Game Mechanics: Shaman pets don't equip weapons!

[Byrjun]

Above patch notes are completely irrelevant, they're about pets proccing as NPCs (ie. summoned mage swords), and have nothing to do with the shaman pet's ability to equip weapons.

Bump.

[Treats]

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

Above patch notes are completely irrelevant, they're about pets proccing as NPCs (ie. summoned mage swords), and have nothing to do with the shaman pet's ability to equip weapons.

Bump.

How is it irrelevant?

I shouldn't have to explain this again.

It has everything to do with that patch because the Shaman pet is NOT A HUMANOID.

If something in Everquest was not a humanoid it could not equip weapons, period.

[nosto]

I think this thread needs to be broken down to its actual purpose. Is the purpose to report that it is a bug that a shaman pet does not utilize any ONE weapon that it is given (also including proc of said weapon)? Is the purpose to state that the pet should be able to wield two weapons and also proc? Or lastly, is the purpose to state that the pet should be able to just dual wield weapons. I see arguments on multiple topics and just wanted to keep the discussion on topic. I had a thread regarding this too and was referenced here by Ele.

[nosto]

Are threads like this considered a valid source?

https://thedruidsgrove.org/archive/eq/t-3010.html

09-26-2002, 04:02 AM
1) Yes, I give weapons to my DC pets to get a 4th attack out of them
2) I usualy give them fine steel weapons. The weapons don't affect the pets damage and on the delay I'm not sure. Never parsed it, but to my knowledge pet attack delay was fixed to a number like a year ago.

If you have a window that covers all the melee damage, you will notice that the pets "attack type" will change once you give them weapons (eg. from "bite" to slash or crush or whatever).

[TWDL_Prexus]

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

Are threads like this considered a valid source?

https://thedruidsgrove.org/archive/eq/t-3010.html

Negative.

Server will be ending in Velious. Need to show proof from before December of 2001(Luclin release). Or better yet from before December of 2000(Velious release). That post is from a month before PoP was released. The shaman pet was changed in Luclin.

[Ele]

Still waiting to see some evidence from 1999/2000.

I haven't been able to come up with anything.

[Itap]

Normally patch notes are required, followed by correlating posts from allakhazam or a similar site.

In other words, lots of evidence, and making sure its in the relevant time period (Vanilla thru Kunark/Velious)

[Nirgon]

You'll also want to see the dates that Kunark was released and the dates that Velious started and ended.

[Byrjun]

Bump by the way, still not accurate/classic.

[Splorf22]

Just a memory, but I don't remember shaman pets using weapons in classic. And I played a mage, so my pet always had dual rune-swords even before classic. Weaponizing pets wasn't some magical coven knowledge like invis pulls.