still torn between lvl 30 training option

[HoSSy]

<DIV>everyone who has the corrupter says to get it cause it rocks..everyone who has the hounds say get the hounds lol....i solo some and still group alot...have the adept 1 ua still sucks compared to hero but getting better..have the adep1 rats too..i know the issues with the rats/hounds...but only use em in longer solo battles...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>i got one rare using for pblast dont want to waste on ua since get thrall at 38..</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>dont know if want the rats cause get new ones at 37 and they will last longer i would think since they max out higher...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>want to hear from you guys around lvl 30-35 and also you guys in the lvl 40 range....</DIV>

[Fwi]

<DIV>If they don't fix the rats/dogs stopping debuffs on casting in the next patch, I'd definitely go with the pet.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>If they do, well, back to agonizing for you!<BR></DIV>

[Swill]

<DIV> Aside from the corrupter being the destroyer of system performance and seems to love standing inside of me:smileytongue: </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> Grim is great in groups and if you ward/buff him each time can even be used to solo effectivly. I hardly ever use the rats since they debuff the pet for some buggy sony reason. He puts my adept scout to shame at 32. I used him to chain kill lvl 35 bears in EL yesterday, mend bones and bloody ritual mean almost no downtime.</DIV>

[Pavaroso]

<DIV>I've had the Corrupter for two days now and I love him... I've been playing with an Adept3 UA up to this point and the Corrupter seems heads and shoulders over the UA in groups.  It doesn't fold up and poof when it catches a riposte like the Spellbinder did, so I don't have to worry about positioning as much.   So far, I've seen it nuke up to 186.  Better than I can do, 'cept with a lucky Master Strike nuke.</DIV>

[Oda]

I have th dogs and let me say it has to be the best choice i have made to date with my necro. Yeah it has the bug, but just cast the dogs first. They have saved the groups i have been in when it comes to trains and many other situations. I cant speak on the pet you get at 30 but when i was grouped with another 30+ necro the group i was in gave a much better response to my dogs than his level 30 pet

[Indagaith]

<DIV>i have used the corruptor since lvl 30 (i'm lvl 35 now). I love it!  best pet i've had for soloing.  Also very good in groups because he casts a buff on all group members that raises power.  My guildee ( who is an Inquisistor) only allows me to have the corruptor up due to its all around group friendliness and buff. </DIV>

[lurkingshado]

<DIV>I think you will be losing out on a lot of dps  if you skip the lvl 30 corrupter until you get Rotting Thrall adept 3 (I think I read that RT adept 3 does more dps then corrupter).  Dogs are nice, but it only attacks the one target mob and then poofs.  Dogs are only good for soloing orange mobs, or killing harder group mobs.  I think overall the corrupter is more useful if  you arent near getting Rotting Thrall adept 3.</DIV>

[Nem]

<DIV>Well im only a lvl 20 necro at the moment but lemme just say I will probably choose the hounds, cus I wanna use my lvl 32 shadowy assassin cus he looks [Removed for Content]' cool <img src="/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> and dont even want to have the option to swap him out for a, potentially better corruptor. But thats a bit personal, and totally besides the point, really  <img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> What I would like to know is how the hounds look (Im hoping the debuff bug will be fixed by the time i reach 30, plenty of time I'd say)</DIV> <DIV>Do they look like...evil? or dead? or undead maybe? or just, SOE-lazy-like; carrion hounds</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>(the way the hounds look will CERTAINLY affect what i choose...)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Nem</DIV><p>Message Edited by Nemzo on <span class=date_text>02-01-2005</span> <span class=time_text>03:37 AM</span>