Kill on Sight while crafting

Shawn_PT · January 2018

So. I was just doing my daily writs on a sorc character who happened to have the scamp pet out. Not the flappy bird, the scamp. It was just standing next to me. While I was brainlessly pushing buttons to craft yet another pair of gloves for the mission I got hit with a Kill on Sight bounty, and then proceeded to being attacked and killed by a nearby guard.... while I was in the crafting menu.

When I saw the bounty pop it only took me a second to look around and realize what had happened. Some clumsy thief tried to open a nearby lockbox, failed, got caught, decided to flee, and aggroed the guard.

Apparently the guard did something that aggroed my pet in return, and so the fail thief managed to get me, an upstanding citizen, murdered on the crafting station while trying to figure out what the bloody hell was going on.

Why is this a thing? Why will a passive pet aggro on a city guard? That's just.... stupid.

This gives me an idea. Next time I see those annoying flappy pets swarming around a crafting station, I may just drag an angry guard towards them and watch the carnage ensue.

Ackwalan · January 2018

Control your pets.

Radinyn · January 2018

I lol'ed

Orticia · January 2018

Happened to me a few times too before i realized what was going on. Now i try and remember to unsummon pets when in town for a longer period of time just in case. But i agree this should not be possible. pets should only aggro if you aggro something yourself.

DoctorESO · January 2018

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Shawn_PT · January 2018

Why should I control my pet if I'm in a crafting menu? It's not like I'm doing anything to aggro anyone. It's not like I -could- do anything at all except make sure the pet is on non-aggro mode every time I log in, which shouldn't even be a requirement to be honest.

Damn. I hate pets and pet builds. One more reason to despise the ugly purple things then

#NerfSorcs

WhitePawPrints · January 2018

It is best for the Sorc and Warden summons to remain inactive whenever in town.

Summons that are near a crafting station block the cursors of other players, and makes it difficult for them to access those stations.

Towns are the most populated areas in the game for players, and the more activity the more stress on computers. Summons increase the activity and contribute to the lag and latency of some towns.

Summons are not very smart to begin with and will pull more aggro than intended, which can include the guards of towns.

Overall, best to keep summons inactive for other players and to keep getting yourself killed.

DoctorESO · January 2018

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Linaleah · January 2018

Ackwalan wrote: »

Control your pets.

i challenge you to do it. if you can reliably do it while out in a world, forget while at the crafting station, I will personaly gift you a rosin. (assuming you are on PC NA) pet control in this game is near nonexistent and is limited to "attack this thing, stop attacking this thing" its not a true passive either, it gets immediately canceled out by a heavy attack... or when pet is hit by an offensive ability.

what happens to OP illustrates just how awful pet management is in this game and that it BADLY needs fixing.

DoctorESO · January 2018

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Shawn_PT · January 2018

DoctorESO wrote: »

I'll say it before some condescending person comes in here and says it:

"You learned a valuable lesson today. Always stow your pets when going into town."

Indeedy I did :P Funny how my sorc is the character I like the least of all of mine. Now having something else to worry about will probably make me dislike her even more. Guess she's still good to farm motifs and crafting dailies.

I am not complaining. I am 100% for people NOT having pets in towns or populated areas. An easier way to quickly unsummon them on the fly would be handy though.

Ackwalan · January 2018

Linaleah wrote: »

Ackwalan wrote: »

Control your pets.

i challenge you to do it. if you can reliably do it while out in a world, forget while at the crafting station, I will personaly gift you a rosin. (assuming you are on PC NA) pet control in this game is near nonexistent and is limited to "attack this thing, stop attacking this thing" its not a true passive either, it gets immediately canceled out by a heavy attack... or when pet is hit by an offensive ability.

what happens to OP illustrates just how awful pet management is in this game and that it BADLY needs fixing.

Pay up. I never had a pet attack anything I didn't want them to attack. It's simple, I cancel them when they are not needed.

Rainraven · January 2018

Maybe the guard - immortal, unsleeping, constantly dealing with clumsy thieves - finally just psychoed out and was going for you because you were there, and your ugly little friend tried to save you.

Poor little scamp gets blamed for everything.

Sigtric · January 2018

Ackwalan wrote: »

Control your pets.

