me (whereas earth pet they are rooted)...or should I use fire pet and nuke less often?

Here's something for you:
1- Enter into lazy mode
2- Send pet in
3- Heal pet if need be or chain pet as you prefer
4- Once mob is in running mode
4a- Recall you pet
4b- Summon another pet (don't send him it)
4c- Blast the mob to death (usually one spell is enough)
5- Rince and repeat

Notes:
- you haven't blasted a mob until 4c which makes you saving a lot of mana and also makes it easier for your new pet to take aggro (in case of pet chaining)
- during 4c, you may decide to send your pet in after you have blasted at least 50% of the hit points the mob had remaining at the moment you recalled your pet. This will only concern you for later in your life (still haven't had to do it at 24) so I guess at that point you will already be a pro [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Alternatively, you can find a more complete guide on how to do it a couple of messages down in this very forum [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
Happy hunting.