Mage water pets need change

[Siclone]

<p>I am not a mage so I don't know what the official name for these are.  It's the one where there are 3 huge mage water pets that are caste and attack a mob.  They take a huge amount of resourses, because of their size and their watery form.  </p><p>Simple and flat out, these things lag a raid, badly.  I have a descent puter, 2 gigs of ram. But these things just kill me.  As an assassin I can't even do a concealment chain because they lag me out so bad, I lose a ton of DPS.  It's funny when they expire because it's like bang! I can play again.  </p><p>Please put in a function of "hide mage pets" or change the size so they are really tiny or something.  Please! </p>

[Norrsken]

<cite>Siclone wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>I am not a mage so I don't know what the official name for these are.  It's the one where there are 3 huge mage water pets that are caste and attack a mob.  They take a huge amount of resourses, because of their size and their watery form.  </p><p>Simple and flat out, these things lag a raid, badly.  I have a descent puter, 2 gigs of ram. But these things just kill me.  As an assassin I can't even do a concealment chain because they lag me out so bad, I lose a ton of DPS.  It's funny when they expire because it's like bang! I can play again.  </p><p>Please put in a function of "hide mage pets" or change the size so they are really tiny or something.  Please! </p></blockquote>Its not the size of them that kills you, I guarantee you.

[Valdaglerion]

<p>They are called Elemancers and they actually change form throughout the levels. As a mage who uses this pet considerably I have never noticed lag on it before. You mentioned raid zones which tend to lag for a variety of reasons - after all you have 24 people, pets, deity creatures, etc all working in there. </p><p>I know you mentioned you notice as soon as they die you can play again so you are obviously watching it but I just have not seen this in using this pet for months now, solo / group  - never used it in a raid typically only use the Mage there.</p>

[Siclone]

<p>yes them pets freeze up raids badly.</p><p>I dont watch for them, my puter unfreezes when they go away.  I think others that raid know what I am talking about.  It really is a big issue for allot of us.  </p><p>they need to change the size of them things or just put in a "hide mage pets feature"</p>

[Valdaglerion]

<p>As long as the /hide is a toggle I dont care. When they first came out with /pet hide I thought it would be a good thing, less on the screen until I realized that casters (me included) are used to the visual of their petso n the screen. Especially when pulling with them or making sure they are staying ranged, etc.</p><p>I am all for toggles as long as they are just that. hide them when you need to, keep them out when you need to, works for me.</p>

[Josgar]

<cite>Valdaglerion wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>As long as the /hide is a toggle I dont care. When they first came out with /pet hide I thought it would be a good thing, less on the screen until I realized that casters (me included) are used to the visual of their petso n the screen. Especially when pulling with them or making sure they are staying ranged, etc.</p><p>I am all for toggles as long as they are just that. hide them when you need to, keep them out when you need to, works for me.</p></blockquote>Yeah... Please don't change what they look like... just add a toggle.