on test server I think they changed wayward wizard to dwarven wayward wizard, if you check that joint where you buy them anyway, idk if these are distinct pets or what's going on there, but I had a purple one on guy I copied over, but then bought a dwarven one and successfully added it to stable whereupon it changed to another wayward wizard, so I have 2 in there -- white and purple the bonus thing I have available to me is the white one's stats, which now apparently match the collections, cuz I think they corrected them in there (think it used to be like 3k def for a white one)
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kieranmtornMember, NW M9 PlaytestPosts: 382Arc User
None of the pet's that gave control bonus prior to mod 16, give control bonus now.
Don't know if it is a bug or just a bad tooltip, but gonna post it:
The Netherese Arcanist equip power "deal x% dmg to enemies not facing you" does not proc on every attack. It seems to have around a 1 second ICD that is not listed. If the ICD is intended and the power is #Working as Intended, could we get that added to the tooltip? Along with Owlbear Cub's ICD and any other proc pets with ICD on their effects that I can't remember off-hand?
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It would add more variety to the companion pool if each one of them was given a Strong Enemy type: Undead Slayer, Dragon Slayer, Cultist Slayer, Demon Slayer, etc... Companions gain 25% damage against and 25% damage resistance versus their strong enemy type. This bonus would not affect players. The bonus is negated whenever another identical active companion is in the party.
This would encourage summoning different active companions between areas, and discourage everyone from running with the exact same companions. It adds another layer of depth, which can be tactically employed, yet is subtle enough that players may ignore it if they choose.
Were the new companion bonus' and stats just randomized by a computer program or was it intentionally thought out, and determined by a human it was a good idea to trash everything we invested in.
The initial companion quest in PE directs you to find your companion in your inventory. It's no longer there. I had to go to character and companion page to find it. I'm not sure if it's all healer companions but the apprentice healer has a red aoe circle for its heal... which I don't think is correct.
Would you consider giving the Quickling a movement speed bonus again? I know the Movement stat itself doesn't exist, but there are items that still give a run-speed boost. Right now it's just a plain-vanilla companion like all the others. Speediness in one form or another is the whole point of calling it a Quickling, after all.
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None of the pet's that gave control bonus prior to mod 16, give control bonus now.
I'd like to second the call for restoring control bonus to companions. Two of them -- the Will o' Wisp and the Cantankerous Mage -- are Zen store companions. The vast majority of us spent Zen specifically for that benefit. As for myself, Miri my CW is expressly built for CC and this change makes that build completely untenable.
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Hey all, For those of you asking about the bind status of stored companions we are addressing the issue. Our intent is not to change the current status of the stored pet. We have also fixed the issue with bolster only looking at the first 5 companions in a category. Sorry for the inconvenience everyone.
On a side note, for those of you who are seeing a pet returned to you that is not bundled up into the new rewardpack style please send me your account and character name so we can investigate.
Can you clarify how/if Bolster has any effect on augments?
Bolster should increase augment stats as well. Will have to look at why this is may not be working.
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theycallmetomuMember, NW M9 PlaytestPosts: 1,861Arc User
Hey all, For those of you asking about the bind status of stored companions we are addressing the issue. Our intent is not to change the current status of the stored pet. We have also fixed the issue with bolster only looking at the first 5 companions in a category. Sorry for the inconvenience everyone.
On a side note, for those of you who are seeing a pet returned to you that is not bundled up into the new rewardpack style please send me your account and character name so we can investigate.
Can you clarify how/if Bolster has any effect on augments?
Bolster should increase augment stats as well. Will have to look at why this is may not be working.
I'm not 100% sure it's not, it's hard for me to eyeball.
I do know that Companion strength points from Darks in utility slots don't seem to affect the stats my augment grants, but I'm assuming that's working as intended.
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theycallmetomuMember, NW M9 PlaytestPosts: 1,861Arc User
None of the pet's that gave control bonus prior to mod 16, give control bonus now.
I'd like to second the call for restoring control bonus to companions. Two of them -- the Will o' Wisp and the Cantankerous Mage -- are Zen store companions. The vast majority of us spent Zen specifically for that benefit. As for myself, Miri my CW is expressly built for CC and this change makes that build completely untenable.
I have mixed feelings on this, as I bought the Cantankerous Mage for the control bonus at the time, but am pretty sure that the new bonus is probably more effective for where my character is at now.
