Editing Pet gear

{{Pets}}
Work in progress

This it not related to Swarm pets

* Which slots

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* Pets have all the same slots as players with the exception of not being able to equip charms.
* A pet's starting equipment can be whatever the Designer equips them with. Some pets have one wrist item, some have both, some have none.
* Giving a pet a bracer or ring will only ever go into the "right" version of that slot.
* Giving a pet an earring will go to the the "right" slot first. If there's already something in that slot though, it'll try the left.
* It's not simply an AC check for whether a pet will equip a worn item. AC is the largest factor in the equation, but base stats (strength, dexterity, etc) are also factored to a small degree.

We're looking into this logic to possibly make it smarter. ||| [https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?threads/test-update-1-9-2024-new-bugs-only.295375/page-2#post-4276041 Meeko, EQ Developer, January 12, 2024]}}

== Inventory ==
[https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?threads/game-update-notes-january-17-2024.295544/#post-4277185 The January 17, 2024 game update] added several commands to interact with your pet's currently equipped items.

* '''/pet inventory check''' - This will return a list of your pet's currently equipped items.
* '''/pet inventory destroy <slot name>''' - This will destroy the item your pet has in the chosen slot (e.g. Face).  You can use the slot number to destroy a ring/earring/wrist if needed. The slot number is the same as for player items, type the '''/useitem''' command in-game for the slot number list.

{{Cquote|<br />The command <nowiki>[/pet inventory check]</nowiki> intentionally only returns the slots that are equipped. It's excessive to output 20+ lines of empty slots when most of the time pets only have a few items equipped. The lack of a slot being output is the indication that the pet isn't wearing something in that slot. ||| [https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?threads/pet-inventory-check-on-old-ui-does-not-display-left-wrist-or-finger.295711/#post-4278546 Meeko, EQ Developer (Code), January 19, 2024]}}

== Primary and Secondary ==
The advice is to equip the pet of any class with a primary and secondary weapon. Pets can proc weapons, if they meet the level requirements for the proc. Typically, the mage summoned weapons are a good choice, with a selection of procs within: Fire, Cold, Magic, Aggro increase, Aggro Reduce

== Back Slot for focused pets ==

== Face Slot ==
Summoned Mask
Aggro increasing masks

== The Shaman gear hypothesis ==
Currently there is a hypothesis related to Shamans, based on a set of parses where a Shaman pet had significant reduction of DPS when equipped with mage armor and jewelry. This needs to be explored further,  

* What rules

No back item to mage pet
the wierd thing with Shaman pets

 * Effects
 * Sources of gear: summoned, Bazaar, Crafted
== Class Differences ==
[[Magician]]: Mage pets have the advantage that if a pet focus is equipped by the Mage when the pet is summoned, they will come with era appropriate mage summoned armor, jewelry, and muzzle (face slot).
[[Enchanter]]: Enchanter pets (animations) come with a weapon and a shield. Giving them 

* Charmed Pets

Links:
http://eqmagicians.com/page/pet-armor

== Experimental Design/research topics ==

* Will equipping a bazaar mask on a focused buffed mage pet reduce DPS?
* Does Bazaar gear help the pets Offence (DI-distribution, max hit, spell damage, proc rate)?
* Which slot(s) should be left as they are for Shaman pets?
* Does the Shaman hypothesis hold true for other pets?
* Does the Shaman hypothesis hold true?



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