Mount and Pets

bizaflare · January 01, 2005, 05:14 AM

Hi!
I'm going to play a Warlock on EU Servers. Since i can't wait to start im reading the US boards ;)

I know about many of Warlock's bugs but i think i found a big issue no one seems to complain about - so im not sure there even IS this issue.
While US Open beta i noticed that when i run longer distances with my Pet it is not fast enough and will fall back until it disappears.
When you have a pet and use a mount (felsteed/normal mount/epic mount), is it able to keep up with you?

This might be a very huge problem on PvP Servers where you can't jump another group from your mount because you have to cast your pet first. Or when it's that slow you have to take a rest every few metres and your own group has to wait for you.

so anyone knows?

ps: my english isnt that good but i hope its enough to understand me ^^

Byto · January 01, 2005, 08:45 AM

bump!

any answers?

kordraen · January 01, 2005, 02:23 PM

I don't think you can use the Felsteed and use another pet, because the Felsteed is a pet. As far as I understand it, most of the time when you lose a pet it's to lag. I almost never lose my pet though, probably because my latency is usually around 150ms.

Byto · January 01, 2005, 03:01 PM

anything else than speculations?

Unstabl13 · January 01, 2005, 07:11 PM

Yes you can have a Pet while you have a Felsteed . However .. you cant cast while on the horse . So get all your casting done before mounting up .
Summoning the Felsteed does not consume a shard .

Yes , your pet will fall behind quickly while you travel on your mount . But stopping every 30 seconds to let him catch up is easy enough to do .

*Akasha* · January 01, 2005, 09:11 PM

Way back in beta my pets would fall behind when I was on my Felsteed, which I am pretty sure does not fall under the classification of a pet btw. Because the Felsteed gives the Warlock 60% faster run speed, yet does not affect the pet, naturally he can not keep up.

As stated it's easy enough to wait every 30 seconds for him to catch up, alternatively you could desummon and resummon if you have shards to spare. I would personally like to seem them implement a spell that would allow us to desummon our pet for the course of the horse ride and then resummon when we get to our destination without the cost of a shard.

boscolio · January 01, 2005, 10:30 PM

it's annoying because hunter pets seem to stay with the hunter. it would be nice if dismissing our demon gave us a shard. blizzard needs to continue to make shards less burdensome like they have with soulstones.

bizaflare · January 02, 2005, 05:58 AM

seems that warlock isnt usable for group pvp yet :(

Farbauti · January 02, 2005, 07:38 AM

they could just do so that pets always kept the same speed you do even if you use potion, or a horse

kota · January 02, 2005, 07:43 PM

I only summon the Imp in large PvP raids. Succubus is great for an ambush but with 40 other players around you, the need for a Succubus saving your arse is lessened.

I was hoping that the Infernal would be the "raid" pet, but i'm discouraged by the reactions from warlocks in CB.

And many times i feel so stupid with an imp following me around i don't use a pet at all.

Thanks Blizzard for making our best pet the level 1 pet.

January 01, 2005, 05:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
bizaflare Registered	Mount and Pets Hi! I'm going to play a Warlock on EU Servers. Since i can't wait to start im reading the US boards ;) I know about many of Warlock's bugs but i think i found a big issue no one seems to complain about - so im not sure there even IS this issue. While US Open beta i noticed that when i run longer distances with my Pet it is not fast enough and will fall back until it disappears. When you have a pet and use a mount (felsteed/normal mount/epic mount), is it able to keep up with you? This might be a very huge problem on PvP Servers where you can't jump another group from your mount because you have to cast your pet first. Or when it's that slow you have to take a rest every few metres and your own group has to wait for you. so anyone knows? ps: my english isnt that good but i hope its enough to understand me ^^

January 01, 2005, 08:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
Byto Lurker	Mount and Pets bump! any answers?

January 01, 2005, 02:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
kordraen Member Character Info Ragus 60 Undead Warlock Icecrown PvE Guild: Sons of Perdition Profile: Allakhazams	Mount and Pets I don't think you can use the Felsteed and use another pet, because the Felsteed is a pet. As far as I understand it, most of the time when you lose a pet it's to lag. I almost never lose my pet though, probably because my latency is usually around 150ms.

January 01, 2005, 03:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
Byto Lurker	Mount and Pets anything else than speculations?

January 01, 2005, 07:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
Unstabl13 Lurker	Mount and Pets Yes you can have a Pet while you have a Felsteed . However .. you cant cast while on the horse . So get all your casting done before mounting up . Summoning the Felsteed does not consume a shard . Yes , your pet will fall behind quickly while you travel on your mount . But stopping every 30 seconds to let him catch up is easy enough to do .

January 01, 2005, 09:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
Akasha	Mount and Pets Way back in beta my pets would fall behind when I was on my Felsteed, which I am pretty sure does not fall under the classification of a pet btw. Because the Felsteed gives the Warlock 60% faster run speed, yet does not affect the pet, naturally he can not keep up. As stated it's easy enough to wait every 30 seconds for him to catch up, alternatively you could desummon and resummon if you have shards to spare. I would personally like to seem them implement a spell that would allow us to desummon our pet for the course of the horse ride and then resummon when we get to our destination without the cost of a shard.

January 01, 2005, 10:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
boscolio Member Character Info boscolio 60 Gnome Warlock Azgalor US PvP Guild: Dark Echo Talent Spec: 43/7/11	Mount and Pets it's annoying because hunter pets seem to stay with the hunter. it would be nice if dismissing our demon gave us a shard. blizzard needs to continue to make shards less burdensome like they have with soulstones.

January 02, 2005, 05:58 AM	#8 (permalink)
bizaflare Registered	Mount and Pets seems that warlock isnt usable for group pvp yet :(

January 02, 2005, 07:38 AM	#9 (permalink)
Farbauti Member	Mount and Pets they could just do so that pets always kept the same speed you do even if you use potion, or a horse

January 02, 2005, 07:43 PM	#10 (permalink)
kota Member	Mount and Pets I only summon the Imp in large PvP raids. Succubus is great for an ambush but with 40 other players around you, the need for a Succubus saving your arse is lessened. I was hoping that the Infernal would be the "raid" pet, but i'm discouraged by the reactions from warlocks in CB. And many times i feel so stupid with an imp following me around i don't use a pet at all. Thanks Blizzard for making our best pet the level 1 pet.