is there a good place in which to train my bear?
should i use henchies at that place?
im beggining to despise my pet
pet training
mortalis doleo
im training my lvl 9 bear, and he simply isnt leveling up...
is there a good place in which to train my bear?
should i use henchies at that place?
im beggining to despise my pet
is there a good place in which to train my bear?
should i use henchies at that place?
im beggining to despise my pet
kawaii_bat
The best way I've found to train lower level pets is just to kill em off and do mission and quests.
'Yes you've heard me kill him off. '
If you are level 20 you can just start a mission, let him die at the start and continue the mission without him.
Pets level up even when they are dead and reguardless of the distance they are from you.
I was training my boar when he died, I continued to farm drakes with someone else and after we had killed them all I realized my boar had leveled up during.
This permits you to bring other skills instead of healing ones for your pet, and also protects you from the reset of your skill everytime he dies.
'Yes you've heard me kill him off. '
If you are level 20 you can just start a mission, let him die at the start and continue the mission without him.
Pets level up even when they are dead and reguardless of the distance they are from you.
I was training my boar when he died, I continued to farm drakes with someone else and after we had killed them all I realized my boar had leveled up during.
This permits you to bring other skills instead of healing ones for your pet, and also protects you from the reset of your skill everytime he dies.
mortalis doleo
thank you!
that makes this thing so much easier...
last questions: will henchmen detract from the pet's experience gain?
that makes this thing so much easier...
last questions: will henchmen detract from the pet's experience gain?
Sofonisba
Everyone gains experience according to their level, I do not believe you split experience the way the gold is split.
Jenosavel
Henchmen do indeed detract from the pet's experience. As for the "kill them off and then continuing on" advice, this is all fine and dandy if you're interested in a Playful/Hearty pet or already have an Aggressive and are looking to get an Elder. Your play style with the pet will determine how its stats change later on. See the guide for details on that.
If you're level 20 and need to train your pet in the opposite direction (towards Dire), you can level up a pet to 10+ very quickly outside of Ice Tooth Cave, and 20 very quickly outside of Augury Rock. Make use of suck skills as Call of Protection, Otyugh's Cry, and Symbiotic Bond. With those and high beastmastery you can make a lvl 5 pet take no damage outside of Ice Tooth Cave. As it levels up you'll find you can eventually get rid of Symbiotic Bond and just use Comfort Animal occasionally instead. Attack combinations such as Feral Lunge and Scavenger's Strike work nicely for making your pet take things down, and Ferocious Strike is always good to have on hand.
If you're level 20 and need to train your pet in the opposite direction (towards Dire), you can level up a pet to 10+ very quickly outside of Ice Tooth Cave, and 20 very quickly outside of Augury Rock. Make use of suck skills as Call of Protection, Otyugh's Cry, and Symbiotic Bond. With those and high beastmastery you can make a lvl 5 pet take no damage outside of Ice Tooth Cave. As it levels up you'll find you can eventually get rid of Symbiotic Bond and just use Comfort Animal occasionally instead. Attack combinations such as Feral Lunge and Scavenger's Strike work nicely for making your pet take things down, and Ferocious Strike is always good to have on hand.
mortalis doleo
that guide mademe want to train my pet in the first place
i wanna get it to a hearty state at lvl 11, and then change to full beasmaster...
i wanna get it to a hearty state at lvl 11, and then change to full beasmaster...
Jenosavel
You only get Playful or Aggressive at level 11, with Playful being the one that leans towards Hearty. If your ultimate goal is an Elder, as it sounds to be, then you're on the right track.
mortalis doleo
yeah, i ment playfull...
Daegul Mistweaver
One unfortunate thing I've noticed; if you name your pet, you can't tell what type it is. You can reset the pet name back to default (/petname with nothing after) but it'll reset the name to the original, level 5, version.
Valerius
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Daegul Mistweaver
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umm... no... when you type in the /petname command it should reset your pets name to default -- naming it's current evolution stage and the type of pet.
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mortalis doleo
i just had my bear lvl up and it was still a black bear. i reset my pet's name, and it said playfull bear.
Jenosavel
I just did as well. I went out, tamed a bear, and then tested the /namepet stuff. It works just fine. I will note, however, that I also trained a Playful bear. If indeed there's a bug with the /namepet or some variance in the evolution, it certainly isn't with the Playful variety. Which type of pet have you been working towards?
Daegul Mistweaver
I haven't been working towards any particular type of pet actually; I only got the bear for flavor. Since I occasionally have a spare skill slot while farming I decided to level the pet up. I aquired it at level 5 and renamed it right away to "Killer Bear" (ranger's name is Garrett the Thief, some folks catch the reference); it may well be that both having "Bear" for the second word has caused some sort of bug. But I can certainly provide a screenshot of me reseting the level 18 "Black Bear".
mortalis doleo
then provide away, this could help explain the problem/give soid evidence of a bug...
