Multiple Pets in a Group

Moon Requiem

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2005

Many players in your group have animal companions. If only one ranger has high beastmastery and uses "shout" skills, does it affect all animal companions in the group? Here's an exemple of a "shout" skill:



Call of Haste
Originally Published by Spooky
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Description For 30 seconds, your animal companions have 25% faster attack speed, and move 33% faster than normal.
Energy Cost 10
Casting Time 0 seconds
Recharge Time 25 seconds
Skill Type Shout
Linked Attribute Beast Mastery




Since a ranger can only have one animal companion, why is it "companionS" in the skill description. Made me wonder.

HotSnack

HotSnack

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2005

I'm not sure what they're thinking either, but pet calls will only affect your pet. The only skill exempt from this is probably Otyugh's Cry.

Ginko

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

The Illuminati

Shouts skills affect everyone and everything in your party, maybe even henchmen(I'm not sure) but if it is a Beastmastery skill then it will work on all pets. But if you plan on playing as a serious competitive Ranger, don't go depend on beastmastery to take you to victory. I prefer to use go with Nature Rituals which greatly enhcance your party and weaken your foes.

But it's all opinion.

Edit:
Quote:
Originally Posted by HotSnack
I'm not sure what they're thinking either, but pet calls will only affect your pet. The only skill exempt from this is probably Otyugh's Cry.
Really? I'm almost 100% certain it works since I've spent the last few BWEs researching pets and Rangers. It's my field of Expertise.

--Ginko

HotSnack

HotSnack

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ginko
Really? I'm almost 100% certain it works since I've spent the last few BWEs researching pets and Rangers. It's my field of Expertise.

--Ginko
So... what did you find then? I suppose the most obvious evidence would be to see Call of Haste increase every pets' attack speed.

Ginko

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

The Illuminati

Well if the skill only affected your pet, then why is it a shout spell?

But anyways, my memory seems to recall Beastmastery skills working on all pets. If I'm wrong, then update me. Anyways, things might change before release so we never know.

--Ginko