Hey, I'm on my first hunter, currently lvl 29 at the time of posting, just got a few questions about pets that I couldnt find answers to in the FAQ.
1: Is levelling 2 pets at the same time a good idea (I have a cat and a boar) and if so, how would you go about it? I love both my pets, but I cant choose which one to level with me, so I thought I might try lvling both at the same time but I dont know an efficient way to do so (I thought about lvling with one pet out, gaining 3 or 4 lvls then pulling the other pet out and grind it up to same lvl)
2: When training my pets, I have all the passive resistance training abilities, but is it worth training these onto my pet? are the resistances really worth it?
3: following on from last Q, if I were to train resistances onto my pets, which ones should I go for? I was thinking Frost, Fire, Nature. But I dont know whether I should waste the training points
Thanks
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1 - Trying to keep more than one Pet at your current level can be a pain. I'd recommend against it, unless there is more than one unique skin which you simply must get to 70th. Even then, helping Guildies run level 60+ Instances with your low level pet is still probably less painful than doing it solo. Your level 70 DPs will more than make up for the fact that you just tamed a level 60 Boar and are trying to level it up.
2 - Resistances are worth it when they are worth it, and worthless otherwise. ;-P
3 - Follow up from last answer: Train your Pet in resistances which will be used. You can research the instance you're about to run and train your Pet to resist those attacks. Resists are rarely if ever required, so don't go overboard. If you're running Shattered Halls some Shadow resist might be helpful against Nethekurse, fire resist against the gauntlet, etc. It'd be easy to load up on resists to the point where you couldn't afford decent Health, Armor, and offensive skills.
Pet resists can be very handy in PvP. Some Frost resist to avoid Frost Nova and Shadow Resist to avoid Fear can make casters cry. But as a Hunter you already do that pretty well already. :)
2 - Resistances are worth it when they are worth it, and worthless otherwise. ;-P
3 - Follow up from last answer: Train your Pet in resistances which will be used. You can research the instance you're about to run and train your Pet to resist those attacks. Resists are rarely if ever required, so don't go overboard. If you're running Shattered Halls some Shadow resist might be helpful against Nethekurse, fire resist against the gauntlet, etc. It'd be easy to load up on resists to the point where you couldn't afford decent Health, Armor, and offensive skills.
Pet resists can be very handy in PvP. Some Frost resist to avoid Frost Nova and Shadow Resist to avoid Fear can make casters cry. But as a Hunter you already do that pretty well already. :)
I have always had two pets on each of my Hunters , not always easy to keep both pets the same level as you are though.
Best way i found is try and keep a pet out for around half a level to a level then swap them over , What i do is find some mobs that i can do some farming on that are a few levels lower than i am (easy Mode) set pet on aggressive and let the pet decide who to kill , The kills soon adds up to another pet level , but that does get harder when you get to outland , Pets up to about level 60 are ok from 60 to 70 = slow mode levels.
I always have my pets on aggressive anyway (99% of the time) , but i am careful where i do that.
I only train pet in basic skills , Growl Bite Claw ,fire Breath ECT, and never Cower unless i am somewhere that my pet is getting real damage and needs a boost in an area , Far better to boost pets health or armour i think anyway than a resistance that may only be needed for just a few mobs.
Best way i found is try and keep a pet out for around half a level to a level then swap them over , What i do is find some mobs that i can do some farming on that are a few levels lower than i am (easy Mode) set pet on aggressive and let the pet decide who to kill , The kills soon adds up to another pet level , but that does get harder when you get to outland , Pets up to about level 60 are ok from 60 to 70 = slow mode levels.
I always have my pets on aggressive anyway (99% of the time) , but i am careful where i do that.
I only train pet in basic skills , Growl Bite Claw ,fire Breath ECT, and never Cower unless i am somewhere that my pet is getting real damage and needs a boost in an area , Far better to boost pets health or armour i think anyway than a resistance that may only be needed for just a few mobs.
a note on resistances, they are nice and all, but dont use them for levelling. when you hit 30 theres avoidance and cobra reflexes which are huge for a pet. you also want to keep the highest ranked offensive talents on (claw/bite), then go for armor, and lastly stamina. (my stam is usually 1 rank behind because of how the cost scales).
when you get to higher levels or if you know your going through an instance thats going to have lots of, say, nature, then respec the pet real fast. i dont think it costs a lot to do. the last two times i did it the price didnt increase which i thought was odd.
regarding the cat and the boar. youll be able to get dash and prowl for your cat in a couple levels, so that might change your mind on which one to get. (cat no longer suffers as much from travel times).
i found prowl to be a good utility ability, especially because i am night elf. i can shadowmeld, stealth my pet, and have pet attack someone from stealth, then i get a good 15-20 seconds of pet damage on a person before i pop out and gank them.
