Pets

Bowdowntogreatness

@zenimaxeb17_ESO when will pets that assist with combat be incorporated in the game. I haven't purchased a pet because I find it useless for a pet to follow me and do nothing but be cute.

Endless-Shogun

Some of them aren't even cute!

Elektrakosh

An Auridon Marine.

It won't happen but that is what I'd like. They can hit harder than your summons too.

CGPsaint

Bowdowntogreatness wrote: »

@zenimaxeb17_ESO when will pets that assist with combat be incorporated in the game. I haven't purchased a pet because I find it useless for a pet to follow me and do nothing but be cute.

I never toggle those useless pets on. I do however summon my Clannfear or Twilight Matriarch when I want my pets to assist with combat...

Bowdowntogreatness

I'm so mad they won't atleast test it to see how it works out.

Mivryna

With Spellcrafting there will be a Fire Atronach and a Dremora Lord that work the same way as Sorcerer pets. If Spellcrafting ever does make it into the game, there are sure to be more.

newtinmpls

I like them for certain characters to add to my roleplay. My orc battlemage rescued a mudcab from pit fighting in Stros M'kai. Turns out that despite the orc is afraid of heights, the mud crab is not.

Rikal

Umbranox wrote: »

With Spellcrafting there will be a Fire Atronach and a Dremora Lord that work the same way as Sorcerer pets. If Spellcrafting ever does make it into the game, there are sure to be more.

This is your answer OP. Because I think what you are asking for are called "summons" in this game. What they call "pets" in ESO are for looks only. So the only additional "summons" in the works are from spellcrafting who's ETA is TBD. But spellcrafting has a serious issue, it's going to be really hard to balance it.

Bowdowntogreatness

No not really spellcrafting. For instance you have this deadly looking black Panther a pet that u don't have to use any spells points for and that doesn't have a duration to follow in game. They just watches you get murdered

Rikal

Bowdowntogreatness wrote: »

No not really spellcrafting. For instance you have this deadly looking black Panther a pet that u don't have to use any spells points for and that doesn't have a duration to follow in game. They just watches you get murdered

In that case I believe the answer to your question is never. The existing non-combat pets will never assist us in combat.

Zorrashi

Ok i'll admit, having a dog fight by my side would be pretty cool.
But I just want to go off the record and say I don't want to see "fighting pets" become so widespread. The game's fighting ability should only pertain to you and your skills, not what pokemon pet you can catch next.

But a hunting dog or conjured attronoch? Those would actually be fine if they were for a limited time.

ZioGio

Non-combat pets are very common in MMOs. In my experience, MMOs restrict fighting companions (pets/summons) to specific classes. So what you see in ESO is par for the course and it's why it's unlikely that fighting companions will be available to everyone, unless what's been said about spellcrafting is true; I haven't been following that.

Bowdowntogreatness

@Rikal if probably right NEVER LOL

anitajoneb17_ESO

newtinmpls wrote: »

I like them for certain characters to add to my roleplay. My orc battlemage rescued a mudcab from pit fighting in Stros M'kai. Turns out that despite the orc is afraid of heights, the mud crab is not.

That's your mudcrab ?

Auricle

Nooo. Please never implement more annoying combat pets into the game. Full respect to sorcs, but I hate pet builds, and I never want to have my screen cluttered with neon pink mudcrabs that pull aggro or little sparkly daedrats that squeak over and over and over... *shudders*

Rikal

Auricle wrote: »

Nooo. Please never implement more annoying combat pets into the game. Full respect to sorcs, but I hate pet builds, and I never want to have my screen cluttered with neon pink mudcrabs that pull aggro or little sparkly daedrats that squeak over and over and over... *shudders*

Imagine 100 Lil Vixens all chirping away as they nip your shins into a bloody pulp!

[Note: Lil Vixen is the default name for the fox pet]

Shardaxx

I paid a few hundred crowns for a dog because I thought he would assist me in combat like the dogs in Skyrim, but he's completely useless so I turned him off. It's a shame they are so pointless.

phairdon

Sorc Daedric pets dies in combat. Granted we can spawn them again. What happens when other pets die in game? Same feature added to respawn or would we need to buy a new one from the crown store.
Most of those pets available are more viable with a ranger/scout class, like seen in game already. Too me would make more sense having the ability to charm wild creatures to aid in battle.

Zeth163

phairdon wrote: »

Sorc Daedric pets dies in combat. Granted we can spawn them again. What happens when other pets die in game? Same feature added to respawn or would we need to buy a new one from the crown store.
Most of those pets available are more viable with a ranger/scout class, like seen in game already. Too me would make more sense having the ability to charm wild creatures to aid in battle.

but then u would have to add the woodelf ability to do that then they would have to remap all the classes

Taleof2Cities

#summonstibbons

phairdon

Zeth163 wrote: »

phairdon wrote: »

Sorc Daedric pets dies in combat. Granted we can spawn them again. What happens when other pets die in game? Same feature added to respawn or would we need to buy a new one from the crown store.
Most of those pets available are more viable with a ranger/scout class, like seen in game already. Too me would make more sense having the ability to charm wild creatures to aid in battle.

but then u would have to add the woodelf ability to do that then they would have to remap all the classes

Rather than remap classes, create & add a new one. Scout. Highly unlikely to ever eventuate.

Treasure_Goblin

ITT: no one has ever played an online RPG

Danikat

I may have missed something but as far as I'm aware they've never said they intended to make pets fight, they've been in the game since the betas (the money was I believe the first) and they've always been purely cosmetic. What you're asking for sounds more like sorcerer summons.

As someone else mentioned it's fairly common for combat pets to be restricted to specific classes. Although that's not just in MMOs, it's fairly common in RPGs in general going all the way back to DnD. The exceptions being games like most of the TES series and Ultima Online where classes are not rigidly defined and you're more free to mix and match, meaning anyone can use combat pets/summons if they pick the right skills.

Personally I actually like having both in a game. I like pets in general and whilst combat pets are fun and can be useful there's usually more freedom with purely cosmetic pets because you don't have to worry about which one is best for your build or how to acquire and train them or what other skills/mechanics you're giving up to bring one. It means I could make my main a Templar to get the kind of skills she normally uses, and give her the pet panther she's had in every game where that's possible since Neverwinter Nights.

Flattedfifth

newtinmpls wrote: »

I like them for certain characters to add to my roleplay. My orc battlemage rescued a mudcab from pit fighting in Stros M'kai. Turns out that despite the orc is afraid of heights, the mud crab is not.

That's just awesome.