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Originally posted by Keftenk
hehe, Schoichet...ur just like that BST/WAR on these boards that think it will be somewhat efficient. Let your pet take the hits, if you can't stand searching for a new pet, dont be BST ~~; or by lv 23 just buy a crap load of jugs. |
wtf....
when did i say that i enjoy tanking for my pet?.. i would like you to quote me on that please...
the only thing i said that
remotely comes close to that is (in an emergency situation) i've provoked from my pet to keep him alive longer (so i can still get that extra damage potential from having a pet). basically this means that for some reason, my pet is getting all the hate and i don't feel it has done enough damage to the mob for me to safely solo it after my pet dies. so i'll take the hate with a Provoke and suffer the 30% xp penelty. but even then, i said that this isn't really a good idea in most cases. so when i say i do this "rarely", i mean "
rarely"...
contrary to your uninformed comments, i always try and let my pet do the "lion's share" of the damage. i simply melee alongside my pet for "damage control". if my "even" is fighting a "tough", i'll step in with a quick Scythe strike in order to keep the fight going at an even pace. if i get aggroed, i'll use the method mentioned earlier in this thread in terms of letting my pet regain aggro. i usually hover outside the range of potential AoE attacks and i only run in and attack when i see the "tough" starting to pull ahead in the fight. eventually the "tough" kills my "even" and i'll finish it off....
by doing things this way, i rarely take any substancial damage and i'm free to look for the next kill. typically, i can safely kill 3+ toughs consecutively by using this method before i may need to stop and do a full heal (this is pretty easy while drinking Selbina Milks), but i just tend to mix it up by having two "evens" fight (while i rest for a few) and
then i'll look for the next "tough". by mixing it up, i can continually fight as long as there are sufficient pets and mobs to kill. that's pretty "efficient" if you ask me...
what in the hell are you talking about?....