I would imagine this would be used in a certain way.
Understand, I do not mind the extra bag slots being as they are, available form the TP and I understand why it is so, but I would like it if my character had acces to some extra slots on an unbound moving object. (It could be used to store my food, and my now account bound salvaging tools, the copper fed salvage o matic, buff food & tonics)
And yes if you would get it with bag slots It would also solve inventory problems for people who are still building up their characters, and cannot afford unlockin the last 3 slots on 5 characters (being 400*3*5 gems or so?) maybe make these a litle more expensive get 2 and 2 optional
Maybe it would give people a reason to add these slots to the dolyak. You could ask 600 to upgrade the dolyak slots instead of 400, make a nice skin for it so we could dress it up, maybe even make a (permanent) dolyak kit for exterior/ armor and looks …
Generally I’d suggest:
Transport
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- Slots for harvesting tools (overiding the standard tools in the characters hero screen)
- 1-2 bag slots
- 1-2 additional bag slots (at TP)
Combat & Mechanics
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- Your dolyak should still be killable, and ressable. Dead Dolyak? = no acces to equipment, they always seem to fall on the bag(s) you need…
- You’d suffer a reduction in movement speed while using your dolyak (-20%) using a +25% speed buff you’d be stuck at 100% (= also cap) If you want heavy transport ? NP as long as you’re not in a rush. If you get stuck in a fight no running away this time, cause you want to protect your dolyak.
- Choice for fighting /non fighting like a pet (little dmg), but only vs. predators (stalkers, wolves, arctodurus,sharks, bears and so on) would get aggro on him, “intelligent” enemies (dredge, molten, toxic, flame legion, inquest,skritt,hylek,risen, dragons would ignore him and v.v.)
Even though it should have plenty armor and vitality I’d imagine it being the lowest priority target for enemies: NPC’s, player(s), minions, pets all having a much higher priority. getting in combat would slow the dolyak further…
(I imagine hearing the dolyak think:
If it wants to eat me…well let’s try to make and effort to kill it, If you want to kill my owner, and just take me… well I’m a dolyak and as long as you feed me and don’t eat me?)
- When you need more speed or just no dolyak present: just “send him home” by use of a button, He should be available again next time you go or have been to a city. Until that moment you loose all bonusses you could get from your dolyaks inventory/equipment (so no harevsting tools, or salvage o matic if they are in the dolyak. Also your Dolyak bag slots shouldn’t be available then…
To get my hopes up
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- Maybe even make a (permanent) dolyak kit for exterior/ armor and looks 3 million identical dolyaks would be so boring…, Maybe carrying Guild logo’s on a flag/lance, 1 or multiple (prefferably colorable) armor skins whatever.
- He should have a mask, or something so he can join you on your swim… (Seacow bubble just for your dolyak ;P )
Further usefulness
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In WvW they wouldn’t be really practical unless they could add something.. (carry a siege weapon at 50% speed (want your ballista, arrowcart or catapult moved?) or some additional supplies (additional dolyak(carried) supply ?) If you’d get zerged you should be able to get a new one near the portals… and lose the supply or the siege weapon.
And no: no movable trebs! poor beasts… But you now do know where all the rotten “cows” come from….
23 lvl 80’s, 9 times map, 4ele, 4ncr, 3war, 3grd, 3rgr, 2thf, 2msm, 1eng, 1 rev.
Been There, Done That & Will do it again…except maybe world completion.
I miss you Yakkington…