mfarkouhMember, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero UsersPosts: 1Arc User
edited May 2013
It seems odd that the panther is worse than the dire wolf when the founder's pack that comes with the panther is much more costly. (Just an observation, not whining about fixes).
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mothrfkarBanned Users, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian UsersPosts: 18Arc User
edited May 2013
the dire wolf is amazing.
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gjack6014Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero UsersPosts: 12Arc User
edited May 2013
I was curious about the Acolyte of Kelemvore even with the negative reviews. Playing a TR I thought the striking speed may factor into the amount of lifesteal healing. Currently I am level 38 and the companion is level 17 with purple power runestones and blue 50+ lifesteal gear - about 350 lifesteal with equal power to enhance healing. My Trickster is wearing about 300 points of lifesteal in enchanments only.
Healing is averages about 55 a tick and can crit up to 80. This is adequate for my level to keep me moving quickly - however I had to adapt play style to make it work. A few little discoveries:
• I found that I can run into groups of mobs stealthed and she will not get hit.
• She rarely pulls aggro, and she has never been killed.
• If I wait to hit stealth until the fight is well underway - she can still see me, and I regen a lot more health in stealth. I tend to use stealth every chance for this reason - and the damage it lends.
• I use a lot of dodges and run out / in tactics to insure I am buffed before the fight gets far. Otherwise she can be slow to cast.
Early levels the Acolyte is worthless. She is getting pretty decent now. However my goal was to have her and a cat ready for end game. Since she pulls almost no aggro, she will make a nice health buff in PvE.
Recommendation: broken do not buy, unless you want her for a specialty use. Fast strikes is a must to get the most out of her. Although she increases healing each level, it is not adequate for leveling. Niche use only.
Meh, hes nice and looks quite cool but his damage isnt great and judt like the panther he has a tendency to stand around doing nothing untill he can use his 3-hit thing again and the level 30 spell isnt great compared to most of the others lvl 30 spells.
I would still prefer either a honeybadger, phoera, fire archon above it..
Just my opinion ofcourse.. Maybe im just not seeing it right
Elf Control Wizard - Dragon
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skodmunkforumMember, Neverwinter Beta UsersPosts: 2Arc User
its possible to have 2 companions at same time? Saw 1 guy with 2 dogs and another with 2 mages.
I saw an dude with 2 clerics, both were attacking his target only one of them seemed to heal, sadly my attempts to communicate with him were unsuccessful.
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id83Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian UsersPosts: 0Arc User
In closed beta, people were saying that there were 2 more quests from neverwinter graveyard zone which reward an uncommon cleric and man-at-arm companions beside the 16 level companion quest. Is this still the case in OB, I have completed the entire Neverwinter graveyard zone but have not seen the 2 quests.
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dresden00Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian UsersPosts: 7Arc User
edited May 2013
Can we get a time frame on when Companion Training Tomes will be put in the game? They are on the merchant but still say "Coming Soon."
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varkhus2013Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian UsersPosts: 30Arc User
Can we get a time frame on when Companion Training Tomes will be put in the game? They are on the merchant but still say "Coming Soon."
I just read through this entire thread again (first discovered it during the beta weekends) looking for any kind of answer to this same question. I'm enjoying the game and I tend to be the one defending the F2P model to my friends, HOWEVER this one thing really irritates me and smells of a cash-grab mentality. How difficult could it have been to have had the training tomes ready for the start of open beta? The "Coming Soon" is really annoying.
Also, it sounds like there used to be green-quality companion rewards in the Neverdeath zone, but these are no longer available?
Completed the entire Neverwinter Graveyard zone and nope, no such quest now in OB.
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xsighx89Member, Neverwinter Beta UsersPosts: 2Arc User
edited May 2013
what's the deal with Pheora (the purple nightmare box companion)? when i showed it off in chat people were saying it was 'broken and getting fixed soon'?
Not sure if they mean 'not working properly' or 'overpowered' lol
I've got a Sellsword I like using for most PvE stuff with Control Wizard.
