Thoughts on a frenzied ostard pack...

[Kaneda Ibashi]

I was thinking training two up to two slots and leaving a third at one.
The 3 would have a 50% damage increase.
I figure one would get mostly hp and resists while the second would get dps moves.
I goofed on a transfer to Tc1 so i have to wait till tomm till test it out.
Thoughts?

 

[Pawain]

Don't they loose pack instinct is they go above 1 slot? I have have been thinking about a 2 and 3 slot pet to take on a hunt. I don't know which yet.

 

[Kylie Kinslayer]

Drakes have always had pack instincts at 2 slots.. not sure if they changed it with the revamp though.

 

[Uvtha]

Don't they loose pack instinct is they go above 1 slot? I have have been thinking about a 2 and 3 slot pet to take on a hunt. I don't know which yet.

Pretty sure 3 makes them lose it. I was considering training up two timber wolves or something just to see how two trained level twos compared to two raptors.

 

[sablestorm]

Not sure how the new training affects pack instinct yet but I was thinking of doing the same thing with regular ostards who also have pack instinct. They would require less taming to control so I had thought to create a tamer with enough taming and lore to control them, putting the rest of the points in skills that would improve my character's combat abilities to contribute to the fight.

I do have a question about how pack instinct works in practice, however. If I were to train up two ostards to level 2 and be mounted on a third, would I get the benefits of having a 3 pack or must all three be fighting to reap those rewards?

 

[Kaneda Ibashi]

I tried on test and its not even worth it.
After setting resists at 80 on only the key elements I only had enough points left for 350 ish hp and nothing else at 2 slots.
They can get some decent moves and specials but the damage isnt there at 2 slots even with pack instinct.

 

[Kaneda Ibashi]

Pretty sure 3 makes them lose it. I was considering training up two timber wolves or something just to see how two trained level twos compared to two raptors.

I upped one to 3 slots and the lore page still had pack instinct listed. I couldnt tell if the bonus was lost tho.
Even at 3 and a two slot I wasnt impressed with the frenzies for pvm.

 

[G.v.P]

Not sure how the new training affects pack instinct yet but I was thinking of doing the same thing with regular ostards who also have pack instinct. They would require less taming to control so I had thought to create a tamer with enough taming and lore to control them, putting the rest of the points in skills that would improve my character's combat abilities to contribute to the fight.

I do have a question about how pack instinct works in practice, however. If I were to train up two ostards to level 2 and be mounted on a third, would I get the benefits of having a 3 pack or must all three be fighting to reap those rewards?

I'm pretty sure they have to all be engaged on the same target. If you are riding one, I don't think it would add a bonus.

 

[Pawain]

Pretty sure 3 makes them lose it. I was considering training up two timber wolves or something just to see how two trained level twos compared to two raptors.

I guess I haven't paid attention. But I saw this on a drake tonight.

 

[Uvtha]

I guess I haven't paid attention. But I saw this on a drake tonight.

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There ya go.

 

[sablestorm]

I guess I haven't paid attention. But I saw this on a drake tonight.

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Well, that question is pretty much cleared up. Thanks!

 

[WhiteWitch]

I wonder why they bothered to make pack instinct disappear on trained pets, surely the simple increase in slots does enough to make pack instinct fairly useless compared to a fully trained single pet, is there any pack instinct combination that is as good as a GD currently?

 

[Tyrath]

Pack instinct benefits have pretty much gone the way of the Dodo.