Pet issue...
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 7:47 pm
So, I have been here on Pangaea a couple of weeks, and really like this shard. It seems like a lot of thought has gone into the classes. I know I played on a lot of servers where, frankly, blacksmiths and leatherworkers and bowyers were useless, because the lowest looted magic was much better than the crafted goods. It seems some thought has gone into that here, which is commendable.
However, I do have one issue with pets. Let me start by saying that I have issues with my computer overheating and shutting down. When I first started, before I joined the Bowyers, I was levelling taming to get a mount. While doing this, I tamed a flock of ravens. I had just fed them when my computer shut down. I logged back in to find all four had gone feral. Later, I had bought a packhorse, and the same thing happened. I fed him, then disconnected. When I logged back in, my packhorse had gone wild. Luckily someone was nice enough to retame him and give him back to me, so I promptly stabled him. But the last straw was the other day, when it happened with my mount while I was crafting. And now that I have joined the bowyers, I no longer have the ability to retame my mount. To whoever tamed Tanner in Skara Brae, thanks for taking him off the streets.
So, I find now that it is best that I don't have a mount, which I find very disappointing. Not sure what the answer is, but mounts are too expensive for me to keep buying a new one if they are going to go wild when well-fed any time I lose conn. I am already disappointed that I can not use pack animals for fear that a fully loaded, well-fed one will go wild on me.
My solution would be to make taming a penalty skill, not a denied one. At least that would fix the issue with my mount. Wouldn't bother me so much if I could retame him. Or remove the ability for pets to go wild. Another solution... increase the number of mounts available on NPCs and drop the cost to 1/10th of current. Whatever the solution, this issue is definitely detracting from my ability to enjoy the game. I want to ride.
However, I do have one issue with pets. Let me start by saying that I have issues with my computer overheating and shutting down. When I first started, before I joined the Bowyers, I was levelling taming to get a mount. While doing this, I tamed a flock of ravens. I had just fed them when my computer shut down. I logged back in to find all four had gone feral. Later, I had bought a packhorse, and the same thing happened. I fed him, then disconnected. When I logged back in, my packhorse had gone wild. Luckily someone was nice enough to retame him and give him back to me, so I promptly stabled him. But the last straw was the other day, when it happened with my mount while I was crafting. And now that I have joined the bowyers, I no longer have the ability to retame my mount. To whoever tamed Tanner in Skara Brae, thanks for taking him off the streets.
So, I find now that it is best that I don't have a mount, which I find very disappointing. Not sure what the answer is, but mounts are too expensive for me to keep buying a new one if they are going to go wild when well-fed any time I lose conn. I am already disappointed that I can not use pack animals for fear that a fully loaded, well-fed one will go wild on me.
My solution would be to make taming a penalty skill, not a denied one. At least that would fix the issue with my mount. Wouldn't bother me so much if I could retame him. Or remove the ability for pets to go wild. Another solution... increase the number of mounts available on NPCs and drop the cost to 1/10th of current. Whatever the solution, this issue is definitely detracting from my ability to enjoy the game. I want to ride.