tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952457306147452128.post2507886783416188188..comments2024-03-22T07:48:30.473-05:00Comments on The Friendly Necromancer: Revisiting the Test Realm RantsStingitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00225836686170204875noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952457306147452128.post-63397982256379089952010-05-24T11:31:34.487-05:002010-05-24T11:31:34.487-05:00All I can say about the pet breeding (after skimmi...All I can say about the pet breeding (after skimming all the comments about how it works), is that I hope KI comes out with a pretty comprehensive guide for it. Otherwise, they'll have a ton of angry kids, and if they have a good guide, at least they'll be able to point to that when answering complaints. <br /><br />I also agree that they ought to better balance the risk vs. reward as Friendly has mentioned. You can bet that when I try out the hatchery for real, I'll learn all I can before hand. Or I might not try it out at all when it goes live if the cost is still too high.smvbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16635489969009393126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952457306147452128.post-67048236406573299212010-05-24T10:55:41.564-05:002010-05-24T10:55:41.564-05:00@Taji34
Primary design is to train pets as we move...@Taji34<br />Primary design is to train pets as we move from novice to grandmaster. If we could quickly and easily refill Energy, novices would have pets that provide bonuses that are too high.<br /><br />Refill time also helps prevent grandmasters from having tons of uber pets.<br /><br />Best strategy for refill is to empty Energy in the morning, empty Energy at night and empty Energy right before you level.<br /><br />It's supposed to take weeks to train a pet to Epic; not hours.Miguel Wildthornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00508818720913671930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952457306147452128.post-87488483390043145662010-05-23T11:15:11.686-05:002010-05-23T11:15:11.686-05:00I think there should be a game or a treat or somet...I think there should be a game or a treat or something to fill up your pet energy other than crowns and waiting. Because without something like that it makes it almost impossible to level our pets at a reasonable rate if we don't have access to a mass amount of crowns.Taji34https://www.blogger.com/profile/00754550881772529117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952457306147452128.post-42994584600939880402010-05-23T10:09:21.716-05:002010-05-23T10:09:21.716-05:00Lol...I'm glad both are still the same arena t...Lol...I'm glad both are still the same arena tickets. I'm not so hot on the arena scene but derby I can do ;). To get all 9 pets all you will have to do it this:<br /><br />1: Have no life for a very long time.<br /><br />2: Reach Warlord in Arena AND Pet Derby.<br /><br />3: Play whichever game you prefer upon reaching rank to get whatever your heart desires.<br /><br />My quick guide for everything arena-tickets you can think if :DJohn Lifeglenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00524319131869927720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952457306147452128.post-59864180017003299032010-05-23T02:40:42.355-05:002010-05-23T02:40:42.355-05:00@John Lifeglen
THANKS!
Yeah, I meant missing from ...@John Lifeglen<br />THANKS!<br />Yeah, I meant missing from Nigel.<br />I didn't think to check Diego.<br /><br />That sounds great.<br />I'd rather duel than Derby.Miguel Wildthornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00508818720913671930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952457306147452128.post-60882530419939148102010-05-23T00:06:01.276-05:002010-05-23T00:06:01.276-05:00Miguel, the 4 arena pets are not missing, they hav...Miguel, the 4 arena pets are not missing, they have been moved to Diego. The 5 pets you just listed require pet derby ranks as opposed to actual Arena rank. Hope that clears things up :)John Lifeglenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00524319131869927720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952457306147452128.post-27722785728373791202010-05-22T23:37:00.357-05:002010-05-22T23:37:00.357-05:00Nathan StarBlood
