Is it just me?

[Enderenter]

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

Necro pets were the best in classic, especially at the high end. Mage pets maybe did more dps with sword of runes procs, but the 49 necro pet was a sick tank.

If this were the case, Necros would be far superior to Mages - as their nonpet spells are obviously far superior. (Because let's face it, 2nd best DDs in the game are nothing compared to the vast array of DoTs and Fear that necros get) I don't remember this being the case in classic, though I may be mistaken. IIRC, Mages got hosed big time post-Kunark.

Also, I wasn't really talking about tanking, since at 50 your pet won't be tanking unless you are solo or duo farming... and at that point I think I like the fire pet much more than necro's pets, for indoor areas at least.

[bhatz01]

Mage pets have always been better. Now, on live for a certain period of time, the lvl 49 necro pet was an absolute animal. This was almost completely attributed to the fact that it could be handed a fine steel dagger and a regular dagger, and it would hit for 55, but have a 19 and 20 delay respectively. Add haste to this and you have one of the most overpowered pets the game has ever seen.

I had a 50 necro on live and there used to be a trick where if you cast lull on your pet, and then camped out the pet would stay, you would no longer be the owner and he would be a regular NPC. I can recall a particular occasion where my fully buffed 49 pet killed 10-15 people in lguk before he was finally killed by a paladin with banish undead.

If the rules on this server allow pets to use the delay of weapons then yes, necro pets are superior at the highest level. That being said, once that was fixed, and especially when Kunark came out and the lvl 51 earth pet and the rest of the Vocerate line was given to mages, they eclipsed necro pets by leaps and bounds.

[Infectious]

I go easily thru 2 stacks of bone chips easy in a couple hours. Also necro pets arent nearly what they were in classic or even when they were nerfed. With two fine steel daggers a necro pet was a beast... And mage was never overpowered as they are here. On live mage's couldnt solo for shit on here a mage con solo reds like nothing and that is useing a fire pet which on live would drop in a couple hits.

[Reiker]

It was that way, but most players pretend they played during classic when they actually started after the necro pets were tuned down. Once broken, a necro pet could single handedly hold the frenzy camp while the necro FDed AFK, for example.

[Itchybottom]

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

It was that way, but most players pretend they played during classic when they actually started after the necro pets were tuned down. Once broken, a necro pet could single handedly hold the frenzy camp while the necro FDed AFK, for example.

And they could break it themselves too, with undead charm.

[Enderenter]

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

It was that way, but most players pretend they played during classic when they actually started after the necro pets were tuned down. Once broken, a necro pet could single handedly hold the frenzy camp while the necro FDed AFK, for example.

Necro pet could kill fbss-equipped frenzied without aid? That I find hard to believe. And besides, even if this was the case, they certainly fixed that imbalance on live at the point the server is now in its progression.

[Bubbles]

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

Necro pet could kill fbss-equipped frenzied without aid? That I find hard to believe. And besides, even if this was the case, they certainly fixed that imbalance on live at the point the server is now in its progression.

A necro pet with two fine steel daggers back then could practically break a frenzied spawn. Reiker is right here. The only knock on necros in classic was that they couldn't do a whole lot to hurt raid targets, so they got dumped into the same utility role that enchanters and mages got stuck in.

[Enderenter]

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

A necro pet back then could practically break a frenzied spawn. Reiker is right here. The only knock on necros in classic was that they couldn't do a whole lot to hurt raid targets, so they got dumped into the same utility role that enchanters and mages got stuck in.

How long was it before they nerfed Necros?

[vincin]

mage pets are better than necro pets =P

[StinkyGreenBud]

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

mage pets are better than necro pets =P

...or arent it? -by StinkyGreenBud