How do I get my bear?

Cletus

I bought Morrowind to make a Warden and have the bear. I just don't understand how to get or call the bear. I tried the Y key and nothing happened. Is there something special I have to do that I missed?

JasonSilverSpring

It is an ultimate. Do you have it slotted?

Saturnana

The bear is the ultimate of the Animal Companion's skill line belonging to the new Warden class. If you level up the skill line by using any Animal Companion skills, you'll eventually unlock the ultimate. And once you slot + cast the ultimate your bear will follow you around everywhere.

Cletus

So that is what it is! I didn't know it was an ultimate. I still have 7 levels to go to unlock it then.

SydneyGrey

I love my bear.
Just to warn you: there are two morphs of the bear after you level the bear up some. The morph that re-summons the bear automatically if it's killed gives the bear glowing eyes. The other morph gives it large tattoo-like glyphs on the sides of its body. If you can't stand how one of these things looks, then choose the one you can live with.
*EDIT* I wrote this back when the warden was new and I'd barely played it myself. I also need to add that one is a morph for stamina users (gives the glyphs on the side and does physical damage) and the other is a morph for magic users (gives the glowing eyes).

G_Rex

SydneyGrey wrote: »

I love my bear.
Just to warn you: there are two morphs of the bear after you level the bear up some. The morph that re-summons the bear automatically if it's killed gives the bear glowing eyes. The other morph gives it large tattoo-like glyphs on the sides of its body. If you can't stand how one of these things looks, then choose the one you can live with.

Thanks, finally an answer to the blue tattoo I chose the other morph and never could figure out what the tattoo was about.

davey1107

You sound like a newer player, so some tips that might help with your bear issues.

- class skill lines level when you have skills from that line on your bar. Want the bear faster? Slot more abilities from the animal line.

- ultimates (once you get one) charge via light and heavy attacks. Sometimes this takes a long time for new players to figure out.

- the bear is really different from other ultimates. Once you call him, he’ll stay around until he dies. One morph instantly revives him, the other gives him more power. I generally advise the power, you’ll almost always have enoug ultimate to call him again if he dies anyway.

- never feed your bear Taco Bell. Just don’t.

Integral1900

Remember that as the bear is a pet you will need to have it on both bars or it will vanish when you swap weapons

Azurya

just don´t morph, I say

newtinmpls

Azurya wrote: »

just don´t morph, I say

Now there's a thought

Amadis001

davey1107 wrote: »

- ultimates (once you get one) charge via light and heavy attacks. Sometimes this takes a long time for new players to figure out.

Light attacks generate ultimate. Heavy attacks generate stamina/magicka.

zaria

Amadis001 wrote: »

davey1107 wrote: »

- ultimates (once you get one) charge via light and heavy attacks. Sometimes this takes a long time for new players to figure out.

Light attacks generate ultimate. Heavy attacks generate stamina/magicka.

You need to do an LA every 8 second to generate ultimate, this is important to remember for healers who don't animation cancel much.

davey1107

@Amadis001

Heavy attacks restore resources AND grant the ultimate gain buff. (Technically light attacks return resources too, but in Morrowind the resource regen was reduced and damage increased, so it’s hard to see the resources being returned)

Ultimate can be gained from:

1. Light attacks
2. Heavy attacks
3. Blocking an enemy with a damage shield
4. Healing an ally with an ultimate gain buff active.


From the patch notes for the current system:

•Adjusted how Ultimate generation is gained to make it more even across different classes and builds: •When you damage an enemy with a light or heavy attack, you will receive a buff that grants three Ultimate per second for eight seconds. •This buff is refreshed with each light or heavy attack.

•If you heal an ally that has the Ultimate gain buff, you will also receive the Ultimate gain buff for eight seconds. •This only works if the ally being healed was not at full health prior to the heal.

•Abilities that previously gave Ultimate will now provide the Minor Heroism buff that will give you additional Ultimate over time.
•Ultimate can also be gained from blocking, dodging, or attacking targets with a damage shield.

Amadis001

davey1107 wrote: »

@Amadis001

Heavy attacks restore resources AND grant the ultimate gain buff. (Technically light attacks return resources too, but in Morrowind the resource regen was reduced and damage increased, so it’s hard to see the resources being returned)

Ultimate can be gained from:

1. Light attacks
2. Heavy attacks
3. Blocking an enemy with a damage shield
4. Healing an ally with an ultimate gain buff active.

...

•Ultimate can also be gained from blocking, dodging, or attacking targets with a damage shield.

Wow. That's great news for my tank. Even more warhorns. Is this from the Update 17 patch notes? Or has it been around for a while and I just never noticed?