56 necro.......... main cyclops area in Pof......... no pet control........... help.......

[DemonSpawn6]

<DIV> <DIV>Greetins........</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Forgive me for not knowing the excact group I was in but I only say that out of the fear they might be contributing to the problem....... (which is just another problem if so)...............  but ....</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>2 wiz, 1 Bez, 1 Temp.. and me a 56 Necro...... </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Area of combat......... the primary cyclops area...... you all know it..... just of the instance to more in PoF</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Well I tried every combo to determine if it was something "i" was doing................ nope....... no matter what...... 50% of the time if the fighting got tough.... my pet, tank, mage and assasin....... either defensive or offensive stance...... well he decided to go take a look at the rocks and geology.. he found the rock type most interesting....... he found the colors of the sands and thier grain density very interesting.............  I his master, and the fellow that gave him repose from the ground endlessly would say.. "yes I hear you, thats nice..... but at the moment.. we need to kill this cyclops. and he would not heed my word".........................Problem!........... SoS Devs......... SoS........... there is an issue in any zone in any situation, in any place where my nice little window of hot keys for pet control become nothing more than bull[expletive haxx0red by Raijinn]..................... we fought in this place for the last 3 hours and I tried every combo of every [expletive haxx0red by Raijinn]............ (out of my pointless habit of adeptation.. but please..... if I say "follow"... or I say "kill" and my undead slave instead chooses to explore the geological age of the rocks surrounding him... well then..... Im just a gimped mage.......... I rely upon control of the undead..... or mabye I shouldnt be called a necromancer but mabye a necro-mabye-wana-be-neophyte</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>So I ask any Ideas...... any feedback... what?....... Im trying to contribute to the group and 50% of the time Im looking around to see my pet just hanging back and waiting till he is done smelling the roses.......... Apparently I truly cant control [expletive haxx0red by Raijinn]........ I Demand he attack and well...... he is like a 3 year old child or a puppy............. he may or may not decide to comply? Why am I called a "necromancer"? </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Zuk</DIV></DIV>

[Magu]

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[schrammy]

<DIV>I did not even bother to reply before, but now i have to.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>For once i agree with magus and find that his post makes sence :smileyvery-happy: :womantongue:</DIV>

[Eirgo]

<P>Well, the post was in an odd format - but I think the gist of it is that his pet didnt seem to respond to his commands.  When this happens (especially if it is happening as frequently as you say)</P> <P>1)  Look in the chat window with battle spam, if you dont have one make one - and look to see if you pet is doing damage.  Last night I was in Shimmering Citadel and my pet was in melee combat with a group of mobs even though he was almost out of my sight and didnt appear to be at the battle.  however he was still pounding on them and holding aggro so who cares where he is doing it from.</P> <P>2)  If you dont see battle spam look to see if you are getting a message saying you cant send your pet in.  This means that you are having line of sight issues and you may need the tank to reposition the mob before sending in your pet.</P> <P>3)  In the odd case that your pet really isnt doing anything and you cant get him to - just rely on nukes/dots/swarm pets for the rest of that encounter.</P> <P>4)  If you cant figure out what is going on and its still giving you problems /bug it and hunt elsewhere</P>

[Kana]

<P>I have had similar problems if your pet is running all over the zone.  I am willing to bet that you are standing on a rock or something.  This causes a pathing confusion, pet is trying to find you and cant, cause his AI is [expletive haxx0red by Raijinn].  Now there are two fixes for this a Simple way and a really simple way.</P> <P> </P> <P> </P> <P>Really Simple Way is.</P> <P>Get off the stupid Rock.</P> <P> </P> <P>Simple way is.</P> <P>Use the Pet stay button < Looks like an Anchor > while you are on the ground and he will not wander.</P> <P> </P> <P> </P> <P>If the problem is something else, please Post it is short, understandable sentances.</P> <P> </P> <P> </P> <P>Kanaen</P> <P>60 Necro </P> <P>Neriak</P> <P> </P>

[Tzen]

There are issues after one of the recent updates that causes problems sending our pets into combat if the mob is too far above or below us.  I think they were trying to "fix" a possible pulling exploit and ended up goofing up the pathing of our pets in combat.

[Leawyn]

I've had this problem numerous times,always in POF. Bob (my pet) will happily slaughter a giant, or raptor, or cyclops, then meander around for a few mins before suddenly realizing he's nowhere near me and come sprinting back. No amount of spamming of my "pet attack" key will work, even when it tells me repeatedly "You send your pet on...." etc. My dps gets seriously nerfed in POF, its annoying. Thankfully i don't have to worry about leveling up anymore, but it was quite an annoyance my last couple of levels spent in POF leveling up.

[ArivenGemini]

<span><blockquote><hr>Kanaen wrote:<div></div><p>Really Simple Way is.</p> <p>Get off the stupid Rock. </p><hr></blockquote> There can also be pathing issues if you are near a wall.. noticible in stormhold especially... it seems to trigger the "anti in the wall" code..</span><div></div>

[iria]

<P>ok, this was confusing to start, but this is a huge issue for sure. </P> <P>I am having significant issues with trying to send my pet into battle.  I was on a raid today.  The mob is 3 feet in front of me.  My assasin won't attack.  15 times I try he won't do it.  I move here, there and everywhere. Finally he does.  Well, I miss 80 percent of the battle ( not only pet dps, but mine also bc I am confounded and messing with pet instead of casting spells ).   </P> <P>I was also in Shimmering citidel and I send the pet in.. he goes running off into BFE ( bumm f.. egypt ).   Well not only did he miss this battle.  ( yes prolly a pathing issue.. which was never a problem until recent patches ) .. but he missed the next 2 battles as I am trying to get him back, remake him.  One time I remake him for him to not even still be able to attack any of the 4 mobs that are right in front of me!</P> <P>no rocks, no bolders, sometimes rooms, but nothing extravagant.  No line of sight issues other than player characters in the way.   Lol.  </P> <P>Sony has done something in the last few patches that has totally put the hebejebees in my pet.  Please fix it.</P> <P> </P> <P> </P>

[hussie]

<DIV>In (for example) the roost instance, my pet can not attack 3 of the nameds. He just starts running the other way or just keeps standing next to me when I'm sending him to the mob.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Next to the pathing problems, I'm also have targetting problems from time to time.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>For example in the court of blade instance on the second floor or in poets palace when fighting scarabs. When I'm sending my pet into battle, while the mobs are in front of me, I'm getting the message that he can not attact the selected or implied target.</DIV>