Quote Originally Posted by Jula View Post
So many questions......

Lets start with a few:

1) What is the experience of the new dedicated Blue pet line in Beta? I assume this is essentially a DPS line now as all support skill seem gathered in Yellow? Are pets really viable versus say Red line DPS?

2) I'm struggling to see any mention of blinding flash or bane flare for that matter. Are these gated in Yellow line now?

3) This is going to be controversial but is it correct that we can now only keep up SOP:R on one target (20s duration, 18s CD) i.e. tank OR healer. Other classes are going to hate that....

4) Without traiting yellow is it fair to say LMs won't be doing much debuffing or healing and red line LMs are out and out DPS now?

First impression is the red line is some generic glass cannon DPS mage from another MMO wandered in by mistake and the old LM is only to be found in yellow line but will see when I get to play the new version of my favourite class in a few weeks.
1) The blue line seems viable enough to me. It is probably the line that is the best to use if you really want to duo with both your pet and yourself and means some of your own skills will be degraded as your pets' skills are upgraded. It is however great fun to use and Sic 'Em is just.... AWESOME!

2)As of the last Beta they could be equipped using the yellow line which also has a trait that increases its stun duration. Liable to change in upcoming Betas, will get back to you on that with Beta 6 (hopefully).

3) This is true and the Dev responsible for the Lore-master has multiply said that it will stay this way (even directly at me when I asked her) - this change has been pushed through by, amongst others, the dev responsible for the Moors, but other (as of now undisclosed reasons) are also in play with this decision.

4) Blue line is mainly buffs depending on what you let your pets do (damage buff, fellowship protection buff, mitigation buffs, morale restorations etc.) Red line will have debuffs too, although these are mostly based on AoE and damage, for instance Improved Sticky Gourd and Lightning-storm. Yellow line is the main debuff line but this then also really massively debuffs with different effects based on damage type on which (element)-lore et cetera.

I have taken out advice from this OP due to controversy back before the NDA but I agree that the yellow line feels the most like the old LM, although the blue line definitely makes sure that the LM is a "Master of Beasts" or "Keeper of Animals". It basically adds another dimension to how the class can be played. I'd call the red line mainly for high cashout damage in e.g. raids and instances.