Re-edit inserting idea:
Since the one that had the idea, out of the triple post, was deleted:
Basically, there needs to be a way for you to store atleast 1 pet somewhere in the game. I'll set up the situation that drew me to this conclusion:
I have a wolf. I've had that wolf since Pre. I just recently seared my Ranger, who is actually quite old. I couldnt bring myself to sear that character for awhile. Now, I get to Master Ranger Nente near the Balthazar Statue in what was Green Hills. He gives me a mission that gives various skills I already have + Hunter's Shot which I dont. The mission however requires me to charm a Stalker. So in other words, I have to give up my level 10 wolf, who I love, and charm a stalker to get a skill? What the hell?
Another reason behind this: My guildmate has a Stalker, and he will not part with that pet for anything. But he is also very interested in training a Dune Lizard. However, with no means of keeping one pet and still training another, there's no way for him to even try it without creating an entirely new character with a Ranger class or by changing a character's secondary of one he already has. The fact that one has to choose between the pet they have and a new one simply to test which pet they like better, is silly.
If I have a level 20 pet, and I'm curious about a different pet and what they are capable of, why do I have to lose my level 20 pet, and start over with a pet of the same type at level 5, if I find out that the new animal wasnt what I wanted?
Pet Storage
Arcanis the Omnipotent
Monseir
? what happened to your idea?
jonnybegood
lol weird
The Hand Of Death
I started something like this yesterday if anyone is interested.
Ristaron
Sorry for inconstructive critisism, but it really sounds dumb.
You can only have one animal companion, and you shouldn't be able to trade them out. They're your companion...
You can only have one animal companion, and you shouldn't be able to trade them out. They're your companion...
Arcanis the Omnipotent
apparently, the mods in their infinite clarity, deleted the one post of the 3 that actually had the idea in it.
And 3 posts wouldnt have happened, if this site didnt have so much lag...which happened directly after the Guild Forums opened up.
And 3 posts wouldnt have happened, if this site didnt have so much lag...which happened directly after the Guild Forums opened up.
Deadlyjunk
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Shut the hell up idiot.
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If you post a thread without content, it's only normal for it to be closed. And before we turn this into a flame war, yes I saw you remedied it. Now everyone is happy. The idea is pretty good btw, but how would it work exactly? Like a kennel in every town where you deposit pets? Next to storage...
Arcanis the Omnipotent
Something like that.
It'd have to be a vendor, and to stop abuse of the priviledge, you should be charged every time you put a new pet in, in an increasing ammount.
We dont want GW to turn into Pokemon.
So like this: First Pet put in: 100 Gold
Second Pet: 200
Thrid: 300
and so on. And your pet is registered with them under your account so it doesnt charge you twice for the same pet. If at all possible though, I'd rather it only let you store one pet at a time, limiting you to 1 main one and one you're storing.
Also, as for posting without content. You would have read, had you bothered, that this was posted 3 times due to Forum Lag. And the one of the 3 posts that actually had the idea un-edited out, got deleted because the mod was blind apparently.
It'd have to be a vendor, and to stop abuse of the priviledge, you should be charged every time you put a new pet in, in an increasing ammount.
We dont want GW to turn into Pokemon.
So like this: First Pet put in: 100 Gold
Second Pet: 200
Thrid: 300
and so on. And your pet is registered with them under your account so it doesnt charge you twice for the same pet. If at all possible though, I'd rather it only let you store one pet at a time, limiting you to 1 main one and one you're storing.
Also, as for posting without content. You would have read, had you bothered, that this was posted 3 times due to Forum Lag. And the one of the 3 posts that actually had the idea un-edited out, got deleted because the mod was blind apparently.
Align
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=77560
I prefer that version, limit of 2 pets in the "kennel". Not tradable or anything, and not movable between characters..
I prefer that version, limit of 2 pets in the "kennel". Not tradable or anything, and not movable between characters..
wolver1ne
Allow more than one, people will still would whine for more and more.
Epinephrine
Make the "Charm Animal" into a signet, one use, like a SoC. Once used it it linked to that pet; on the skill bar it acts as the current charm animal does, takes space. Add in extra chances to get a Charm signet from a quest, allowing you to swap your pets around.
There are times when I want a tanking pet, so I would want my hearty evolution pet, other times when I want damage and would select a Dire evolution. If I have the flexibility of gear and attibute manipulation, why not be able to take the pet that suits the job? This would mean that in the early game you had to decide which pet you wanted to take, but later you could get another "slot" essentially, by earning another signet. If you had at least 3 earnable one could have a Dire, Elder and Hearty pet so that you actually have a choice.
