Dragoon pet

[Efrye]

consider what happens after the pet dies, or the duration you can have it outside is up? that total performance you talk about will change.

Keeping your pet alive will sacrifice more time and effort. The solution is to make things simple. No splitting or sacrifice of strength and power for a pet. That will equal in maximum performance by the dragoon. So, no to pets. Dragoon is better off without it

What kind of logic is this? It's a problem if the pet dies, so remove the pet?

Easier solution: Pet's don't take damage and can't die. Problem solved!

[Mieck]

I'd rather see a pet sideline for all classes than dedicated pet classes. I'd rather Dragoon stayed on a similar footing to the rest of the DoW.

[Hyrist]

What kind of logic is this? It's a problem if the pet dies, so remove the pet?

Easier solution: Pet's don't take damage and can't die. Problem solved!

Then you have an easily abuse-able system in which the Dragoon can simply kite mobs while the Wyvern kills everything for it.

I think the playerbase's decision on this matter is fairly clear: They would rather NOT have a pet attached to the job.

That doesn't mean there are no alternatives. Why we can't simply put Wyverns on the same optional 'battle mount' content as chocobos is beyond my understanding. That way it's balanced against the likes of Chocobos and Magitek armors instead of balanced against Dragoons.

[Drex]

What kind of logic is this? It's a problem if the pet dies, so remove the pet?

Easier solution: Pet's don't take damage and can't die. Problem solved!

Even better solution: no pet , no pet that get dmg, no pet that can die, no gimped dragoon because of the mini-pony-salamander

[Teakwood]

Yeah, given that we've seen chocobos fighting alongside in battle... it's not a stretch to think that maybe accompanying pets will be a Thing.

Also, Rau, well played. *removes hat* However comma meaningful pause, the vast majority of canon points to a wyvernless dragoon. =P

[ellohwell]

I dont want some tacky, ugly, stupid dragoon pet ruining the dragoon class.

[Claire_Pendragon]

Honestly If I'm given a pet again, I'm playing MRD only.
I do not want a pet holding me back, like it did before.

[Efrye]

Then you have an easily abuse-able system in which the Dragoon can simply kite mobs while the Wyvern kills everything for it. [...]

Look, what I was trying to say is that those problems can be solved without skipping the pet. If you don't want the Wyvern to kite, then don't let them get hate. If you don't want them to attack whithout getting hate while the dragoon is kiting, then only make them attack when the dragoon attacks. There's no shortage of solutions, and there are a thousand ways of implementing a pet.

As someone mentioned before, having a wyvern would be a good way to differentiate the job - even if it's only in appearance. The only reason why it's rejected seems to be
a) because people are lacking basic understanding of math, and
b) because all they can think of is an exact copy of the system in XI

[grandm]

Honestly If I'm given a pet again, I'm playing MRD only.
I do not want a pet holding me back, like it did before.

they are bringing out swimming and underwater ruins. when they do i hear you will be getting a pet dolphin for your MRD

[Altano]

I for one don't! I made a poll in the lancer forums http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...%21-%28poll%29

Please take part in this poll. It would be good to get results over in the lancer forum so that this question doesn't fade out of existence when some other hot topic comes up.