Pet speed v. mount speed

Chef · February 03, 2005, 12:32 PM

So we all know that our pets are slower than we are and we've all made the mistake of letting them get too far behind and losing them. Last night I hit 40 and got my Felsteed (go me!). I took it for a quick spin around Ratchet and noticed my succ was keeping up pretty well even though I was going faster. Has anyone else notice this? I'm planning on going for a longer run tonight to check, but it seems really odd to me.

rayana · February 03, 2005, 01:00 PM

You'll lose it, and the only reasoning I can see behind why is this: They don't want you sending pets on people riding horses and have the pets be able to catch them and kill them though you're not there.

stush · February 03, 2005, 01:11 PM

When you're on a mount, your pet's speed is automatically increased. Otherwise it would never keep up.

rayana · February 03, 2005, 03:38 PM

It doesn't keep up.

*Akasha* · February 03, 2005, 04:02 PM

Unfortunately it doesn't keep up >< I had the same problem back in beta. Funny enough, since playing my Hunter, who I always thought there pets keep up because they match with their Spirit of the Cheetah, I still loose my pets on Bree if I get too far away. At least as a Hunter they don't cost me shards ;)

Amira_of_Darkspear · February 04, 2005, 12:37 AM

It will keep up for short juants... but if you go full tilt down a road youll eventually leave poor pet behind and poof they gone. If your riding its good to stop for a few seconds if you notice pet falling behind... and if a mob starts
chasing you youll probly loose pet no matter what unless its on passive and your lucky.

boscolio · February 04, 2005, 02:34 AM

your pet keeps up proportionally the same on and off the mount. so when you're mounted your pet will be faster than unmounted. but it's still too slow to keep up over time, just like when running.

stush · February 04, 2005, 03:03 AM

boscolio has it right.

Chef · February 04, 2005, 05:21 AM

Yup. Tried it out last night and found all that is said here to be true. Thanks all.

I will say, having a mount changes everything for me. I found myself running around last night exploring places I'd never been just because it was easier to get there. I guess that just means I'm lazy. Damn.

Madura · March 14, 2005, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Chef

Yup. Tried it out last night and found all that is said here to be true. Thanks all.

I will say, having a mount changes everything for me. I found myself running around last night exploring places I'd never been just because it was easier to get there. I guess that just means I'm lazy. Damn.

haha, I did that with the badlands. Never wanted to go there, while I was there I never wanted to get off my mount. Explored it all though.

I think this is the main reason I use my imp so much, even solo.. he doesnt cost me shards when I lose him >.<

February 03, 2005, 12:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
Chef Member	Pet speed v. mount speed So we all know that our pets are slower than we are and we've all made the mistake of letting them get too far behind and losing them. Last night I hit 40 and got my Felsteed (go me!). I took it for a quick spin around Ratchet and noticed my succ was keeping up pretty well even though I was going faster. Has anyone else notice this? I'm planning on going for a longer run tonight to check, but it seems really odd to me.

February 03, 2005, 01:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
rayana Member	Pet speed v. mount speed You'll lose it, and the only reasoning I can see behind why is this: They don't want you sending pets on people riding horses and have the pets be able to catch them and kill them though you're not there.

February 03, 2005, 01:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
stush Member	Pet speed v. mount speed When you're on a mount, your pet's speed is automatically increased. Otherwise it would never keep up.

February 03, 2005, 03:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
rayana Member	Pet speed v. mount speed It doesn't keep up.

February 04, 2005, 12:37 AM	#6 (permalink)
Amira_of_Darkspear Member	Pet speed v. mount speed It will keep up for short juants... but if you go full tilt down a road youll eventually leave poor pet behind and poof they gone. If your riding its good to stop for a few seconds if you notice pet falling behind... and if a mob starts chasing you youll probly loose pet no matter what unless its on passive and your lucky.

February 03, 2005, 04:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
Akasha	Pet speed v. mount speed Unfortunately it doesn't keep up >< I had the same problem back in beta. Funny enough, since playing my Hunter, who I always thought there pets keep up because they match with their Spirit of the Cheetah, I still loose my pets on Bree if I get too far away. At least as a Hunter they don't cost me shards ;)

February 04, 2005, 02:34 AM	#7 (permalink)
boscolio Member Character Info boscolio 60 Gnome Warlock Azgalor US PvP Guild: Dark Echo Talent Spec: 43/7/11	Pet speed v. mount speed your pet keeps up proportionally the same on and off the mount. so when you're mounted your pet will be faster than unmounted. but it's still too slow to keep up over time, just like when running.

February 04, 2005, 03:03 AM	#8 (permalink)
stush Member	Pet speed v. mount speed boscolio has it right.

February 04, 2005, 05:21 AM	#9 (permalink)
Chef Member	Pet speed v. mount speed Yup. Tried it out last night and found all that is said here to be true. Thanks all. I will say, having a mount changes everything for me. I found myself running around last night exploring places I'd never been just because it was easier to get there. I guess that just means I'm lazy. Damn.