There are times when I want a tanking pet, so I would want my hearty evolution pet, other times when I want damage and would select a Dire evolution. If I have the flexibility of gear and attibute manipulation, why not be able to take the pet that suits the job? This would mean that in the early game you had to decide which pet you wanted to take, but later you could get another "slot" essentially, by earning another signet. If you had at least 3 earnable one could have a Dire, Elder and Hearty pet so that you actually have a choice.
bobmcclune
Should be called a kennel?
jibikao
Actually, many beast masters want a Pet Storage. The space should be at least 3 because there are 3 types of Evolutions: Dire, Hearty, Elder.
The beast masters need to spend time to capture the pet and train it but I think they should be able to keep them instead of re-training them all the time.
I would love to have at least 3 spaces for my pet(s). Hearty for PvE, Dire/Elder for PvP.
And sometimes you just feel like using a Moa Bird or a Pig.
And other times you feel like taking out your good ole Bear. What's wrong with this?
The beast masters need to spend time to capture the pet and train it but I think they should be able to keep them instead of re-training them all the time.
I would love to have at least 3 spaces for my pet(s). Hearty for PvE, Dire/Elder for PvP.
And sometimes you just feel like using a Moa Bird or a Pig.
And other times you feel like taking out your good ole Bear. What's wrong with this?
CoCantz
1th - I have no Ranger... I hate rangers
2nd - seems fair that a pet can be saved/daycared while you try out another. Imo max should be 1 in storage and 1 current playing... if possible to storage more I agree with wolver1ne:
"Allow more than one, people will still would whine for more and more."
- CoCantz
2nd - seems fair that a pet can be saved/daycared while you try out another. Imo max should be 1 in storage and 1 current playing... if possible to storage more I agree with wolver1ne:
"Allow more than one, people will still would whine for more and more."
- CoCantz
Pevil Lihatuh
something i've wanted a long time. I play UO and love having many pets on there. A pure beastmaster uses his pet as his weapon. If you can't have a slash pet AND a pierce bet AND a blunt pet, why allow someone to store more than one weapon? Not only that, but a weapon user can switch in the middle of battle. No one is asking to be able to switch pet in the middle of battle. Oh and on the argument that your pet is your companion... in that case why allow us to trade the things in for new ones in the first place?
Definately make it a pay-to-store thing though.
Definately make it a pay-to-store thing though.
Savio
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apparently, the mods in their infinite clarity, deleted the one post of the 3 that actually had the idea in it.
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jibikao
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Originally Posted by Pevil Lihatuh
something i've wanted a long time. I play UO and love having many pets on there. A pure beastmaster uses his pet as his weapon. If you can't have a slash pet AND a pierce bet AND a blunt pet, why allow someone to store more than one weapon? Not only that, but a weapon user can switch in the middle of battle. No one is asking to be able to switch pet in the middle of battle. Oh and on the argument that your pet is your companion... in that case why allow us to trade the things in for new ones in the first place?
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I have an Elder Warthog now. I don't even know for sure if it really does "blunt" damage. I mean it "sounds" like it but nobody has actually tested it. The same thing with Moa Bird's "piercing" damage. I changed from moa bird to warthog simply because I thought piercing damage can be resisted by skill like Shield Up. If that's the case, then moa bird and lizard are definitely inferior. Not that it really matters...
It will still be nice to find out all the details about pets. I know those details are really not THAT different but it's fun to discover something out of nothing. The truth is any pet with any evolution would work. LOL
Poor rangers... give us more variety of pets please. There is no way that a bird can do the same damage as a bear.
Align
Unless its beak is covered in ANTHRAX!!!!
Pevil Lihatuh
haha i demand an anthrax covered moa immediately!
Arngrim120
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The mission however requires me to charm a Stalker. So in other words, I have to give up my level 10 wolf, who I love, and charm a stalker to get a skill? What the hell?
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A) Hunter's Shot is not that fantastic
B) You can just buy it at Yak's later
Not a big deal.
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If I have a level 20 pet, and I'm curious about a different pet and what they are capable of, why do I have to lose my level 20 pet, and start over with a pet of the same type at level 5, if I find out that the new animal wasnt what I wanted?
