Can i be attacked during a pet battle

That is why you are getting agro and pulled out of the pet battle. I was ganked too, and I have seen people pet battling. But that might have been wild pets vs trainers. Wowpedia says the following: Nearby mobs will not attack players who are engaged in pet battles, although they may do so immediately after the player finishes battling.

During battle, any characters players or NPCs which stray too close to the field of battle will disappear and not be shown to the participants. This has been my experience. If enough people are reporting it could become a priority, how long it takes to fix it depends on how easy it is to fix…it could be easy enough for a hotfix or might have to wait til a maintenance day. Then why only in Howling Fjord and by Shoveltusk Stags? Lots of Worgs and humanoids there that should attack me as well if it was my pet causing the problem.

As a pet collector I too have ran into instances where this has happened and it was sporadic in location. That's part of a chain of encounters that culminates in unlocking a series of daily quests, and those daily quests reward you with things like XP and chances at hidden pets. We also changed the experience of fighting in the wild from one where you always only fought one wild pet. You now often fight two or three wild pets.

That raised the difficulty of the entire system for the better. I think it's going to be rewarding to obtain pets you've been trying to collect. Q: When a player is killed by an in-game enemy, the familiar ghost and resurrection sequence follows. What happens to battle pets that are knocked out in battle, and what do players have to do for their pets at that point? CS: When you learn Battle Pet training you get a spell in your Pet Journal called Revive Battle Pets that will heal and revive all of the pets in your journal on an 8 minute cooldown.

You can also talk to any Stable Master and get your pets healed and revived for a small fee. Also, players can acquire Battle Pet Bandages. These are single-use heals that can help fill in those cooldown gaps. Q: As a player logging into Mists of Pandaria who already has a stable of companion pets that I love, am I going to find ways to make those into the best pets to battle with, or should I expect them to take a backseat to new pets that I'm going to acquire in the weeks to come?

CS: That's a really important factor to us, and we're working on it. I don't think we're quite ready to disclose all of the details, but I will say this: we're tracking several additions to the system in future patches, and one of those will be a way to make your favorite little buddy a lot more powerful.

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Amongst all the excitement about pandaren and monks, it's easy to forget about the arrival of Pet Battles with Mists of Pandaria in a few hours. Similarly, the undead Blighted Squirrel is of the Critter not Undead type, while the undead flying Blighthawk is of the Undead not Flying type.

Critter, Beast and Flying types have in that order the highest number of unique pets, while Humanoid, Undead, and Magic types have in that order the lowest number of unique pets. Each species of pet has its own base stat values, with a bias toward certain stats. For example, snakes and mice tend to have higher Speed, while turtles and bears tend to have higher Health.

Gaining a level will increase all of a pet's stats. However, just how much each stat is increased by is determined by the pet's quality and breed. Higher quality pets enjoy larger gains overall, while different breeds of pet gain more in different stats. Each pet's stat bias is fixed and will persist through levelling and quality gains.

Collectible pets come in four types of quality: poor , common , uncommon and rare. Quality functions as a direct multiplier for each pet's stats; poor quality pets have the lowest stats, followed by common pets, then uncommon pets, with rare pets having the highest stats of all.

The quality of pets can be determined through the corresponding color of their names. While player pets are limited to the above qualities, epic and legendary pets do exist. Most max-level pet tamers use epic pets, while legendary pets feature in the [] Beasts of Fable battle pet quests. There are currently no pets of these qualities that are obtainable by players. The quality of collected pets can be improved through the use of Battle-Stones , which can upgrade pets to uncommon and rare qualities.

Breed determines the exact balance of stats that any individual pet will boast. While each species of pet has its own stat bias, each individual pet may be one of a number of breeds. Which breeds are available is determined by species, with most featuring several possibilities. Pets that have been purchased or gained through achievements or promotions such as [ Core Hound Pup ] or [ Feline Familiar ] have only one possible breed, ensuring that all such pets are created equal.

Some breeds place a strong emphasis on a single stat, while others are split between two or even all three stats. Each breed effectively grants a bonus to one or more stats, increasing the amounts of those stats gained by the pet for each level it possesses. Balanced breeds offer the lowest overall point total, while single-stat breeds offer the highest point total, but are obviously less versatile. There are 10 total breeds, although only a handful of these are usually available to any given species of pet.

