<DIV>So I finally got the adept 3 Tellurian Myrmidon and have to say, it sure looks tankish compared to the purple monkey ( although for some reason I miss the monkey lol ). However, after scribing it and then running out to test it on some mobs, I noticed that there wasn't a big jump in it's tanking ability ( mainly, it's ability to take damage ). There was maybe a slight improvement, but not very noticeable. I thought moving from an Adept 3 Veteran to an Adept 3 Myrmidon would be a bigger change. So, does this mean the only real difference is the fact that the new pet can grow in levels with me? Is the app1-Master upgrades working? Or am I expecting too much?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Ellestil 52 Conjurer Najena--Shadow Syndicate</DIV>

Well considering that pets have no mitigation, its only improvement will be increased damage output, and increased hit points.Also, I believe Myrmidon was quite bugged in Beta. It could still very well be.

I've noticed a huge difference with the Myrmidon.  Myself and a 48 scout where burning down the spectres in SS last night.  Both the 47^^^ and the 48^^^.  Pet was the tank, didn't need to heal him too much, since we were able to dish out a lot of damage pretty quickly, and I had them stunned whenever possible. Myrmidon is kinda large, and tends to block doorways a lot, but it's such a nice change to have a mean looking pet again. <div></div>

<DIV>Conjurer pets have mitigation, it comes in the form of a group buff that Conjurers do.</DIV>

True, but unless that number from the buff increases, then the pets will have the same mitigation, and therefore take the same amount of damage.However, one thing I didn't consider is that the higher level the pet the higher the Defense and Parry skill, which translates to higher avoidance. That alone would make the Myrmidon defend a little better than the Veteran pet.