Mcwoods55 wrote: »

So will the assistant take up a slotted ability or will it have its own way of summoning it like a mount?

Also if I summon an assistant will it auto cancel out my pets and vise versa? The notes are very vauge on this.

The assistant summoning works just like selecting which vanity pet you want to have active. When you summon an assistant it de-summons your vanity pet, and vice versa.

Mcwoods55 wrote: »

I have also seen a thread on here about people stating that the pets will now have special abilities but I do not see any of that in what I read. IS this true?
Thanks!

They're* probably talking about sorcerer summons (which are commonly called pets, even though this can get confusing) rather than vanity pets. Sorcerer pets on PTS now have active abilities that you can activate when they are summoned. Vanity pets still don't have any abilities.

*And when I refer to "They" I might be talking about myself, because i started a thread about Sorcerer pets that you might have seen, and that might have caused your confusion

Mcwoods55 wrote: »

yea. I finally found it... right after I posted this. I use pets and wanted to see how it would play out.

In the small amount of testing I've done of it so far I've found the changes to be... interesting... I haven't got a final verdict on whether I think they're good or not, but so far I like the theory, but I'm not very impressed with them in practice.

Mcwoods55 wrote: »

Does the assistant take a slotted ability space?

No, it's just like a vanity pet. Except you can talk to it. And it will do stuff.

Mcwoods55 wrote: »

UrQuan wrote: »

Mcwoods55 wrote: »

Does the assistant take a slotted ability space?

No, it's just like a vanity pet. Except you can talk to it. And it will do stuff.

OK Thank you! So that tells me I will have to get rid of my current vanity pet? I don't like how I can't have them and my pets active at same time if it won't engage in combat like my current vanity pet.

So I'm guessing I will have to re-equip him each time I want to access my bank or whatever it does.

Vanity pets don't engage in combat - they just hang out looking cool But yeah, you can't have a vanity pet and an assistant out at the same time, so you have to switch back to your vanity pet after summoning your assistant.

I am super excited about the assistants. If I read correctly one can access your bank? Oh yeah!

Plus a pal to run around with and rp sarcastic comments to seems enjoyable lol

Mcwoods55 wrote: »

OOOOO so they are meaning you can't have your vanity pet and your assistant out at the same time... but you can have your assistant and your summoned pets for battle... I got you now! That makes me a lot happier!

Yes, exactly!

Waffennacht wrote: »

I am super excited about the assistants. If I read correctly one can access your bank? Oh yeah!

Plus a pal to run around with and rp sarcastic comments to seems enjoyable lol

Yes, one of them lets you access your bank. But not your guild bank or guild store.

To be honest, I plan on getting the assistants on the live server when they come out for the convenience factor, but odds are I'll use them pretty rarely. At least 95% of the time I'm likely to just go to one of my favorite towns and do what I want to do there. I can see the assistants being handy every now and then, though, when I just don't want to make that trip.

Waffennacht wrote: »

I am super excited about the assistants. If I read correctly one can access your bank? Oh yeah!

Plus a pal to run around with and rp sarcastic comments to seems enjoyable lol

Yep! They are basically a portable bank, fence and merchant. I'm very happy with them. You buy the merchant and the banker from the Crown Store and get the fence as reward for doing the Thieves Guild questline. They don't talk a lot, though, at least not on PTS.

Abeille wrote: »

Waffennacht wrote: »

I am super excited about the assistants. If I read correctly one can access your bank? Oh yeah!

Plus a pal to run around with and rp sarcastic comments to seems enjoyable lol

Yep! They are basically a portable bank, fence and merchant. I'm very happy with them. You buy the merchant and the banker from the Crown Store and get the fence as reward for doing the Thieves Guild questline. They don't talk a lot, though, at least not on PTS.

I want an assistant who will follow me around and constantly tell me (in a very weary, unenthusiastic voice) that she's sworn to carry my burdens.

Mcwoods55 wrote: »

UrQuan wrote: »

Mcwoods55 wrote: »

OOOOO so they are meaning you can't have your vanity pet and your assistant out at the same time... but you can have your assistant and your summoned pets for battle... I got you now! That makes me a lot happier!

Yes, exactly!

Waffennacht wrote: »

I am super excited about the assistants. If I read correctly one can access your bank? Oh yeah!

Plus a pal to run around with and rp sarcastic comments to seems enjoyable lol

Yes, one of them lets you access your bank. But not your guild bank or guild store.

To be honest, I plan on getting the assistants on the live server when they come out for the convenience factor, but odds are I'll use them pretty rarely. At least 95% of the time I'm likely to just go to one of my favorite towns and do what I want to do there. I can see the assistants being handy every now and then, though, when I just don't want to make that trip.

I think the best part will be piling items in while farming. I hate filling up on things and then having to run and dump in my bnak. This will let me stack some items easier.

