Pets recieving Sambas an "issue" ._.

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

Apparently SE didn't intend for Automations, Avatars, Beasts and Wyverns to get effects from Haste, Drain or Aspir Sambas like they currently are, it was listed in "Current Known Issues (Mar. 14th)." Personally I thought it was kinda cool. Not so much for Haste Samba, but getting Drain Samba effects was probably very nice for DRG, PUP and BST pets since our pets require a bit of maitenence.

It didn't seem too overpowered to let the pets get the effect, at any rate.

I say pet jobbers should cry "nerf" and demand this one back >.>;

[WovenDarkness]

Re: Pets recieving Sambas an "issue" ._.

That would have been pretty cool to try. You don't suppose that would be a bit "too easy" though?

[Aksannyi]

Re: Pets recieving Sambas an "issue" ._.

Yeah a lot of people on BG are bitching that they're taking it away, I don't play a pet job but it would be pretty handy I suppose.

[WovenDarkness]

Re: Pets recieving Sambas an "issue" ._.

...I don't know. After further reflection, I suppose that it could be argued either way. Since my BST is only 61 and I haven't exactly done anything cool other than die multiple times in a row, I have to ask a question:

What would be game breaking about Drain Samba + Regen and the MP cure from pet food if you have a group of BST's or a party/alliance of mixed pet's and masters?

[KingOfZeal]

Re: Pets recieving Sambas an "issue" ._.

You know, this is the SOLE reason I'm leveling DNC right now, and unlocked it a couple days ago, was because of this.

Seriously. I want to be a USEFUL puppetmaster for once. Not some job that's resigned to waiting to LFP for 5 days before finally getting an invite to a party that lasts one fight.

Granted, I could solo, but... you know, /DNC would help me SO much more.

[Malacite]

Re: Pets recieving Sambas an "issue" ._.

You know, this is the SOLE reason I'm leveling DNC right now, and unlocked it a couple days ago, was because of this.

That's pretty sad. DNC is like the new /WAR, only for soloing >.>b


Seriously though this does suck royally. They better not "fix" blood pacts affecting everyone in range in Campaign Battles too.

[Telera]

Re: Pets recieving Sambas an "issue" ._.

I don't see what's game breaking about it at all. Seems to me it'd be of great use, since pets tend to take lots of damage from evil AoE spamming prick-mobs.

I don't play anymore, but count me in for bitching and crying 'nerf' for you. Because I used to play a pet job, so ..nyah.

[LyonheartLakshmi]

Re: Pets recieving Sambas an "issue" ._.

Meh. I lived through 75 levels of BST before DNC. I lived that long without Sambas healing my pets. I'll live without it when SE takes it away.

[Juiced]

Re: Pets recieving Sambas an "issue" ._.

BBQ,

I might be missing something here but during campaign I've noticed that my pet still drains from the mobs. Thing is tho, I always solo during campaign so I dont even have a DNC in my party. The drain effect comes from near-by Dancers in other groups. Another funny note is that only my pet and other players pets/avatars recieve the effect. PC's outside the Dancers party do not.

[Karinya]

Re: Pets recieving Sambas an "issue" ._.

Hmm... maybe it will be fixed to be only pets whose masters are in the same party with the DNC? That would be fair, I think.

Aspir samba is a non-issue: very few pets even have usable manapools, and the ones that do (stormwaker, elementals) are unlikely to be meleeing for any length of time.

Haste samba on a pet is just too small to really care whether it applies or not.

So the main issue is drain samba for hard-to-replace pets (avatars are expendable, so who cares if they get healed or not). But the jobs who have a hard time replacing their pets (DRG, PUP and BST) are clearly balanced around the assumption that they will be able to keep their pets alive with proper effort - that's why Spirit Link, regen/stoneskin attachments, Repair and Reward were introduced and/or improved.

Furthermore, pet jobs already effectively take double damage from AoEs if both the pet and master get hit. Allowing them to double recover through samba would offset this, but not make it any easier for them to recover than it is for anyone else (while mp or tp based healing still has to heal them both separately).

[bikkebakke]

Re: Pets recieving Sambas an "issue" ._.

I know I'm pissed! I really liked it... I partied with my DRG and my wyvern was kept nice and healthy with Drain Samba and the 1 or 2 ticks between fights... now they have just taken away a really nice feature... buttheads >=/