Occultist Hellhound

[eisprinzessin]

Originally Posted by Veji

Sorry for joining the party late, but what were the first 2 classes announced if this is the third? And are there any links to said classes giving a preview of skills/abilities?

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Originally Posted by dante0125

I noticed that you can summon two hounds at the same time, but one of them self destroied after a few seconds.
What is the limit of hounds you can have? I guess you can have one permernantly and a second one for a period of time when you see the battle is in dire situation.

In the video medierra has 2 Hellhounds for about 25 seconds. One of them dies quite suddenly. Edit: False "I don't think it returns to where it came from after some time, but takes some massive damage then." True "A Hellhound has indeed only a limited lifespan." End of Edit Shortly before the boss appears he stocks up to 2 Hellhounds again.

[archaven]

I think one of the most important aspect of summoning build or pets build is that they need a Taunt skiill for taking aggro off from the main character. The skills can break into 2 sub-skills that governs the AoE of aggro and another the %Chance of aggroing.

[Gazz]

Originally Posted by Aity

Wow, that sounds really cool. Can't wait to see that bitch (yes, my hellhound will be a female, just so I can call it a bitch :P) in action.

Hmm. Hellbitch. Has a nice ring to it!

Originally Posted by archaven

I think one of the most important aspect of summoning build or pets build is that they need a Taunt skill

With the ability to have 2-3 of these puppies in the field, that doesn't sound right.
Also that they have a limited lifespan, which automatically ditches aggro.

The Tank Pet™ you're thinking of pretty much has to be something more permanent.
Anyway, any taunt skill had better be an AOE / arc effect. Fine pet control is an impossibility in a fast-paced action RPG. =)

Temporary swarm pets are best used in a DD role and with the relative freedom to equip armour I'm not so sure we can expect a pure, squishy, pet class.
A "real" pet demands making sacrifices in character survivability and that's easier to do in more strict class systems.