Tandor · January 2018

It should certainly be second nature to dismiss any pets when entering towns or open world crafting stations, they can easily be a nuisance to other players and, as the OP discovered, to the pet owner.

As for the OP's experience, it certainly shouldn't be the case that a pet can cause aggro through no fault of the pet owner, but I've also seen reports of it happening when you're managing your inventory in e.g. a bank, and a guard spots that you're moving around stolen loot. It's possible to get drawn into a duel without realising it too, and then be targeted by a guard. There are lots of ways in which your actions, or those of another player, can inadvertently alert the guards to your presence.

Tan9oSuccka · January 2018

Queue grumpy cat.

Good.

JasonSilverSpring · January 2018

I have had a similar situation where a guard was going after another player and my pet got agro'd which gave me a bounty. I managed to get away by dismissing my pet and running while the guard was still attacking the other player.

I now make sure to dismiss my pet in towns. But there is a defect if my pet gets drawn into a situation like that.

Linaleah · January 2018

Ackwalan wrote: »

Linaleah wrote: »

Ackwalan wrote: »

Control your pets.

i challenge you to do it. if you can reliably do it while out in a world, forget while at the crafting station, I will personaly gift you a rosin. (assuming you are on PC NA) pet control in this game is near nonexistent and is limited to "attack this thing, stop attacking this thing" its not a true passive either, it gets immediately canceled out by a heavy attack... or when pet is hit by an offensive ability.

what happens to OP illustrates just how awful pet management is in this game and that it BADLY needs fixing.

Pay up. I never had a pet attack anything I didn't want them to attack. It's simple, I cancel them when they are not needed.

make me a video where you can avoid getting a bounty where you pet gets caught in an AoE from a guard. replicate the OP's situation. go on. I'll wait.

dismissing pet before going into town is a BAINDAID. NOT A SOLUTION TO AWFUL PET CONTROL IN THIS GAME.

Ackwalan · January 2018

Linaleah wrote: »

Ackwalan wrote: »

Linaleah wrote: »

Ackwalan wrote: »

Control your pets.

i challenge you to do it. if you can reliably do it while out in a world, forget while at the crafting station, I will personaly gift you a rosin. (assuming you are on PC NA) pet control in this game is near nonexistent and is limited to "attack this thing, stop attacking this thing" its not a true passive either, it gets immediately canceled out by a heavy attack... or when pet is hit by an offensive ability.

what happens to OP illustrates just how awful pet management is in this game and that it BADLY needs fixing.

Pay up. I never had a pet attack anything I didn't want them to attack. It's simple, I cancel them when they are not needed.

make me a video where you can avoid getting a bounty where you pet gets caught in an AoE from a guard. replicate the OP's situation. go on. I'll wait.

dismissing pet before going into town is a BAINDAID. NOT A SOLUTION TO AWFUL PET CONTROL IN THIS GAME.

Don't need a video. Cancel the pet when it's not needed, is 100% reliable way to avoid it from attacking a guard. Pay up.

idk · January 2018

Not laughing at OP, but it was funny.

Seriously though. pets are an issue. Try doing a quest where you slot a disguise to blend in and merely have to avoid the sentry types. Even if the sentry does not notice you the pet will go fight it. Granted, you can let your pet do the fighting and kill the sentry without losing your disguise, but it should not happen to begin with.

Linaleah · January 2018

Ackwalan wrote: »

Linaleah wrote: »

Ackwalan wrote: »

Linaleah wrote: »

Ackwalan wrote: »

Control your pets.

i challenge you to do it. if you can reliably do it while out in a world, forget while at the crafting station, I will personaly gift you a rosin. (assuming you are on PC NA) pet control in this game is near nonexistent and is limited to "attack this thing, stop attacking this thing" its not a true passive either, it gets immediately canceled out by a heavy attack... or when pet is hit by an offensive ability.

what happens to OP illustrates just how awful pet management is in this game and that it BADLY needs fixing.

Pay up. I never had a pet attack anything I didn't want them to attack. It's simple, I cancel them when they are not needed.

make me a video where you can avoid getting a bounty where you pet gets caught in an AoE from a guard. replicate the OP's situation. go on. I'll wait.

dismissing pet before going into town is a BAINDAID. NOT A SOLUTION TO AWFUL PET CONTROL IN THIS GAME.