Her power was sitting at about 360; I just upgraded her with AD purchased level 60 items and Level 5 Runes.
Despite her Power now being over 510 on her sheet, I see NO damage increase in her actual attacks at all.
Does 150 Power really make no difference in their output at all? She was averaging 29 to 32 damage, and she's STILL averaging 29 to 32 damage even upgraded.
Wondering if there's some unseen cap I may have hit? What a letdown, if so.
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muzikfogMember, Neverwinter Beta UsersPosts: 1Arc User
I've got a Sellsword I like using for most PvE stuff with Control Wizard.
Her power was sitting at about 360; I just upgraded her with AD purchased level 60 items and Level 5 Runes.
Despite her Power now being over 510 on her sheet, I see NO damage increase in her actual attacks at all.
Does 150 Power really make no difference in their output at all? She was averaging 29 to 32 damage, and she's STILL averaging 29 to 32 damage even upgraded.
Wondering if there's some unseen cap I may have hit? What a letdown, if so.
Got the same 'bug' on her as well, would be nice if they could fix it, right now Im using the Dog which seems to be getting the bonus normally.
Seen the same thing at some other companions. Atm im fully stacking recovery on my phoenix so that he can spam his spell.. The reason for that is because power apprently doesnt do **** for him either
Could anyone post me a picture of a wererat thief companion.Im not sure should i take it coz it costs a lot of drake symbols and i dont want to end up with a bad looking companion.(and yes looks matter to me a lot)
I'm apparently too stupid to figure out how to equip a talisman in my companion's talisman slot. I was able to equip 2 items in the offensive slots so I don't know why I can't figure out talisman. Maybe where I'm going wrong is I'm assuming a "talisman" is a neck item? I feel like an idiot.
Talismans are an offhand for Control Wizards. They're in their own separate category from Amulets, so ya gotta search for the actual word Talisman on the market.
how is he? it seems to me that Fire Archon is just a Phoera but with a singletarget damage over time instead of instant damage area? thought about getting an archon to replace my phoenix but if the damage etc. is about the same it might not be worth it
What defensive runestones would be the better choice for a Cleric companion. Are Eldrich (% of stats go to the owner) worth it over Empowered (extra hitpoints) for some extra survivability? I don't know what stats my dear companion will end up with so it's a bit hard to decide. Any ideas?
Also does the recovery stat work on offensive slots in her gear to lower the cooldown of her heals being cast?
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am0nr3xMember, Neverwinter Beta UsersPosts: 0Arc User
edited May 2013
I have a similar question to the guy above.
On my PC, when I equip an item that gives me +Power or +Recovery, I can hover over a skill and see immediately that the +Power increases my damage and the +Recovery reduces the cooldown. However, doing the same with +Recovery on my companion doesn't show a reduction in their cooldowns and given that the healer's heal says 20% of my HP, I am doubting +Power or +Crit will have any impact.
So, to summarize, do stats besides maybe +HP have any benefit for companions? Or is it just a hoax to make us believe we have some kind of customization over them?
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daradalMember, Neverwinter Beta UsersPosts: 0Arc User
edited May 2013
Is there any way to control my companion? Make the stay back or back of a target..... I'm a GWF and my companions seems to pull aggro as much as if not more than me sometimes.
Also any way to get them the heal other people in your party?
The cleric (and the angel) both explicitly say they heal you only. They won't heal other people.
Anyone able to get in-game right now? There's two mounts and an ioun stone companion in the Zen store now, I'm curious what the companion is. Did we get the blue stone back?
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id83Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian UsersPosts: 0Arc User
how is he? it seems to me that Fire Archon is just a Phoera but with a singletarget damage over time instead of instant damage area? thought about getting an archon to replace my phoenix but if the damage etc. is about the same it might not be worth it
It's just single target, first ability is a fireball and second is a DoT, the level 30 unlock increases the damage of his DoTs the lower the monsters health is.
