Cu dilemna...

[simonovsk]

Hi, this is to get some advice about a Cu I got the other day.

Here are his stats :

hp 543
str 603
dex 78
int 270

Resists : 65 - 42 - 84 - 50 - 81

The heart of the problem is it's got very low Hps. It is untrained, so should gain about 9 through raising his str, but that will still leave him with 552 hps, which is loooowwww.

On the other end, it's got the best resists I found so far.

I won't be using it for pvp at all, do the experienced tamers reckon the low hps will be a problem in pvm situations?

Any help apreciated, this is my first tamer and I'm still largely ignorant on the subject of pets

Thanks

 

[Guest]

I personally think HP is over rated. While I definately would not want a 500 hp dog,a 540 sumthing with great resists ain`t that bad imo.

I play with a couple rl friends,I`ve seen 520 dogs with subpar resists standing tall with Mel.

I would always take a mediocre hp dog with great resists over a hi hp dog with sub par resists anyday.

 

[GrazTheStampede]

Just recently tamed a new Cu for my 2nd tamer, I wasn't trying for high hp, because I believe as well hp can be overrated if it has high resist.

Hp: 584
Str: 607
Dex: 125
Intl: 287
57/45/83/49/83

It happend to work out well even with alittle lower physical resist, got him trained to 100% on all skills except resist and healing, I'm in the process of doing that now.

 

[Guest]

Low hp and low strength. Very nice resists.

For me, if it was going on anything but a discord tamer, I'd pass.


Eggs


Hatchlings

 

[Guest]

the hp and str wont change since they are both over 125. only when a pet's stats are under 125 will they rise up through training.

if a dog is 600 max hp and like 612 max str, then neither are much of a concern when you look at those awesome resists. I would suggest running it through the pet power calc, which is stickied in this forum, but that looks like a nice use all the time pup.

 

[Llewen]

That is definitely not a throw away puppy. My suggestion is to keep it until you find something better. Those resists are amazing though - 8 below max is extremely good.

 

[imported_Jimmy Pop]

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I would suggest running it through the pet power calc, which is stickied in this forum, but that looks like a nice use all the time pup.

[/ QUOTE ]The pet power calc has some serious flaws in the basic math.

Try putting in 1 strength then 999 strength for anything. It changes the overall score by .1-.2 only. Thats a serious problem.

It's a basic mistake, using real numbers and percentages mixed instead of using just one in the calc.

I told Kit about it long ago, and I mentioned it in the sticky here.

 

[imported_Sarphus]

That's a great cu...
It's nice having good hp on a cu, but great resists are much more important imo.

The way I see it, the cu fills the role of a tank; not a high-dmg monster (low overall dps). For that reason, you often will use a cu to tank high-damage hits that harder hitting pets may not be able to handle.

540+ hp is PLENTY... you just need enough HP that the cu doesn't take a burst of hard hits and go down... you just need time to react.

 

[imported_Sarphus]

I agree... the pet calc is completely useless. I would argue that I can give a more accurate assessment of a pet's power just by glancing over its stats.

About strength since I see other people are talking about it.

A min str cu only hits about 1 dmg less per hit than a max str cu. Str is pretty much irrelevant on a cu. Dex is completely irrelevant because you can train it to 125 and dex can never be over the 145ish mark to improve swing rate. I guess dex may impact healing, but I'm not sure.

 

[frodofeet]

Yep, I agree with most too. That's a great Cu, the HP isn't very low, only 50ish off max, which is nothing really when you are talking about taking damage from high-end critters. That's just like 1 hit, and you'll be keeping him/her vetted anyway. The resists &amp; str far outweigh the HP imho

 

[minick]

It is a real nice pup. I too am somewhat soured on the calculator, though I admit to using it...just not as a chief reason for release or no release.

But, just for comparison, I have one that is 548..63/43/81/50/80 that rolls a 4.1

Yours is clearly superior in stats so I'm sure its a 4+

Maynard

 

[Guest]

ah...I apologize for the reference if it is no good, sorry :/ i didn't think it had so many issues