Dolalin
01-02-2020, 06:22 AM
I have seen many references to this across several eras now. all the way from 1999 to November 2001.
When a pet aggros on a mob for any reason *other* than being told to /pet attack, the pet should say "Time to die, %t!".
Evidence:
6/4/99
The rule seems to be, the stronger the animal, the worse the loot.
Spiderlings have silk about twenty times as often as Giant Spiders
have *anything.* The main problem with hunting animals in Nektulos,
is that a lot of them seem to have some kind of teleport skill. I'll
get it down to half life, it'll start to run, and suddenly my pet will
return, and my spells can no longer hit it. Then a minute or two
later, my pet will yell "Time to Die!" and go flying off over a hill,
presumably after the wolf that just came back into range.
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.games.everquest/HfoB0iJZQbU/kj1G24itZ1wJ
6/8/99
Ever since I found this out, I've used /pet follow me
exclusively. Before that there were many instances where I'd be
sitting down regaining health and mana only to see something like
"Goner says 'Time to die, a grizzly bear!" Since I started using
follow instead of guard, that hasn't happened.
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.games.everquest/3ne9FgsY_Gs/s-sLz51vmo4J
11/5/99
In Nektulos, attack a wolf or bear, and if you don't kill it, it
will turn and run, and suddenly disappear. Spell-casting attempts will report
that the target is out of range, and if you have a pet, it will stop pursuing
and return to your side. Somewhere between 30 seconds and two minutes later,
your pet (if you have one,) will shout "Time to die, a wolf!" and zoom off in
the direction of the river.
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.games.everquest/oI5OcFfkGh4/Xx7F-52UM90J
11/19/01
Then, about 10 minutes after that I am trucking across WC and I see a Giant
Spider, so I stab it, it tried to bite me, and my pet spouts off:
"Time to die, a Giant Spider"
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.games.everquest/0u9oxm3PjmI/BzZqdx01srMJ
When a pet aggros on a mob for any reason *other* than being told to /pet attack, the pet should say "Time to die, %t!".
Evidence:
6/4/99
The rule seems to be, the stronger the animal, the worse the loot.
Spiderlings have silk about twenty times as often as Giant Spiders
have *anything.* The main problem with hunting animals in Nektulos,
is that a lot of them seem to have some kind of teleport skill. I'll
get it down to half life, it'll start to run, and suddenly my pet will
return, and my spells can no longer hit it. Then a minute or two
later, my pet will yell "Time to Die!" and go flying off over a hill,
presumably after the wolf that just came back into range.
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.games.everquest/HfoB0iJZQbU/kj1G24itZ1wJ
6/8/99
Ever since I found this out, I've used /pet follow me
exclusively. Before that there were many instances where I'd be
sitting down regaining health and mana only to see something like
"Goner says 'Time to die, a grizzly bear!" Since I started using
follow instead of guard, that hasn't happened.
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.games.everquest/3ne9FgsY_Gs/s-sLz51vmo4J
11/5/99
In Nektulos, attack a wolf or bear, and if you don't kill it, it
will turn and run, and suddenly disappear. Spell-casting attempts will report
that the target is out of range, and if you have a pet, it will stop pursuing
and return to your side. Somewhere between 30 seconds and two minutes later,
your pet (if you have one,) will shout "Time to die, a wolf!" and zoom off in
the direction of the river.
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.games.everquest/oI5OcFfkGh4/Xx7F-52UM90J
11/19/01
Then, about 10 minutes after that I am trucking across WC and I see a Giant
Spider, so I stab it, it tried to bite me, and my pet spouts off:
"Time to die, a Giant Spider"
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.games.everquest/0u9oxm3PjmI/BzZqdx01srMJ