[dev1065] equipment-specific pets

[Dallas]

I have no comments on this, except to describe how I once suggested it. I wanted phoenix in a staff that only came out as a WS. Different WS for different pacts. Pacts included raisega, regenga, and a dmg one.

I'd prefer if the animations did not interfere with normal avatar usage. In other words this is how i once recommended beating the 45 second timer.

[Glamdring]

comparing spell abilities to beast jugs availability is like comparing apples to washing machines. beasts are melee DD, our pets are melee DD-with generally crap TP abilities, and every "summon" costs us $, which costs us time to replace. In addition, magic enemies are a problem as magic defense is usually pretty weak on jugs.

While there are some similarities in play style between smn and bst the strengths and weaknesses of both the jobs and the pets are almost diametrically opposed. Smn does quite nicely versus magic enemies and is weak to melee types, bst is the opposite. Beast can only get 1 jug every 5 minutes (base, both jobs can lower the timer some), summoner just needs time to get a cast off. Ready intervals on beast are 2-3 times the length of BP, depending on how well our pet is connecting. beast can heal a pet once in a blue moon, summoners...

Seriously, just not the same. Now, I'm certainly in favor of summoner getting some job tweaks, you do need them, but complaining about how beast has been "favored" (and as a beast I can't agree) is not the right way to go about it. Allowing a gear augment that adds power or new abilities to your gear set is consistent with how the majority of content adds have been tied to Trials, and is in line with the SE commitment to useless time sinks that lack entertainment value, and that's a damn shame since it is unimaginitive, predictible and unfortunately, the most likely scenario.

But maybe you'll get lucky and this is what those Legion points are going to be for...

[Divinechild]

OMG guys the comment wasn't directed at comparing Smn and bst in that way. It was directed at how easy BST have access to pets compared to smn.

A relatively new player could unlock Bst. Level bst to 30 go to abyssea leech to 99 and go to AH and have access to all jug. ( having done all lvl breaks)

A relatively new smn would have to get fame 1st off. Do fights and for the later avatars complete missions.

You don't have to be on a certain mission to use any jugs on bst .

The Dev release New pets in the update they just go to the AH.

I'm not saying nothing bad about Bst, i have Bst lvled to 99 and i love it. But i love smn a hell of alot more.

[ProfessorD]

OMG guys the comment wasn't directed at comparing Smn and bst in that way. It was directed at how easy BST have access to pets compared to smn.

A relatively new player could unlock Bst. Level bst to 30 go to abyssea leech to 99 and go to AH and have access to all jug. ( having done all lvl breaks)

A relatively new smn would have to get fame 1st off. Do fights and for the later avatars complete missions.

You don't have to be on a certain mission to use any jugs on bst .

The Dev release New pets in the update they just go to the AH.

I'm not saying nothing bad about Bst, i have Bst lvled to 99 and i love it. But i love smn a hell of alot more.

If you check the AH on the pets there not cheap at all. You can drop hundreds of thousands in gil just to get 12 pets and items to try and keep em going. Smn all you need is some mp and you can keep pets going for awhile. Bst you only have a pet for just a short amount of time. True you have acess to pets based on level but you need deep pockets to afford most of em.

[Daniel_Hatcher]

OMG guys the comment wasn't directed at comparing Smn and bst in that way. It was directed at how easy BST have access to pets compared to smn.

A relatively new player could unlock Bst. Level bst to 30 go to abyssea leech to 99 and go to AH and have access to all jug. ( having done all lvl breaks)

A relatively new smn would have to get fame 1st off. Do fights and for the later avatars complete missions.

You don't have to be on a certain mission to use any jugs on bst .

The Dev release New pets in the update they just go to the AH.

I'm not saying nothing bad about Bst, i have Bst lvled to 99 and i love it. But i love smn a hell of alot more.

You want to have jugpets instead of unlimited pets.... go for it!

[Divinechild]

since the topic is about this new pet specific equipment

[Dallas]

Divine, I absolutely never want an easy to acquire avatar.

[Malamasala]

Divine, I absolutely never want an easy to acquire avatar.

How about one worth using?

[jake3614]

There already is a ring that summons a Water Spirit in the game, so maybe SE will be expanding on this.

[Babekeke]

Phoenix Blade RareExclusive
(Great Katana) All Races
Enchantment: "Phoenix"
DMG: 1 Delay: 999
Lv. 10 SMN
<1/1 0:30/[24:00:00, 0:30]>

Calls forth Phoenix who will then cast Arisega in a 10' radius and then vanish for another 24 hours.

Or something equally as useless.