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I'm sorry, but I really don't see development being done for a "pet kennel" just so a few people can do "experiments" when there's nothing to experiment with in the first place!
TheGuildWarsPenguin
I want a black widow that has a poisonous bite that inject ANTHRAX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A terrorist rangers best friend.
A terrorist rangers best friend.
widowdaballa
Well, having a skill called beast mastery means he controls whichever animal he wants (that being limited to the 6-7 that can be charmed). I think that it would be nice if you could have 5 charm skills (one for each type of pet;eg. bird, cat, wolf, bear and pig). Whether it allows you to use all 5 at once or not, would be another decision for the devs. IF they DID allow all 5 to be used at the same time, the ranger could have up to 5 pets under his control simultaneously, all the while using up 5 slots in his skill bar. That will leave him with 3 skills left to use wisely. Now that would be a BEAST MASTER. You lose more skills when using more pets. Just my .02
Edit: Forgot about the lizard and the spider, so add those to the charmed animals available.
Edit: Forgot about the lizard and the spider, so add those to the charmed animals available.
TheGuildWarsPenguin
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Well, having a skill called beast mastery means he controls whichever animal he wants (that being limited to the 6-7 that can be charmed). I think that it would be nice if you could have 5 charm skills (one for each type of pet;eg. bird, cat, wolf, bear and pig). Whether it allows you to use all 5 at once or not, would be another decision for the devs. IF they DID allow all 5 to be used at the same time, the ranger could have up to 5 pets under his control simultaneously, all the while using up 5 slots in his skill bar. That will leave him with 3 skills left to use wisely. Now that would be a BEAST MASTER. You lose more skills when using more pets. Just my .02
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Alone)
I really don't use a pet, but I don't think that's a bad idea at all. Why not be able to change your pet, well, limited to 2, whenever you want to? Generally speaking. Obviously, means more coding to the programmers, editing, etc. But why not be able to switch to like a wolf, to a moa, and back, just to see how you like it?
Pevil Lihatuh
on the experiment thing: theres nothing to actually find out maybe, but you might personally prefer another pet. However I wouldn't want to give up my lvl 20 strider just to find out that i hate the wolf when it reaches level 20, and have to go back and re-level up another strider. would just be nice.
Align
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5 pets x 8 people in a party=48 creatures(humans and pets) on your team.
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Flaxx
I think it would be good, and would work especially well if pets were customised like weps so players couldnt store high level pets and use them for their low level rangers.
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Arcanis the Omnipotent
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I don't understand what it is you need to "test" exactly. All of the pets are the same except for appearance and damage type (slashing, piercing or blunt). That's it. Nothing to test.
I'm sorry, but I really don't see development being done for a "pet kennel" just so a few people can do "experiments" when there's nothing to experiment with in the first place! |
Arngrim120
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And we pick our weapons in GW for Warrior and Ranger depending on what type of damage we want to do, or like best.
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If there were more significant differences between the pets, I would agree with this idea. But as of right now, it's not needed.
Pevil Lihatuh
lol well if pets gave us different skills for different pets, that'd be cool. But why should i have to either take my lvl 20 blunt dmg "weapon/pet" out against mursaat OR decide to get a better dmg e.g. piercing or something "weapon/pet" but its only lvl 8 just I just charmed it.
If anything it just makes it MORE important. A warrior takes the wrong type of weapon, he probably has enough skills to balance it out a bit. out of the 8 skills, there has to be something useful in there. We take the wrong pet and we do both rubbish dmg with it AND waste 2 skill slots.
If anything it just makes it MORE important. A warrior takes the wrong type of weapon, he probably has enough skills to balance it out a bit. out of the 8 skills, there has to be something useful in there. We take the wrong pet and we do both rubbish dmg with it AND waste 2 skill slots.
Canis Lupus
the easiest thing to do is to create different pet capture skills.
make 1 with a wolf on it.....for your wolf.
1 with a bear on there, you guessed it.....for the bear.
and make it a buyable skill, like the SoC.
Make it where you can only use 1 at a time, like an Elite.
I just got rid of a lvl 20 Bear.....didnt want to, but i want a spider.
make 1 with a wolf on it.....for your wolf.
1 with a bear on there, you guessed it.....for the bear.
and make it a buyable skill, like the SoC.
Make it where you can only use 1 at a time, like an Elite.
I just got rid of a lvl 20 Bear.....didnt want to, but i want a spider.
jonnybegood
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legendel
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