Pet Sorcs make 1 slotted plz

f047ys3v3n · September 2018

Tasear wrote: »

What would make it worth two bar slots?

If they were significantly better than normal abilities and did not malfunction. As is, one is basically breath, except it malfunctions and dies to boss mechanics. The other is a DoT that is actually on the weaker side. Really, the pets are not stronger than normal abilities even when they are not malfunctioning and wiping the raid. Having them take two bar slots makes no sense. I have dropped pets and gained dps by doing it. They are not worthwhile, the one exception to this is vCR where the oblivion damage requires you to slot the twilight for heals if you play the downstairs roll which, as a sorc, you do.

Thraben · September 2018

CasNation wrote: »

Personally? Nothing. Nothing in this game is worth two slots. The number of abilities is limited enough, and having to double bar abilites cripples build diversity. I am sure some consider it making "interesting choices," but I think it just limits how the class can be played.

I would prefer pets to be reworked into something similar to the NB shade. A duration-based DoT that can't be killed or targeted, but doesnt require baby-sitting to keep alive. Obviously this would require significant reworks to how the pets currently work, as having an on-demand heal tied to a duration based summon is silly.

It´s actually not silly, and thus easy to implement (just increase the duration): The NB´s shade is an emergency retreat on its second activation. There´s no reason why e.g. a clannfear shouldn´t have an emergency heal on its second activation.

Proactively casting pets BEFORE you might need them is typical for any summoner playstyle in ElderScrolls games (except maybe Skyrim).