Ranger Pet Name

AlphaNeon

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Sep 2005

no

Phoenix of War

W/N

Hello all/anyone,
I have a question or a bug to report. (I have sent it to GW site.)
The problem is when you switch your pets name there is no way to get rid of it. If you go to the tamer to get rid of the pet, the next pet you get has the same name. It may not be much issue for some but I wish to watch my pet evolve. If you know how to get it back to its original default name please tell.

chaos dragoon

chaos dragoon

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

The Warrior Nation[WN]

R/

you can change the name as much as you want.just type in /namepet again.unless you mean if you get a snow wolf then change to a moa bird,and it says that it is a snow wolf then that is a bug.just give it a new name.

Dr Muffin

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: May 2005

Canada

Ice Hellion [Ice]

i think its /petname "NAME_HERE" , thats what works for me anyhow

brute blake

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

NSW, Australia

International Moa Society [Moa]

E/

hahaha having a moa called a snow wolf is a BIG PROBLEM lol

AlphaNeon

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Sep 2005

no

Phoenix of War

W/N

No no no, I am talking about at the begining you name your stalker something like "buffalo wings." After awhile you get sick of that stalker take it to the tamer and go on without a pet. At the desert you get lonely for a fury/scaly friend and get a dune lizzard but its name is still "buffalo wings" without you changing it. Thats the problem. I want my new pet to have its default name so once I get it to level 10 or so it changes automaticly to "Playful lizzard" Thats evolving, if you hadn't heard of it.

Venus

Venus

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2005

Boston, MA

Me/Mo

you can just change it... (you can change it anytime you want)

AlphaNeon

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Sep 2005

no

Phoenix of War

W/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by Venus
you can just change it... (you can change it anytime you want)
I do not want to change it. I want it back to the DEFAULT! Meaning when I use charm animal I get a pet named, dune lizzard, black bear, moa bird, snow wolf, lynx, ect. If you have not heard about evalution of the pet please look into it, its worth the knowledge.

brute blake

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

NSW, Australia

International Moa Society [Moa]

E/

u can just name it agin..

AlphaNeon

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Sep 2005

no

Phoenix of War

W/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by brute blake
u can just name it agin..
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Please understand, I do not wish to rename it. I wish to have it as you see it wondering dumbstruck in the wild!

Injektilo

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2005

Gladiatores Victorialis [GV]

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by AlphaNeon
I do not want to change it. I want it back to the DEFAULT! Meaning when I use charm animal I get a pet named, dune lizzard, black bear, moa bird, snow wolf, lynx, ect. If you have not heard about evalution of the pet please look into it, its worth the knowledge.
Why don't you just change the pets name to dune lizard or whatever then? You're mad because it doesn't change itself? That makes no sense.

AlphaNeon

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Sep 2005

no

Phoenix of War

W/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by Injektilo
Why don't you just change the pets name to dune lizard or whatever then? You're mad because it doesn't change itself? That makes no sense.
Let my tell you a little story about naming a black bear... "black bear" it was a cold day in the southern shiverpeaks, I had just said goodbye to my dear friend Lina. There it was, huge and furious, I used the charm I was tought and it now was mine, this black bear somehow named Windborn. (my presearing stalkers name.) I decided maybe I could rename it Black Bear. I did. I got it to level 20, no change what so ever. I got rid of the big brute. I recently came across a large dune lizzard. I used the same charm but when it became tame it had a name familiar. Black Bear.

Does that little story get through to you!?!?!?!?!

Elena

Elena

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Belgium

so far there is no way to change youre pets name back to default to see whats it evolved into

brute blake

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

NSW, Australia

International Moa Society [Moa]

E/

no it doesnt really get through to me r u sad cuz it brings back memories lol??

WDF do u meen by evolved?

AlphaNeon

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Sep 2005

no

Phoenix of War

W/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by Elena
so far there is no way to change youre pets name back to default to see whats it evolved into
Finially a straight answer, thank you so much.

dargon

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: May 2005

The Seraphim Knights [TSK]

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by brute blake
no it doesnt really get through to me r u sad cuz it brings back memories lol??

WDF do u meen by evolved?
Every so often as a pet levels, if it has it's default name, that name will change.

Such as Playful Stalker --> Hearty Stalker, etc

That is evolving.

As a side note, if you want to make comments that you know nothing about, don't be insulting, you obviously didn't know what he was asking so you really shouldn't have been trying to answer let alone being a dick about it.

Valerius

Valerius

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2005

Canada

R/

besides... ur pet still "evolves" at the certain lvl's... it just won't get it's lil' "Playful" or "Hearty" tag

dargon

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: May 2005

The Seraphim Knights [TSK]

R/

Yeah, which means you can't tell when it has evolved

Sofonisba

Sofonisba

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

Tucson, AZ

The Black Hand Gang [BHG] and The Black Helm Gang [BHeG]

For the record, /petname and /namepet both work.

Must be some sort of bug. I had a stalker in pre, took her to the tamer after doing Aidan's quest, got a moa. She didn't have the same name as the stalker did, even though I did name the stalker.

eightyfour-onesevenfive

eightyfour-onesevenfive

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2005

7??13'35" E - 50??06'27" N

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

Quote:
Originally Posted by dargon
Yeah, which means you can't tell when it has evolved
Well, you can tell by the level. In my experience pets evolve always at level 10, 15 and 20.

Kamatsu

Kamatsu

Moderator

Join Date: May 2005

Australia

eightyfour-onesevenfive - but the problem is you can't tell what evolution path they are on. The only way would be to have them attack something which you know will do x damage to someone with x armor (depends on what level your pet is) and then note how long your pet takes to die...

but apart from that, if you ever change your pets name you will never know what evolution it's on. It also doesn't matter if you change pets as the name will stick - the only way to reset a pets name to it's default name is to delete your Ranger and recreate them and never name your pet...

October Jade

October Jade

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

drifting between Indiana and NorCal

I made a new Mo/R a while back and am enjoying tremendously playing with this character. She reached level 20 during the Blood and Smoke quest outside Ventari's Refuge, and my original pre-searing Melandru's stalker became a level 20 shortly thereafter. I didn't change its name so that I could see when it acquired the evolutionary prefixes. If I recall correctly, it became "playful" at lvl 10 and "hearty" at 15 or so. However, I've logged about 25 hours since my pet reached lvl 20, and it has yet to become an Elder.

Is there some kind of action I must perform to trigger the change? Is it possible that only ranger primaries can get elder pets? Any kind of expertise in this area would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Kamatsu

Kamatsu

Moderator

Join Date: May 2005

Australia

October Jade - from everything I've read no-one knows exactly what to do to get their pet to the "Elder" evolution. I've seen preople post saying to use lots of Comfort Animal and Cal of Protection, while others saying never use CoP.. etc. Sorry, I wish I could advise you on this..

Valerius

Valerius

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2005

Canada

R/

i heard ur pet still lvl's after it reaches lvl 20... and once it reaches lvl 25 ( gains enough xp to reach lvl 25 if u could ) it will change to "Elder"