Creature Handler Archive
Thread: Looks like no existing pets will have special abilities
Drashk wrote:I disagree with the belief that old pets should have these special abilities. This is a new game feature that is being added. All other professions have had the need to aquire new weapons, armor, and items, over the course of their life time. So too should CHs understand this concept. Honestly, how many of those rare tamed pets are doing nothing more then take up datapad storage space? Besides, it would appear that some of the relics from the past are now respawning once again. There is now the chance to once again tame these babies. Soon, some of the rares will no longer be as rare as they once where. Keeping the attitude of not learning the new Abilities will be the only truely rare CH ability, once this hits Live.
Message Edited by Drashk on 07-27-2005 12:52 PM
As long as you agree that (a) CH is exactly like every other profession and players choose it for exactly the same reasons as other professions, and (b) there's really no RPG in this MMORPG, just massiveness and on-line-ness ... then that's an entirely sensible viewpoint.
I don't think most veteran MCH's agree with those premises, and the failure of the dev team to recognize that demonstrates that their understanding of their own product continues to be miles wide and millimeters deep.
Llandros wrote:
othe rprofessions dont get told deleate one fo your best wpeosn or oyu cnat use any of the new stuff though so why do we?
actually they do, it was called the CU. I lost a vast majority of great weapons to conversion and CL additions.
Ragao wrote:
how about this for the sentimental MCHs who cant find it in their hearts to part with the rare pets that they spent months looking for but will become absolutely useless in combat: taxidermy.
your pets have passed their prime, and if you only want them as trophies of the search, take them to a CH trainer who willmake them items in your inventory which are like BE untamed pets to drop at your house, but unlike BE pets in that you can't get them to the datapad.
i bet with the attention some rednames are giving our section the idea could be noticed and could possibly be considered.
Seiryuu wrote:
If the special rate is really around 1 in 7 as Drashk suggests, then existing pets not having specials isn't quite as bad. If they are totally random and not species specific, moreso.
However, because our pets are changed everytime wild ones are (or BE pets through various patches), we have already had three or four "revamps". I find it odd that through every nerf our pets have changed to match the wild ones, yet the one time we get something good, they do not.
Considering that, it would be fair if our existing pets had the same random chance to get specials that the new wild pets have. If they want to make up for the year of "the Combat Revamp is coming", that we were specifically balanced first for, then a slightly better chance of specials might be taken as an olive branch.
(Yes, I am still bitter about that.)
Yes it is.
Since growth will be based off of experience I hope at least existing pets will be full grown
ievi wrote:
From what I am getting from the CH forums and TC, the pets you have now will be worthless pretty much as they will have no slots to learn any new tricks (maybe mount commands).
You will have to seek out babies of different animals that have the sloted commands automatically, if found then you learn that command and can slot it to creatures that you find and tame, mind you it will not be easy to get these commands as 1 out of every 7 baby of a certain type critter will have the command slotted that you can actually learn.
So delete all your critters and get your vasoline out because they just put ridges on that sand paper condom.
Ok this is truly lame
Ok when there are nerfs our pets get nerfed. Not even slots on our existing pets. Now thats lame
Drashk wrote:
Scoooter wrote:
But if the better abilities are on rare pets and you happen to have spent a lot in game time getting these rare pets...its lame you have to do it again
Who said anything about rare pets having the better abilites? (Besides my wild guess listed above)
I know of at least 10 different abilities that have been mentioned so far, on /tcpa. All of which have been on your average, run of the mill, pets. Low CL babies appear to produce (L1) skills and high CL babies appear to produce (L2) skills.
Besides, rare pets aren't going to be as rare as they once were, since they will be spawning correctly again.
Message Edited by Drashk on 07-27-2005 02:08 PM