Myrmidon pet

Ellestil · 09-26-2005, 06:10 AM

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?

Ellestil 52 Conjurer Najena--Shadow Syndicate

Xalmat · 09-26-2005, 06:55 AM

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.

BigRedWo · 09-26-2005, 04:14 PM

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.

Dastion · 09-26-2005, 04:49 PM

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

Xalmat · 09-26-2005, 05:09 PM

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.

09-26-2005, 06:10 AM	#1
Ellestil Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 142	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? Ellestil 52 Conjurer Najena--Shadow Syndicate __________________ It's not the damage that kills ya, it's the developer behind the damage program!

09-26-2005, 06:55 AM	#2
Xalmat EQ2Achieve.com Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 5,895	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. __________________ EQ2Achieve - Your guide to all EverQuest II Achievements

09-26-2005, 04:14 PM	#3
BigRedWo Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 120	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. __________________

09-26-2005, 05:09 PM	#5
Xalmat EQ2Achieve.com Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 5,895	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. __________________ EQ2Achieve - Your guide to all EverQuest II Achievements

09-26-2005, 04:49 PM	#4
Dastion Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 147	Conjurer pets have mitigation, it comes in the form of a group buff that Conjurers do.