[hayward6]

For as long as I've played Everquest, and as long as I have hosted a server, I have always preferred pet classes. The biggest downside to pet classes in Everquest is their weakness when compared to other games, including even EQ2. To combat that on my server I have always adjusted the NPCtypes of all pets to have double the HP, Damage, and regeneration. That works, but ultimately it's messy. First of all that tweaks all pets in the game, so you have to be careful if you're fighting in Najena or any other place with a lot of those npc types.

What I am wondering, is if anyone has a better idea. Maybe in the form of a pet leveling script that would run when a pet is summoned, or a scaling buff spell that can be scribed by pet classes that would buff the pet and maybe even summon gear for it.

Appreciate any thoughts on the subject.