BRK and Warp Hunter Showdown
My nifty Warp Hunter finally became my “Best Friend” today. He may still be nameless, but he’s my buddy, dagnabit. And now that Hobbes and my Warp Stalker are the same rank and the same loyalty level, we can do a comparison of them configured for the jobs that are typically recommended; cat as a dps machine and warp hunter as a defensive tank.
Here is Hobbes built for PvP. He has Claw 9, Bite 9, and Dash 3, maxed health and as much armor as I could get. With seven points remaining, he got Fire Resistance Rank 1. In PvP, you rarely go for the Hunter’s pet, so I don’t do any resistances unless I have points left over. PvP pets are all about max damage, so Bite and Claw are trained, ready, and loaded.
And here is the anonymous Warp Hunter configured for PvE. Warp 1, Claw 9, no Bite at all so he has more Focus for Growls, a mix of very high health and armor, and the three most popular magic resistance I’ve needed in Outland. While 60 resistance isn’t incredible, when added with a Paladins’ Fire Aura, my Warp Hunter will sport in excess of 150 fire resistance. With my Aspect of the Wild, he’ll have 120 nature resistance. This configuration is meant to be the typical Jack of All Trades, Master of None. If I chose, I could max any of the resistances, say, for specific boss fights.
But really, the purpose of these pics is to show that it really doesn’t matter which pet you choose; you can configure any pet to perform just about any job. My two pets, built for two distinct arenas, have a difference of 18 dps and 600 armor. Pick a pet you like based on its special abilities and how you feel about it. If you love Raptors, get one. If you love Spore Bats, get one. There is no wrong answer.
Ok, Tallstriders are the wrong answer. But aside from that, have fun.
Amanna on 30 Jan 2007 at 6:18 pm #
Just goes to show that all those people who say that it really doesn’t matter which pet you choose, just stick with, are mostly right.
My alt is a hunter (lvl 27 only) and I chose an owl for a pet, mainly just to be different. He does great, does decent damage, grabs aggro easily and is a real asset.
Your comments on re-speccing are the real story I suppose. Always make sure your pet’s abilities match the style of gameplay and zones you are currently in. Past that - I’m sticking with my Owl.
His name is Bob.
Anonymous on 11 Feb 2007 at 12:32 am #
My PvP pet is all about having resists. Melee hardly bother with your pet and casters will try to sheep/fear/root your pet. Resists help there. I need a pet to be able to keep the caster busy so i can do the dmg myself. What good is a pet with 9000 HP if it gets feared before you can send it to a rage (assuming you are BM). Duh.
Anonymous on 23 May 2007 at 10:45 pm #
Hey Anonymous #1… resistances have absolutely nothing to do with resisting spells altogether. They’re just damage reduction for their particular elements, like Armor is for physical.
Anonymous on 23 May 2007 at 10:46 pm #
And by that, I mean that they do not offer ANY protection against aforementioned crowd control spells.