Best place to level pets? - Guild Wars Forums

The one Casey Squid · Feb 07, 2006, 08:14 PM // 20:14

Hi I have a level 20 moa that I leveled over the course of the game. Im going to get a warthog though. Since he is level 5 what would be the best place to level him?

zankoku · Feb 07, 2006, 08:53 PM // 20:53

I would suggest the minotaurs outside of Ice Tooth Cave or the mergoyles outside of Gates of Kryta.

LiQuId StEeL · Feb 07, 2006, 08:57 PM // 20:57

Minos Outside of ice Tooth
Minos in Elonas Reach
Griffons
Trolls

Really, whatever you can farm quickly.

onyo · Feb 07, 2006, 10:13 PM // 22:13

id say that outpost just outside of droks (forget te name)
its a little southeast of it. its like d2 Cowing with Grawls

Yakumo · Feb 08, 2006, 10:31 AM // 10:31

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Originally Posted by onyo

id say that outpost just outside of droks (forget te name)
its a little southeast of it. its like d2 Cowing with Grawls

Port Sledge.

fiery · Feb 08, 2006, 02:41 PM // 14:41

ya outside of port sledge Witmans Folly i believe? even if your pet dies from the grawl it will still gain experience and levels dead.

Tetris L · Feb 09, 2006, 12:02 PM // 12:02

Question: Is the XP for the pet calculated based on the pet's level or on your level? Say, if you're level 20 and your pet is level 5, and you kill a level 12 foe, will the pet gain any XP at all?

TheSonofDarwin · Feb 09, 2006, 12:21 PM // 12:21

I'd say right now the best place to level any pet, whether level 5 or 19, is in a barrage group in the new UW. It's primary job is to be a corpse anyways, so why not suck all the levels you can off of it? Though I must warn, in my experience leveling many different pets, if most/all of the levels are attained while the pet is dead it doesn't seem to evolve at all. You can take this as good or bad as it's basically an elder without the elder name. You can always rename this unevolved Warthog if this happens, /namepet Elder Warthog.

As for the XP comment, it must be based off of the pet's level since it levels fairly quickly against mergoyles/minos at low levels and you don't acquire any (or nothing significant) from these monsters.

Former Ruling · Feb 09, 2006, 01:42 PM // 13:42

Pets seem to get about the same exp from anything...any level.

I took a pet to the Minotaurs outside of Ice Tooth and It leveled about every 2 runs killing them.

trankle · Feb 09, 2006, 03:29 PM // 15:29

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Originally Posted by Former Ruling

Pets seem to get about the same exp from anything...any level.

I took a pet to the Minotaurs outside of Ice Tooth and It leveled about every 2 runs killing them.

Are you sure about that? What level was your pet? Above 15?

I'm not calling you a liar, I just thought that pets leveled similarly to characters, ie based on pet level vs. monster level.

Jenosavel · Feb 09, 2006, 06:25 PM // 18:25

Pets gain levels based on their level, not their master's, and how many people are in the party. Multiple pets in the party have no effect on how much experience the pets will gain, only the number of people does. Also, they do gain a bit more experience than would a player of the same level. I can't give much detail as to that, since Epi is the one running tests on it.

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Originally Posted by Epinephrine

Essentially (thanks to deolmstead's questions/testing) we know that pets level faster than players do, at least when below the player's level, and that they do not benefit from scrolls. They also do not benefit from quest or mission rewards, only gaining experience through combat. There is no range limit, nor does the pet need to be alive to benefit from the kills. The pet gains experience appropriate to its level, not to the owner's level.

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Originally Posted by Epinephrine

It would seem that while the humans share the experience, the pet has a share of experience based on the number of humans present, but granted separately.

-A Guide to Pets

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Originally Posted by Epinephrine

It's official, pets gain experience by a method UNLIKE players. ... This looks like a factor of 2 roughly at first glance, but I want to test more before I make any major assumption about it.

-Two Further Pet Questions

lyra_song · Feb 09, 2006, 07:16 PM // 19:16

The question of "WHERE" to level up all depends on what kind of evolution you want your pet to be when it grows up.

