New VoA pet?

[Noobieguy]

If the old pattern of spells is followed, we should get a new tank pet at 92. I looked through the spell vendor in Argath when I had 66 Alaran language skill and didn't see it. Did I just miss it? Or is it somewhere else? Thanks!

[Vinjin]

The 92 warrior pet spell is sold by a different vendor near where you port into Argath. His title mentions something like "Portals, Summons, and Illusions".

What I didn't think about until checking back here is that our highest group level focus, EM8, stops at level 90. You need at least EM 11 to focus your pet. :(

[Noobieguy]

Thanks for the information! And WOW that sucks :( So the lower level pet might actually tank better with EM 8 than the higher level pet with no focus?? Booooo

[nantalbus]

don't know bout the lower lvl tank pet with the em 8 doing better then the new tank pet. It seems to me that my merc has a much easier time with the new pet healing then the older one with em8

[Aiyee]

With em12 at least... the new 92 pet is quite the beast. I am tanking with him in Sarith and Beast Domain fairly easy. Have pet tanked guards with him in City of Bronze but that is more painful.

What REALLY sucks though is even focused it is a spec pet. Really? Can't we get a decent pet model?

[rekcim]

No, EM7 and up will focus your 91+ pets. They updated the spell data awhile back. The highest level group focus that drops In VoA is EM11. EM8 will work fine on your pet, but it's a bit lower end focus now. No way they would make EM 11 the lowest lol.

[Locutus]

Read the same thing over at the mage forums, EM7 and up will focus the VoA pets.

[Noobieguy]

Very glad to hear this info as I don't have a raid pet focus yet :) Might actually level to 92 now instead of banking AAs so I can molo more content when needed.

[Xnao]

we asked for a new pet model. but this is meleequest. were low on the list

it was a fight to get a new lich illusion. if i wasnt banned id happily work on pet illusion even though im not playing

[Shoey]

I really hate the noisy spectre pet illusion. Even with EM13 ear, the pet is still a spectre. Flood SOE with complaints so they fix it.

[Adept]

Yeah, although the spectre model is old and boring, I wouldn't mind it at all if it wasn't so noisy. After a few hours I start to get a bit angry having to listen to that damn thing.

[solithan]

I've not run sound in a very long time. Its a good fix for this.

[aputate]

With EM8, the 92 pet is hitting for 555 and critting around the mid 800s.

With EMXI, the 92 pet is level 92. I have not checked hits or crits yet.

Regarding the spectre, there are pet illusion spells, a pet illusion clicky that can be quested, and pet illusion clickies in the marketplace. It is a simple to solve problem, although Sony probably did it to prompt folks to fork over cash for the petamorph wands.

[Xnao]

i be willing to bet 300k pp that sks get a new pet illusion for their rank 3 pet, again

meleequest!

[Noobieguy]

Was able to molo trash in T3, the pet is pretty tough! Going to have to see if I can take out a T1 named when I can find one! I know I can't do a T3 named, those things have like 6 million HPs LOL

[Xnao]

if you use the strats in the "soloing uf nameds" thread around here somewhere you may be able to do a t3 named

i moloed a named in sepulchre (betabuffed toon $$) the 2nd or 3rd day of beta. it sounds like named hp went down and player damage went up (along with pet hp/mitigation) since then, though i wouldnt know

ease and doability would all depend on level/aa of course though

[Noobieguy]

Possible maybe, but not sure I could since they have around 6 million HPs, and even with the new mage armor, my EM 8 pet is probably a significant difference from an EM 12 pet. I have all the AAs I believe (was maxed before VoA came out). Will have to try just for kicks, have done HoT T3 and T4 mobs, but the VoA nameds are a whole different ball game! Level 92 right now, getting the AAs I want on the way vs. maxing level ASAP.

Did a named in City of Bronze with Beta buffed toon, but I also got T4 HoT raid BP and non visibles, and the rest crafted gear with the nice raid augs- which is much better than what I have atm ;)

[Aiyee]

I doubt you can molo a t3 or t4 named now. I did it on beta too but that was before the zones were tuned. The mobs now have MANY more hp. And they WILL kill your pet before you can eat them dead. T2 named out pet is good for, I have duo'd a few of them with a necro friend and it wasnt THAT bad but do not know if I would have won solo. T1 named should be no problem. Maybe things will change after the next pass of AAs go in and with more level 95 necs.

[Shoey]

With EM8, the 92 pet is hitting for 555 and critting around the mid 800s.

With EMXI, the 92 pet is level 92. I have not checked hits or crits yet.

Regarding the spectre, there are pet illusion spells, a pet illusion clicky that can be quested, and pet illusion clickies in the marketplace. It is a simple to solve problem, although Sony probably did it to prompt folks to fork over cash for the petamorph wands.


Do the pet morph wands make illusions permanent? The illusion spells are not permanent. Spectre is back after zoning or unsuspending.

[Noobieguy]

Tried to molo a T3 named in Beast's Domain, got it to 65% before splatting cause I didn't hit invuln fast enough (was trying to get another DoT on it before Embalmer's ran out). Doubt I can get much further than that without a couple more Levels or better pet focus- Had SHM buffs, mage pet armor / toys, and Ranger buffs.

[Xnao]

itll be possible. set a gametexttrigger timer for divine companion aura-2s or so, then a big message saying click invuln to fix that issue.

with lingering death+pots, i really thinking if you refresh all your dots before the pet dies and have aa HS, and all/some the spell version you could have finished. or come alot closer

i mean, you got it to 65%. almost halfway and you could have had at least 1 min of time to wait on dots to kill. though idk when you burned and what you used etc.