Valerius
huh... that's weird... maybe send in a bug report to ANeT?
i've never had this happen to me before... sorry to have doubted u
i've never had this happen to me before... sorry to have doubted u
Jenosavel
On the bright side, if it manages to hit level 20 without evolving you'll be the proud owner of one very rare anomoly.
If it does evolve at some point, be sure to give a bug report to ANet that includes that. It'd probably be helpful in finding the problem.
If it does evolve at some point, be sure to give a bug report to ANet that includes that. It'd probably be helpful in finding the problem.
MaglorD
My recently acquired warthog became playful at level 12(pretty late) but hearty at level 15. So do you think it will become elder at level 20.
My friend seems to think a hearty pet is superior to all others due to the +60 health.
My friend seems to think a hearty pet is superior to all others due to the +60 health.
Jessy
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... So do you think it will become elder at level 20 ...
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MaglorD
My pet is now level 17 and still with the aggressive prefix... wish they would fix the bug.
Dralspire
I wouldn't actually call it a bug, but that's just me. Regarding the original post, I recommend looking at Gates of Kryta. This is probably the No. 1 documented pet training place. Oh, here are my qualifications:
Here are more details on training your pet. Be prepared for some reading, it gets interesting around reply No. 300-500 or so.
Here are more details on training your pet. Be prepared for some reading, it gets interesting around reply No. 300-500 or so.
Epinephrine
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Originally Posted by Jenosavel
On the bright side, if it manages to hit level 20 without evolving you'll be the proud owner of one very rare anomoly.
If it does evolve at some point, be sure to give a bug report to ANet that includes that. It'd probably be helpful in finding the problem. |
Jenosavel
I've since had it happen as well. I'm still inclined to believe its a bug over a mechanic, though. I'm very meticulous about my pet training, and it happened while I was doing exactly the same thing I had done previously with one very minor exception that shouldn't have made a difference.* It will take some time, but I'd like to see if I can replicate what happened reliably and gather some more evidence one way or the other on the matter. If it isn't a bug, I'd like to know how that influences the final pet. For example, what would the difference be between an unevolved level 20 Moa Bird and an Elder one?
*I switched from leveling my pet up on Mountain Minotaurs to the Crystal Desert variety minotaurs at level 10. Previously I'd switched at levels 8 and 12 multiple times with no hitch in the regular evolution process.
*I switched from leveling my pet up on Mountain Minotaurs to the Crystal Desert variety minotaurs at level 10. Previously I'd switched at levels 8 and 12 multiple times with no hitch in the regular evolution process.
Cypros
u can hav pets how?
Chobby
Is there meant to be some difference having a pet that is hearty, elder and stuff like that?
Valerius
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Aggressive --> Dire or Elder
Playful --> Hearty or Elder
Aggressive = +1 Damage / -30 Health
Dire = +2 Damage / -60 Health
Playful = -1 Damage / +30 Health
Hearty = -2 Damage / +60 Health
Elder = +/- 0 Damage / +/- 0 Health
... but overall... even if those values are incorrect... it's been proven that...
Dire does more damage then Hearty and Elder
Hearty has more health then Dire and Elder
and i guess Elder is just somewhere in the middle... maybe they just don't have a positive or negative modifier?
Daegul Mistweaver
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Originally Posted by Jenosavel
On the bright side, if it manages to hit level 20 without evolving you'll be the proud owner of one very rare anomoly.
If it does evolve at some point, be sure to give a bug report to ANet that includes that. It'd probably be helpful in finding the problem. |
MaglorD
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Originally Posted by Jenosavel
I've since had it happen as well. I'm still inclined to believe its a bug over a mechanic, though. I'm very meticulous about my pet training, and it happened while I was doing exactly the same thing I had done previously with one very minor exception that shouldn't have made a difference.* It will take some time, but I'd like to see if I can replicate what happened reliably and gather some more evidence one way or the other on the matter. If it isn't a bug, I'd like to know how that influences the final pet. For example, what would the difference be between an unevolved level 20 Moa Bird and an Elder one?
*I switched from leveling my pet up on Mountain Minotaurs to the Crystal Desert variety minotaurs at level 10. Previously I'd switched at levels 8 and 12 multiple times with no hitch in the regular evolution process. |
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Well guess it isn't a bug. I finally got my elder lynx
MaglorD
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Originally Posted by Daegul Mistweaver
I see now that I'm not alone; but, for the record, I'm now the owner of a level 20 "Black Bear". FYI I leveled up my pet almost entirely while dead.
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