Pet Behavior - Page 3

palsbjørn · November 06, 2008, 04:30 PM

The imp thing sounds more like you have him set on passive (the puppy-picture on the right) instead of defensive (the icon next to that).

I for one don't hope they fix this - at least if they do, they should do it by adding a 4th option so we have the best of present and past

Zenzan · November 06, 2008, 05:24 PM

From a raiding perspective, I for one love the change. I have been raiding without a pet (my poor Succubus was always sacrificed for more shadow damage) for so long prior to the patch that having a pet in raid again was not something I was looking forward to – they do have a tendency to get themselves in the wrong spot at the wrong time and need to be managed more that I liked.

However, wallah! Small change by Blizzard and I now have an imp set to defensive that attacks the target I am casting on automagically. I don’t have to worry about telling it to start killing the next target when the first one dies as he changes targets when I do. It’s a wonderful improvement.

If you want it like it was before then it is simple: set the pet to passive and enjoy taking the time to be distracted by having to tell it what to do while you are busy casting your own battery of spells, watching out for AoE attacks, watching your threat meter, managing your mana, etc.

Lessic · November 06, 2008, 05:27 PM

You must have talked to a dumb GM then lol, cause it's something they implemented with the patch. If it's really a problem then maybe they need a pure defensive and an agressive defensive

Altoeen · November 06, 2008, 07:10 PM

hello,
i noticed this the first time it happened, and i loved it! i hated to have to tell it to attack.now it just does it when i attack.way to go blizzard!!

-A-

Ancientone · November 06, 2008, 07:51 PM

Noticed in Slave Pens and in AV that my Felguard and Void both will switch to totems and have noticed several instances of aggro rotation from the void where it switches targets by itself keeping all those around it focused on it (my main is an epic feral tank and was impressed).

Some tweaks to the AI and aggro tables I think for the better...

*Akasha* · November 06, 2008, 09:12 PM

Pet Defensive change - The Warlocks Den Forums

Feel free to post any thoughts (good and bad) into that thread as well...

phenaum · November 10, 2008, 05:47 PM

I took Phase off auto-cast, set pet to aggressive and the little f-er still wont auto attack... guess ill try and put a ticket in... All other pets work fine

Manic · November 11, 2008, 04:05 PM

Here's how I am dealing with the change in respect to the VW:

I always keep him on passive. I have my pet attack and pet passive set on hot keys. (Shift E and Shift R... yes I'm a lefty).

I have found that passive and attack cover pretty much all scenarios for the VW for my game play, be it farming or instances.

November 06, 2008, 04:30 PM	#21 (permalink)
palsbjørn Lurker Character Info Palsbjørn 70 Gnome Warlock Agamaggan Euro PvP Guild: Red Army Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 0/21/40	Re: Pet Behavior The imp thing sounds more like you have him set on passive (the puppy-picture on the right) instead of defensive (the icon next to that). I for one don't hope they fix this - at least if they do, they should do it by adding a 4th option so we have the best of present and past

November 06, 2008, 05:24 PM	#22 (permalink)
Zenzan Registered Character Info Zenzan 70 Blood Elf Warlock Barthilus Oceania PvP Guild: SuitsnGuns	Re: Pet Behavior From a raiding perspective, I for one love the change. I have been raiding without a pet (my poor Succubus was always sacrificed for more shadow damage) for so long prior to the patch that having a pet in raid again was not something I was looking forward to – they do have a tendency to get themselves in the wrong spot at the wrong time and need to be managed more that I liked. However, wallah! Small change by Blizzard and I now have an imp set to defensive that attacks the target I am casting on automagically. I don’t have to worry about telling it to start killing the next target when the first one dies as he changes targets when I do. It’s a wonderful improvement. If you want it like it was before then it is simple: set the pet to passive and enjoy taking the time to be distracted by having to tell it what to do while you are busy casting your own battery of spells, watching out for AoE attacks, watching your threat meter, managing your mana, etc.

November 06, 2008, 05:27 PM	#23 (permalink)
Lessic Member Character Info Lessic 70 Undead Warlock Darkspear US PvP Guild: Tarren Mill Deathguard Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 61/0/0	Re: Pet Behavior You must have talked to a dumb GM then lol, cause it's something they implemented with the patch. If it's really a problem then maybe they need a pure defensive and an agressive defensive

November 06, 2008, 07:10 PM	#24 (permalink)
Altoeen Member Character Info Altoeen 70 Undead Warlock chromaggas US PvP Guild: horduculture Talent Spec: 40/20/1	Re: Pet Behavior hello, i noticed this the first time it happened, and i loved it! i hated to have to tell it to attack.now it just does it when i attack.way to go blizzard!! -A-

November 06, 2008, 07:51 PM	#25 (permalink)
Ancientone Lurker Character Info Didlo 70 Gnome Warlock Thunderhorn Euro PvE Guild: Silk n Steel Talent Spec: 15/46/0	Re: Pet Behavior Noticed in Slave Pens and in AV that my Felguard and Void both will switch to totems and have noticed several instances of aggro rotation from the void where it switches targets by itself keeping all those around it focused on it (my main is an epic feral tank and was impressed). Some tweaks to the AI and aggro tables I think for the better...

November 06, 2008, 09:12 PM	#26 (permalink)
Akasha	Re: Pet Behavior Pet Defensive change - The Warlocks Den Forums Feel free to post any thoughts (good and bad) into that thread as well...

November 10, 2008, 05:47 PM	#27 (permalink)
phenaum Registered	Re: Pet Behavior I took Phase off auto-cast, set pet to aggressive and the little f-er still wont auto attack... guess ill try and put a ticket in... All other pets work fine

November 11, 2008, 04:05 PM	#28 (permalink)
Manic Member Character Info Tangle 70 Human Warlock Velen US PvE Profile: Blizzard Armory	Re: Pet Behavior Here's how I am dealing with the change in respect to the VW: I always keep him on passive. I have my pet attack and pet passive set on hot keys. (Shift E and Shift R... yes I'm a lefty). I have found that passive and attack cover pretty much all scenarios for the VW for my game play, be it farming or instances.