Curse

Shai · Aug 22, 2006, 03:22 PM // 15:22

I'm sorry if this was mentioned earlier, but you can also get a lvl 15 Dire Crab east of Zos Shivros Channel, but its a very hard cap.

krozz · Aug 23, 2006, 06:48 AM // 06:48

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Originally Posted by Shai Lee

I want to be able to raise dire pets for my ranger secondaries as well, and wondered if those builds could be posted, if possible?

Thank you so much.

~

I levelled a level 5 Warthog to lvl 15 Dire today using my W/R in Elona Reach under 2 hours by using this build:

15 tactics
12 beastmastery

Bonetti's Defense, Riposte, Deadly Riposte, Gladiator's Defense, Watch yourself, Healing Signet, Charm Animal.

The warthog died twice though. Without 12 BM, my first warthog that was a level 14 Aggressive levelled to an Elder :\

Gadenp · Oct 10, 2006, 10:39 AM // 10:39

Marauder's Shot seems to go well with Enraged Lunge if you have a pet, as it disables all your pet non-attack skills, giving you recharging skills to + dmg with. This seems especially good if most of your pet skills are portection skills with long durations.

Can anyone verify if this is true, I tried to my pet and it seems to work, thus allowing me to bring long duration protection skills.

Epinephrine · Oct 10, 2006, 01:23 PM // 13:23

I know I typically just use Tiger's Fury for that effect; since it disables non-attack skills it is handy, and it boosts DPS for the ranger as well. I assume that Marauder's would likewise be a fine choice.

ChaoticCoyote · Oct 10, 2006, 02:01 PM // 14:01

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Originally Posted by Gadenp

Marauder's Shot seems to go well with Enraged Lunge if you have a pet, as it disables all your pet non-attack skills, giving you recharging skills to + dmg with. This seems especially good if most of your pet skills are portection skills with long durations.

Can anyone verify if this is true, I tried to my pet and it seems to work, thus allowing me to bring long duration protection skills.

Yes, it works. I always use Marauder's Shot with Enraged Lunge.

I don't use Enraged Lunge often, though. I prefer to have my pet deliver conditions (poison, bleeding) and do spike damage with my bow.

Pets are very effective, even with their current limitations. Having pet controls would lessen frustration; I'd be more than happy to slightly lessen pet damage in exchange for better control of my pet.

TheRabbitLord · Oct 11, 2006, 01:57 AM // 01:57

Amazing forum man. I appreciate the depth of this thing

. Though it was a bit lengthy it helped me and prolly a lot more people with pets!

Cherno · Oct 11, 2006, 06:28 AM // 06:28

I read through about half of the thread before giving up to ask my question. I am assuming the answer is no, but if I have a poison string on my bow (or any other condition string), will Poisonous Bite's (or other condition giving corresponing skill) duration lengthen?

JoeKnowMo · Oct 11, 2006, 07:58 AM // 07:58

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Originally Posted by Cherno

I read through about half of the thread before giving up to ask my question. I am assuming the answer is no, but if I have a poison string on my bow (or any other condition string), will Poisonous Bite's (or other condition giving corresponing skill) duration lengthen?

You assumed correctly. The answer is "No."

October Jade · Oct 14, 2006, 07:57 PM // 19:57

There have been a couple of builds posted for the purpose of raising an aggressive/dire pet. Here's mine...it's rather straightforward and hasn't failed me yet in over a dozen attempts.

R/Mo
Beast Mastery 12+1+3
Expertise 10+1
Healing Prayers 8

Ferocious Strike
Poisonous Bite
Call of Protection
Symbiotic Bond
Mending
Charm Animal

I prefer to level pets against the Mergoyle Wavebreakers in Scoundrel's Rise, though location is a matter of taste. Refer back to the original guide for other recommended places.

