Creature Handler Archive

I've been playing since March '04, and I've been a CH since April. I'm currently 1-3-1-1.

I read the CH forums before choosing the profession, so I already knew about the nerf. And the many bugs that frustrate the class. But I still saw enough benefits to the class to want to try it anyway.

CH fits my style of play and my personality. I don't play consistenty and usually for only a couple hours at a time, so joining groups is not always an option. I often don't know if I'll be able to stick aroundlong enough to help out a group or even to make it worth spending credits on a buff.

The petsmake soloing more interesting for me. They add a sense of companionship when I am wandering around the countryside.

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Entropism wrote:

Hurrton stalkers and BE'd hurrtons. Ugly little mutts, but hey, that's what you get for not appreciating the regal stature of a crimson razor cat.

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I started CH last August, I read about the 3 rancor nerf thought it sucked but kind of made scense. Then I had CM4 and was working toward a faster trip through the boxes. A week later it got changed and I lost that benefit. Then I had picked up to Greater Sludge Panthers and got to the point were I would be able to use both at the same time. And that's when THE NERF happened this really messed me up, I thought I just was incapable of understanding what levels meant and all that cause I could not figure out why I could never use them both.

But I was optimistic, becasuse this was just phase one of the combat balance. ( HA AHA HAHAHAA) So I bought a BE Rancor for $50k in hopes some day to be able to tame it. It was a great house decoration from December until February, when I fianlly hit 442or34 and was able to tame it. YEAH!!!! But of coarse it was one of those 1(0) invalid pets that is semi ilegal... great huh.

But I am still hoping they get the stinking combat balance done without rebalancing us. And they change the PVP pet rules of with vitality loss but the damadge must be equivalent to player PVP rules.

And have no plans of leaving CH (at least not til after our NERF OF DEATH combat reblance) so I became a BE and am making my very own friggin awsome pets. (Only have made a few truley awsome pets but have many decent ones on my vendor)

I picked up CH about six weeks ago and mastered early last week. I am having lots of fun as a MCH too, and plan on keeping it as part of my template for a long time.

I had heard about the nerf before I picked up CH. This had no bearing on my decision to pick up CH as I like playing pet classes, I am not overly wrapped up in PvP which seems to be where the nerf hit hardest, and it fits my play style.

"Also, in real life I'm a "pet person," so it feels natural to be working with animals in the game. I wonder how often this is true of CHs. Are some of us drawn to this profession because of our personalities?"

Its a shame, as Im very much a "pet person" IRL, however Im one of those unlucky buggers whos allergic to anything with fur or feathers, so I cant spend more than 10 or 15 minutes with an animal before I become exceedingly uncomfortable

Whereas here I can have all the pets I want, hehe. Oh, and to your problem with canine pets, go to your local BE and have him whip you up a nice Kusak, they look like a terrier cross with a slightly odd mouth, and have a cool bark when you issue commands

Message Edited by GadonThek on 05-22-2004 04:30 PM

Did MCH 2 or 3 weeks ago.

Why ? Because i just wanted to do something completely different........

And atm im really satisfied with it. I can solo Krayts as log as it is not an ancient (Master Rifleman is my 2nd) and nearly everything else in the game i found yet.

It sucks in PvP, but thats not a problem for me because i rarely do PvP. I thinkthe whole system is **edit**ed up. Besides that there are only a few professions which are usefull in PvP. So thats not an CH only problem.

Relying on BEs for usefull pets is nothing to moan about in my opinion. As a rifleman i need a WS making me my guns, so no big deal.
But taming some critters and raising them is still fun, even when im not going to use hem when it counts (in the graveyard for example)

Not shure that im keeping CH forever (sometimes everything gets boring) but atm im not planning to drop it.