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mortalis doleo · Oct 12, 2005, 12:02 PM // 12:02

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

kawaii_bat · Oct 12, 2005, 12:37 PM // 12:37

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.

mortalis doleo · Oct 12, 2005, 12:52 PM // 12:52

thank you!
that makes this thing so much easier...

last questions: will henchmen detract from the pet's experience gain?

Sofonisba · Oct 12, 2005, 03:16 PM // 15:16

Everyone gains experience according to their level, I do not believe you split experience the way the gold is split.

Jenosavel · Oct 12, 2005, 03:20 PM // 15:20

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.

mortalis doleo · Oct 12, 2005, 03:56 PM // 15:56

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...

Jenosavel · Oct 12, 2005, 07:12 PM // 19:12

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 · Oct 12, 2005, 07:35 PM // 19:35

yeah, i ment playfull...

Daegul Mistweaver · Oct 12, 2005, 07:38 PM // 19:38

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 · Oct 12, 2005, 07:46 PM // 19:46

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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.

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.

Daegul Mistweaver · Oct 12, 2005, 10:26 PM // 22:26

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Originally Posted by Valerius

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.

You'd think so, that would make sense; but I have a level 18 "Black Bear" at the moment. I reset the name at level 13 or 15; wish I could recall precisely.

mortalis doleo · Oct 12, 2005, 11:04 PM // 23:04

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 · Oct 12, 2005, 11:48 PM // 23:48

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 · Oct 13, 2005, 12:27 AM // 00:27

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 · Oct 13, 2005, 12:39 AM // 00:39

then provide away, this could help explain the problem/give soid evidence of a bug...

Daegul Mistweaver · Oct 13, 2005, 01:07 AM // 01:07

Here you go:

Valerius · Oct 13, 2005, 01:21 AM // 01:21

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

Jenosavel · Oct 13, 2005, 01:30 AM // 01:30

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 · Oct 13, 2005, 01:53 AM // 01:53

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.

Jessy · Oct 13, 2005, 04:11 AM // 04:11

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Originally Posted by MaglorD

... So do you think it will become elder at level 20 ...

No, pets do not evolve from hearty to elder.

Oct 12, 2005, 12:02 PM // 12:02	#1
mortalis doleo Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: my house Guild: The Cutting Edge [TCE] Profession: N/	pet training 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

Oct 13, 2005, 01:21 AM // 01:21	#17
Valerius Desert Nomad Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Canada Profession: R/	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 Last edited by Valerius; Oct 13, 2005 at 01:24 AM // 01:24..

Oct 12, 2005, 12:37 PM // 12:37	#2
kawaii_bat Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canada, Gatineau Guild: None Profession: Mo/R	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.

Oct 12, 2005, 12:52 PM // 12:52	#3
mortalis doleo Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: my house Guild: The Cutting Edge [TCE] Profession: N/	thank you! that makes this thing so much easier... last questions: will henchmen detract from the pet's experience gain?

Oct 12, 2005, 03:16 PM // 15:16	#4
Sofonisba Desert Nomad Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tucson, AZ Guild: The Black Hand Gang [BHG] and The Black Helm Gang [BHeG]	Everyone gains experience according to their level, I do not believe you split experience the way the gold is split.

Oct 12, 2005, 03:20 PM // 15:20	#5
Jenosavel Master of Beasts Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: Servants of Fortuna [SoF] Profession: R/	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.

Oct 12, 2005, 03:56 PM // 15:56	#6
mortalis doleo Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: my house Guild: The Cutting Edge [TCE] Profession: N/	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...

Oct 12, 2005, 07:12 PM // 19:12	#7
Jenosavel Master of Beasts Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: Servants of Fortuna [SoF] Profession: R/	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.

Oct 12, 2005, 07:35 PM // 19:35	#8
mortalis doleo Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: my house Guild: The Cutting Edge [TCE] Profession: N/	yeah, i ment playfull...

Oct 12, 2005, 07:38 PM // 19:38	#9
Daegul Mistweaver Krytan Explorer Join Date: Aug 2005 Guild: The Incredible Edible Bookah [YUM] Profession: W/N	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.

Oct 12, 2005, 11:04 PM // 23:04	#12
mortalis doleo Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: my house Guild: The Cutting Edge [TCE] Profession: N/	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.

Oct 12, 2005, 11:48 PM // 23:48	#13
Jenosavel Master of Beasts Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: Servants of Fortuna [SoF] Profession: R/	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?

Oct 13, 2005, 12:27 AM // 00:27	#14
Daegul Mistweaver Krytan Explorer Join Date: Aug 2005 Guild: The Incredible Edible Bookah [YUM] Profession: W/N	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".

Oct 13, 2005, 12:39 AM // 00:39	#15
mortalis doleo Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: my house Guild: The Cutting Edge [TCE] Profession: N/	then provide away, this could help explain the problem/give soid evidence of a bug...

Oct 13, 2005, 01:07 AM // 01:07	#16
Daegul Mistweaver Krytan Explorer Join Date: Aug 2005 Guild: The Incredible Edible Bookah [YUM] Profession: W/N	Here you go:

Oct 13, 2005, 01:30 AM // 01:30	#18
Jenosavel Master of Beasts Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: Servants of Fortuna [SoF] Profession: R/	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.

Oct 13, 2005, 01:53 AM // 01:53	#19
MaglorD Jungle Guide Join Date: May 2005	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.