Don't need a video. Cancel the pet when it's not needed, is 100% reliable way to avoid it from attacking a guard. Pay up.

nope, that was not the term of the deal. dismissing your pet =/= controlling your pet. SHOW me how you can genuinely control this pet in this game. go on. and you know why I'm making this distinction? because pet control is horrible NOT just in cities. its horrible EVERYWHERE. it makes my sorc a lot less pleasant to heal on for example, becasue die to lack of proper commands, matriarch keeps lagging back, keeps attacking crap I do not need her to attack and is a general constantly dying nuisance, BECAUSE I CANNOT PUT HER ON PASSIVE.

dismissing a pet that is a cardinal part of the build is NOT a solution. its NOT pet control.

also this

idk wrote: »

Not laughing at OP, but it was funny.

Seriously though. pets are an issue. Try doing a quest where you slot a disguise to blend in and merely have to avoid the sentry types. Even if the sentry does not notice you the pet will go fight it. Granted, you can let your pet do the fighting and kill the sentry without losing your disguise, but it should not happen to begin with.

ArchMikem · January 2018

So you didn't have "Prevent Attacking Innocents" turned on then. Lesson learned eh?

Ackwalan · January 2018

Linaleah wrote: »

Ackwalan wrote: »

Linaleah wrote: »

Ackwalan wrote: »

Linaleah wrote: »

Ackwalan wrote: »

Control your pets.

i challenge you to do it. if you can reliably do it while out in a world, forget while at the crafting station, I will personaly gift you a rosin. (assuming you are on PC NA) pet control in this game is near nonexistent and is limited to "attack this thing, stop attacking this thing" its not a true passive either, it gets immediately canceled out by a heavy attack... or when pet is hit by an offensive ability.

what happens to OP illustrates just how awful pet management is in this game and that it BADLY needs fixing.

Pay up. I never had a pet attack anything I didn't want them to attack. It's simple, I cancel them when they are not needed.

make me a video where you can avoid getting a bounty where you pet gets caught in an AoE from a guard. replicate the OP's situation. go on. I'll wait.

dismissing pet before going into town is a BAINDAID. NOT A SOLUTION TO AWFUL PET CONTROL IN THIS GAME.

Don't need a video. Cancel the pet when it's not needed, is 100% reliable way to avoid it from attacking a guard. Pay up.

nope, that was not the term of the deal. dismissing your pet =/= controlling your pet. SHOW me how you can genuinely control this pet in this game. go on. and you know why I'm making this distinction? because pet control is horrible NOT just in cities. its horrible EVERYWHERE. it makes my sorc a lot less pleasant to heal on for example, becasue die to lack of proper commands, matriarch keeps lagging back, keeps attacking crap I do not need her to attack and is a general constantly dying nuisance, BECAUSE I CANNOT PUT HER ON PASSIVE.

dismissing a pet that is a cardinal part of the build is NOT a solution. its NOT pet control.

also this

idk wrote: »

Not laughing at OP, but it was funny.

Seriously though. pets are an issue. Try doing a quest where you slot a disguise to blend in and merely have to avoid the sentry types. Even if the sentry does not notice you the pet will go fight it. Granted, you can let your pet do the fighting and kill the sentry without losing your disguise, but it should not happen to begin with.

A video was never part o the deal. You wanted a reliable way to control the pet. Canceling it when not needed is it. It's not like there are to roving bands of outlaws attacking you while you eat lunch. Aggressive mobs are spot from miles away. Pay up.

Linaleah · January 2018

Ackwalan wrote: »

Linaleah wrote: »

Ackwalan wrote: »

Linaleah wrote: »

Ackwalan wrote: »

Linaleah wrote: »

Ackwalan wrote: »

Control your pets.

i challenge you to do it. if you can reliably do it while out in a world, forget while at the crafting station, I will personaly gift you a rosin. (assuming you are on PC NA) pet control in this game is near nonexistent and is limited to "attack this thing, stop attacking this thing" its not a true passive either, it gets immediately canceled out by a heavy attack... or when pet is hit by an offensive ability.

what happens to OP illustrates just how awful pet management is in this game and that it BADLY needs fixing.