Still, I do generally agree: Zen store companions should do the same kind of thing they did back in Mod 15. Not necessarily the same method or magnitude, but at least the same general function.
Hey all, For those of you asking about the bind status of stored companions we are addressing the issue. Our intent is not to change the current status of the stored pet. We have also fixed the issue with bolster only looking at the first 5 companions in a category. Sorry for the inconvenience everyone.
On a side note, for those of you who are seeing a pet returned to you that is not bundled up into the new rewardpack style please send me your account and character name so we can investigate.
Can you clarify how/if Bolster has any effect on augments?
Bolster should increase augment stats as well. Will have to look at why this is may not be working.
I'm 99% sure that bolster has no effect on any companion's stats, augment or not.
I’d rather they not go down the rabbit hole of trying to restore the Control Bonus % actives that almost no one used. Control isn’t a very viable focus and is very close to being a “false choice.”
I’d rather they not go down the rabbit hole of trying to restore the Control Bonus % actives that almost no one used. Control isn’t a very viable focus and is very close to being a “false choice.”
I bought a bunch of +Control companions because of their +Control, but it is true I eventually phased them out of my non-support build.
My support build is now completely removed from the game, so there's that.
I’d rather they not go down the rabbit hole of trying to restore the Control Bonus % actives that almost no one used. Control isn’t a very viable focus and is very close to being a “false choice.”
I bought a bunch of +Control companions because of their +Control, but it is true I eventually phased them out of my non-support build.
My support build is now completely removed from the game, so there's that.
If Control Bonus is NOT an option, then maybe another bonus that is triggered by control would be an alternative? Like,
2% encounter cooldown reduction whenever you control a creature. or Gain 3,000 Power when you control a creature. or Gain 3,000 Defense and Deflection versus enemies you control. or Enemies you control have 3% less power.
Since my post has been ignored, allow me to re-query. The answer is important because I do not know if this behavior is intentional by devs or a traditional bug. (auto-quote is the highest form quote : D )
"The specified effect can activate on power use as long as your companion is in range"
I noticed that companions behave like a stupid dogs on a walk. They run randomly around, do not choose a simple path, they stop, look around, sometimes get lost on the way before they join the player. It is frustrating, because most of my fights I am WITHOUT my companion. I watched the companions of other players and behaved the same. In this way, we are deprived of the companion bonus for most of the time.
Is this behavior intentional and correct? My pet often stops at a distance of 123 '(whatever) from me ... Eg on the other side of the rock.
Not desired behavior but we have been looking into some general pathing issues that we have discovered recently. Once we get those resolved hopefully this will be better.
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theycallmetomuMember, NW M9 PlaytestPosts: 1,861Arc User
I’d rather they not go down the rabbit hole of trying to restore the Control Bonus % actives that almost no one used. Control isn’t a very viable focus and is very close to being a “false choice.”
I bought a bunch of +Control companions because of their +Control, but it is true I eventually phased them out of my non-support build.
My support build is now completely removed from the game, so there's that.
If Control Bonus is NOT an option, then maybe another bonus that is triggered by control would be an alternative? Like,
2% encounter cooldown reduction whenever you control a creature. or Gain 3,000 Power when you control a creature. or Gain 3,000 Defense and Deflection versus enemies you control. or Enemies you control have 3% less power.
So here's the problem with that:
See, a lot of wizard powers have sort of incidental control. People use them for damage, but they also have control. Chill Strike for instance is more of an AOE damage than a control effect. Entangling Force. Lots of examples.
So basically, a "You get X when you control" effect has to, in order to be valuable, have X be more powerful than something that's just "you get X." But what that means is that wizard powers are able to proc things, and other powers aren't. If control were a more serious dynamic in Neverwinter, it might be fine, but where we stand, I'm skepetical that dynamic works.
Then again, there's an Insignia bonus that gives +2500 CA when you control a creature so hey why not.
If we're going forward with this category-specific Bolster mechanic, we might as well go the extra step and eliminate the debuff procs from Chultan Tiger, Con Artist, etc., etc. Let summoned companion selection be entirely about preferred category and the player's desired aesthetic.
While on one hand it feels slightly ridiculous to try to argue away another gameplay advantage, I'd rather have the band-aid ripped off now and the companion playing field as fully equalized as realistically possible. Companions that directly augment player damage capability with high or potentially 100% uptime are almost always going to be more desirable in the late game.
