your pet rufuses to attack this creature! bypass
"Not sure if this is intended or not, some creatures you cannot get your pet to attack with the kill command (mechanical creatures), also you cannot set your pet to attack a player in a house with the kill command, this can be bypassed by simply telling your pet to guard and then you attack the target"-+-
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Sounds like you are describing game features that work as intended. (The house part may be a bug tho.)
There is more than one way to skin a cat. Many things in UO have options, they are not Bypasses.
I see the Mervyn is strong in you.
Working as intended. Learn the lore of UO.
Similar to talisman sumonds pet.
How you can say this is not a bug?
Whats the point in the refuse command on all kill only?
dev told you its not a bug or you’re just posting your opinion like its a fact? If it’s the latter you should perhaps have posted on your personal account as posting such a statement as a moderator gives a false impression of authority
Also, on CC my mask has fallen off my face on a mount when I walk south-east since way before 2002, does that mean that isn’t a bug?
They left many bugs unfixed for 5 years now, if they leave for another 15 years they turn into features? Okay good to know.
even your own wiki states
why I receive this message for all kill when targeting a vvv orange in a house? But not for targeting a non vvv orange, red, blue, grey, or green in house?”
The pet cannot be commanded to attack with 'all kill' that's a given, however when you tell the pet to 'guard' you, you're not telling it to attack, you're telling it to defend.
A bit like if you're a warrior and you're in 'peace' mode, you don't attack, but you auto-defend. When in 'guard' mode, the pet is auto-defending you. Does that make sense? @Pawain @Norry
I also have my own theory on bugs, totally unproven or confirmed, but maybe relevant. If I were deciding which to prioritize I would ask myself 'is this bug game breaking? if no, does it warrant the time resources needed to fix it?' if it's not cost effective and it's not actually affecting game play, I wouldn't fix that one when there are more important ones that do justify the resources needed to fix them. Also of course before you can fix a bug you have to be able to identify the cause and the action needed to fix it. That's why so much information is asked for in a bug report, and from the reports I've seen on forums, seldom supplied.
until you seek guidance from somebody who know what they are talking about
or at least repost on non mod account if you’re just offering it as opinion”
That is why I tend not use use guard. May as well tell them what to do.
Most Tamers on LS use guard mode.
Not sure what pets do in PvP.
Pvp nerf came at a time when rune beetles would teleport into houses and dragons could fly into private houses.
I really wish they'd fix these gd forums. 30min to try to post this.
If I run he will attack the winged thing that aggros me. If he decided to tag along.
Easy place to see this is Balrons at chaos.
I think Cus just hate Orange players. Or we just suck at targeting.
You can easily test this against mechanical creatures. Initiate aggro on one. Tell pet to guard you. It will just stand there until you are aggroed by something else or the pet is aggroed.
That's why I said you have to invis and start over.
I think this is a PvP issue you are having difficulty with.
First pet got stuck here, had to mount it to get it clear.
Went to top of steps invised, dismounted, told pet to guard. Then a Balron happened to walk near I attacked it, pet just stood there. Before I could take another picture I was dead and pet ran off to attack something else.
Like I said there is a reason I don't use guard mode often, just at EM events.
Maybe my pet uses the official client.
1. Where does it say that a pet should not attack something that you aggro first? The Mob has also aggroed you while guarding. I can not find a detailed description of Guard.
2. Where does it say a pet will never attack a mechanical mob? You just can not tell it to. The pet needs a reason to kill. When it finds one it will.
I think my pet just does what he wants, sometimes I was able to initiate attack and my pet did help me. But, the Mob has me on aggro, so why shouldn't the pet attack it, unless he just likes to see me die.
Went to Exodus to fight the mechanical things, similar results, if I were invised, pet walked around and just killed stuff that attacked him.
So, the pet is smart enough to know when he is aggroed, why should he not know when the owner is?
Also noticed the pet would cause the mechanical things to aggro on him, when he cast Holy Light on a different target as a mechanical thing walked by. So basically the pet caused the mechanical thing to aggro it. Also lost lots of Karma since it killed many Paladins also by using HL on something else.
Are you just angry that Tamers can kill mechanical things with their pets?
Conclusion:
I see no reason or game mechanic a pet should not guard you, even if you initiate contact.
I will use Guard more. And be nicer to my pets so they will follow said command.