2021-10-23 15:05
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Long post. Sorry in advance.
I play primarily as a tamer and have been investing a fair amount of time in the most recent “Treasures of” event in Hythloth. I wanted to provide some feedback on mounted combat, unmounted combat, and the paragon combat rules.
I recognize and accept that a tamer isn’t going to kill at the same rate as many melee templates running 100% elemental weapons, double slayers, with leeches and AOE galore, but also know that a properly kitted tamer is one of the most efficient templates for killing the big paragons that prowl the dungeon.
Being a non gargoyle tamer using a 5 slot pet means I am on foot at all times. The big issue I’m facing is that quite a few times while I’m hunting a hallway or side room, here comes melee player X on horseback running at Mach 3 pulling paragons right to me! I’m generally hunting the prison cells or the room that spawns the gargoyles at the end of the first floor hall, so I’m not becoming collateral damage as they run for the entrance, these are players who come up the stairs and come in my direction because I’m there. Last night I confronted a Sampire about it, and admitted it t was by design, hoping I would heal them. As a vet I heal animals, not people.
When this happens, if I can mount up I will, and just recall back to the entrance to start slowly working in again. Because the Gargs that spawn in those rooms have AOE attacks, and because sometimes the dog does what he wants despite 120/120 real taming and lore, I’m often far enough from my pet that I don’t have a chance to mount. In this case I’ll stand stone still and hope for the traffic to circle back out, but if mach 3 gets far enough to break Agro while I’m in range, or the paragon has an AOE and re-targets to me, I’m toast. I’ve got absolutely no chance at outrunning the paragon. I’ll generally pound my recall key until I die or (occasionally) recall out.
Can something be done to address this imbalance? Once upon a time the handicap was often argued as a trade off for the superior power of the tamer pet. Those days are long gone. There’s no competitive advantage to be gained by providing some type zero pet slot vehicle that allows tamers the same movement rate as every other class.
Can something be done to address this imbalance? Once upon a time the handicap was often argued as a trade off for the superior power of the tamer pet. Those days are long gone. There’s no competitive advantage to be gained by providing some type zero pet slot vehicle that allows tamers the same movement rate as every other class.
Since the zero slot mount has been suggested many times before with no movement(it’s the right answer y’all), I’ll make a few other suggestions.
1. change the paragon chase speed back to normal MOB levels. Another post on this board suggested rubber banding them to an area. It’s unnecessary, just keeping them at a normal run speed will solve most of the problem. To farm areas that paras have spawned, a slow chase speed will allow players an opportunity to rally and kill them where spawned rather than drag them to the entry point as the designated paragon dump. On slow shards where there are few players, still possible to move paragons to manageable areas.
2. Add “dismount” as an ability to all paragons and allow players to determine for themselves whether to go on foot or risk mounting up. Ethereal mounts will rule the landscape so offer a few for sale in the store to combat scarcity. If you’re feeling really nice, a token for a free 1st year vet reward solves that problem too.
3. Don’t allow mounted combat within the dungeon at all. Everybody’s on foot. No flying either for the garg players. Sorry all three of you out there. At that point, melee players have their high offensive arsenal, tamers have their high defensive arsenal, and casters have a nice mix of both.
1. change the paragon chase speed back to normal MOB levels. Another post on this board suggested rubber banding them to an area. It’s unnecessary, just keeping them at a normal run speed will solve most of the problem. To farm areas that paras have spawned, a slow chase speed will allow players an opportunity to rally and kill them where spawned rather than drag them to the entry point as the designated paragon dump. On slow shards where there are few players, still possible to move paragons to manageable areas.
2. Add “dismount” as an ability to all paragons and allow players to determine for themselves whether to go on foot or risk mounting up. Ethereal mounts will rule the landscape so offer a few for sale in the store to combat scarcity. If you’re feeling really nice, a token for a free 1st year vet reward solves that problem too.
3. Don’t allow mounted combat within the dungeon at all. Everybody’s on foot. No flying either for the garg players. Sorry all three of you out there. At that point, melee players have their high offensive arsenal, tamers have their high defensive arsenal, and casters have a nice mix of both.
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