Edited, May 6th 2008 11:38am by EnthalpyTheBurninator
when you get to higher levels or if you know your going through an instance thats going to have lots of, say, nature, then respec the pet real fast. i dont think it costs a lot to do. the last two times i did it the price didnt increase which i thought was odd.
regarding the cat and the boar. youll be able to get dash and prowl for your cat in a couple levels, so that might change your mind on which one to get. (cat no longer suffers as much from travel times).
i found prowl to be a good utility ability, especially because i am night elf. i can shadowmeld, stealth my pet, and have pet attack someone from stealth, then i get a good 15-20 seconds of pet damage on a person before i pop out and gank them.
Edited, May 6th 2008 11:38am by EnthalpyTheBurninator
Once you hit 70 you'll probably want at the very least a PVE pet and a PVP pet. If I were to level up another hunter, I'd pick one pet and stick with it (due mostly to the pet "leveling nerf" implemented several patches ago). It's just too painful to try to level more than one pet on a pre 70 hunter now.
While resistances can be used in specific PVE encounters, I see the resistance talents as more of a PVP thing.
In BG's opponents will rarely go after your pet. They know if they kill you, your pet will disappear, so in most cases your pet is ignored. Hence points in great stamina and natural armor tend to be worthless imo.
While pets can be used many ways in PVP (depending on your opponenet and your spec) the one thing I like to train my pet to do well is to interrupt casters. Naturally, casters will do what they can to avoid the interruption. This means warlocks and priests will attempt to fear your pet, while mages will frost nova them.
That said, I usually keep a "PVP Pet", and I'll train one pet specifically for the talents that help my pet stay on his target. This means no growl (worthless for PVP), claw instead of bite (better focus dump with faster interrupts), dash (always a good thing to have), cobra reflexes (faster attacks = better cast interruption)......and at the very least shadow/frost resistance. And since my hunter is a NE I use a cat and train Prowl to take full advantage of shadowmeld. I typically stay away from points in skills I would put on a PVE pet, like Natural Armor and Great Stamina, and use those points to pick up the resistances that help keep my cat on target (i.e. shadow and frost resistance).
Edited, May 6th 2008 7:39pm by Eliff
While resistances can be used in specific PVE encounters, I see the resistance talents as more of a PVP thing.
In BG's opponents will rarely go after your pet. They know if they kill you, your pet will disappear, so in most cases your pet is ignored. Hence points in great stamina and natural armor tend to be worthless imo.
While pets can be used many ways in PVP (depending on your opponenet and your spec) the one thing I like to train my pet to do well is to interrupt casters. Naturally, casters will do what they can to avoid the interruption. This means warlocks and priests will attempt to fear your pet, while mages will frost nova them.
That said, I usually keep a "PVP Pet", and I'll train one pet specifically for the talents that help my pet stay on his target. This means no growl (worthless for PVP), claw instead of bite (better focus dump with faster interrupts), dash (always a good thing to have), cobra reflexes (faster attacks = better cast interruption)......and at the very least shadow/frost resistance. And since my hunter is a NE I use a cat and train Prowl to take full advantage of shadowmeld. I typically stay away from points in skills I would put on a PVE pet, like Natural Armor and Great Stamina, and use those points to pick up the resistances that help keep my cat on target (i.e. shadow and frost resistance).
Edited, May 6th 2008 7:39pm by Eliff
1. I'd definetly go for one pet, since its very hard and annoying to level two pets at the same time. Myself I experienced pets dinging when I was already 75% of the next level, imagine if you'd then also need to level the other one, you'd be falling behind eventually. And besides that, its much easier to lvl a pet at 70.
2. I think they are, but only till a certain degree.
3. I think there isnt really a resistance that is the most important, in some situations you need one and in another you need another one really. I trained from every resistance only the first two ranks, because otherwise I would have to sacrifice armor or stamina, wich is better imo since it isnt dependant of wich mob your fighting.
2. I think they are, but only till a certain degree.
3. I think there isnt really a resistance that is the most important, in some situations you need one and in another you need another one really. I trained from every resistance only the first two ranks, because otherwise I would have to sacrifice armor or stamina, wich is better imo since it isnt dependant of wich mob your fighting.
for pet training your priorities are:
1) abilities such as bit/gore/claw these should always be maxed out.
2) avoidance is far more important then any specific resistance, and should always be trained
3) cobra reflexes is also a very important talent for pet dps, and adds the useful feature of more interrupts in pvp
These three are really all equally important and should always be trained.
for leveling and generic raid content I would finish off my betting the highest rank stam you can.
If you are focusing on one boss, your pet keeps dying and you need an edge feel free to drop some stam for more resist. This is more situational though, and not worth it generally. For leveling just get stam, you're in way too many different situations for resists to be very useful.
1) abilities such as bit/gore/claw these should always be maxed out.
2) avoidance is far more important then any specific resistance, and should always be trained
3) cobra reflexes is also a very important talent for pet dps, and adds the useful feature of more interrupts in pvp
These three are really all equally important and should always be trained.
for leveling and generic raid content I would finish off my betting the highest rank stam you can.
If you are focusing on one boss, your pet keeps dying and you need an edge feel free to drop some stam for more resist. This is more situational though, and not worth it generally. For leveling just get stam, you're in way too many different situations for resists to be very useful.
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