Curse

Saya · Apr 30, 2005, 07:58 PM // 19:58

I'm playing a ranger/elementalist, currently lvl 8, with about 15 attribute points left for use.
So far, I set ever attribute to 1 and only increased Beast Mastery to 3, Wilderness Survival to 2 and Marksmanship to 3.
Now I got a new bow and for the first time realized that some items come with requirements, e.g.: this bow needs Marksmanship 3+
Should I just keep the attribute points and add them when needed or will it actually make a difference if I attack with the bow on attribute lvl 3 or -lets say- 6?

One other question:
is increasing Beast Mastery needed at all? I saw a few posts in here, where all of them only had it at 1.

Pevil Lihatuh · Apr 30, 2005, 08:07 PM // 20:07

Beast Mastery is only really needed if you plan to use your pet a lot. I'm currently having an experiment with this, to see if the pet skills are any use, as just the pet attacking with its base attacks helps a hell of a lot

tkn · Apr 30, 2005, 08:14 PM // 20:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pevil Lihatuh

Beast Mastery is only really needed if you plan to use your pet a lot. I'm currently having an experiment with this, to see if the pet skills are any use, as just the pet attacking with its base attacks helps a hell of a lot

I'd be interested to know the outcome of this test.

Something else, are you implying that increasing beast mastery doesn't improve your pets normal attack? I was under the impression that it did, but if I'm wrong (which is more than likely, lol), I'd love to put those attribute points some place else.

Saya · Apr 30, 2005, 08:20 PM // 20:20

Yeah,
that what I was going for as well, cause I love my little pet.
Do you know if the pet gains special skills as well later on? Like the maiming attack of the bears, for example.

Saya · Apr 30, 2005, 08:21 PM // 20:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by tkn

Something else, are you implying that increasing beast mastery doesn't improve your pets normal attack? I was under the impression that it did, but if I'm wrong (which is more than likely, lol), I'd love to put those attribute points some place else.

Since I got a few spare points, I'll give it a try...

Saya · Apr 30, 2005, 08:39 PM // 20:39

Ok,
this is what I got:

fighting the same 2 monsters with Beast Mastery 3, took the pet about 40 secs per monster to solo it.

With Beast Mastery on 5, the Comfort Animal skill got quite a nice boost and the same 2 monsters took about 30 seconds to solo.

Overall, there seems to be a small improvement, but it's hard to say without seeing the damage points dealt by the pet.

Loviatar · Apr 30, 2005, 08:43 PM // 20:43

note

you are spreading yourself to thin
this might help

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/content...tion-id270.php

Saya · Apr 30, 2005, 09:01 PM // 21:01

Thanks for the link, loviatar.

Those tables look like they'll keep me busy for the next few minutes

tkn · Apr 30, 2005, 09:23 PM // 21:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saya

Ok,
this is what I got:

fighting the same 2 monsters with Beast Mastery 3, took the pet about 40 secs per monster to solo it.

With Beast Mastery on 5, the Comfort Animal skill got quite a nice boost and the same 2 monsters took about 30 seconds to solo.

Overall, there seems to be a small improvement, but it's hard to say without seeing the damage points dealt by the pet.

Hmm, hard to say, that could be just cause of a few lucky blows the second time. Would be nice if someone knew the answer for certain. Thanks for looking into it tho.

Bgnome · Apr 30, 2005, 09:30 PM // 21:30

moved to campfire

Gerbill · Apr 30, 2005, 09:45 PM // 21:45

The Beastmastery attribute can also be used just for the Tiger's Fury skill

Axel-arrow · May 01, 2005, 01:40 AM // 01:40

i really think beast mastery is a great asset for ranger.
if u love pets like i do, then ull use beast mastery like me.
also, ive heard people talk about this sort a thing, an most of them say that pets are really useful because they can take a load of dmg (good for tanking) an many people say that their pets help them alot to kill monsters an enemies.
so id say: if ur a pet lover like me but dont know if to go with beast mastery.....id say aim "GO FOR IT".

tkn · May 01, 2005, 08:35 AM // 08:35

My pet has saved me a few times when the rest of my party has died. Sometimes against an enemy I can keep myself alive (being monk secondary), but not do damage on account of having to heal constantly, but my pet can knock away at the enemy while I just tank. And then resurrect my fallen comrades and we're back in business. Very useful.