I recall a long time ago a discussion on our familiars learning to fight or new ones that would. Also, riding a familiar was discussed. So, I returned to the wonderful World three months ago after an eight year sleep. Yes, last time I played was in 2006. Any word on fighting familiars? My wife, an empath and also slept with me, can cast GS and it uses TM skill. A GS seems like a familiar to me.

-Dartellum Waddle

Further familiar work is waiting for some core system work to be done. To be perfectly honest, I've always considered it a really neat side thing but not a particular critical addition, so I haven't pushed the point too far.

Probably won't have fighting gerbils ("Go for the eyes, Boo!") but instead summon single-purpose elementals for the purpose.

Like GS, it's intended that Warmage pet-fighting will be based on a Cyclic TM spell.

Riding your gerbil is not on the current dev horizon.

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Someone call PETA....

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I guess it depends on carrying capacity of the gerbil... I mean there's no real reason why you couldn't just stand on it with one foot. It's not like they get crushed anymore.

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> I guess it depends on carrying capacity of the gerbil

African or European?

Any information on how the core system updates are progressing?

I had a thought that the familiar, or elemental, would require etf and then we summon from the fissure we opened. Of Course, summon skill and how large the fissure is determines the size and strength of the elemental we are trying to summon. Just one of many thoughts as I continue to back train weapons and armor.

-Dartellum Waddle

Nice! I suppose you could not share a estimated time of arrival, eta, or any other information about the pet? The standard 'soon' answer is expected for eta. :)

-Dartellum Waddle

Wow first ive read of this. Sounds neat!

>No eta yet, there's still a lot of stuff to get into the core pet stuff, primarily mounted support and storage since the system will also be encompassing horses. Then there's however long it would take to create the method to obtain an elemental, and other stuff like that.

I was thinking about asking about Horses, but since that seems like you get sent toward the dead horse society for asking about horses, I refrained. I'm so glad you answered so thoroughly, and that's part of the plan!

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>>When pet core is done, will non-combat familiars become (non-combat) pets? It'd be nice if their system was update-friendly.

Yep.

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Probably all yes at some point. Also - Sanyu Lyba, Guardian Spirit, Spectral Reaper, Zombies, Mudmen, Risen, Igors, Companions, Horses, and whatever else I can't recall that would benefit from some part of being part of Pet Core.

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>>The actual pet I'm working on is a borg.

Resistance is futile! (could not resist)

I look forward to the updates! Perhaps then Frank, my black dog, will understand what I was trying to teach him... (even if he becomes a 'pet' and non-combative, he can watch how it is done).

-Dartellum Waddle

<<Hrm.. I'd love to see Ranger companions in this system as well if it were possible :)

<<Probably all yes at some point. Also - Sanyu Lyba, Guardian Spirit, Spectral Reaper, Zombies, Mudmen, Risen, Igors, Companions, Horses, and whatever else I can't recall that would benefit from some part of being part of Pet Core.

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Any updates to share with the class? The last update was in a while ago. F2P and SIMUCON are behind us, Hollow Eve in front of us, and no fighting familiar beside us.

-Dartellum Waddle

Adding my own voice here. I'd love to see some sort of elemental or pseudo-elemental summoning (like storm bulls or seordmaors or something) via talisman plus spell as an alternative to the other cyclics. Since mechanics have been equalized for this sort of thing and it being a cyclic wouldn't be adding to our action economy, is there any chance we might see something like that coming down the pipe for WM's?

- Saragos

> Warrior Mages are slated to get spellcasting combat familiars in the form of a cyclic.

That's nice. Will there be different levels, such as the small to fir fams now? WIll the spells they cast vary, such as utility or debilitation, or will it all be damage focused?

This even still a pip dream?