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A example is my Phoera (Thanks to the recovery, he can basicly AoE every 4-8seconds):
i just training my companion and -5H
Healing is averages about 55 a tick and can crit up to 80. This is adequate for my level to keep me moving quickly - however I had to adapt play style to make it work. A few little discoveries:
• I found that I can run into groups of mobs stealthed and she will not get hit.
• She rarely pulls aggro, and she has never been killed.
• If I wait to hit stealth until the fight is well underway - she can still see me, and I regen a lot more health in stealth. I tend to use stealth every chance for this reason - and the damage it lends.
• I use a lot of dodges and run out / in tactics to insure I am buffed before the fight gets far. Otherwise she can be slow to cast.
Early levels the Acolyte is worthless. She is getting pretty decent now. However my goal was to have her and a cat ready for end game. Since she pulls almost no aggro, she will make a nice health buff in PvE.
Recommendation: broken do not buy, unless you want her for a specialty use. Fast strikes is a must to get the most out of her. Although she increases healing each level, it is not adequate for leveling. Niche use only.
Meh, hes nice and looks quite cool but his damage isnt great and judt like the panther he has a tendency to stand around doing nothing untill he can use his 3-hit thing again and the level 30 spell isnt great compared to most of the others lvl 30 spells.
I would still prefer either a honeybadger, phoera, fire archon above it..
Just my opinion ofcourse.. Maybe im just not seeing it right
Elf Control Wizard - Dragon
I saw an dude with 2 clerics, both were attacking his target only one of them seemed to heal, sadly my attempts to communicate with him were unsuccessful.
http://i.imgur.com/G9OtVUJ.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/EnlSUxR.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/VmBrm27.jpg
I just read through this entire thread again (first discovered it during the beta weekends) looking for any kind of answer to this same question. I'm enjoying the game and I tend to be the one defending the F2P model to my friends, HOWEVER this one thing really irritates me and smells of a cash-grab mentality. How difficult could it have been to have had the training tomes ready for the start of open beta? The "Coming Soon" is really annoying.
Also, it sounds like there used to be green-quality companion rewards in the Neverdeath zone, but these are no longer available?
Not sure if they mean 'not working properly' or 'overpowered' lol
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I've got a Sellsword I like using for most PvE stuff with Control Wizard.
Her power was sitting at about 360; I just upgraded her with AD purchased level 60 items and Level 5 Runes.
Despite her Power now being over 510 on her sheet, I see NO damage increase in her actual attacks at all.
Does 150 Power really make no difference in their output at all? She was averaging 29 to 32 damage, and she's STILL averaging 29 to 32 damage even upgraded.
Wondering if there's some unseen cap I may have hit? What a letdown, if so.
Elf Control Wizard - Dragon
Anyone have an input here?
What Class Are You?
Rank 30 fire archon skin
how is he? it seems to me that Fire Archon is just a Phoera but with a singletarget damage over time instead of instant damage area? thought about getting an archon to replace my phoenix but if the damage etc. is about the same it might not be worth it
Elf Control Wizard - Dragon
Also does the recovery stat work on offensive slots in her gear to lower the cooldown of her heals being cast?
On my PC, when I equip an item that gives me +Power or +Recovery, I can hover over a skill and see immediately that the +Power increases my damage and the +Recovery reduces the cooldown. However, doing the same with +Recovery on my companion doesn't show a reduction in their cooldowns and given that the healer's heal says 20% of my HP, I am doubting +Power or +Crit will have any impact.
So, to summarize, do stats besides maybe +HP have any benefit for companions? Or is it just a hoax to make us believe we have some kind of customization over them?
Also any way to get them the heal other people in your party?
Anyone able to get in-game right now? There's two mounts and an ioun stone companion in the Zen store now, I'm curious what the companion is. Did we get the blue stone back?
It's just single target, first ability is a fireball and second is a DoT, the level 30 unlock increases the damage of his DoTs the lower the monsters health is.