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CH is one of the worst elite profession, who want to be Master CH ?

I am Master CH since 8 month and is only for RP reasons but when I read posts in forum like these, I just wonder WHEN ???

There's a lot of good ideas and reasonable ideas, please Vertexon, talk with devs ...

Thanks for all CH who believe this elite profession can be useful and interesting.

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Vertexon wrote:

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taloncard wrote:

• Given that dorids have been given many more uses other than storage I do not think it unfair that mounts be given storage ability via a saddlebag that has to be created by another profession (artisan maybe) to make these diserable again. Vert can you look into this?

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Yeah, added mount functionality (like saddlebags or Pluto's "fambaa shield generator" idea) is something I'm including in this mythical mount document I've been talking about for a while. I should have some time this weekend, so I'm really going to attack it and try to hammer out something semi-polished.

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Maybe this post will get some Dev Love.

Another thing I would like see is Groups wanting creatures again to be part of the group. Most groupsI join these days don't have or don't need a CH to be part of the group (I not use a pet in a group for months now). I do blame doctors buffs like someone said early in the post it is being revamped in Pubish 10.

Yeah, but if you take away doctor's buffs then we, as CH's can't solo either, especially when looking for rares. Don't know too many Groups who want to help you look for Bull Rancors.

They're good to have in case you get Mobbed or attract unwanted guests to the party.

Message Edited by NlMH on 05-16-2004 08:01 PM

/bumping for updates

Nothing really new from me, except my TMB has been fighting Melee on its own now for a few days. More than likely due to the target running up to him. I do not hear the spitting noise he makes when he fires from range so I am assuming he is in Melee mode right there with the target. When more than 10m he is starting range unless I command him to hit with poison, then he appears to be in Melee mode.

Autostore is still raging strong for me. Pets store 2 out of 3 times within 5 minutes of pulling them out.

They all still hump my leg.

/tellpet still does not work very well.

Mounts are iffy if they will listen at all. Haven't fought with one for a while so I'm not sure if the healing bug is still there for them.

Never got a special to work.

And then, of course, no one wants to buy them since they're useless and broken.

~~The Secondhand Lion

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NlMH wrote:

Yeah, but if you take away doctor's buffs then we, as CH's can't solo either, especially when looking for rares. Don't know too many Groups who want to help you look for Bull Rancors.

They're good to have in case you get Mobbed or attract unwanted guests to the party.

Message Edited by NlMH on 05-16-2004 08:01 PM

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doctor buffs is 1 of the major reasons the combat system has turned out the way it has. in other words complete borked. it pushed Armorsmiths to disregard encumbrance as a factor, it pushed weaponsmiths to disregard ham costs as a factor. It made the devs put up 300k ham mobs in the game to give the elite professions some semblance of a challenge. no need for CH's anymore at all in a group as any buffed person with the super elite 80-90 percent resist armor can tank to their hearts content.

when the revamp comes, im afraid most current armor and weapons will become useless and people are sure going to hate it.

as for needing a group to search for rares. ive had in my past experience to prefer going alone or with another CH on these hunts. a group always has 1 knucklehead that wont listen and ends up aggroing or killing your baby.

Good point, I prefer to solo on my rare hunts as well.

I just meant that without buffs, especially on Dathomir or Endor, your search for rares will be that much more complicated and frustrating when everywhere within 20m you're facing HighLevelAggro-Viscious Creatures or 100% Resist Nightsisters that'll knock you off your Speeder and send you to the cloning center before you can say "S#$T!"

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BlindTyldak wrote:

Autostore is still raging strong for me. Pets store 2 out of 3 times within 5 minutes of pulling them out.

They all still hump my leg.

/tellpet still does not work very well.

Mounts are iffy if they will listen at all. Haven't fought with one for a while so I'm not sure if the healing bug is still there for them.

Never got a special to work.

And then, of course, no one wants to buy them since they're useless and broken.

~~The Secondhand Lion

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Now that you mention it, the healing bug did hit my Mountain Dewback last night. After storing and recalling he was fine from then on with healing showing right away. This was on Corellia.

And yes they still appear right on top of me.

They have been on top of me for months now with smaller pets, its ok, until you sit down, but big pets like grauls, large herboivores,and the large spiders, its annoying.

bugs i have noticed

pathing problems where the pet will stop following you at server boundaries and such. especially bad with spider skins and cat skins.

pets standing on top of you.

ranged attack does not toggle on and off, it only toggles on then u have to store your pet to make it attack with its base kinetic for the most part.

pet specials only a few work on command

stun,blind,intimidate, posture down, dizzy all work as intended.

knockdown, poison, disease do not work when commanded.

mounts are intermittent on following