my idea for a BST ability update: "Tame II"...

[Antwan_3000]

Tame II should be an ability to lower a "tough", VT, or maybe even an IT, down to an "even match" status for a short amount of time...

it should have a short duration/recast (about 30 seconds) and you can't use it on more than one mob at a time (kinda like how u can't charm more than one mob at a time)....

this way, a BST can be an obvious addition to any PT in almost any zone...

this means that even in zones that only have "toughs" and above at the low end, BST's can still have a consistent "even match" pet...

for example: i'd Tame II a VT wasp or lizard in the crawler's nest to use against beetles alongside my PT. before the beetle dies, i can release as usual. before the next fight, i would Tame II again and then charm it....

no xp penalty for the group and no xp penalty for the BST...

the "balance" is that Tame II can still fail and resultantly aggro the mob. "fail rate" is based on the level of the mob (i.e. "toughs" are easier to Tame II than a VT or IT). at that point u'd have to try and use Tame, Tame II, charm, and etc in order to regain control....

this makes it more of a "hassle" to PT with a pet in areas with higher level mobs but its still possible...

good idea? comments?...

this would make BSTs even more recognizable as viable PT members....

[DBurks2818]

[}Hmm.{]

[Senate4242]

I dont like to party much anymore, but thats a fine idea :spin:

[Frumply]

Then you have the other people hunting in that area bitching about how you've taken one of the pops in an area where not too many mobs pop anyway. You'll also have people bitching about how they were mpk'ed by a mob that suddenly grew in power and aggro'ed them, etc etc.

[Antwan_3000]

Originally posted by Frumply
Then you have the other people hunting in that area bitching about how you've taken one of the pops in an area where not too many mobs pop anyway. You'll also have people bitching about how they were mpk'ed by a mob that suddenly grew in power and aggro'ed them, etc etc.

i dont think i follow you on the first point...

i'm talking about using tame II on an ordinary mob. nothing special about that...

[Frumply]

every mob spawns in its certain spot. If you take that mob as a pet, it will not respawn until your pet dies (and the specified repop time passes). You should know this by now, but this is how us BSTs make safe camp: change the mob that pops at the camp spot to even match, and then use the mob (this is more or less a necessity when you're dealing with linking or active pets).

Let's say you were hunting helm beetles @ CN. Should you "tame ii" or whatever you call it another helm beetle to use as a pet there, there will be one less mob that'll be respawning. There are only 6 or 7 helm pops there in the first place, so one less spawn is a huge deal in keeping chains going, especially if there are a few PTs camping the place.

[Antwan_3000]

i feel ya...

but taking/killing mobs is the nature of the game. BSTs need pets and if i take it pet and keep a new one from spawning, it's no different than what we've been doing for all this time anyway. it's just that we'll be able to it at a wider variety of areas...

but i do understand what you're saying...