I hate that the lowered the ages ...Nathan StarBlood<br />I hate that the lowered the ages of all the school pets to teen, Friendly Btw! if u train a pet DO NOT I REPEAT NOT let it run around in your house. it makes all the strength will etc go back to 0, i learned this the hard way. my guardian piggle was giving me 8 defense, awesome right? i let it run around and now it only gives 1 tear tearAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952457306147452128.post-53605708775823792792010-05-22T21:54:49.683-05:002010-05-22T21:54:49.683-05:00@Anonymous
Seems to be quite a few that I don'...@Anonymous<br />Seems to be quite a few that I don't recall from last week and some from last week are missing?<br /><br />Current list is:<br />Striped Boar<br />Blue Spider<br />Dastardly Magician<br />Dark Crow<br />Crimson SpectreMiguel Wildthornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00508818720913671930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952457306147452128.post-50463839941314443112010-05-22T21:47:20.234-05:002010-05-22T21:47:20.234-05:00@stingite
It's best to match pets that have al...@stingite<br />It's best to match pets that have already manifested Talents or Powers that you want in the child.<br /><br />If you have Epics available that have manifested Talents you like - YES. Use the Epics.<br /><br />If you are starting with eggs...<br />It's probably better for you to only train until you get two Talents you like at Adult. <br />Too much effort to train all the way to Epic when you may not end up with two Talents you like even in the pet you hope to use as a parent.<br /><br />...............<br /><br />The child will inherit a mix of slots from both parents. Should be 10 slots from each parent.<br /><br />The child has a new petnome (template of slots). KI says that traits that have already manifested in the parents have a better chance of manifesting in the child.<br />I imagine that means that traits that have manifested in the parents will be among the 10 slots that have transfered from each.<br /><br />I'm not sure that it's an even split: all 4 manifested talents plus 1 un-manifested from each parent.<br />Maybe I should try to test for that.<br /><br />Which 8/20 slots actually manifest in the child still seems pretty random.Miguel Wildthornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00508818720913671930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952457306147452128.post-87807512855593100812010-05-22T20:49:33.120-05:002010-05-22T20:49:33.120-05:00@stingite
*ack*
I wish people were sharing pics fr...@stingite<br />*ack*<br />I wish people were sharing pics from the pet UI in the Spellbook. Shots of the parents in the Hatchery would be nice as well.<br /><br />*sigh*<br /><br />I think people starting with these "grandmaster" pets may be getting a misguided view - expecting results that are actually rare to be the norm.<br /><br />Hmmmn.Miguel Wildthornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00508818720913671930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952457306147452128.post-9964401017967380872010-05-22T20:46:46.665-05:002010-05-22T20:46:46.665-05:00What's the new derby reward pet?What's the new derby reward pet?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952457306147452128.post-20944503337302987862010-05-22T20:42:15.244-05:002010-05-22T20:42:15.244-05:00Miguel, it's sounding like really I should onl...Miguel, it's sounding like really I should only be breeding epic pets with epic pets so I can be sure I know what skills have manifested with both parents, would you agree? <br /><br />Also, Does the offspring inherit an unmanifested skill from both parents as well? In other words:<br /><br />4 revealed talents from the parent<br />4 revealed talents from the other parent<br />1 unrevelaed talent from each parent<br /><br />?Stingitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00225836686170204875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952457306147452128.post-16605843925371836902010-05-22T20:34:36.141-05:002010-05-22T20:34:36.141-05:00@stingite
Ah! Very interesting. I have no access t...@stingite<br />Ah! Very interesting. I have no access to level 48 pets.<br />All my research is with purchased and dropped pets.<br /><br />So, yes.<br />The level 48 pets appear to be a different breed altogether. And it is likely to be very expensive to match them with the exact results you want.<br /><br />I'll have to examine that page in more detail.<br /><br />Thanks!Miguel Wildthornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00508818720913671930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952457306147452128.post-75224650299979113062010-05-22T20:23:31.979-05:002010-05-22T20:23:31.979-05:00@stingite
Glad to offer some insight.
