Curse

Valerius · Oct 08, 2005, 06:50 PM // 18:50

players should not have to be attacking in order for their pet to attack

REASONS

1) personally... i use a Denravi Sword ( giving +5 energy and +30 HP ) ... i shouldn't have to go melee my target just so my pet can attack

2) when running away from a target... ur pet is useless...

3) if i'm using a bow or wand to attack... i'm being semi-noticed... i'm not even doing much dmg... it's just pointless and since i'm being noticed i ll prolly be more likely to be attacked

Medion · Oct 08, 2005, 06:52 PM // 18:52

I totally agree that it is frustating that I am being targeted because I HAVE TO attack for my pet to attack

why not make something like Alt+doubleclick to point target for your pet/minions?

Jenosavel · Oct 08, 2005, 07:24 PM // 19:24

I agree as well. I solo often with a pet build, and the only reason I ever die with it is because I couldn't get a pesky enemy to go on my pet. Hitting the enemy first means you're the priority target unless something better comes by, and you're always going to be a better target with the pet's very nice armor etc. You find yourself having to do things like use Pin Down, Whirling Defense, and running circles around your pet. Hopefully you can do all that fast enough that you can get back to attacking. Otherwise your pet stops attacking to run circles with you. The other main problem is if you need to attack a different target it takes a good 5 or 6 attacks from yourself on the new target before your pet considers switching itself. That can be a problem when things like Mark of Protection goes up on the enemy.

Some means to better control the pet would definitely make pets more useable. I'd like to see a way to: make the pet attack an enemy before you do or without you needing attack it at all, call off the pet once it has already started attacking, make the pet change targets before its current one dies.

Align · Oct 09, 2005, 08:26 AM // 08:26

Could make pet attacks function like ordering the pet about. So if you target an enemy and then use a Pet Attack, the pet will run up and use that attack, and keep swiping after finishing it(for a while at least).

Urda · Oct 11, 2005, 06:54 PM // 18:54

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Originally Posted by Medion

I totally agree that it is frustating that I am being targeted because I HAVE TO attack for my pet to attack

why not make something like Alt+doubleclick to point target for your pet/minions?

100 % Agree.
I stopped playing beastmaster because of this lack.

This would make skills like Maimingstrike beeing used more defensivly and not only for hunting.

Mentioned in 100000000 posts before :
Plz aNet implement petcontrol.
If only we had at least "come back" (on Charm Animal) and "attack" (if a petattack is used, no matter what the master does).
DONT IGNORE THIS 10000000 posts plz.