pet - how to summon?

MaiYun

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2009

Hi
i just bought pet (balthazar points)..
how do i summon it? (do i have to be ranger?)

Roen

Roen

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2010

GMT-5

[Nite]

R/

You bought a MINI-pet? You don't summon it. Move your mouse over it and it should pop up a message saying "double click to take out or put away" (or something to that effect).

See: http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Minipets

EDIT:

I'm not much of a PvP-er. From the wiki: "All of them can be unlocked by paying with Balthazar Faction or Zaishen Coins, or only the non-prestige ones by purchasing the Pet Unlock Pack. PvP characters can only get a new pet by charming one unlocked in the Zaishen Menagerie."

You learn something new every day.

admiralnlson

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2006

France

Le Murmure Du Paria [shhh] ; IGN: The Evanescent

You didn't really buy a pet. You unlocked it for your PvP characters (this might also have another impact involving the Menagerie and PvE characters but I don't know the details).

You have to equip the "Charm Animal" skill, which is a ranger skill for the pet to show up automatically (not in towns though). So you have to at least have Ranger as a secondary profession and playing a PvP character.

Roen: I don't think he's talking about a minipet. I think he's talking about an animal companion.

DeanBB

DeanBB

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

Arizona

Wizardry Players Guild, http://4guildwars.7.forumer.com

Are you in the Zaishen Menagerie? A little more detail would help. Or just look it up on the wiki...

Quaker

Quaker

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Aug 2005

Canada

Brothers Disgruntled

Quote:
Originally Posted by admiralnlson View Post
You have to equip the "Charm Animal" skill, which is a ranger skill for the pet to show up automatically (not in towns though).
Actually, you use Charm Animal to acquire a pet, and equipping it does make the pet appear, but once you have a pet, you replace Charm Animal with Comfort Animal. Comfort Animal also makes your pet appear and can be used to heal or rez your pet.

Dzjudz

Dzjudz

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Quaker View Post
Actually, you use Charm Animal to acquire a pet, and equipping it does make the pet appear, but once you have a pet, you replace Charm Animal with Comfort Animal. Comfort Animal also makes your pet appear and can be used to heal or rez your pet.
Not in PvP though.

Darcy

Darcy

Never Too Old

Join Date: Jul 2006

Rhode Island where there are no GW contests

Order of First

W/R

The wiki states that a PvP character (ranger primary or secondary) starts with an Elder Wolf. Does unlocking another pet automatically change your pet or do you need to turn your wolf in somewhere (as you do in PvE)?

DeanBB

DeanBB

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

Arizona

Wizardry Players Guild, http://4guildwars.7.forumer.com

I've never tried, but assume you trade in your current pet in the Zaishen Menagerie and then generate and charm the one you want.

Darcy

Darcy

Never Too Old

Join Date: Jul 2006

Rhode Island where there are no GW contests

Order of First

W/R

Is there another method or NPC? The Menagerie is a fairly recent addition to the game.

Dzjudz

Dzjudz

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Darcy View Post
Is there another method or NPC? The Menagerie is a fairly recent addition to the game.
Before the Menagerie a PvP char only had access to the wolf. Since the Menagerie PvP chars can change their pets there.

Darcy

Darcy

Never Too Old

Join Date: Jul 2006

Rhode Island where there are no GW contests

Order of First

W/R

Thank you for explaining that. It had me puzzled.

Voodoo Rage

Voodoo Rage

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2008

Sacramento, CA

Geezers

R/

Seriously the Menagerie system of dealing with pets is way overcomplicated for what it is. It seems like it could be simplified. It took me a while last night to figure out how to level my pet up (it wasn't clear that I had to turn him in first).

Quaker

Quaker

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Aug 2005

Canada

Brothers Disgruntled

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dzjudz View Post
Not in PvP though.
No one cares about PvP

Dzjudz

Dzjudz

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

gwpvx.com/user:dzjudz

Quote:
Originally Posted by Quaker View Post
No one cares about PvP
Well he bought one with balthazar points so I assumed he was talking about the PvP side of GW.