Since im a fan of Elder pets, the mergoyle wavebreaker outside gates of kryta are the best.

Symbiotic Bond + Mending = Lvl 5 pet who can kill lvl 12 mergoyles.

SirAubrey · Feb 09, 2006, 07:37 PM // 19:37

I thought I was so smart and brought my pet along on the ascension mission... not realizing you don't get a pet in that battle! Doh! That would have been fun, though, instant level 20!

Feb 07, 2006, 08:14 PM // 20:14	#1
The one Casey Squid Wilds Pathfinder --> Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Northeast Guild: Knights Of Thulcandra [KoT] Profession: W/E	Best place to level pets? Hi I have a level 20 moa that I leveled over the course of the game. Im going to get a warthog though. Since he is level 5 what would be the best place to level him?

Feb 07, 2006, 08:53 PM // 20:53	#2
zankoku Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: Teh Academy [PhD]	I would suggest the minotaurs outside of Ice Tooth Cave or the mergoyles outside of Gates of Kryta.

Feb 07, 2006, 08:57 PM // 20:57	#3
LiQuId StEeL Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: /u/liquidsteel30 Guild: Ego Trip From Rank [ZERO] Profession: W/Mo	Minos Outside of ice Tooth Minos in Elonas Reach Griffons Trolls Really, whatever you can farm quickly.

Feb 07, 2006, 10:13 PM // 22:13	#4
onyo Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jan 2006	id say that outpost just outside of droks (forget te name) its a little southeast of it. its like d2 Cowing with Grawls

Feb 08, 2006, 02:41 PM // 14:41	#6
fiery Banned Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: maryland Guild: InYurFace Gaming [IYF] Profession: R/	ya outside of port sledge Witmans Folly i believe? even if your pet dies from the grawl it will still gain experience and levels dead.

Feb 09, 2006, 12:02 PM // 12:02	#7
Tetris L Jungle Guide Join Date: May 2005 Location: Germany Guild: Servants of Fortuna	Question: Is the XP for the pet calculated based on the pet's level or on your level? Say, if you're level 20 and your pet is level 5, and you kill a level 12 foe, will the pet gain any XP at all?

Feb 09, 2006, 12:21 PM // 12:21	#8
TheSonofDarwin Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: The Black Hand Gang [BHG] Profession: Mo/	I'd say right now the best place to level any pet, whether level 5 or 19, is in a barrage group in the new UW. It's primary job is to be a corpse anyways, so why not suck all the levels you can off of it? Though I must warn, in my experience leveling many different pets, if most/all of the levels are attained while the pet is dead it doesn't seem to evolve at all. You can take this as good or bad as it's basically an elder without the elder name. You can always rename this unevolved Warthog if this happens, /namepet Elder Warthog. As for the XP comment, it must be based off of the pet's level since it levels fairly quickly against mergoyles/minos at low levels and you don't acquire any (or nothing significant) from these monsters.

Feb 09, 2006, 01:42 PM // 13:42	#9
Former Ruling Grotto Attendant Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cedartown, Georgia Profession: R/	Pets seem to get about the same exp from anything...any level. I took a pet to the Minotaurs outside of Ice Tooth and It leveled about every 2 runs killing them.

Feb 09, 2006, 07:16 PM // 19:16	#12
lyra_song Hell's Protector Join Date: Oct 2005 Profession: R/Mo	The question of "WHERE" to level up all depends on what kind of evolution you want your pet to be when it grows up. Since im a fan of Elder pets, the mergoyle wavebreaker outside gates of kryta are the best. Symbiotic Bond + Mending = Lvl 5 pet who can kill lvl 12 mergoyles.

Feb 09, 2006, 07:37 PM // 19:37	#13
SirAubrey Academy Page Join Date: Jan 2006 Guild: Angry Dragons Profession: W/Mo	I thought I was so smart and brought my pet along on the ascension mission... not realizing you don't get a pet in that battle! Doh! That would have been fun, though, instant level 20!