Give a basic command list for Pets

Avenias

There should be a very basic list of commands available for pets, like attack, retreat, defend target etc. Lack of this simple command list makes pets brain dead.

Flaminir

Can I request a command called 'Switch to spammable DPS skill' mode.

This would cause the pet to morph into a basic spammable lightning DPS skill.

I think there would be support for this!

Rex-Umbra

Age of Conan had a command bar and a Necromancer class with 8pets you could command.

CasNation

There is, technically. On PC, Y+left click on a target focuses your pets to attack there. Y+right click causes them to disengage and come back to the caster, where they will remain in a non combatant state.

That said, we need better control of our pets.

Egonieser

CasNation wrote: »

There is, technically. On PC, Y+left click on a target focuses your pets to attack there. Y+right click causes them to disengage and come back to the caster, where they will remain in a non combatant state.

That said, we need better control of our pets.

Indeed, even LoTRO had a more complex pet control system, it had a separate actionbar just for pets with different combat stances for pets and that game came out like almost 10 years ago. ZoS should take notes, considering they're emphasising pets so much on a sorcerer, even did a whole overhaul last update, but ultimately changed nothing - they are useless.

BlitzGirl41

That would be great! Other MMOs I've played, World of Warcraft and Guild Wars 2, had pet action bars (in both games, both hunter/ranger pets and necromancer minions could be controlled to a degree), and it just makes sense to me as a player.

Gidorick

You mean the pets we buy from the crown store or the summonable pets from the Sorc?

waterfairy

You forgot the most important command...be quiet.

CasNation

Gidorick wrote: »

You mean the pets we buy from the crown store or the summonable pets from the Sorc?

Is there really that much of a difference?

RandalMarrs

How is this not a thing already? Attack, retreat, aggressive, defensive, passive. Pretty simple commands.

Kalifas

Unless they are going to go for a full on pet system where you can activate pet/companion skills yourself. I would prefer a programmable AI system to handle pets or companions if we get those later.



I like FFXII gambit system more.

Avenias

Gidorick wrote: »

You mean the pets we buy from the crown store or the summonable pets from the Sorc?

sorcs

Avenias

CasNation wrote: »

There is, technically. On PC, Y+left click on a target focuses your pets to attack there. Y+right click causes them to disengage and come back to the caster, where they will remain in a non combatant state.

That said, we need better control of our pets.

those commands are buggy as hell, the pets dont obey commands properly. There must be a proper pet command panel, to give players more control over summons

bloodenragedb14_ESO

i would love it if i could program my pets AI

Avenias

bloodenragedb14_ESO wrote: »

i would love it if i could program my pets AI

that would be awesome

magnusthorek

Change that useless keybinding "Command Pet" to affect summoned pets so if you're soloing something, you can aim a big thingie and say "tank that crap you idiot", while you clean da house.

But nooooooo, pets love to lick their masters... there... you know, right... there... ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)