Game Mechanics: Give a charmed pet a torch = Quad?

[Rhambuk]

Originally Posted by Daldaen [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I'm of the opinion this should be pulled unless someone can provide some link or screenshots of pets holding secondary items. Cause proving something that didn't exist is extremely difficult. Common sense should reign supreme until evidence proves that EQ devs left a bug or stupid mechanic in game that makes no sense.

If pets can do it i want to quad on my wizard with stein in offhand.

damn pet classes get all the breaks

[Erati]

would be nice to see people carrying pet weapons again

however, I kinda agree that without having the ability to reloot your nice weapons ( a classic feature) it seems this is a good trade off since its hard to prove otherwise that this wasnt possible

Allow us to carry 2 gnoll whips and then reloot them after we slay our pets !

[Loke]

Originally Posted by Erati [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

however, I kinda agree that without having the ability to reloot your nice weapons ( a classic feature) it seems this is a good trade off since its hard to prove otherwise that this wasnt possible

Agree with this. I would much rather roll around HS with a pet wielding a Dawnfire and Steel Hilted Flint Dagger than a torch in off hand. Allowing torches is a pretty tame compromise.

[Daldaen]

Losing that pet to an LD or lag spike or late invis break would suck really hard though...

[Wrench]

Originally Posted by Daldaen [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Losing that pet to an LD or lag spike or late invis break would suck really hard though...

this assumes people would weaponize a pet during charm soloing

i personally never weaponize or haste unless im grouped and plan on keeping the pet alive

[planarity]

Originally Posted by Just facts [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

"In order to activate this ability you must give the pet two weapons, these can be summoned or normal, but must be one hand items, and not restricted to a specific slot."
So a Torch would be a big no no..

Surely this just means you can't give pet two primary-only or weapons and expect it to dual wield. on P99 pets wont equip primary-only weapons in the offhand slot, so this is correct.

[Alunova]

I believe both of these are to prevent exploits. Handing in specific items to remove an NPC's ability to dual wield or to attack at all and transferring no-drop items through pets. Most likely not changing.

[Potus]

Originally Posted by Alunova [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I believe both of these are to prevent exploits. Handing in specific items to remove an NPC's ability to dual wield or to attack at all and transferring no-drop items through pets. Most likely not changing.

Forgive me but I'm not following. NPCs don't take anything I give them right now, how is charming one and giving it a torch going to turn off DW (which is classic) somehow an exploit?

[Haynar]

They should behave like they were given items. Just not add to loot table.

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[Daldaen]

Bump.

With the fix Haynar made, charmed pets given weapons now drop them when killed.

I think it's time to remove the ability for pets to automatically dual wield when given a no-damage Offhand item like a Shield, Torch, Book, Bard Instrument, etc.

There has been no evidence supporting this behavior being classic, only evidence against it. Now that keeping your weapons via killing off your charm pet and looting is an option. And now that high level pets DW without weapons, there isn't a need for Torches making pets DW.

Could we get this fixed?