naming swarm of rats

[mushintao]

Can someone tell me if there is a way to name my three rats that are summoned. If my main pet's name is bob, then all of a sudden there are four bobs. That's three bobs too many. Love my necro up until 24, guess I will see how he plays after the patch before I pass judgement. Thanks.<div></div>

[Rousso]

<P>Sure - after you cast your main pet type /petname Bobsfriend (or whatever). Your main pet will remain named Bob until it dies but every other pet or dumbfire you cast will be named Bobsfriend.</P> <P> </P>

[stgninja]

<P>Make a marcos that reads like this:</P> <P>/petname Name</P> <P>/usea Swarm of rats </P> <P> </P>

[Gargamel]

<DIV>Thats right, but just to explain a bit more...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Create macros for all of your summon spells.. one for each pet, and one for each dumbfire.</DIV> <DIV><BR>Make each macro be the two statements above.  The first will set the pet name for the next pet you summon, the second part will summon the pet.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Replace you current dumbfire and pet summons with the new macros and each will be named different things.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>There isn't any way (that I know of) to name each of the 3 rats/dogs/etc different names  (like moe, larry, curly) they all have the same since it is really just 1 DoT with 3 graphics.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV>

[Fumbles]

I believe after today's patch, dumbfires no longer bear pet names. At least they do not on test atm. they will just have <soandso's blighted pack>

[wajamacallit]

<DIV>No naming dumbfire's.....</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I will miss you nibbles.</DIV>

[Selantyr]

Is there any way to use the same icons for the macros that are used for the original spells?  ie can you use the summon nightshade icon for the /petname /usea macro?

[LiquidFlex]

<div><blockquote><hr>Selantyr wrote:<div></div>Is there any way to use the same icons for the macros that are used for the original spells?  ie can you use the summon nightshade icon for the /petname /usea macro?<hr></blockquote>No you cannot use the original spell icon if you make a macro.There is a few threads about this already running in this forum too.  <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></div>

[Uanelven]

Ahh well.   At least parse monkeys won't confuse them with pet damage anymore.<div></div>