Scout Pet Single Target King?

[Clymene]

<p>I heard there was a lot of talk to balance the pets into appropriate roles prior to the expansion, and I must say that I notice a very significant improvement in the scout pet's performance.</p><p>However, my question is targetted to someone who's already had extensive raid experience with both the scout and mage pets, in their appropriate AA-specs. in a single-target situation.</p><p>I got the 16% flurry chance, and I notice the scout pet's dps to be quite sporadic, usually a flurry is roughly 4 auto attacks, and it gains monstrous benefits from melee-modifying buffs from berserkers, dirges, etc.</p><p>On the other hand you have the mage pet with a flat 10% spell DA chance, which has a tendency to be just as lethal as a flurry.</p><p>I'm also wondering if our scout pet will inherit melee buffs in a raid situation even if we're in the mage group? I heard some talk about this change to limit the number of enchanters/bards per raid.</p><p>Any input is greatly appreciated!</p>

[Xalmat]

<p><cite>Sihd@Nagafen wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I'm also wondering if our scout pet will inherit melee buffs in a raid situation even if we're in the mage group? I heard some talk about this change to limit the number of enchanters/bards per raid.</p></blockquote><p>No, it doesn't except for whatever an illy and troub will put on it. Enchanters and bard buffs were not changed at all.</p><p>Even on single targets the Mage pet is supreme still, especially when you get the Enervated epic.</p>

[Clymene]

<p>How about if I have a secondary slot item that boosts the pet's dps mod by 10? I noticed when he flurries, he typically hits for about 12k if each auto attack crits. Roughly 2.5k from the initial hit and 4 flurries follow, and ocassionally a double attack. There is also a 16 pct. chance for a flurry to proc off of a flurry, in theory they can go on infinitely. Compare that to the average mage pet's double attack on a spell and it won't hold up.</p><p>It seems that a mage pet may have more reliable dps, but the scout has the potential to overcome as the flurries are sporadic.</p>

[Xalmat]

<p>Parse it on the training dummy if you're unsure. But keep in mind that in a raid environment, or even instance groups you will likely NOT have melee buffs available for your pet, especially if it means a player in your group goes without.</p>

[Clymene]

<p>The scout pet came ahead nearly every time, but I think this is in part due to the fact that training dummies have so few hit points that it's hard to get a good estimate. Scout pet did 11k, whereas the mythical did around 9-10, with the exception of one fight where I had a double attack EB.</p>

[Xalmat]

<p><cite>Sihd@Nagafen wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>The scout pet came ahead nearly every time, but I think this is in part due to the fact that training dummies have so few hit points that it's hard to get a good estimate. Scout pet did 11k, whereas the <strong>mythical</strong> did around 9-10, with the exception of one fight where I had a double attack EB.</p></blockquote><p>There's your problem. Finish Epic Repercussions and switch to the mage pet.</p><p>For more accurate parses you want to summon three training dummies and kill them in rapid succession with no breaks inbetween.</p>