Please allow this Classic evidence from Mage's Compendium as well.
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a) park your pet in a safe spot.
b) pull to the pet, so that the mob stops on TOP of your pet.
If you can pull with a DD spell from where you stand, be sure to have the pet right in front of you when the mob is incoming.
If you run to the mob, and pull with a spell, running back, be sure to run THROUGH pet, and stop right behind it.
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This is a guide (9/28/00) that shows how Mage Pets can actually tank for groups with melee classes.
It shows two things: Pets have snap aggro, as the Mage can pull with a DD and have the pet instantly taunt it off, and two, that Mage Pets have such fantastic aggro that PCs can beat up on a mob and the mob will concentrate on ol' Jabober instead.
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SHAMANS
Again pets are tanks, so you can buff them and heal them.
CLERICS
Pets are mini-tanks basically.
If the pet is acting as a main tank, treat it as a tpical tank, healing and buffing. Pets have enormous amounts of hit points at high level though (2000+ from the 51 level and higher spells). but they also regen fast.
ENCHANTERS
Alternatively just let the pet deal with the mob ,you don't have to mez every mob [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] The pet can tank quite well saving you mana and aggro
WIZARDS
With the pet to taunt off, or better still Root, a wizzy can have fun nuking!
DRUIDS
Again the ability to TP to good spots, have a tank and nuker is a great combo!
BARDS
Bard songs dont' affect pets, major bummer [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] Also bards are HUGE taunts, so if partenring with a bard be very careful of taunting, only earth pets and probably air can stop mobs going after an incautious bard! Still, a bard's speed (for pulling), melee, and song skills make him a good partner for duoing with a mage. |
This guide (2/9/01) shows how Mage pets work when duo'ing with other classes. For nearly every class combo the Mage pet is tanking and taunting well, enough that Wizards and Enchanters can nuke.
All of this is impossible on P99 as pet taunt isn't worth a damn.