Pay up. I never had a pet attack anything I didn't want them to attack. It's simple, I cancel them when they are not needed.

make me a video where you can avoid getting a bounty where you pet gets caught in an AoE from a guard. replicate the OP's situation. go on. I'll wait.

dismissing pet before going into town is a BAINDAID. NOT A SOLUTION TO AWFUL PET CONTROL IN THIS GAME.

Don't need a video. Cancel the pet when it's not needed, is 100% reliable way to avoid it from attacking a guard. Pay up.

nope, that was not the term of the deal. dismissing your pet =/= controlling your pet. SHOW me how you can genuinely control this pet in this game. go on. and you know why I'm making this distinction? because pet control is horrible NOT just in cities. its horrible EVERYWHERE. it makes my sorc a lot less pleasant to heal on for example, becasue die to lack of proper commands, matriarch keeps lagging back, keeps attacking crap I do not need her to attack and is a general constantly dying nuisance, BECAUSE I CANNOT PUT HER ON PASSIVE.

dismissing a pet that is a cardinal part of the build is NOT a solution. its NOT pet control.

also this

idk wrote: »

Not laughing at OP, but it was funny.

Seriously though. pets are an issue. Try doing a quest where you slot a disguise to blend in and merely have to avoid the sentry types. Even if the sentry does not notice you the pet will go fight it. Granted, you can let your pet do the fighting and kill the sentry without losing your disguise, but it should not happen to begin with.

A video was never part o the deal. You wanted a reliable way to control the pet. Canceling it when not needed is it. It's not like there are to roving bands of outlaws attacking you while you eat lunch. Aggressive mobs are spot from miles away. Pay up.

dismissing pet is NOT controlling it. DISMISSING PET IS NOT CONTROLLING IT. video or no video, DISMISSING PET IS NOT THE SAME AS CONTROLLING A PET, BY TELLING IT WHAT TO DO OR NOT TO DO.

Ackwalan · January 2018

Linaleah wrote: »

Ackwalan wrote: »

Linaleah wrote: »

Ackwalan wrote: »

Linaleah wrote: »

Ackwalan wrote: »

Linaleah wrote: »

Ackwalan wrote: »

Control your pets.

i challenge you to do it. if you can reliably do it while out in a world, forget while at the crafting station, I will personaly gift you a rosin. (assuming you are on PC NA) pet control in this game is near nonexistent and is limited to "attack this thing, stop attacking this thing" its not a true passive either, it gets immediately canceled out by a heavy attack... or when pet is hit by an offensive ability.

what happens to OP illustrates just how awful pet management is in this game and that it BADLY needs fixing.

Pay up. I never had a pet attack anything I didn't want them to attack. It's simple, I cancel them when they are not needed.

make me a video where you can avoid getting a bounty where you pet gets caught in an AoE from a guard. replicate the OP's situation. go on. I'll wait.

dismissing pet before going into town is a BAINDAID. NOT A SOLUTION TO AWFUL PET CONTROL IN THIS GAME.

Don't need a video. Cancel the pet when it's not needed, is 100% reliable way to avoid it from attacking a guard. Pay up.

nope, that was not the term of the deal. dismissing your pet =/= controlling your pet. SHOW me how you can genuinely control this pet in this game. go on. and you know why I'm making this distinction? because pet control is horrible NOT just in cities. its horrible EVERYWHERE. it makes my sorc a lot less pleasant to heal on for example, becasue die to lack of proper commands, matriarch keeps lagging back, keeps attacking crap I do not need her to attack and is a general constantly dying nuisance, BECAUSE I CANNOT PUT HER ON PASSIVE.

dismissing a pet that is a cardinal part of the build is NOT a solution. its NOT pet control.

also this

idk wrote: »

Not laughing at OP, but it was funny.

Seriously though. pets are an issue. Try doing a quest where you slot a disguise to blend in and merely have to avoid the sentry types. Even if the sentry does not notice you the pet will go fight it. Granted, you can let your pet do the fighting and kill the sentry without losing your disguise, but it should not happen to begin with.

