Changing A Hero's Pet

Dr Wiccan

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Nov 2006

Just curious... but how do you get rid of or change a hero's pet?

The Pointless

The Pointless

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

Stuck in the UK

Rage International [RAGE]

W/Me

To get rid of a pet, just talk to a tamer, they are usually outside the newcomer's towns. In Elona I beleive you have to earn the tamer after reaching Sunspear Sanctuary.

Mtank325

Mtank325

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2005

Crimson Blood Dragons [CBD]

This question has been asked a few times already. There is no way to actually get rid of a hero's pet as of yet, and, according to another thread, won't be.

Cybergasm

Cybergasm

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

So once you charm a pet, its there forever? Or do they come with a pet? I just got that acolyte and I sort of, kind of, remember getting the charm animal spell... I could be mistaken.

Wrath Of Dragons

Wrath Of Dragons

Burninate Stuff

Join Date: Aug 2005

New Mexico

E/Mo

you have to use a charm animal skill on the heros skillbar to get a pet. and as for getting rid of pets on a hero....i will look into it, but i havent heard how you would

mqstout

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

Pittsburgh

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtank325
according to another thread, won't be.
According to where? That's pretty shady of A.net.

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Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2005

Anchorage Alaska

Haz Team [HT]

R/W

Just make sure your hero has a good one. lol

Nothing like seeing Pygmy Hippopotamus, Black Moa, and Dire Spider working together!!!

The BEAST MASTER build!!!

Erudition

Erudition

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2006

Q&A section

Unique Warriors [UnWr]

My quick guide:


To get your heroes to charm a pet
  1. Send all other NPCs away from the animal. If you have henches use the flag to send all NPCs and use your Hero's flag to get him towards the pet.
  2. Aggro the pet: select it and hit space.
  3. Immediately stop attacking.
  4. Your hero will still be attacking, hit "Charm Animal" on his skillbar as quickly as possible so as not to kill the animal.
  5. Heal your hero while he's charming, in case he needs it (doubtful).
  6. When it's done, just remember to keep Charm Animal equipped to keep the pet.

Erud

All my Heroes have pets (R secondary )

Swinging Fists

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

W/Mo

One of the questions on the NCSoft Support website is about getting rid of a pet. The answer is that it is not possible.

Emik

Emik

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Nov 2005

Belgium

[FaRM] Farm For The Win

N/

You don't need to aggro the pet in order to charm it.
The hero is 'smart' enuff to see where the pêt is and start charming even without attacking it first.
Trust me. I've done it that way and it worked pretty fine for me.

mqstout

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

Pittsburgh

Quote:
Originally Posted by Swinging Fists
The answer is that it is not possible.
But it should be. A pet to a beastmaster is just as much as a sword to a warrior.

legendel

legendel

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

UK

League of Friends (LOF)

R/

remember, a pet is for life not just for NF

personally i think you should be able to name hero's pets, but i can't work out how to do it

solo508

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Nov 2006

To get rid of your pet, go to ascalon city head outside it and there is "jarel the tamer" standing right infront of you: talk to him, say "do you have any intrest in my companion here?" and he will take it away from you, if its lvl 20 you will get 100 gold.

To rename your pet type /petname (name) without the brakets, job done.

ikepdx

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2005

^^ That only applies to your Guild Wars character pet. Hero's are companion henchies in Nightfall which you can customize and use in parties. So if someone says their Hero's pet they now generally mean the NPC compainon hero and not their Guild Wars character (toon).

From what I've read there is no way to get rid of your Hero's pet nor name your Hero's pet.

/rant I understand the use of the word toons for your characters , I'm just don't really like it. /rant