A gd is not supposed to be the only damage producing variable.
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I let the first statement you made about FORCING your play style on others as just being arrogantly rude.
Now tell me, exactly why I MUST BE A CLONE OF YOU IN EVERY CONCEIVABLE MANNER. If you say you never implied that, then tell me why I should care 2 rats end about your 1 size fits all Ultimate Tamer Template. If you are NOT prepared to do that, then what, you just want to come a toot your horn and say your Great and everyone else that isn't a clone of you sucks?
Now you come back and perform your perfectly circular logic supporting how YOU DEMAND everyone play your way OR HIT THE ROAD JACK. Adios There Tamers that want a pet that is balanced Defense and Offense OR Heavy on the Offense, as Mr. YOU MUST PLAY MY WAY SAYS YOUR INVALID.
I want you to show me in the ToS for UO were it says that PETS CAN NOT BE USED AS AN OFFENSIVE WEAPON. As in THE ONLY OFFENSIVE WEAPON. That they MUST BE USED ONLY FOR DEFENSE. Where are you going to draw the line there? When a Pet can NOT kill a chicken?
Support your insistence that I and others MUST PLAY YOUR PLAY STYLE with UO, EA/Mythic documents.
Want a Clue? When at the Succubus, prior to the NERF the GD took them out better than a CU. GUESS WHAT there Mr. YOU MUST PLAY MY WAY, the CU now easily out damages the GD. What your going to insist that the CU be NEFD as a Damage Mob and insist that we all MUST PLAY your way and use the CU as a Meat Shield? What next the Hiryu?, Then the Beetle? Were will it EVER STOP WITH YOU WHEN THEY ARE ALL BUNNY RABBITS, DAMAGE WISE?
As to your insistence that you have a corner on the knowledge of the NERF, you show how little you know when you assert that the Magic Damage was NOT CHANGED. It was SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED in terms of rate of casting. I would suggest that you actually go and get some Field Experience but that is pointless as you have stated the ONLY VALID WAY TO PLAY UO AS A TAMER IS TO HAVE YOUR PET BE A HUNK OF MEAT TO ABSORB DAMAGE RATHER THAN YOU. SO you make it clear you would never have a clue if they reduced the damage by a factor of 10 or increased by a factor of 10.