Game Mechanics: Pet aggro too low

[Nirgon]

Malise + earth pet not enough eh? Should be able to "keep up".

[Velerin]

That'd be nice if the pets actually cast more often. But like I said, I can chain the 49 fire pet over and over and kill most any non summoning single mob eventually. It would just be nice to be able to do anything else besides use 1 spell over and over.

On a side note the malaise line (and cancel magic line) of spells seems to have a lot more aggro here than live. Tash is always high aggro (unresistable and poison based), malaise line (and cancel) shouldn't be much aggro at all.

[freez]

mage pets were not "made" to hold agro and tank

they were made to assist you, therefore you need a playstyle. that does not include your pet out aggroing your nukes.

[Velerin]

Something tells me you've never played a mage here or on live. I'm not talking about the pet outaggroing you chaining nukes. If you nuke at all (yes, only once) before the mob is about 30-40% you're almost guaranteed to pull aggro, sometimes even then.

At minimum the pet should generate the same aggro as a player doing equal damage. I think the problem here has something to do with the pet sharing aggro with the mage (to avoid pet classes downing raid mobs). So, if the pet hits for 30, maybe 5-10 of that aggro goes to mage.

Oh yeah..and straight off the everquest website:

"Elements pets are at the heart of a magician's offensive strategy, and typically accompany a magician in all his adventures. This pet provides protection for its master, along with powerful attacks and special abilities. Magicians have a large selection of fire- and magic-based damage spells, allowing them to mount a damaging magical assault in support of their elemental pet."

1. Protection = tank
2. Mage's should be able to cast a nuke here and there while their pet is fighting

[freez]

yes, he can tank. tank does not = badass aggro

[freez]

well you heard wrong because i dont even feel like explaining why thats sounds so stupid

[Buellen]

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

well you heard wrong because i dont even feel like explaining why thats sounds so stupid

Thank you for the reply.

[Itap]

Sounds like freez didnt play a pet class during classic. That or he was 8 years old

[Asap]

bump for us pet classes

http://www.project1999.com/forums/sh...ighlight=aggro

Goes back to 2010. Can we have pet aggro looked at please!

[koros]

This has been an issue for years. I have a feeling it's intentional and not going to change.