The effect of breed on stats can have a significant impact on a pet's abilities. For example, a pet with abilities like [ Thrash ] or [ Horn Attack ] may benefit substantially from having higher Speed, while those without such abilities may have more to gain from extra Health or Power. Desired breeds therefore vary by pet, as well as by preferred strategy and team composition. Breed represents the one factor which cannot be changed for each pet; they can be levelled-up to gain in overall power, and improved with Battle-Stones to increase their quality, but their breed is fixed and cannot be changed.

Because of this, ideal breed is more important than level or quality when seeking an optimal pet for max-level play. For detailed information on pet breeds and related calculations, see WarcraftPets. Pets can only choose one of each pair of abilities to use in each battle, and these pairings cannot be rearranged. Selected abilities can be easily changed through the Pet Journal , but not during battles.

Each pet can only use a choice of three abilities in combat. Abilities are not exclusive to the pet's type, so a Mechanical type pet may have a Flying ability. Different ability types may deal increased or decreased damage to the target depending on their type, making different abilities more desirable against different opponents. While each species of pet possesses a different set of available abilities, the same set is usually shared by most or all species of any given kind.

For example, all snakes share the same ability set as [ Black Kingsnake ] , while all bears share abilities with [ Baby Blizzard Bear ] , and all moths share abilities with Silky Moth.

However, there some exceptions; pets such as Fire Beetle , Scalded Basilisk Hatchling and [ Feline Familiar ] defy expectations to offer some more unusual abilities for their types.

While different species may feature the same ability sets, it should be noted that they often offer different stat and breed possibilities. Abilities come in many varieties, and can be affected by various factors such as hit chance and Speed. For an explanation of abilities and their use, see below. For the list of abilities, see this category. Like player characters, each battle pet has a level, and an experience XP bar. Gaining enough XP will cause your pet to gain a level. Gaining a level will generally increase your pet's stats, and instantly restore their health to its new maximum.

Reaching certain levels also allows access to new abilities. The current battle pet level cap is Pets gain XP through winning battles. XP is awarded only at the end of a battle; defeating individual opponents will not reward XP until the battle as a whole is won. If the player loses the battle, no XP will be gained. The amount of XP earnt in a battle is rewarded according to the calculated difficulty of the encounter; this appears to largely relate to the relative levels of the involved pets.

Pets earn more XP for defeating pets which are of a higher level than them, and less XP for defeating pets which are of a lower level than them. Opponents 5 or more levels below the pet's level reward no XP. Trapped pets reward only a portion of the usual XP.

Pets at max level cannot gain XP, but can still earn it through battle. Any XP earnt by max-level pets will instead be divided among any participating non-max-level pets, similarly to the below rules concerning dead pets.

However, battles involving only max-level pets will yield no XP. Pets are considered participating if they attack, or are targeted by an enemy ability. A lead pet that swaps out in the first round is not treated as participating, but one in the back row which is affected by an attack is. XP distribution varies depending on the type of battle.

Battles played against the computer divide XP between all surviving participants, regardless of their actual contribution to the battle. In the event that the player wins, but all participating pets die, leaving one or more non-participating survivors, the XP reward will be divided among the surviving pets. Queued PvP pet battles simply divide XP between all participating pets on the winning team, dead or alive. Duels do not reward any XP. Battles which conclude with the death of all involved pets do not reward XP, regardless of the order of death.

XP is divided among eligible pets according to level, with lower-level pets gaining a slightly larger portion than higher-level pets. XP distribution is not affected by the amount of damage dealt by each pet, whether they started or ended the match, or the number of opponents they faced. The overall amount of XP granted is calculated as:. PvE encounters such as tamers also have a trainer multiplier to make their fights more or less rewarding. Wild pets are critter -like creatures that are found throughout the game world.

Players with Battle Pet Training can choose to battle them using their own battle pets. Aside from their involvement in the battle pet system, wild pets are very similar to critters, having extremely low health and usually refusing to attack the player even if attacked. Players can enter battle with wild pets by right-clicking on them. Wild pets can be captured, and thus added to the player's collection.

See below for details. Wild pets can be distinguished from non-combat critters and mobs in a number of ways. Firstly, mousing over a wild pet will cause the cursor to transform into the wild pet icon.

