yaxmany
02-05-2010, 01:06 PM
<p>Greetings -</p><p>I returned to the game a few weeks ago after a long break. Basically, I left early into the EOF expansion, so there is a lot I've been catching up on, both general and conj specific. Glad to see Xalmat still here - I was on Perma a long time ago and you were helpful to me in game several times <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p><p>My issue is that while I do OK in groups, I've sucked the couple of times I raided since returning (only doing WOE so far). Back in KOS, I could regularly hit top three on a parse. Now I'm like 5 and 6 (of 12). In particular, my pet dies. I'm using a master mage pet - I'm about midway through getting epic/myth, but it hasn't been easy getting groups.</p><p>A few questions. I'm at 171 AA (predominantly done according to Xalmat's threads), and here is my gear:</p><p><a href="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/Kithicor/Kastle/">http://eq2players.station.sony.com/...ithicor/Kastle/</a></p><p>My damage crit is 74%, which goes to 78% with a pot. My dps mod is somewhere in the mid 800's. With the expansion so close, and from what I read the mage pet about to be relevant again, should I focus on getting the Epic/Myth, or finish grinding AA's to 200? Feel free to let me know what other gear I should be focusing on upgrading first.</p><p>Also - with my pet dying - my sense is that there's more AOE's killing him, so I should be backing him off, call servant and have bubble protect him more than I do. It seemed like /pet ranged used to be enough. Do you guys just keep the pet near you and toggle him on/off around mob AOE's, or do you try to place him specifically. For example - I can't keep him alive on Digg or Grush.</p><p>Thanks in advance!!</p>