A video was never part o the deal. You wanted a reliable way to control the pet. Canceling it when not needed is it. It's not like there are to roving bands of outlaws attacking you while you eat lunch. Aggressive mobs are spot from miles away. Pay up.

dismissing pet is NOT controlling it. DISMISSING PET IS NOT CONTROLLING IT. video or no video, DISMISSING PET IS NOT THE SAME AS CONTROLLING A PET, BY TELLING IT WHAT TO DO OR NOT TO DO.

Sure it is. The sorc pets are combat pets. You want to control it so it doesn't attack guards, dismiss it. Pay up.

Rohamad_Ali · January 2018

Submit a ticket .

Colecovision · January 2018

Pets should turn into non combat pets as soon as they hit a town and shrink down to 25% of their normal size. Then we would have adorable little cubs all over the place instead of big clunky bears taking up the half screen. Even a winged twilight is cute at 25%. I'd think "aww, you're totally going to be a monster that kills people, but for now you're precious."

Linaleah · January 2018

Ackwalan wrote: »

Linaleah wrote: »

Ackwalan wrote: »

Linaleah wrote: »

Ackwalan wrote: »

Linaleah wrote: »

Ackwalan wrote: »

Linaleah wrote: »

Ackwalan wrote: »

Control your pets.

i challenge you to do it. if you can reliably do it while out in a world, forget while at the crafting station, I will personaly gift you a rosin. (assuming you are on PC NA) pet control in this game is near nonexistent and is limited to "attack this thing, stop attacking this thing" its not a true passive either, it gets immediately canceled out by a heavy attack... or when pet is hit by an offensive ability.

what happens to OP illustrates just how awful pet management is in this game and that it BADLY needs fixing.

Pay up. I never had a pet attack anything I didn't want them to attack. It's simple, I cancel them when they are not needed.

make me a video where you can avoid getting a bounty where you pet gets caught in an AoE from a guard. replicate the OP's situation. go on. I'll wait.

dismissing pet before going into town is a BAINDAID. NOT A SOLUTION TO AWFUL PET CONTROL IN THIS GAME.

Don't need a video. Cancel the pet when it's not needed, is 100% reliable way to avoid it from attacking a guard. Pay up.

nope, that was not the term of the deal. dismissing your pet =/= controlling your pet. SHOW me how you can genuinely control this pet in this game. go on. and you know why I'm making this distinction? because pet control is horrible NOT just in cities. its horrible EVERYWHERE. it makes my sorc a lot less pleasant to heal on for example, becasue die to lack of proper commands, matriarch keeps lagging back, keeps attacking crap I do not need her to attack and is a general constantly dying nuisance, BECAUSE I CANNOT PUT HER ON PASSIVE.

dismissing a pet that is a cardinal part of the build is NOT a solution. its NOT pet control.

also this

idk wrote: »

Not laughing at OP, but it was funny.

Seriously though. pets are an issue. Try doing a quest where you slot a disguise to blend in and merely have to avoid the sentry types. Even if the sentry does not notice you the pet will go fight it. Granted, you can let your pet do the fighting and kill the sentry without losing your disguise, but it should not happen to begin with.

A video was never part o the deal. You wanted a reliable way to control the pet. Canceling it when not needed is it. It's not like there are to roving bands of outlaws attacking you while you eat lunch. Aggressive mobs are spot from miles away. Pay up.

dismissing pet is NOT controlling it. DISMISSING PET IS NOT CONTROLLING IT. video or no video, DISMISSING PET IS NOT THE SAME AS CONTROLLING A PET, BY TELLING IT WHAT TO DO OR NOT TO DO.

Sure it is. The sorc pets are combat pets. You want to control it so it doesn't attack guards, dismiss it. Pay up.

oh for the love of god. show me how i can control my pet while I AM in combat, RELIABLE so that it doesn't drop passive every time I god forbid heavy attack to recharge my magika while healing, so that it doesn't just randomly decide to attack some semi hidden spider way on a side of the room , scattering mobs, getting killed, etc, where i can RELIABLY tell it to GET THE HELL OUT OF THE RED CRAP ON THE GROUND instead of dying in it. show me keybinds beyond the obscure basic "stop attacking this thing (which doesn't even stick becasue they switch RIGHT back to attacking the moment you use offensive abilities), and attack this one thing which also doesn't properly stick. show me where I can ACTUALLY CONTROL MY PET WHILE ITS PRESENT.

