Often have I agreed with your posts Llewen. You are one of those who actually promote tamers in PvP, which I applaud.
But the way you are behaving in this thread I find really... REALLY arrogant.
First of all, it is presumptuous to even think that this mare is among the best in this game. Of course you have lored every single Dread Warhorse out there and of course there are no people left who have hidden their Dread Warhorse in the stables.
Then second, is strength really the best stat for PvP? I highly doubt that.
How often can you actually trap a player, so it will take melee damage from you pets. I have yet to see a player waiting to get hit by a Dread Warhorse and another thing I have yet to see is a Dread Warhorse keeping up with a dismounted player.
I have owned many Dread Warhorses and yes, the one you own might be among the better ones, but I will take my 641hp, 151 Int and 523 Str Warhorse over yours any day in a PvP fight.
And don't start telling about how yours would own mine in a Horse to Horse fight cause I doubt you are trying to sell this beast just to fight other Dread Warhorses.
First off, I have been pvp'ng with pets for almost five years now total. I was the first player to pvp with a dread warhorse on my shard, Catskills, and probably one of the first in the entire game to do so. I am well known as a tamer on my home shard, Catskills. I am well known on the taming forum.
I know what I am talking about when it comes to pets, and I know what I'm talking about when it comes to pvp'ing with pets. The average pvp'r doesn't. The average pvp'r will key in on one thing that they think is important, such as hit points, and nevermind everything else. I look at everything when I look at a pet, and I also know which stats are important situationally.
Pets "close" with players in pvp far more often than you think, and strength is important. That is another reason why keeping your pets fully trained is also extremely important, because skills are the single most important factor in how well your pet will perform, in any context, including pvp.
And the other thing that is important in pvp is the understanding that you will be pvp'ing against the pets of other tamers as well, and you had better know how to handle that situation, or you will end up with a dead pet, and a significant number of your template's skill points neutralized. Most pvp'rs also don't understand how important it is to keep your pet healed.
As for whether this dread warhorse is one of the best in the game. I farmed hundreds of them when they were available in the game to find this one, and I have lored hundreds since, and I know how good this warhorse is. If you can't see that, or if you disagree with me, that's fine, you are entitled to your opinion, and if you state your opinions I will attempt to show you why I think you are wrong.
As for being "arrogant". Unfortunately if you are trying to sell something, especially something that is less well understood, which good quality pets generally are in this game, you have to get people to realize that you know what you are talking about. If that comes across as "arrogant", my apologies. Maybe I need to work on my delivery.
But I will say one thing. Yes I know what I am talking about when it comes to pets and pvp, anyone who knows me in game will tell you that, including my enemies, if they are being honest. Does that make me a better person than anyone else? Of course not. This is a game, I'm not saving anyone's life, or making any grand social contributions here, it just happens to be a hobby I enjoy, and the part about it that I enjoy the most, and happen to know the most about, is taming, and pvp'ing with pets.
The last issue here in this thread is my own personal fan club - a dedicated cadre of trolls who troll just about every thread I post to, especially if it is a thread I have started. My vigorous defence and support of tamers in pvp, and my campaign against the culture of cheating which exists in UO has earned me some enemies. A number of those have posted to this thread, which is to be expected. If I sound "arrogant" when I respond to them, that is a reflection of my opinion of them and their continual personal attacks against me, and their often ludicrous attempts to spread misinformation with regard to the two issues I care most about in this game.
