Since Feature Update, 9/10 times my Shadow Fiend just floats along, not doing anything to help in a fight. It just sits there. The mob is attacking me, sometimes (as I am now in a horrible under-powered-curve) getting my kitten handed to me, so there is no cause for it to just idly observe.
I have not had an issue with it’s “untimely demise”, in fact, it’s the opposite. It seems nothing can kill it but a big Champ-type boss. I have left it unsummoned after it was killed in a Champ fight (Maw) and quit the game and restarted, I have even tried playing on an entirely different machine.
It remains to (mostly) not help in fights. I have not tried to change the type of fiend I have, as I am unsure of what level requirement ANet has now posed on me. I am lvl20, and do know my 8 slot is locked (unsure if it is functional) I can resummon (if killed) and use the Shadow Fiend’s ability, so this tells me it’s functioning. It simply doesn’t attack my targets 9/10.
Kitta the Conjurer, Guardian- At Your Service- Yak’s Bend
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Kitta the Conjurer, Guardian- At Your Service- Yak’s Bend
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