Why did pet dmg get nerfed?

[Kryptyde]

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

The key word in that quote there was ACCURATE. The devs are doing this because it's how it was on live. If you "wonder why you bother" playing classic EverQuest, maybe you'd be better off just leaving instead of getting all offended that the devs are working on making the server accurate to how it was back then.

Well said. And besides...necs really dont have much to complain about. Very powerful and versatile class, efficient and easy to solo, hard to die, etc etc.

[kanras]

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

Pretty sure DW/DA rate dropped

Correct

along with max damage of regular hits as well

Only for spectre pet. The previous poster's results for the 49 pet are just RNG variance.

, not just special attacks.

Only one of the pet special attack damage changes in this patch was a reduction.

[Ennoia]

Magicians and Necromancers are monsters in the solo department, that's why. If you're relying solely on your pet's damage to kill mobs then you're doing it wrong. Just throwing up a set of 3 dots will chunk down a mob's HP% faster than some full groups. Why? Because you can dot multiple mobs at once. Aside from new spells, Kunark was not a caster-friendly expansion. Wait until Velious when you have all the room in the world to aggro kite Dragons.

[Phallax]

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

Phallex, it was covered in the post below his, heh. Shave off 6ish dmg per hit and halve the flying kick dmg and well... there ya go.

Still not taking "twice as long to kill".

[Trystych]

The monk pet flying kick damage is now accurate. The previous damage was overtuned, it was doing similar damage to the rogue pets backstab which could only be used from behind.

[Ennoia]

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

The monk pet flying kick damage is now accurate. The previous damage was overtuned, it was doing similar damage to the rogue pets backstab which could only be used from behind.

The smart people always have their pets behind a mob anyway.

[SupaflyIRL]

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

Correct



Only for spectre pet. The previous poster's results for the 49 pet are just RNG variance.



Only one of the pet special attack damage changes in this patch was a reduction.

Roger that. I don't have the 53 or 56 pets so I was just guessing based on the text of the patch notes and comments in the thread.

[arsenalpow]

necro monk pets shouldn't have been able to consistently kick harder than an actual monk

[sellawiz]

Oh brother. Necros crying about their OP pets being slightly less OP?

[Ogre]

some 53 mage farming HK guards had an airpet kicking for 150.

HAHHAHAHAHAHA (at the Mage farming HK guards of all things for plat, not the kick dmg)