I did NOT ask a trick question here, STOP trying to shove your trick answers as if they are actual answers. they, are. NOT.

Ackwalan · January 2018

Linaleah wrote: »

Ackwalan wrote: »

Linaleah wrote: »

Ackwalan wrote: »

Linaleah wrote: »

Ackwalan wrote: »

Linaleah wrote: »

Ackwalan wrote: »

Linaleah wrote: »

Ackwalan wrote: »

Control your pets.

i challenge you to do it. if you can reliably do it while out in a world, forget while at the crafting station, I will personaly gift you a rosin. (assuming you are on PC NA) pet control in this game is near nonexistent and is limited to "attack this thing, stop attacking this thing" its not a true passive either, it gets immediately canceled out by a heavy attack... or when pet is hit by an offensive ability.

what happens to OP illustrates just how awful pet management is in this game and that it BADLY needs fixing.

Pay up. I never had a pet attack anything I didn't want them to attack. It's simple, I cancel them when they are not needed.

make me a video where you can avoid getting a bounty where you pet gets caught in an AoE from a guard. replicate the OP's situation. go on. I'll wait.

dismissing pet before going into town is a BAINDAID. NOT A SOLUTION TO AWFUL PET CONTROL IN THIS GAME.

Don't need a video. Cancel the pet when it's not needed, is 100% reliable way to avoid it from attacking a guard. Pay up.

nope, that was not the term of the deal. dismissing your pet =/= controlling your pet. SHOW me how you can genuinely control this pet in this game. go on. and you know why I'm making this distinction? because pet control is horrible NOT just in cities. its horrible EVERYWHERE. it makes my sorc a lot less pleasant to heal on for example, becasue die to lack of proper commands, matriarch keeps lagging back, keeps attacking crap I do not need her to attack and is a general constantly dying nuisance, BECAUSE I CANNOT PUT HER ON PASSIVE.

dismissing a pet that is a cardinal part of the build is NOT a solution. its NOT pet control.

also this

idk wrote: »

Not laughing at OP, but it was funny.

Seriously though. pets are an issue. Try doing a quest where you slot a disguise to blend in and merely have to avoid the sentry types. Even if the sentry does not notice you the pet will go fight it. Granted, you can let your pet do the fighting and kill the sentry without losing your disguise, but it should not happen to begin with.

A video was never part o the deal. You wanted a reliable way to control the pet. Canceling it when not needed is it. It's not like there are to roving bands of outlaws attacking you while you eat lunch. Aggressive mobs are spot from miles away. Pay up.

dismissing pet is NOT controlling it. DISMISSING PET IS NOT CONTROLLING IT. video or no video, DISMISSING PET IS NOT THE SAME AS CONTROLLING A PET, BY TELLING IT WHAT TO DO OR NOT TO DO.

Sure it is. The sorc pets are combat pets. You want to control it so it doesn't attack guards, dismiss it. Pay up.

oh for the love of god. show me how i can control my pet while I AM in combat, RELIABLE so that it doesn't drop passive every time I god forbid heavy attack to recharge my magika while healing, so that it doesn't just randomly decide to attack some semi hidden spider way on a side of the room , scattering mobs, getting killed, etc, where i can RELIABLY tell it to GET THE HELL OUT OF THE RED CRAP ON THE GROUND instead of dying in it. show me keybinds beyond the obscure basic "stop attacking this thing (which doesn't even stick becasue they switch RIGHT back to attacking the moment you use offensive abilities), and attack this one thing which also doesn't properly stick. show me where I can ACTUALLY CONTROL MY PET WHILE ITS PRESENT.

I did NOT ask a trick question here, STOP trying to shove your trick answers as if they are actual answers. they, are. NOT.

It's not a trick answer. It's a combat pet, if you don't want a combat pet, dismiss it. If you are healing in combat, the combat pet is doing what it is there for. Pay up.

