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Kin · **Joined:** Fri Sep 22, 2006 2:42 pm **Posts:** 944

Aren't some of the pets just a bit overpowered? That lion is insane. My champion 1 bard (yes I know they're frail and not suited for combat) in full dragonskin / mithril under half weight got completely rocked by one of those lions, to the point htat hte pet ITSELF took me down to 42% HP.

Now, I know bards are frail and aren't meant for combat and whatnot, but to me that's just a bit ridiculous. Pets should all be capped at a certain level and be made mercs instead of barbs. They can bash, but not berserk. The damage that some of them put out is insane and a horse, imo should be used as a mount for travel, not as a shield. It seems like the pets just keep getting stronger and stronger.

Take for example those cutlasses. They deal low damage, but they have innate fly and are 100% immune to ANY type of magic. It's not resistance either as even magma spray from a warlock (bypasses MR and MP) doesn't even scathe em. They're basically like a golem. Imo something needs to be done about these crazy pets and they need to be weaker. It's bad when a pet lion can solo a person near grandmaster in full dragonskin and mithril, no matter what class it is. Wha do you guys think?

Tanaki2 · **Joined:** Sat Nov 21, 2009 1:43 pm **Posts:** 45

Get your own lion.

Neconct · **Posted:** Sat Dec 19, 2009 2:53 pm

There are actual golems that can be purchased that have been in the game forever....pets already got hit with the wimp bat enough IMO

Minette · **Joined:** Sat Jul 16, 2005 7:50 pm **Posts:** 1798

store bought pets are okay where they are in terms of sturdiness

it's the berserk yeah

that's a problem with leveling/wandering NPCs too (re: berserk)

the_me · **Posted:** Sat Dec 19, 2009 3:45 pm

I think they are fine, would be nice to see a much larger variety of pets though.

grep · **Joined:** Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:50 pm **Posts:** 5522

There is a huge variety of pets in the game.

The correct sentiment is:

It would be nice to see people buying more than the lion.

With the implicit question of:

"Why are their lions every where?"

Minette · **Joined:** Sat Jul 16, 2005 7:50 pm **Posts:** 1798

yeah it was the drake from Tas Academy for a while

that thing was awesome

lion is almost like any other pets that berserk and it sneaks so

VelvetWinter · **Posted:** Sat Dec 19, 2009 5:46 pm

You know it's a problem when classes that do not need pets are walking around with pets because of the sheer necessity of having that extra DMG output in pvp.

Even though I play a barbarian, lions are cheap, tank well, and dish out decent damage and are a great supplement to any battle. With the changes to leveling, I think the pets are appropriately powerful for classes that require being in the second row (priests, bards, even some rogues). I don't really see a solution, the current system just necessitates the ownership of a lion.

Sort of like the orb necklaces from Exile, before they got wimped.

Internet_Tough_Guy · **Posted:** Sat Dec 19, 2009 6:21 pm

VelvetWinter wrote:

You know it's a problem when classes that do not need pets

Come again? Anyone w/o a pet is a complete newb, and not because they're missing out on some damage output.

And the lions are fine. Your bard is probably just awful.

Trexor · **Posted:** Sat Dec 19, 2009 6:36 pm

Internet_Tough_Guy wrote:

VelvetWinter wrote:

You know it's a problem when classes that do not need pets

Come again? Anyone w/o a pet is a complete newb, and not because they're missing out on some damage output.

And the lions are fine. Your bard is probably just awful.

I actually have to agree, the lion does little damage to my bard. Get better weapons and or armor.

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