Gob pets in Gustav, how and where to pull to?

[Haltanis]

I have read in several forums that gob pets in Gustav Tunnel (L53-55) are great exp. However, they are in the high-level extension to the north mixed in with all sorts of L65+ gobs and the only L49-ish pets are back in the main tunnel.

What strategy works best on these gob pet foes? Are they weak enough that one L49 pet can take them, or do I pull them back into the main tunnel?

Or is this one of the spots that only worked well prior to the MPK patch when we could drag a few pets up there with us?

Thanks,

Haltanis

[Graelinn]

Re: Gob pets in Gustav, how and where to pull to?

I can't say if this camp would be worse since MPK Patch, but i can explain how i leveled there when i was around level 49 or 50 (50 is much easier since you have Invis).

You would use the pets that are outside that tunnel, lizards or leeches if i remember. Possibly even Bats if you can find some. You would need to carefully pull by fighting your pet on the Gobs pet and as soon as it had hate Heel it back into the tunnel. Its quite risky, but the Gob Pets, while hard hitting, have much less HP than a "normal" T or VT.

I didn't XP there as much as I would have liked, because there was nearly always a PT there XPing on the Gobs. A handful of times i was able to "team up" with them when they pulled a Shepard and I would take the pet off their hands. I will say that a few times (more than i liked really) the Gob Pets took a swap to kill.

Good luck, its a decent camp if you get it to yourself and you can safely pull and make it work. Gob link here is almost certain death, unless you can get to the Cape Terrigan zone in time XD.

[Kitfox]

Re: Gob pets in Gustav, how and where to pull to?

I soloed and duoed gob pets here 48-53ish. You can pull with dia or pet. Both are risky, the whole camp is risky I gotta say. But it's damn good exp.

I used 2 bats and a lizzy that spawn in the tunnel leading to the gobs. The best situation is when there's 2 Gob BSTs near the low part of the tunnel. Just pull the gob pets when the gobs turn their back and wait them to call new ones. It doesn't take that long really for them to call a new pet. You can make of decent chains even with only one gob summoning new pets.

I didn't fight along side with pet usually so I used to swap pets once per gob pet. Then finish the leech of with blink on. NIN sub also works here decently. Only worry is the robber crabs down by the gobs which aggro sound.

Work with the pts that come there. You can pull pets easier if they pull the gob or when they make room around their area so you can move more freely and pull gob pets from further in the tunnels. I even got a BST testimony from a party here.

Very nice leveling spot overall. Practice pulling the pets and you'll shine.

[Kakusaijin.]

Re: Gob pets in Gustav, how and where to pull to?

This camp is really hit and miss. The only real thing you can do is not get frusterated when you die. (And trust me, you will die.) The experience comes in so nicley here, that getting killed isn't as much of a big deal as some other camps.

By the way, setting your home point at the outpost in Valkurm is probably a good idea. I did this, and it saved me a lot of hair. (Because for a change, I wasn't pulling it out.)