I’d rather they not go down the rabbit hole of trying to restore the Control Bonus % actives that almost no one used. Control isn’t a very viable focus and is very close to being a “false choice.”
I beg to differ. I have a 17k CW that is built expressly for CC and she does well in solo content. Her DPS is low because she's built for control, not DPS. You can't really get both. The problem is that since Mod 6 there hasn't been any content that requires lots of CC, with the exception of Marauders. As such I don't bother taking her to dungeons much nowadays when bosses have HPs in the billions and so DPS is king.
Does she have a MoF loadout as well? Yup, and I use that in dungeons. Everywhere else, she's Spellstorm Oppressor and I enjoy it.
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I’d rather they not go down the rabbit hole of trying to restore the Control Bonus % actives that almost no one used. Control isn’t a very viable focus and is very close to being a “false choice.”
I beg to differ. I have a 17k CW that is built expressly for CC and she does well in solo content. Her DPS is low because she's built for control, not DPS. You can't really get both. The problem is that since Mod 6 there hasn't been any content that requires lots of CC, with the exception of Marauders. As such I don't bother taking her to dungeons much nowadays when bosses have HPs in the billions and so DPS is king.
Does she have a MoF loadout as well? Yup, and I use that in dungeons. Everywhere else, she's Spellstorm Oppressor and I enjoy it.
The problem is, mobs in group content? Are ~99% immune to control. So it doesn't really matter if you're a 100% controller or a 50% controller or a 1% controller, all of those max out at "so small that nobody can notice" control.
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theycallmetomuMember, NW M9 PlaytestPosts: 1,861Arc User
I’d rather they not go down the rabbit hole of trying to restore the Control Bonus % actives that almost no one used. Control isn’t a very viable focus and is very close to being a “false choice.”
I beg to differ. I have a 17k CW that is built expressly for CC and she does well in solo content. Her DPS is low because she's built for control, not DPS. You can't really get both. The problem is that since Mod 6 there hasn't been any content that requires lots of CC, with the exception of Marauders. As such I don't bother taking her to dungeons much nowadays when bosses have HPs in the billions and so DPS is king.
Does she have a MoF loadout as well? Yup, and I use that in dungeons. Everywhere else, she's Spellstorm Oppressor and I enjoy it.
The problem is, mobs in group content? Are ~99% immune to control. So it doesn't really matter if you're a 100% controller or a 50% controller or a 1% controller, all of those max out at "so small that nobody can notice" control.
I sort of assumed-without merit-that control immunity was diminished in mod 16.
But, again: that's without merit. Maybe if a dev said "oh yeah BTW we did reduce control resistance because encounter powers are less frequently usable therefore non-epic dungeon mobs don't need to be control immune" then I'd have a leg to stand on, but for now, it's just wishful thinking.
I’d rather they not go down the rabbit hole of trying to restore the Control Bonus % actives that almost no one used. Control isn’t a very viable focus and is very close to being a “false choice.”
I beg to differ. I have a 17k CW that is built expressly for CC and she does well in solo content. Her DPS is low because she's built for control, not DPS. You can't really get both. The problem is that since Mod 6 there hasn't been any content that requires lots of CC, with the exception of Marauders. As such I don't bother taking her to dungeons much nowadays when bosses have HPs in the billions and so DPS is king.
Does she have a MoF loadout as well? Yup, and I use that in dungeons. Everywhere else, she's Spellstorm Oppressor and I enjoy it.
Everyone does well in solo content. It goes even faster if you have less ++control and more ++damage.
Marauders also requires no CC - one spawn point is effortlessly soloable for a highly geared character and very easy for a few medium-geared characters. In M16 this might change for Marauders for all I know, but historically control has been dead from a game mechanics perspective for a long time.
Are you guys going to fix the suicide issue with Yojimbo falling off platforms?
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adinosiiMember, NW M9 PlaytestPosts: 4,294Arc User
edited March 2019
Companions are really getting too independent-minded, and I am seeing something like the following far too often:
I stand by a doorway, looking at a group of enemies with my companion next to me. I rush in, engage the enemies, but my companion does not follow me....no - it runs off in a different direction, maybe engaging a group of enemies in the previous room that I had avoided.