You'll notice there are only six skills on the bar, and the last two are passive. Simply throw Mending on the pet and yourself before engaging in combat. Additionally, the two shouts have rather long durations (120 and 312 seconds, respectively). If you don't own Factions, Feral Lunge can be used in place of Poisonous Bite. I've also experimented in the past with Disrupting Lunge to interrupt the enemies' Deep Freeze spell, but it isn't necessary by any means.

One more tidbit of information...you must defeat 101 Wavebreakers for a level 5 pet to reach level 11 and an additional 210 to reach level 15.

Finn · Nov 02, 2006, 07:16 PM // 19:16

There have been rumors that one (perhaps more?) of the new nightfall pets have special attacks. I am referring here to the "gnaw of sickness" effect that I have heard the Jahai rats use, albeit very rarely. Can someone confirm/refute this?

Vermilion Okeanos · Nov 02, 2006, 09:20 PM // 21:20

So... now that nightfall is out, can someone with bear pet test whether brutal mualing will be effect by paragon shout or not?

Epinephrine · Nov 07, 2006, 05:14 PM // 17:14

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Originally Posted by Vermilion Okeanos

So... now that nightfall is out, can someone with bear pet test whether brutal mualing will be effect by paragon shout or not?

Tested, and yes. Anthem of Flame allows a bear to deliver the burning condition with Brutal Mauling.

Interesting result... not sure that it makes up for the bear's considerably lower DPS, but it might in the right builds.

unienaule · Nov 07, 2006, 05:20 PM // 17:20

Oh no... Brutal Mauling isn't totally worthless?! It's the end of GW as we know it! Btw, great guide, I'll have to get me a Dire instead of Hearty Moa.

gou · Nov 08, 2006, 03:54 PM // 15:54

A Bug exists where the wild jahai rats do indeed use dervish skills in some circumstances but when tamed function as a normal (if annoyingly noisey) pet.

On the brutal mauling note: Horay for me, I thought of something useful! This gw theory lark is exhausting though...

...anyway back to my all-hero barrage/pet team, only one more pet left to train \o/

Vermilion Okeanos · Nov 09, 2006, 03:19 AM // 03:19

Thanks for testing it.

However, the ratio of the bear using its mauling seem rather low. Hence, I believe a spirit of pain does a better job in using paragon buff than the bear. The only reason I might attempt the bear paragon thing is probably trying how well can the bear get super stack with all the anthem (envy/cripple/flame/GftE).

I am assuming pet attack skills does not count as attack and would not trigger any paragon atk skill buff.

It does somewhat tempt me of wanting to get a bear pet for my paragon =/

IsaacHache · Nov 09, 2006, 11:34 AM // 11:34

That is probably one of the most thought-out and descriptive guides I've ever read. Great job.

Cymmina · Nov 11, 2006, 06:15 PM // 18:15

There are (red) aggressive lions and lionesses out in Jahai Bluffs (yes, they stay "aggressive", even after you clear the name). I charmed one and used mergoyles to level... it turned into an elder at level 15.

WTB_Brain · Nov 14, 2006, 12:48 PM // 12:48

Epinephrine, can i get married to you're brain?
plz?

great job....

Seiten Taisei · Nov 14, 2006, 07:29 PM // 19:29

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Originally Posted by Cymmina

There are (red) aggressive lions and lionesses out in Jahai Bluffs (yes, they stay "aggressive", even after you clear the name). I charmed one and used mergoyles to level... it turned into an elder at level 15.

Oh lions! If i wasn't training a Crocodile to be a Dire at this very moment i'd so be charmign a lion and train it. I wonder if i could manage to turn it Dire...

Maybe when i get bored with the Croc

chichory · Nov 15, 2006, 09:11 AM // 09:11

For those interested, i recently managed to get a dire warthog trained up for Jin.
Jin equiped a standard beastmastery bar and i just gave her a req 1 axe so she did no damage when attacking on defensive mode.

I equiped life bond, B-spirit, vig spirit, healing breeze, escape, whirling defense and that shout which makes all pets have +20 armor, forgot the name.

Takes longer though, as you can probably guess.