WAR (Warhammer Online)

I was really hoping that at some point down the line they were going to roll out with "oh hey heres some pets!" but as the game gets closer to completion its looking like the ONLY pet classes we're going to have are the squig herder and one for the Order side. This is both surprising as DAoC was huge on pets and pet-related summons so you think this would be something that Mythic would be all over, and highly disappointing. Personally, I tend to stray away from pure casting classes. Necros and various other pet based classes have always been my favorites. Sure you can say "just go play a squig herder then!" but it's not the same. For one it's not a casting class in any way shape or form, and secondly, you're locked into being a goblin /=. The chaos zealot MAY get some pet-like abilities, their ability to summon crows is briefly mentioned in their description, but I have a feeling it's not going to be quite the same.

I know actually discussing the game rather than flying off the handle about "THIS SUCKS, THIS GAME RULES, WORDS IN CAPS HERE!" is taboo here, but anyone else disappointed by this? I'm actually a bit stuck at this point because while the RvR system in WAR and the WAR universe is very appealing, the lack of pets is a seriously offputting issue for me.

Yeah but look at WoW (ok ok I know, terrible example). Hunter and warlock are two of the most powerful classes...and they have pets. I think pets make it a bit harder to balance, because you not only have to work on the actual player but also his pet. Maybe they will add some classes in later...or maybe the warhammer lore has a limited spot for pets, I don't know.

well all i got to say is everything mythic does has to be approved by GW first and seeing as how there really aren't pet type troops in warhammer fantasy its not a stretch of the imagination by any means to only have 2 pet classes and the odds really aren't that bad 1 out of 12 (per side) is a pet class.

and no im not dissapointed by warhammer at all but then again i love mythic and i play the tabletop

Sorry but Pet Classes blow!  I havn't read alot on WAR since I'm keeping alot of it in the dark but I hope there won't be one or several or any! 

Pets are cheap...

Originally posted by Ascension08

Yeah but look at WoW (ok ok I know, terrible example). Hunter and warlock are two of the most powerful classes...and they have pets. I think pets make it a bit harder to balance, because you not only have to work on the actual player but also his pet. Maybe they will add some classes in later...or maybe the warhammer lore has a limited spot for pets, I don't know.

Actually the warlock used to be one of the classes in need of the most love before they overhauled their spell tree.

That still doesn't give much reason to exclude pets though. As I said, Mythic in particular has extensive experience with pets and pets in an RvR environment. I mean look at DAoC. For pet classes we have:

-Bonedancer

-Enchanter

-Thurgest

- Spirit Master

- Animist

-Druid

-Cabalist

-Necromancer

and if you want you could toss in the classes that can charm them. In addition, they're really not that hard to balance. Unless you get exotic with them (which most pets are now though) basic pets are nothing more than a walking DoT that deal physical damage. The hardest part in dealing with them is pathing.

As far as lore, there is plenty of room in the warhammer universe to toss in pet classes aplenty.

Originally posted by Katashi-kun
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Yes, and your opinion, likely biased because you don't know how to fight pet classes, is good enough to strike and entire subset of classes from a game because since you hate them, everyone else should hate them too.

Originally posted by Ascension08

Yeah but look at WoW (ok ok I know, terrible example). Hunter and warlock are two of the most powerful classes...and they have pets. I think pets make it a bit harder to balance, because you not only have to work on the actual player but also his pet. Maybe they will add some classes in later...or maybe the warhammer lore has a limited spot for pets, I don't know.

I'm not so sure about that. I think part of the reason many pet classes are hard to balance is because they aren't defined well. For instance, the Hunter is really two classes in one: ranger and beastlord. If they were separate classes, it would be easier to balance.

They are releasing with only two pet classes, the Squig Herder and (most likely) the White Lion, but the lore allows for many more additions if they choose introduce them in the future.

Uhh There are pet classes...aka the Squig Herder is a pet class...awsome lil squigs of death..and then the second one is debated as the long awaited High Elf White Lion class so that there's only 1 pet class Per Side.    

Anymore pet classes than that would be completely out of control. 

Originally posted by elvenangel

Uhh There are pet classes...aka the Squig Herder is a pet class...awsome lil squigs of death..and then the second one is debated as the long awaited High Elf White Lion class so that there's only 1 pet class Per Side.    

Anymore pet classes than that would be completely out of control. 

I disagree that more than that would be out of control by any means, and you didn't read my post, as I mentioned those.

Black Orc ftw.

Me eat pet!