Shawn_PT · January 2018

Colecovision wrote: »

Pets should turn into non combat pets as soon as they hit a town and shrink down to 25% of their normal size. Then we would have adorable little cubs all over the place instead of big clunky bears taking up the half screen. Even a winged twilight is cute at 25%. I'd think "aww, you're totally going to be a monster that kills people, but for now you're precious."

I like this idea.

Also, can we please not argue?

Linaleah · January 2018

Ackwalan wrote: »

Linaleah wrote: »

Ackwalan wrote: »

Linaleah wrote: »

Ackwalan wrote: »

Linaleah wrote: »

Ackwalan wrote: »

Linaleah wrote: »

Ackwalan wrote: »

Linaleah wrote: »

Ackwalan wrote: »

Control your pets.

i challenge you to do it. if you can reliably do it while out in a world, forget while at the crafting station, I will personaly gift you a rosin. (assuming you are on PC NA) pet control in this game is near nonexistent and is limited to "attack this thing, stop attacking this thing" its not a true passive either, it gets immediately canceled out by a heavy attack... or when pet is hit by an offensive ability.

what happens to OP illustrates just how awful pet management is in this game and that it BADLY needs fixing.

Pay up. I never had a pet attack anything I didn't want them to attack. It's simple, I cancel them when they are not needed.

make me a video where you can avoid getting a bounty where you pet gets caught in an AoE from a guard. replicate the OP's situation. go on. I'll wait.

dismissing pet before going into town is a BAINDAID. NOT A SOLUTION TO AWFUL PET CONTROL IN THIS GAME.

Don't need a video. Cancel the pet when it's not needed, is 100% reliable way to avoid it from attacking a guard. Pay up.

nope, that was not the term of the deal. dismissing your pet =/= controlling your pet. SHOW me how you can genuinely control this pet in this game. go on. and you know why I'm making this distinction? because pet control is horrible NOT just in cities. its horrible EVERYWHERE. it makes my sorc a lot less pleasant to heal on for example, becasue die to lack of proper commands, matriarch keeps lagging back, keeps attacking crap I do not need her to attack and is a general constantly dying nuisance, BECAUSE I CANNOT PUT HER ON PASSIVE.

dismissing a pet that is a cardinal part of the build is NOT a solution. its NOT pet control.

also this

idk wrote: »

Not laughing at OP, but it was funny.

Seriously though. pets are an issue. Try doing a quest where you slot a disguise to blend in and merely have to avoid the sentry types. Even if the sentry does not notice you the pet will go fight it. Granted, you can let your pet do the fighting and kill the sentry without losing your disguise, but it should not happen to begin with.

A video was never part o the deal. You wanted a reliable way to control the pet. Canceling it when not needed is it. It's not like there are to roving bands of outlaws attacking you while you eat lunch. Aggressive mobs are spot from miles away. Pay up.

dismissing pet is NOT controlling it. DISMISSING PET IS NOT CONTROLLING IT. video or no video, DISMISSING PET IS NOT THE SAME AS CONTROLLING A PET, BY TELLING IT WHAT TO DO OR NOT TO DO.

Sure it is. The sorc pets are combat pets. You want to control it so it doesn't attack guards, dismiss it. Pay up.

oh for the love of god. show me how i can control my pet while I AM in combat, RELIABLE so that it doesn't drop passive every time I god forbid heavy attack to recharge my magika while healing, so that it doesn't just randomly decide to attack some semi hidden spider way on a side of the room , scattering mobs, getting killed, etc, where i can RELIABLY tell it to GET THE HELL OUT OF THE RED CRAP ON THE GROUND instead of dying in it. show me keybinds beyond the obscure basic "stop attacking this thing (which doesn't even stick becasue they switch RIGHT back to attacking the moment you use offensive abilities), and attack this one thing which also doesn't properly stick. show me where I can ACTUALLY CONTROL MY PET WHILE ITS PRESENT.

I did NOT ask a trick question here, STOP trying to shove your trick answers as if they are actual answers. they, are. NOT.

It's not a trick answer. It's a combat pet, if you don't want a combat pet, dismiss it. If you are healing in combat, the combat pet is doing what it is there for. Pay up.

you didn't answer the question so no. combat pets in this game have horrible control issues. you haven't shown me how to actualy control them because THERE IS NO WAY TO PROPERLY CONTROL them. bye now