Level 30 training question

[Sir Alex]

<DIV>i am aproching level 30 and wondered should i take the level 30 training pet of pick up the hounds, i have the level 20 training pet and i hvae UA at adpet 1 right now, any advice would be helpful</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>thanks</DIV>

[schrammy]

<DIV>In your situation i'd pick the dogs, easy choice. you need that dps <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></DIV> <DIV>Also keep in mind there will be a respec coming soon with the revamp as well, so you could change later on.</DIV>

[Kirotaan]

I chose the warlock pet upgrade for lvl 30 lol.  I wasn't sure how it would do but it's actually good for when I group <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />  Out dps's the old warlock pet for grouping and outdamages the UA at the moment too.  <div></div>

[Ragefighter87]

<DIV>What i look for with the training spells is what will help most in the end.  Try to get something that dosn't upgrade in a few lvls.  So if you are between the pack of dogs and the warlock go with the dogs.  But these spells could be all different when they make the combat changes go live.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV>

[Noddo]

<P>I chose the dogs with the idea of respecing at 40 or 42.  The dogs work pretty good.</P> <P>Dayok</P> <P>Lvl 34 Necromancer</P>

[Pulseczar]

I took the Warlock pet and do not regret it. Does some nice damage. I did not want the dogs considering their recast times. <div></div>

[rusty00]

<P>Oddly enough, I took the pet buff. It made my Fallen Hero very strong and he tended to hold arggo much better. I got rats upgrade(adpt 3) later and they out DPS dogs from what I have seen. I did however second guess myself several times but in retrospect I feel I made the right decision. I used pet buff on FH till 33 or so and then flipped to using UA till Rotting Thrall. When you approch it realisictly, I used the pet to keep the mob off of me, With the HP's and DPS of FH he could hold the mob as I DoTed him to death. Too much too fast will not give you a desired result. From what I have heard the warlock pet doesn't have alot of HP's and can't hold arggo near as well as FH, but matches his DPS. I never played both so I personally can't compare, but have seen it in action. For me the choice was clear, make FH and UA stronger. I will admit we are weak compared to other classes in the DPS dept from 30 to 35, with or without dogs.</P> <P> </P> <P>Rusttin Blackheart</P> <P>41st Necromancer</P> <P>Mistmoore</P> <P> </P>

[Maly]

<P>Just to add my two cp in here...</P> <P> </P> <P>I picked the dogs and have never looked back. Seriously nice upgrade for DPS and they really come in handy when somebody decides to pull a heroic before the group is actually ready. </P> <P> </P> <P>And besides... for the whole necro ambience, you have to love 3 rotting hounds charging a mob, hehe.</P> <P> </P> <P> </P>

[Tallika_Runwithbears]

i too choose the pack of rotting hounds.  not only are they really good dps but they hands down are totally cool to look at.  Since most necros i see around took the worlock pet upgrade nobody i regularly group with had ever seen them and lets just say that jaws are hitting the floor when someone sees me unleash the hounds at a target for the first time. <div></div>

[Elik]

How does the hounds work? Are they a pet. or just a spell? :smileyindifferent: And whats the recast time

[Eirgo]

<P>The hounds are a swarm pet like the swarm of rats (lvl23) and plague of rats(lvl37) spell line.</P> <P>It is a spell that can be cast every 2 minutes and it will summon 2 packhounds and 1 brutehound for the duration of one fight, or 3 minutes, whichever is shorter.</P> <P>They are very good for those long fights in groups, to use while kiting, and for just plain old extra DPS.  I havent looked at my parses in awhile, but I think the dogs usually put out about 40-50 dps together, which is very nice.</P> <DIV><EDIT - I forgot to add, that like the rats line of spells, they can be killed, so keep them behind the MoB you are fighting to avoid barrages etc></DIV><p>Message Edited by Eirgorn on <span class=date_text>07-28-2005</span> <span class=time_text>05:21 AM</span>

[Niv]

I took the Hounds too and they are really nice dps, they are VERY nice to kill heroics in small or duo grps. It summons 3 decayed flesh docs, one big dog (he's big really) and two smaller dogs. The big dog is even con lvl, the other two smaller dogs are one level below caster. This is a very cool spell lorewise too, I mean whats more necro like then sending out 3 hellhounds on a target hey -) When I cast these baby's I see the target mob losing hp rapidly! With the 34 warlock pet upgrade we get anyway, the hounds are a no brainer. Nivak <div></div>

[Elik]

Any picks of the dogs, havent seen any around?

[Greggthegrmreapr]

<DIV>i do have some screenshots of the dogs, but all my shots have changed to a .tga file and i can't seem to get them back to regular</DIV>

[pythed]

I took the rotting wolf pack and I love them.  At 40 they are dealing out some nasty damage still....

[Sosum]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> pythed wrote:<BR>I took the rotting wolf pack and I love them.  At 40 they are dealing out some nasty damage still.... <BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR>The dogs at 38 are awesome for me right now.

[Greggthegrmreapr]

<P>here you go...  picture of my rorring packhounds</P> <P> </P> <P><IMG src="http://eq2images.station.sony.com/000/000/811/317.jpg"></P>

[Urbanna]

<span><blockquote><hr>Greggthegrmreapr wrote:<p>here you go...  picture of my rorring packhounds</p> <p><img src="http://eq2images.station.sony.com/000/000/811/317.jpg"></p> <div></div><hr></blockquote>How the heck can you play with so much clutter on your screen??</span><div></div>

[Greggthegrmreapr]

<DIV>I like having everything i need handy...</DIV>

[hammong]

<P>Has anybody parsed the Adept III Swarm of Rats vs. the Dogs?     The dogs look pretty cool - I always liked the rotting dogs from the Vale of the Shattering. </P> <P>Salsa Picante, Mistmoore</P>

[Sosum]

<span><blockquote><hr>hammong wrote:<p>Has anybody parsed the Adept III Swarm of Rats vs. the Dogs?     The dogs look pretty cool - I always liked the rotting dogs from the Vale of the Shattering. </p> <p>Salsa Picante, Mistmoore</p> <div></div><hr></blockquote>my parser wont show the swarm pets .. dont know why.</span><div></div>

[zo]

<DIV>Take the dogs for sure.... And for some extra fun.... Summon your new Mushroom buddy (From Splitpaw)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Summon your favroit pet, Cast Skeltal Regiment on yourself and attack mob. Then summon dogs.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Ever one of your pets including you turns into a skelton. You, your pet, your mushroom, and your dogs !!!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Trust me, even level 50 Peeps will stop and take a look !!!</DIV>

[Sosum]

<DIV><BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> zoix wrote:<BR> <DIV>Take the dogs for sure.... And for some extra fun.... Summon your new Mushroom buddy (From Splitpaw)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Summon your favroit pet, Cast Skeltal Regiment on yourself and attack mob. Then summon dogs.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Ever one of your pets including you turns into a skelton. You, your pet, your mushroom, and your dogs !!!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Trust me, even level 50 Peeps will stop and take a look !!!</DIV><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV>summon mushroom last as it will take "first place" in your pet window.  you will have to cast attcking pet then mushroom to have your attack pet be in full control.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>and i am dying to get skeletal regiment (lvl45) and im 41 currently.<BR></DIV>