71 Air pet observations
Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 5:38 pm
Hello all,
Couldn't find this particular thing discussed so here I go. I just ding 71, bought and made my lvl 71 spell Essence of Air pet. I know this pet is NOT lvl 71 itself as it was DB to me, but I do have Minion of Darkness effect item equipped when I made pet and am hoping it is lvl 70.
I load up pet with a mixed set of Elaborate and Elegant defiant plate gear, and 2 blazing brands http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=70765 which say Proc at lvl 70. My hope is the pet is lvl 70, gets a better proc than the Ixi fists I'd been feeding it, and I didn't waste a ton of plat on some Elegant gear.
Out we go to farm some easy AAs in The Hole... I notice immediately I get the "your pet's will is insufficient to command this weapon" message spam. So pet is not lvl 70 cuz no proc, right? BUT the DS message spam is 83, much higher than Magmaskin's 74 DS, so gear DS is firing. With a mixed set of gear tho I can't tell WHICH gear is working. This intrigues me enough to kill pet and gate out to try a little experiment. I run to Baz, make new Essence of Air pet and buy a full set Elaborate defiant plate gear EXCEPT helm, which I buy Elegant (has a shown 5DS on it, and 6DS unmodified). I equip pet with all but the Elegant helm and run back to The Hole. Sic pet on first mob and DS message comes across at 78, so 4 more than Magmaskin (must be the Elab defiant gear). After mob dies I give pet Elegant helm, sic pet and BOOM get 84DS message spam.
I conclude that not only can pet equip and get stats from lvl 70 REQ Elegant defiant gear, but gets the FULL REC stats? And yet, the lvl 70 REQ proc on Blazing Brand won't fire. I'm confused. Any insight from the pros pls?
Couldn't find this particular thing discussed so here I go. I just ding 71, bought and made my lvl 71 spell Essence of Air pet. I know this pet is NOT lvl 71 itself as it was DB to me, but I do have Minion of Darkness effect item equipped when I made pet and am hoping it is lvl 70.
I load up pet with a mixed set of Elaborate and Elegant defiant plate gear, and 2 blazing brands http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=70765 which say Proc at lvl 70. My hope is the pet is lvl 70, gets a better proc than the Ixi fists I'd been feeding it, and I didn't waste a ton of plat on some Elegant gear.
Out we go to farm some easy AAs in The Hole... I notice immediately I get the "your pet's will is insufficient to command this weapon" message spam. So pet is not lvl 70 cuz no proc, right? BUT the DS message spam is 83, much higher than Magmaskin's 74 DS, so gear DS is firing. With a mixed set of gear tho I can't tell WHICH gear is working. This intrigues me enough to kill pet and gate out to try a little experiment. I run to Baz, make new Essence of Air pet and buy a full set Elaborate defiant plate gear EXCEPT helm, which I buy Elegant (has a shown 5DS on it, and 6DS unmodified). I equip pet with all but the Elegant helm and run back to The Hole. Sic pet on first mob and DS message comes across at 78, so 4 more than Magmaskin (must be the Elab defiant gear). After mob dies I give pet Elegant helm, sic pet and BOOM get 84DS message spam.
I conclude that not only can pet equip and get stats from lvl 70 REQ Elegant defiant gear, but gets the FULL REC stats? And yet, the lvl 70 REQ proc on Blazing Brand won't fire. I'm confused. Any insight from the pros pls?
Pets seem to ignore req/rec levels on gear, but are still bound by the level requirements to activate melee procs.