Returning player trying to figure out old pets and understand new training

[Gellor]

After a 10 year break, I decided to return and I'm at a bit of a loss on all the taming changes.

One thing I'm trying to figure out is whether some of my old pets are worth anything before I wreck them. Ex:
I've got a 3 slot dragon with 495 hits, 810 str, 100% wrest/tact/anat/eval/focus, 95.3 resist, 89 mage.
2 slot nightmare 298 hits, 516 str, 80s and 90s skills.
Strong purple hiryu <-- mainly interested in whether color is worth much.

When I left, I thought most of my pets were above average stats except for purple hiryu which I thought was "junk". When going against cah website, it is looking like the reverse... most are garbage except purple hiryu.

Back when I left, training a pet was make it fight, keep it healed, and watch wrest, etc raise up. Now it sounds like a whole new level of involvement.

Do I need any of the taming mastery stuff to train my pets?
Is there a guide for all the abbreviations I've seen used when describing pets and training? I did a search for "best pet" and gave a solid WTF
It looks like power scrolls are now used on pets. Correct? Glad I was a bit of a hoarder if that is the case.

 

[Pawain]

Dragon will go to 4 slot when you push the button, so same as what is available now.
Hiryu will be 4 slot, so it is just deco. They are 3 slot now.
Nightmares are keepers.

Cah has a section on how to train them.

 

[gwen]

Get a Cu Sidhe , train it Chivalry and Armor Ignore , feed it with 110wrestling power scroll , rest points allocate whatever you think is good and go fight stuff. Mini champs in Stygian Abyss are good place to try different tactics and against different not very hard foes.
Join some group activities if your shard is not very empty. See how other people play , learn and you will have better understanding how to train better pets.
Masteries are very good , especially consume but can live without em.

 

[Gellor]

Dragon will go to 4 slot when you push the button, so same as what is available now.
Hiryu will be 4 slot, so it is just deco. They are 3 slot now.
Nightmares are keepers.
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So mostly "junk" pets.

Get a Cu Sidhe , train it Chivalry and Armor Ignore , feed it with 110wrestling power scroll , rest points allocate whatever you think is good and go fight stuff. Mini champs in Stygian Abyss are good place to try different tactics and against different not very hard foes.
Join some group activities if your shard is not very empty. See how other people play , learn and you will have better understanding how to train better pets.
Masteries are very good , especially consume but can live without em.

My "home shard" is semi active(Pacific)

I've got a Cu so that may be my first victim of training attempt. Sadly, I can't seem to get 'test center copy' to work for me.

 

[gwen]

So mostly "junk" pets.


My "home shard" is semi active(Pacific)

I've got a Cu so that may be my first victim of training attempt. Sadly, I can't seem to get 'test center copy' to work for me.

Get as many Cu as your stable slots allow. Don't need to care much about intensity first. Ruined one or have more ideas -take next from stables.
Also try High Seas to get some Tritons. Cannot mount them but can get 115-130wrestling out of the statue.
Out of stable slots -use soul stone to give taming skill to other toon on same account.

 

[Pawain]

So mostly "junk" pets

No. People pay 100M for those nightmares. Because they can make an AI/Chiv pet.

 

[Gellor]

I'm not sure if I just broke my cu sidhe but I think I have.

I 'trained' my cu on an allosaurus or three. Eventually I got the "Pet training menu". I bumped up stats and regens.

Is the training a one shot deal for cu's?

 

[Lady Arwen]

I'm not sure if I just broke my cu sidhe but I think I have.

I 'trained' my cu on an allosaurus or three. Eventually I got the "Pet training menu". I bumped up stats and regens.

Is the training a one shot deal for cu's?

This is also what I would like to know!

I feel like I could have written this myself. I am also returning from a 10yr break and trying to figure out the pet situation. All my cu's are 4slot... looks like they spawn at 3 now. Are all my old cu's just junk now because they're stuck at 4 slots untrained? I'm gonna be so sad

 

[Gellor]

I found it 'interesting' that one of the big training methods is an allosaurus... VERY tough, several pets deaths later, and I killed one for *drum roll* ~1600 gold

 

[Pawain]

This is also what I would like to know!

I feel like I could have written this myself. I am also returning from a 10yr break and trying to figure out the pet situation. All my cu's are 4slot... looks like they spawn at 3 now. Are all my old cu's just junk now because they're stuck at 4 slots untrained? I'm gonna be so sad

Yes your Old Cus and Hiryus are 4 slot. So they are not good for training. Kill em!

 

[Gellor]

Yes your Old Cus and Hiryus are 4 slot. So they are not good for training. Kill em!

DOH

Purple hiryu gets to stay around though

Off to train like mad... after I make my brain work on pet taming again

 

[Pawain]

Follow these guides for Cus and Hiryus:

Choosing points for a Cu slot 3 to 4. 1st and second points allocation

Starting with a very nice stat fresh Cu. (you can get Stamina and Dex to 125 before starting taming to save a few points) I did not. 1. Set dex to MAXIMUM 2. Set Stamina to MAXIMUM 3. Set the resists to the values you want. 4. Set Mana Regeneration to MAXIMUM 5. Set Hit point Regeneration...

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Choosing Points for a Hiryu Slot 3 to 4. 1st Points allocation

Trainable Animal Bestiary | uo-cah.com These are not as easy as the Cus or Lessers. If you want Max scrolls and regens. A Lesser has more total points and get the same builds. There is no reason other than color or personal attachment to build one of these instead. They can have fewer...

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Choosing points for a Lesser Hiryu Slots 1 thru 4

This not a great stat starter but it is Valorite colored. My goal is to get through the training process as fast as possible. And set the template up by the time the pet is four slots. A one slot pet gets 100% training from a mob that gives greatly gains. Round One: You want the pet to be...

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