Dev's/Masters/Overlords - make my pet hawk a real pet

[Dionysoz]

Hi all,I am level 10 and plan on being a ranger when I grow up -- I make sure to eat my greens everyday -- LOL. Well I just read we get a pet hawk at level 20. I just thought that would be so cool. But then I went on to read that the pet is just for looks. I just want to ask the dev's to make it a real pet. He does not have to do much dmg just a little and be controllable. I just think it would be soooooooooooo cool to send my hawk into battle with me. Just make them the the shadow knights pet in EQI in that they did not do much dmg but just a tad. But could be sent in to pull the mob. And at higher levels you could send in to kill really grey mobs. Would be nice at level 30 or so to send my hawk in to kill beattles and other birds that are really low level.Maybe also have the hawk scale to our level. I just like the whole idea of a hawk for a ranger and want to have it become a part of his identity.Well hears to hoping.

[Daemonai]

/agree I am also low and do not have pet hawk yet but would also like it to become a pet for the ranger class. Even if it just does like 4pts dmg and can pull for the ranger and taut that would be great. Would really bring in the role play aspect of our class and put the "R" back in Ranger.

[Sirlutt]

no i tell you what will put the "R" back in ranger is more bow damage and having the "make shift aroows" skill create arrows of the same tier as the ranger.

[Absinth]

<DIV>If you want a real pet, be a conjurer. The hawk is a level 20 fun spell. It's not designed to be a real pet.</DIV>

[MaenaBowy]

<DIV>agreed.  It's a "just for kicks" ability.  Just be happy it's more "fun" than the /bow ability (or other emote type abilities) that most of the other classes seem to get.</DIV>

[Dionysoz]

true was just making a suggestion--that is why these forums are here. You never know a dev may think it is cool and do it.

[CyberE]

<DIV>The devs don't look at this forum. =p </DIV> <DIV>Post it in Skills, Combat and etc. forum. </DIV>

[Absinth]

<DIV>They won't just think it's cool and do it. Because if our level 20 fun ability suddenly becomes functional, then every other class will be screaming for the same thing. Suddenly you have a big balance issue on your hands, and you've upset the applecart for no real reaon. Suggestions are good, ideas are good. But this one has some issues that will, I'm sure, keep it from going anywhere.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>

[xandez]

<DIV>Even thou our hawk is just "for kicks" ability, its not completely useless... </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>On the other hand, i would love to see a pet of somekind (be it a hawk or whatever)</DIV> <DIV>to fight by my side against mobs, i think i woudnt be so difficult to code, dont you think? <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Balansing that of course, would require some testing, but also... not so difficult.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Would really love rangers to have somekind of summon abilities, kind of beastmaster style.</DIV> <DIV>And, no, they really dont need to be powerful at all, NO tanking ability for example, and also the dmg could be minimal...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>One option would be that we get somekind of pets which dont attack, but instead give us some UTILITY</DIV> <DIV>we currently lack, eg. somekind of group buffs etc (again, the effects should not be very difficult to produce / balance)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Well, just my thoughts ... :smileyvery-happy:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>++Xan</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV>

[Velocidad]

<DIV>God please no beastmaster/beastlord pets. I've had enough dealing with pets as a Mage in EQ1. The hawk that follws behind, chirpping happily and sometimes jumping in battle when the mob casts and AoE is enough for a Ranger. And I'm still not sure they do anything when they do jump in, I just know it happens. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Some kind of a buff would be nice though for the different pets though, Levitation from the hawk, bit of extra resistances from the bear, and a slight speed boost above the 16% from Pathfinding and 5% from that other useless buff we have, that doesn't add 5% anyway, maybe another 5% group speed increase, or better yet 5% Agi/Str buff, from the Feline Hunter.</DIV><p>Message Edited by Velocidad on <span class=date_text>03-08-2005</span> <span class=time_text>06:30 AM</span>