The icon will be green if the pet is within range for battling, or grey if it is out of range. Wild pets can also be distinguished by an icon next to their portrait representing their Type see below , and capturable wild pets will display the text "Capturable" if moused over. Players with [ Battle Pet Training ] can also choose to track pets. This displays nearby wild pets on the mini-map, allowing players to find them easily.

It also causes the wild pet icon and the pet's name to be displayed above wild pets, making them easily distinguishable from non-combat critters. Wild pets appear throughout Azeroth, with some being more rare than others. Weather, time of day and even time of year can play into when the creatures appear as well.

For example some wild pets won't appear unless it's raining or night time, possibly even both. Almost every zone in the game features wild pets, and almost every zone that features wild pets has at least one pet that is unique to that zone. The main exceptions are the cities, the PvP zones and a handful of other zones. As companions , battle pets can found in the Pet Journal. The Journal lists the player's current collection, displaying name, type, level and quality, and features a search function and various filters.

Detailed information on each pet and its stats and abilities can be obtained through the top-right pane. Players can choose to release a pet back into the wild by right-clicking the pet and selecting 'Release'. The bottom-right pane consists of three Battle Pet Slots, representing the player's current battle pet team. Dragging a pet to one of these slots will make it part of your team, replacing any pet previously occupying that slot.

Each Battle Pet Slot displays a review of the pet, showing the pet's name, type, abilities, level, health and experience. Pets' abilities can also be chosen in this pane. Pets will be displayed in-combat in the order of the slots that they occupy; when battling wild pets, the pet in the first slot will always open combat if alive.

By default, the pet in the first slot is also summoned as the player's companion. At the bottom-left of the window is the 'Summon' button, allowing a pet to be summoned as the player's in-game companion. At the top-right can be found the [ Revive Battle Pets ] ability, while at the bottom-right is the 'Find Battle' button, queueing the player for a PvP pet battle match against another player with a reasonably similar team of pets. A number of options exist for restoring your battle pets. Pet battles are designed to be highly accessible, and this is reflected in the range of options for restoring pets.

Note that only PvE pet battles affect the health of your actual pets; none of these options are therefore needed when dealing solely with PvP battles. This allows players to enjoy PvP without constraint, but still places some small price upon death against computer opponents.

However, players still cannot participate in PvP pet battles without a full team of live pets. A [ Battle Pet Bandage ] is of course the most convenient option after that, but supply of them is limited. Stable masters are a great option if there is one nearby, as they can be visited as often as desired at a very low price, and there is usually one within a few minutes of most locations.

Alternatively, players may prefer to simply wait until Revive Battle Pets' cooldown expires. If none of these options appeal, players are always free to play with other pets for a few minutes.

Pet battles are turn-based, rather than in real-time like other combat in World of Warcraft. Players can battle with their pets in solo matches or teams of up to three pets.

Players can leave a pet battle at any time by forfeiting the match. Players cannot start a pet battle while in combat, flying or falling. During battle, any characters players or NPCs which stray too close to the field of battle will disappear and not be shown to the participants.

This prevents interference with pet battles through obstructing players' view of the fight. Nearby mobs will not attack players who are engaged in pet battles, although they may do so immediately after the player finishes battling. Pets can have a boost in one area: health, attack or speed.

For example a speed pet is essential for moves that does additional damage if done first, but is more vulnerable to an attack pet, and has a harder time defeating a health pet unless it has a bigger advantage - see types section below. Some pets may have some different abilities or feature cosmetic differences, but no player will ever have a significant advantage based simply on the rarity of a pet.

Players can battle their pets against both computer opponents and other players. Pet battles can occur in four different ways:. A wild pet battle can be started by right-clicking on any wild pet. Battle will commence immediately, with the pet that is highest on the player's team automatically starting combat.

Wild pet battles take place in the player's immediate area, and any obstructions within that area may prevent battle from commencing - moving into a slightly different position will usually solve this problem. Since wild pet battles are PvE battles, played against the computer, there is no time limit in this type of battle.

Players can take as long as they want to choose which actions to take each round, and do not have to wait for their opponent s to make their decisions. The most significant difference between wild pet battles and other types of battles is that pets in wild pet battles can be captured by the player.