summon familiar ...

Splatterpunk28 · 09-02-2006, 02:29 PM

According to the little description, whatever weapon you are wielding determines the type of creature you will summon, and each creature has different effects.So, if I equip a 1handed wand to get the hate decreasing familiar (gargoyle) and then re-equip my dagger ... do I still get the familiar's effect or will it automatically adjust the effect by what weapon I'm wearing after I summon it? SMILEY

AngelVyxen · 09-02-2006, 05:47 PM

I believe the moment you de-equip the 1H, the familiar will poof and you will have to resummon with the dagger.

robbro · 09-02-2006, 09:30 PM

No, it will change to whatever it should be after you cast a spell. It may even happen upon zoning or waiting for a server update.

iceriven2 · 09-02-2006, 09:50 PM

The familar only changes when u zone. So if u have a 2 hander cast the spell and change to a one hander it'll stay as the familar u casted with the 2 hander. The only real problem is when zoning. If u plan on zoning a lot when u log on and want to change weapons its a little bit of a hassle canstently recasting the spell and changing your weapon.

Melseb · 09-03-2006, 02:59 AM

You dont have to keep recasting when you zone. All you need to do is switch to the corresponding weapon when you zone. So if i wanna keep the drake instead of the gorgoyle i equip my dagger before i zone and when im done swicth back to godking wand.

Malice83 · 09-04-2006, 07:07 PM

I'm not sure if the effects work if you change the weapon, the description is kind of fuzzy. But it does state that if XX equipped the YY effect will work. (Or something like that.) It's impossible to know without a dev response how this works though, I still do it because I solo a lot and the hate reducer is pointless in that situation anyway.

Korpo · 09-06-2006, 01:39 AM

It's not impossible to know how it works, just get a modded persona window that shows tons more info. Barring that, you could always equip a dagger, cast your recast reducing pet, then equip a staff and see if your recasts stay low. The weapon you have when you cast the pet is what determines the pet, and the effect of the pet stays until the pet dies. When you zone, all your buffs actually drop and go back on, and it goes on with whatever weapon you happen to be using.

Malice83 · 09-08-2006, 05:14 PM

korpo53 wrote:
It's not impossible to know how it works, just get a modded persona window that shows tons more info.

:smileysurprised: Cheater!!!

Just kidding, must have been the surprise of seing something helpful. :smileyhappy:

Korpo · 09-08-2006, 11:50 PM

Malice83 wrote:

korpo53 wrote:It's not impossible to know how it works, just get a modded persona window that shows tons more info.

:smileysurprised: Cheater!!!

Just kidding, must have been the surprise of seing something helpful. :smileyhappy:

Trust me, something helpful from me is a rare thing indeed.

09-02-2006, 05:47 PM	#2
AngelVyxen Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: .. Delaware. Posts: 187	I believe the moment you de-equip the 1H, the familiar will poof and you will have to resummon with the dagger. __________________

09-06-2006, 01:39 AM	#7
Korpo Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,141	It's not impossible to know how it works, just get a modded persona window that shows tons more info. Barring that, you could always equip a dagger, cast your recast reducing pet, then equip a staff and see if your recasts stay low. The weapon you have when you cast the pet is what determines the pet, and the effect of the pet stays until the pet dies. When you zone, all your buffs actually drop and go back on, and it goes on with whatever weapon you happen to be using. __________________

09-08-2006, 05:14 PM	#8
Malice83 Loremaster Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 64	korpo53 wrote: It's not impossible to know how it works, just get a modded persona window that shows tons more info. :smileysurprised: Cheater!!! Just kidding, must have been the surprise of seing something helpful. :smileyhappy:

09-08-2006, 11:50 PM	#9
Korpo Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,141	Malice83 wrote: korpo53 wrote:It's not impossible to know how it works, just get a modded persona window that shows tons more info. :smileysurprised: Cheater!!! Just kidding, must have been the surprise of seing something helpful. :smileyhappy: Trust me, something helpful from me is a rare thing indeed. __________________

09-02-2006, 02:29 PM	#1
Splatterpunk28 Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 447	According to the little description, whatever weapon you are wielding determines the type of creature you will summon, and each creature has different effects.So, if I equip a 1handed wand to get the hate decreasing familiar (gargoyle) and then re-equip my dagger ... do I still get the familiar's effect or will it automatically adjust the effect by what weapon I'm wearing after I summon it?

09-02-2006, 09:30 PM	#3
robbro Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 7	No, it will change to whatever it should be after you cast a spell. It may even happen upon zoning or waiting for a server update.

09-02-2006, 09:50 PM	#4
iceriven2 Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 632	The familar only changes when u zone. So if u have a 2 hander cast the spell and change to a one hander it'll stay as the familar u casted with the 2 hander. The only real problem is when zoning. If u plan on zoning a lot when u log on and want to change weapons its a little bit of a hassle canstently recasting the spell and changing your weapon.

09-03-2006, 02:59 AM	#5
Melseb Seer Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 89	You dont have to keep recasting when you zone. All you need to do is switch to the corresponding weapon when you zone. So if i wanna keep the drake instead of the gorgoyle i equip my dagger before i zone and when im done swicth back to godking wand.

09-04-2006, 07:07 PM	#6
Malice83 Loremaster Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 64	I'm not sure if the effects work if you change the weapon, the description is kind of fuzzy. But it does state that if XX equipped the YY effect will work. (Or something like that.) It's impossible to know without a dev response how this works though, I still do it because I solo a lot and the hate reducer is pointless in that situation anyway.