My research ...@stingite<br />Glad to offer some insight.<br />My research project is on my FB wall.<br />Miguel WildthornMiguel Wildthornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00508818720913671930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952457306147452128.post-71895162301949614612010-05-22T20:20:30.436-05:002010-05-22T20:20:30.436-05:00Miguel, I think you're going to want to check ...Miguel, I think you're going to want to check out this page: http://www.wizard101central.com/forums/showthread.php?t=70625Stingitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00225836686170204875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952457306147452128.post-76927967587760332832010-05-22T20:08:21.236-05:002010-05-22T20:08:21.236-05:00@Heather Emeraldflame
I'm not familiar with th...@Heather Emeraldflame<br />I'm not familiar with the Satyr-Wraith hybrid as an existing pet, but...<br />A few things to keep in mind:<br /><br />1- Our hybrid pets will always look exactly like one of the parents. Matching a Satyr with a Wraith will never result in a hybrid appearance.<br /><br />2- If you want Wraith with Myth Talents, it's probably easier and cheaper to match the Wraith with a Bloodbat.<br />Unless, you have a Satyr available that has already manifested an Epic Talent you want or has manifested a specific Ultra-Rare or Rare Talent you want that isn't part of the Bloodbat petnome.<br /><br />The pet system is primarily designed for us to train from level 7 to level cap. And as something to keep us occupied during the months we are at endgame. It's meant to be spread out over time, rather than something we do all at once.<br /><br />If you have a pet that manifests Health-Gift or Mana-Gift fairly early, you can increase your Health and Mana fairly significantly via training the pet each time you level - rather than just relying on clothing or rings.<br />Same with the other Talents.<br />You aren't intended to have a pet at level 10 with a Death-Giver Talent trained to 50% Death damage.<br /><br />If we train the pets as we go, they should provide bonuses appropriate to our levels.<br /><br />Cost of snacks might be a bit of a problem. But, we do get snacks as drops, so it shouldn't be too much of a strain.Miguel Wildthornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00508818720913671930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952457306147452128.post-27149984280032349682010-05-22T20:03:08.511-05:002010-05-22T20:03:08.511-05:00Thank you, Miguel, for your insightful explanation...Thank you, Miguel, for your insightful explanations . . . I think I finally understand the big picture now.<br /><br />A follow up post will definitely be made because of this.<br /><br />. . . And then probably another one after that . . .<br /><br />wild.Stingitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00225836686170204875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952457306147452128.post-21964345535656016782010-05-22T19:41:07.384-05:002010-05-22T19:41:07.384-05:00@cactusflinthead
I strongly advise that every one ...@cactusflinthead<br />I strongly advise that every one start with low-pedigree pets in order to learn how the system works. It's only about 12,000 gold to match low-pedigree pets.<br />That way you don't waste 100,000 gold on each trial match.<br /><br />Even with the tons of crowns we've been given, it only takes about 2 matches in the Hatchery to burn through all the gold with high-pedigree pets.<br />And it's unlikely to end satisfactorily if you don't know what to expect or how to plan for the results you want.Miguel Wildthornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00508818720913671930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952457306147452128.post-39583503802712733832010-05-22T19:33:42.154-05:002010-05-22T19:33:42.154-05:00@Blaze Silverfist
Matching high-pedigree pets is v...@Blaze Silverfist<br />Matching high-pedigree pets is very expensive.<br />It's probably best to start by purchasing several low pedigree pets from the schools you like, training them til the adults have the Talents and Powers you like. And then matching those adults in the Hatchery.<br />That's the quickest and cheapest strategy, I think.<br /><br />Once you have a low-pedigree pet with Talents you like, you can match them with the high-pedigree pets.<br /><br />One thing to remember is that the Talents and Powers that have already manifested in the parents have a greater chance to manifest in the children.<br /><br />There is some risk, yes.<br />But, it's not too difficult to plan for the traits you want once you understand how it all works. And know what to expect.Miguel Wildthornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00508818720913671930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952457306147452128.post-85122652931826278882010-05-22T19:25:48.246-05:002010-05-22T19:25:48.246-05:00@Luke GoldHorn
You always get a hybrid from the Ha...@Luke GoldHorn<br />You always get a hybrid from the Hatchery. It may not seem like it, depending on what manifests. There's a good chance the Talents you want are a part of the the child's petnome - in one of the 6 slots that didn't manifest.<br />So,it's best to use these hybrid children in the subsequent matches.Miguel Wildthornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00508818720913671930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952457306147452128.post-85142707027177888422010-05-22T19:17:48.515-05:002010-05-22T19:17:48.515-05:00RE: Complaint #5 Pet Assistance.
The primary way ...RE: Complaint #5 Pet Assistance.<br /><br />The primary way pets aid us in battle is by boosting our stats for damage, resistance, accuracy, health and mana.<br />Those are the combat Talents that most commonly manifest. If your pets manifest these Talents, the bonuses will increase as you increase the stats of your pets via training.<br /><br />Other Talents allow pets to cast spells, like Ice Ward, during combat.<br />The tool-tips for these Talents don't indicate whether the chance for the pet to cast is increased with training (increasing stats).<br />I still need to test that.<br /><br />The only way to choose the spells the pet can cast is to try to match your pet in the Hatchery with a pet that has already manifested the Talent/spell you want and hope and/or wait for that Talent to manifest in the next generations.Miguel Wildthornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00508818720913671930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952457306147452128.post-62240908155649084552010-05-22T19:04:21.644-05:002010-05-22T19:04:21.644-05:00RE: Point#1.
