Legendary Pets worth?

You should have post this on Venomancer section,really.

Rawrgh - Raging Tide wrote: »

For TW a nix is pretty much mandatory.


Herc isn't really needed much these days.

Agreed... Unless you plan to spend the vast majority of your "lonely" days solo questing/grinding/whatever, Herc is a colossal (and I found this out for myself first hand unfortunately) waste of money. Nowadays, no decent squad is going to invite a veno to an instance based on their "Herc" credentials. They'll get the Barb/BM/Seeker/Sin to tank instead.

Most venos that I know are content to stick with the free glacial Walker and upgrade its skills whenever they can.

As you can see in a few threads in the veno section its really all up to you.

I have a herc, no nix (yet, maybe one day) cause I dont TW yet either AND cause I have a sawfly and scorpion who does some pretty good damage. The herc is really usefull if you love helping out your lower lvl friends with their fb, bh, bosses etc... Also notice you can kill alot more bosses solo then with a GW. If you like aoe'ing a herc is pretty usefull to cause you can let him tank the pets while you start casting your skills.
IF you like going on the TT-roade a herc is also the way to go.
So it pretty much depends on your gameplay and your wishes of what you want to accomplish.
Many ppl, including me, go for the herc first to be able to gather cash for the nix later on. With the nix you can grind probably faster although I hear that it often gets annoying that he gets stuck on the ground when you send him off to a target. If you have amready a flying pet I'd say test it on the groundmobs and see how you like it. There is a little tip that helps here: jump and send the pet that way he shouldnt get stuck in the ground so easily.
So there are many reasons to think of before deciding.

cliffnote version:

Herc is for tanking small bosses, TT, helping your friends and being able to solo more quests on your own, you can take it inside a dungeon and it will survive more boss-aoe's then a normal pet.
Nix means faster grinding cause of its high attack damage, almost needed to go TW cause there are many veno's out there and sadly they'll prob take a nix'd veno above a a non one , can take it in the air and on the ground sadly not in a dungeon.

If its still necesary to have either? Well no, a veno can function without it. you can see it like an update of your pets. Saving for one shouldnt say you should save all cash for one and forget your skills and so on. Its just easier, and you can do things you couldnt do before, or at least you can do it faster and easier. I had to wait till lvl 96 to get mine but I'm actually happy cause that way you learn to play your char with normal pets.

Hope this helps you abit, if not there are guides and threads about it in the venomancers section b:cute

Aside from Segreta the troll, I agree with all the previous posts. Since they nerved the hercs a long time ago, it hasn't been that elite. My walker with Bash, Roar, Flesh Ream and Tough tanks just fine. (all skills are at level 5 now.) Yeah, I can't solo all of TT with it, but for me, the only real benefit of a herc is an extra 1khp and a bit more def because of the skills.

Personally, I'll replace tough with protect for 12m and then the walker will do just fine. Hell I tank FCC runs with the walker now when I'm doing training runs and the barb/cleric isn't up to par yet. My walker will take aggro from level 100 hercs with ease, and I have trouble taking aggro from him unless I really get crazy.

Sure I'm saving for a herc, but it's not a priority. The walker does just fine. I'd also like to note that the cloud skatefish with the levels maxed and slow replaced with flesh ream, does hella damage and has the same def as the sawfly. The skills it comes with makes it a little more versatile I think.

Think of the legendary pets as gear. You don't need the best but it's nice to have it.

If phoenixes were allowed in instances, some venos would probably forget the tubby gold fellow and keep at just the nix. They come with amazing level 5 buffs and with flesh ream a nix is a very useful asset.
If you plan on TW a nix will be a great thing for you. Now of course with the input of better gear they're not as "OP" as they used to be but very useful none the less.

There's a veno somewhere on the forums that upgraded her tabby with herc skills, that's of course an alternative if you don't want a similar pet to many others, but there are some people that will tell you it's not worth it to do such.

The legendary pets don't define you as a veno but they can make you more wanted, even if they're not a requirement to the class.

Rawrgh - Raging Tide wrote: »

Those have all already been around in DT.

The ones from faction bases are actually somewhat better than their DT equivalents.

Hurc is useless unless your going to solo things. Such as and not limited to: TT, BH, FB, random boss, grinding higher lvl mobs(they dont drop anymore then things your lvl) Nix is a good idea if your going to TW, as far as PVP is concerned, if your a veno, you kite like a noob, and like your pet do the work. I tend to kill every nix I see for this reason, so don't do it unless you have money for cookies cause your chicken will die. To be Frank, both usless unless you really have the money. Other pets get the "hurc skills" and you can max them out. The hurc just has more HP. Being a non rich person, I will never have one. My in game wife is a CSed veno and is very use full... but she has spent thousands on this game ( mostly on fash and getting it all colored, and supporting her tank of a husband b:dirtyb:kiss)

So in conclusion, do it if your looking to waist money. Veno's aren't that wanted anymore anyway. Amp doesn't work on most bosses in NV, purg is only used on one boss. So good luck getting random fast squads. If I were you ( not to say anything bad about veno's, I love them but not all do) I would start a different class, lvl that, and put the $400 dollars on R8 and R9 gear for it.

LenieClarke - Heavens Tear wrote: »

(those scrolls are tradeable, correct?)

Non-tradeable, can't be put into the account stash, and takes a few weeks of guild contribution quests to get the required contribution.

Personally, I don't think legendary pets are necessary.

A nix is nice, though it dies a little fast in PK if he's hit. I have a nix, he's quite useful. I got mine for about 27mill back in the day, now i think they're around 120mill or so... To me that wouldn't be worth it. You can get an other high DD pet, ie: kowlin or petit sawfly.

Herc: I didn't even bother. Want to know what I did? My favorite pet has always been Aly, my Tabby Plumdrop. She's the first rare I ever tamed, and she never left my pet bag. I buffed her with Strong, Protect, Reflect and Blessing. She now has 16k phys res, 18k mag res, 3.6k HP. (At lease last time i checked, she lvled a few times since then) She's lvl 96, and a great tank. (BH, HH, frost, etc..) Of course, she was my favorite so I decided to OP her, but to get extra def and HP you should go with an armored bear or shaodu cub, or magmite (i personally hate those piles of rock...b:surrender). Blessing would most probably not be needed, but Aly needed it. So you can replace it with bash for agro.

Note: skills for Aly cost me 75mill, but still a lot cheaper than a herc. Plus she's worth it. Love my OP kitty. Makes her the most unique kitty in game. =3 (if im wrong, tell me pls o.o sure hope she's the only one though >.<)

Hope this helps! b:cute