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Thread: Proof pets do use specials.
sherriffjustice wrote:
I never payed much attention to the combat chat but does it normaly say "aattacks corpse"?
Joker9125 wrote:
[Combat] A bull rancor (baby) attacks corpse of a nightspider with an area attack using Natural Weapon and hits for 244 points (244 points of kinetic damage).
It seems that at least the bull rancor will randomly use a special attack.
(Yes this creature is fully grown, however it has kept the (baby) tag because I never named it.)
Message Edited by Joker9125 on 05-05-2005 12:33 PM
My questions are,
did the Rancor apply a buff/debuff or state change to the target/targets?
did the area attack effect or aggro any other mobs in the area? ( if there where any)
what does this particular pet normally hit for on avg?
I'm woundering if it's saying area attack but really it's still geting transfered over as attack dmg, even so, if it's regualr attack dmg, I wounder if it's really an area effecting attack.
Joker9125 wrote:
[Combat] A bull rancor (baby) attacks corpse of a nightspider with an area attack using Natural Weapon and hits for 244 points (244 points of kinetic damage).
It seems that at least the bull rancor will randomly use a special attack.
(Yes this creature is fully grown, however it has kept the (baby) tag because I never named it.)
Message Edited by Joker9125 on 05-05-2005 12:33 PM
Okay, it says with Natural Weapon, but isn't the "area attack" that a BBR uses a Desease attack? Granted, I've never paid attention to the chat window, but why would it say a desease attack does kenetic damage? Honestly, IMO, I think the code is still in there for it to attempt an attack using special, and comes up that way, but it's just doing normal hits, but the code is popping up there that it's time for the "random" special attack to happen. Just my thought.
Heres a thought. When the combat spam says its an area attackit might just be an area attack without any state mods.
And as far as what the pet normally hits for. Well against mobs that con gray to it will hit for either 244 or 326 points of damage. Even though the attack range is listed as like 90-380. Im still compiling data so I hope to have more definate numbers soon.
Joker9125 wrote:
Heres a thought. When the combat spam says its an area attackit might just be an area attack without any state mods.
And as far as what the pet normally hits for. Well against mobs that con gray to it will hit for either 244 or 326 points of damage. Even though the attack range is listed as like 90-380. Im still compiling data so I hope to have more definate numbers soon.
Interesting, and thanks for the info Joker, sorry if I came off with a sour attitude. Just giving my opinion, unfortunatly, only high level pet I got are my twin level 51 Grual Maulers. Nothing with area attacks. Might go in and see what they might do, I know they used to do some specials. Definatly see if the "area" attack doing kenetic does hit more than one, cause that would at least make it worth while to some.
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Joker9125 wrote:
Heres a thought. When the combat spam says its an area attackit might just be an area attack without any state mods.
And as far as what the pet normally hits for. Well against mobs that con gray to it will hit for either 244 or 326 points of damage. Even though the attack range is listed as like 90-380. Im still compiling data so I hope to have more definate numbers soon.
I know it's possible that the area attack doesn't have any state effects to it, but since the pet is still hitting with in it's min-max stats for attack, what I was asking is, was it reall a "special area attack" or was it just a plain old attack with the area attack lable.
raynedog wrote:
I know it's possible that the area attack doesn't have any state effects to it, but since the pet is still hitting with in it's min-max stats for attack, what I was asking is, was it reall a "special area attack" or was it just a plain old attack with the area attack lable.
[Combat] A bull rancor (baby) attacks corpse of a nightspider with an area attack using Natural Weapon and hits for 244 points (244 points of kinetic damage).
It seems that at least the bull rancor will randomly use a special attack.
(Yes this creature is fully grown, however it has kept the (baby) tag because I never named it.)
Message Edited by Joker9125 on 05-05-2005 12:33 PM