Ok, the consensus seems to be:
Below 16, give your pet a high-damage weapon
16-23 (maybe 28) give your pet a low-delay weapon
24 (maybe 29) and up give your pet two different low-delay weapons
I've seen some pets wandering about with shields - is this ever
recommended over 2 weapons or a 2H weapon?
More importantly to me, doesn't it get expensive to equip your pet every
time you summon him? Ok, for those of you over L25, the cost of a few
dozen FS daggers is irrelevant I suppose. However, I'm seriously sweating
the 60pp it's going to cost to get my L8 spells (ok, 35 if I ignore the
less-useful ones, but still...) and giving up a 3gp rusty scythe is worth
it only because it looks so good. Rusties are valuable loot for me - is
it really worth the expense to arm my L4 friend?
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Mark Rafn
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