Pet Levels

[XeldiablosX]

I play both but like I mentioned if this server is sticking to classic an going patch by patch, then it will happen but it won't be today. Just have to bear with it, yea it sucks but it will eventually happen as it did on live.

[Cyrik]

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

I started playing between release and kunark -- you never saw mage fire pets used at that time cuz they were casters and would run oom, etc and only melee when they had no mana. I am not entirely sure why they are so powerful here -- i do know on my baby necro here, the level 12 pet you get from the brazier of elemental summoning was performing better than my level 20 necro pet.

[XeldiablosX]

I saw fire pets used quite a bit back then ... an most likely because the DS the fire pet has is tremendous especially at lower levels which would prolly be why its out performing you necro pet.

[Shimmerdark]

I'm only assuming the people that are against this suggestion are not mages or necros, but rather the people constantly whining that we need to get nerfed.
What people don't realize is that Mage and Necro are exactly what they seem to be. A powerhouse with ONE GOAL. Kill mobs, and meditate. We don't SoW, Heal, Buff, Port, anything of the sort.
This could be an excellent idea if the devs would go for it, not to make things "easier" because it's in no way easier. It's just more convenient and not such a waste of time and money on reagents.

Eh?

Easier is exactly what it does. Anything that saves your time and money makes the game easier. EQ was founded on the principles of Risk vs Reward and Time vs Reward. What makes WoW easier than eq? Little to no travel time (time), No real CR (Risk), Mailboxes (Time). There are MANY things they could add to this classic server that would be "Nice" but they aren't classic and they do make it easier.

[Kazzok]

I don't play a mage or a necro here, but I'd be in favor of pets zoning. In addition to the convenience, it just feels better from an immersion standpoint. And I think that aspect, even beyond the difficulty and RvR tuning that made EQ great, is of utmost importance to classic EQ.

P.S. Make the reagents very expensive and keep variable level summoning if you want to make it hard and costly to have a powerful pet.

I know it's not classic, and I'm just daydreaming, but whatever....

[Kazzok]

Oh, and if the 'not classic' thing is bothering you, go check out the troll regen thread. The rates are *clearly* not classic but have been that way for almost a year now. And they do make leveling substantially quicker, safer, and easier at least at lower levels (probably up into 20s too).

So yeah. This server, much as I love it, is not classic. It just isn't.

[Eternal-Elf]

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

Easier is exactly what it does. Anything that saves your time and money makes the game easier. EQ was founded on the principles of Risk vs Reward and Time vs Reward. What makes WoW easier than eq? Little to no travel time (time), No real CR (Risk), Mailboxes (Time). There are MANY things they could add to this classic server that would be "Nice" but they aren't classic and they do make it easier.

You had me at mailboxes. lol I suppose you're right, and I guess I'm being biased because I play a mage.

It sure would be nice, but it's not a neccessary change of course.

[Harrison]

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

Originally Posted by Olorin View Post
I started playing between release and kunark -- you never saw mage fire pets used at that time cuz they were casters and would run oom, etc and only melee when they had no mana. I am not entirely sure why they are so powerful here -- i do know on my baby necro here, the level 12 pet you get from the brazier of elemental summoning was performing better than my level 20 necro pet.

Wrong.

Fire pets didn't become casters until Kunark.