Anarchy Online: How to Use Your Pets

Anarchy Online is a big game. Players can have a lot of fun while fighting for the battles. Use your pets properly to win the battle easier and make your AO credits faster.

Pets can sometimes very difficult for newcomers to Anarchy Online's to utilize as there isn't really anything to compare them to in the single player world. Basically a pet is just an NPC that you create who will do your bidding and even fight for you. Several of the professions in AO are based strongly on having these pets do the work for you! Control over these pets is gained by the use of commands through your chat bar, you can find a list of the commands below as well as a handy guide as to how to turn these commands in macros so you don't have to do a lot of typing!

AO Pet Scripting Utility
The philosophy behind PetNamer has always been to keep it simple. There are options to select which pets, the script names, and so forth, but that's behind an options screen; I literally wanted it to be something someone could load, type a name, push a button or two, and you get the scripts you want. In fact, the program sprung from the idea that you could rename your pets during combat. It is showing its age though. Would you believe that the first few versions of the program had the mezzpet control scripts defaulted to not be written... because the mezzpet was more a liability than an asset?

Pet Control
The most basic command you can give is "/pet attack," which will cause your pet to attack the currently selected target. If you'd like your pet to go after enemies that are engaging you or your team, input "/pet guard," and your pet gladly obey. For some personalization, type in "/pet rename newname," replacing "newname" with whatever you would like your pet to be called. To let the pet roam and attack on its own, use "/pet hunt." You can free or kill your pets with the "/pet free" and "/pet terminate" commands.

Combat Tips
Use your pets! One of the simplest commands that you can give a pet is "/pet attack." Often you will end up on a team with newbies who either never issue a command to their pets or, for one reason or another, just tell it to guard them and then ignore it. People who fight like this--and make no mistake, they are doing a lot of the fighting even though they shouldn't be--would be better off as enforcers.

To make the most effective use of your pet, get in range of the enemy. Once you are able to select it, order your pet to attack it and then back off. After you do this, the enemy should begin to attack your aggro pet instead of you. If you like, you can let the two of them duke it out; however, it is better if you assist your pet. Simply shoot the enemy from a distance or fire off offensive nano programs, depending upon what you have, and you will find yourself able to take down enemies with ease.

In addition, if you would like to sit and avoid the combat altogether, when you are in an area that isn't too difficult you can sit down and order your pet to hunt. You will want to have a backup ready to deploy in case the pet that you have out gets destroyed, providing that your class allows for a backup, but otherwise this can be quite effective. As long as the area you are in is relatively safe, you can rack up quite a bit of experience even when you get up to run to the restroom or get a drink.

Pets can be a very fun thing to play with in AO. Choose your pets and enjoy the esoteric art of pet control. Large number of Anorchcy Online credits is ready. We would like to offer you at anytime.