I've got 200 inventory slots on my characters, so this rarely happens to me (because by the time my inventory fills up I'm usually ready to head to a town anyway), but yes this is exactly the situation where I see myself using an assistant.

Mcwoods55 wrote: »

Abeille wrote: »

Waffennacht wrote: »

I am super excited about the assistants. If I read correctly one can access your bank? Oh yeah!

Plus a pal to run around with and rp sarcastic comments to seems enjoyable lol

Yep! They are basically a portable bank, fence and merchant. I'm very happy with them. You buy the merchant and the banker from the Crown Store and get the fence as reward for doing the Thieves Guild questline. They don't talk a lot, though, at least not on PTS.

What does it cost in the crown store?

We don't know yet. Everything in the PTS Crown Store costs 1 crown, so we can test the new stuff.

They are account-wide and really convenient, so I can't imagine they will be cheap.

Abeille wrote: »

Mcwoods55 wrote: »

Abeille wrote: »

Waffennacht wrote: »

I am super excited about the assistants. If I read correctly one can access your bank? Oh yeah!

Plus a pal to run around with and rp sarcastic comments to seems enjoyable lol

Yep! They are basically a portable bank, fence and merchant. I'm very happy with them. You buy the merchant and the banker from the Crown Store and get the fence as reward for doing the Thieves Guild questline. They don't talk a lot, though, at least not on PTS.

What does it cost in the crown store?

We don't know yet. Everything in the PTS Crown Store costs 1 crown, so we can test the new stuff.

They are account-wide and really convenient, so I can't imagine they will be cheap.

Guess I will put my 15k crowns to good use then. HAHAHA

Mcwoods55 wrote: »

Abeille wrote: »

Mcwoods55 wrote: »

Abeille wrote: »

Waffennacht wrote: »

I am super excited about the assistants. If I read correctly one can access your bank? Oh yeah!

Plus a pal to run around with and rp sarcastic comments to seems enjoyable lol

Yep! They are basically a portable bank, fence and merchant. I'm very happy with them. You buy the merchant and the banker from the Crown Store and get the fence as reward for doing the Thieves Guild questline. They don't talk a lot, though, at least not on PTS.

What does it cost in the crown store?

We don't know yet. Everything in the PTS Crown Store costs 1 crown, so we can test the new stuff.

They are account-wide and really convenient, so I can't imagine they will be cheap.

Thanks I had no clue that it was set up that way.


OK and so there is one for merchant and a separate one for the bank?

Does the merchant let you fix gear? That would be a huge plus when group dungeoning

Yes, they are separated characters: The marchant, the fence and the banker.

No, the merchant can't fix your gear

EnemyOfDaState wrote: »

UrQuan wrote: »

Abeille wrote: »

Waffennacht wrote: »

I am super excited about the assistants. If I read correctly one can access your bank? Oh yeah!

Plus a pal to run around with and rp sarcastic comments to seems enjoyable lol

Yep! They are basically a portable bank, fence and merchant. I'm very happy with them. You buy the merchant and the banker from the Crown Store and get the fence as reward for doing the Thieves Guild questline. They don't talk a lot, though, at least not on PTS.

I want an assistant who will follow me around and constantly tell me (in a very weary, unenthusiastic voice) that she's sworn to carry my burdens.

When we get houses I would pay out the ass for a Lydia house carl.

It's funny, I always found Lydia super annoying. Relatively recently I went back and started a new Skyrim character and started playing again, and now I kind of like her. I've been crafting her all kinds of cool gear (she gets Nordic Carved because it seems appropriate), and she's actually been a super useful companion.

MissBizz wrote: »

Mcwoods55 wrote: »

Abeille wrote: »

Mcwoods55 wrote: »

Abeille wrote: »

Mcwoods55 wrote: »

Abeille wrote: »

Waffennacht wrote: »

I am super excited about the assistants. If I read correctly one can access your bank? Oh yeah!

Plus a pal to run around with and rp sarcastic comments to seems enjoyable lol

Yep! They are basically a portable bank, fence and merchant. I'm very happy with them. You buy the merchant and the banker from the Crown Store and get the fence as reward for doing the Thieves Guild questline. They don't talk a lot, though, at least not on PTS.

What does it cost in the crown store?

We don't know yet. Everything in the PTS Crown Store costs 1 crown, so we can test the new stuff.

They are account-wide and really convenient, so I can't imagine they will be cheap.

Thanks I had no clue that it was set up that way.


OK and so there is one for merchant and a separate one for the bank?

Does the merchant let you fix gear? That would be a huge plus when group dungeoning

Yes, they are separated characters: The marchant, the fence and the banker.

No, the merchant can't fix your gear

Darn... Welp don't think I need the merchant then. Just the banker.

Hah. Yeah that was my thoughts. If the stuff I want to sell is taking up bag space, I can deposit it in the bank and then sell it later

A Little upset it can't fix armor. That would make it sweet as all get out. I would prob pay like double the cost of the bank one to have access to that...