This makes my combat harder, and when I am finished, I am still "in combat", as my companion is still busy fighting that other group in a different room - so after combat I have to unsummon and resummon my companion to get it to my side again.
I wonder if the logic goes something like "when my master goes into combat, I locate the nearest enemy and attack (no matter whether that's the same enemy my master is attacking or not)".
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anyway, idk if these are distinct pets or what's going on there, but I had a purple one on guy I copied over, but then bought a dwarven one and successfully added it to stable whereupon it changed to another wayward wizard, so I have 2 in there -- white and purple
the bonus thing I have available to me is the white one's stats, which now apparently match the collections, cuz I think they corrected them in there (think it used to be like 3k def for a white one)
The Netherese Arcanist equip power "deal x% dmg to enemies not facing you" does not proc on every attack. It seems to have around a 1 second ICD that is not listed.
If the ICD is intended and the power is #Working as Intended, could we get that added to the tooltip? Along with Owlbear Cub's ICD and any other proc pets with ICD on their effects that I can't remember off-hand?
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This would encourage summoning different active companions between areas, and discourage everyone from running with the exact same companions. It adds another layer of depth, which can be tactically employed, yet is subtle enough that players may ignore it if they choose.
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By the name, one would suppose the model used for the companion is a dwarf.
Not so - still looks/sounds like the same old dark elf-y WW model used since Day 1.
So - why change the name of the companion if it looks/sounds exactly the same as before??
I do know that Companion strength points from Darks in utility slots don't seem to affect the stats my augment grants, but I'm assuming that's working as intended.
Still, I do generally agree: Zen store companions should do the same kind of thing they did back in Mod 15. Not necessarily the same method or magnitude, but at least the same general function.
Contagion - Cleric
Testament - Wizard
Pestilence - Ranger
Dominion - Paladin
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My support build is now completely removed from the game, so there's that.
2% encounter cooldown reduction whenever you control a creature.
or Gain 3,000 Power when you control a creature.
or Gain 3,000 Defense and Deflection versus enemies you control.
or Enemies you control have 3% less power.
See, a lot of wizard powers have sort of incidental control. People use them for damage, but they also have control. Chill Strike for instance is more of an AOE damage than a control effect. Entangling Force. Lots of examples.
So basically, a "You get X when you control" effect has to, in order to be valuable, have X be more powerful than something that's just "you get X." But what that means is that wizard powers are able to proc things, and other powers aren't. If control were a more serious dynamic in Neverwinter, it might be fine, but where we stand, I'm skepetical that dynamic works.
Then again, there's an Insignia bonus that gives +2500 CA when you control a creature so hey why not.
While on one hand it feels slightly ridiculous to try to argue away another gameplay advantage, I'd rather have the band-aid ripped off now and the companion playing field as fully equalized as realistically possible. Companions that directly augment player damage capability with high or potentially 100% uptime are almost always going to be more desirable in the late game.
Contagion - Cleric
Testament - Wizard
Pestilence - Ranger
Dominion - Paladin
NIGHTSWATCH
Does she have a MoF loadout as well? Yup, and I use that in dungeons. Everywhere else, she's Spellstorm Oppressor and I enjoy it.
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But, again: that's without merit. Maybe if a dev said "oh yeah BTW we did reduce control resistance because encounter powers are less frequently usable therefore non-epic dungeon mobs don't need to be control immune" then I'd have a leg to stand on, but for now, it's just wishful thinking.
Marauders also requires no CC - one spawn point is effortlessly soloable for a highly geared character and very easy for a few medium-geared characters. In M16 this might change for Marauders for all I know, but historically control has been dead from a game mechanics perspective for a long time.
Contagion - Cleric
Testament - Wizard
Pestilence - Ranger
Dominion - Paladin
NIGHTSWATCH
Companions are really getting too independent-minded, and I am seeing something like the following far too often:
I stand by a doorway, looking at a group of enemies with my companion next to me. I rush in, engage the enemies, but my companion does not follow me....no - it runs off in a different direction, maybe engaging a group of enemies in the previous room that I had avoided.
This makes my combat harder, and when I am finished, I am still "in combat", as my companion is still busy fighting that other group in a different room - so after combat I have to unsummon and resummon my companion to get it to my side again.
I wonder if the logic goes something like "when my master goes into combat, I locate the nearest enemy and attack (no matter whether that's the same enemy my master is attacking or not)".
Has anyone else noticed this?