I think you're missing some key p...RE: Point#1.<br />I think you're missing some key points about how the Hatchery works.<br /><br />The Hatchery mixes slots such that the 20 slots of the child are a combo of both parents. Only 4/10 Talent slots will manifest. It's very likely that the first child might only manifest Talents of its like-parent. It's still a hybrid petnome; it's just that the cross-school slots were not the ones that manifested.<br />Subsequent children have a better chance of manifesting a Talent from a parent from a different school.<br />So, match the child with the parent from the other school and you will have a good chance of the next gen child manifesting the Talents you want.<br />The Hatchery is actually a great learning tool about basic breeding.<br /><br />If you end up with a pet with Talents that aren't in your school, you can usually equip an amulet with a card that will benefit from the bonus.<br /><br />Also, because it's the slots that transfer, it's possible that some children will have a lower or higher pedigree than either parent.<br />If more Rare slots happen to transfer from both parents, the child's pedigree will drop a bit. If more ultra-rare slots happen to transfer, the pedigree may be a bit higher.<br /><br />But, what's important is that you get the specific Talents or Powers you want.<br />That's why it's more important to match with a pet that has already manifested Talents or Powers you like than it is to focus on the Pedigree number.<br />In the end, a pet with more ultra-rare slots that did not manifest is of lesser value to me than a pet that manifests the Talents I want.Miguel Wildthornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00508818720913671930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952457306147452128.post-68491422687477260062010-05-22T18:53:28.975-05:002010-05-22T18:53:28.975-05:00Wow a lot of comments hope no more rants hopefully...Wow a lot of comments hope no more rants hopefully lol...M.W.Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02954949362603743503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952457306147452128.post-34047801773954162282010-05-22T17:22:53.537-05:002010-05-22T17:22:53.537-05:00@Cactus: I feel the same on the spending there. Fo...@Cactus: I feel the same on the spending there. For the most messing around with hybrids will not be worth it...although the Satyr-Wraith Hybrid would be, to me anyhow. I have an obsession with those undead wizard-type monsters....there is something almost cute about them with their little glowing eyes xD<br />I will still be trying to get the one dropped version from the Gurtok Demon, of course :D<br /><br />Friendly: "Sheep + Sheep should = baby friendly necromancer pet"<br /><br />...Yes!..ROFL!<br /><br />In the maze game: I still wish they would change the color of the ghosts or give you more indication on when it's ok to chomp ghosts. I mean right now when you eat the purple stars that allow you to eat the ghosts you get a very light dust trail behind you pet, BUT if your pet is eating snacks all the stars/glitter come out of the snack and you really can't see that dust trail anymore. <br /><br />Cannon game: Eh...still not my thing. Sorry, but a waving flag in a breeze along with a speed indication...instead of just a solid, unwaving arrow with a very vague speed written next to it, would really help. The cannon, itself, isn't all that touchy when you move it so you really have to get a feel for exactly how much more you need to boost. It just hasn't been that fun when I've tried it and I can do much better on the Gobbler Drop and Maze...Maze being my favorite.<br /><br />The Dance game: not with my eyes :(<br /><br />Gobbler Drop: Just about the same as before. It's not my favorite but I can at least deal with it. I do pretty good at it, really, but I just hate doing the same thing over and over...which is what all these minis are about. It's all just a mini-version of Neopets with training being included in the games instead of training your pet outside the games. <br /><br />The minis are a ok break from battle/farming/questing...but they get boring real fast.<br /><br />I can't really see me spending a whole lot of time on this stuff. I mean maybe one or two pets per wizard, but really don't care much. My favorite part of it all is having the pets in and around the house and how they all come up to greet you when you arrive at home. Also watching them dance when you dance...kinda puts a smile on your face :)Heather Emeraldflamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10307526604964275314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2952457306147452128.post-66955811727506999442010-05-22T14:51:38.758-05:002010-05-22T14:51:38.758-05:00@Stingite: Yeah, I don't like those chances ei...@Stingite: Yeah, I don't like those chances either. lol. I don't know a person who would.<br /><br />@cactusflinthead: See, I'm terrible at the game lol. Even with the "practice shot", I can never hit it lol. All of my pets' wills are extremely low lol.<br /><br />@Blaze: Everything in the Pet Pavillion is free. However, I noticed an interesting catch with this:<br /><br />KI said they wanted to open up another area where crowns or subscription isn't required. HOWEVER, in order to use the Pet Pavillion to its full extent, you kinda need to. So they're very contradictory on that.<br /><br />Now, don't get me wrong. I'm not saying that everything in the place should be free. But I think they should lower the price so it's available to the common subscriptor...Peter Venutihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06574213689039776946noreply@blogger.com