All I have to say on the subject is this - yes, I lost my cool last night and went on a massive rant, because in all honesty I was very annoyed and I quite simply needed to vent, and I can't exactly vent to family or friends about my pets being stolen in a video game can I lol. I actually stand by what I said on the subject though, I could have gone about it in a better way, agreed. I've removed the post out of slight embarrassment for myself for getting that wound up over a game, but you can still view it via zad48231 link.
The fact is though, I do stand by everything I said - it was how I felt at the time, and I believe it all to be true. I hope it is a raw summary of how it makes a wizard / person feel at the time, who goes through this daily. It is beyond frustrating to be quite honest, so frustrating in fact, that I've decided to walk away from the game if this remains a thing, in particular the pet thievery.
I have calmed down now, I speak with a sensible head on, everyone is entitled to their opinion. For me, due to how much it's spoilt my gameplay/is spoiling my gameplay, and how frustrated it has made me (I'm fully aware it isn't healthy to get this upset over a game) I have come to the decision that if pet stealing within the game remains a thing within the capacity that it is in (1 or 2 zaps) with zero warning, I am just not going to play or contribute any more. I won't be the first person to walk away because of this. I personally think this is a major issue that the GM needs to look at, there are plenty of posts on this forum, people talking about it in game and players who have left the game or ended up making alt chars for it to have at least some attention. Whilst I appreciate you want me to come up with a solution, it's not my responsibility really is it, I'm a paying customer who's experiencing/noticing a trend of frustration with no resolution or acknowledgement.
It is what it is, if that's how it is and is always going to be, fine, we can all move on. I would like to say that I spend/spent plenty of GG in this game getting to where I am, supporting the server and I was looking forward to finally being able to do some bosses solo... even the low level ones that other classes could do a long time before I could at this level before I got pets tameable way above the level they could just take bosses out at lol, but after all the hard work and finally reaching the level I always strived for, for the simple fact how rife and easy it is for someone to ruin my day, I really cannot see the point in continuing to play, it just takes the whole enjoyment out of reaching the level away, I almost wish I was lvl 120 again not lvl 190+, it's taken the whole enjoyment out of playing the game away for me and quite simply it is absolutely pointless me playing a game where I am constantly on edge about losing something other classes don't have to worry about because they can achieve what I can without them, and it doesn't take them countless hours trying to get them, and having my entire game experienced destroyed when someone takes them.
It's not even as if the pets are that OP they just enable us to kill bosses the same level that other classes can do, and the main issue is they can be stolen in seconds by other wizzies. Ironically, other wizzies are the issue in this situation, I don't care if a warrior or tao kill my pets that would be careless gameplay from me - not just someone using a tele ring to get next to you when you're trying to kill a boss and press a key once to bloody tame them from you. If you want a suggestion make pets more obtainable, that's the simple one. Or 10x Zaps + to tame with a warning or something. The whole issue with how ripe and game destroying for a wizzy that it is should be the only indication you need for change IMO the writing is on the wall, surely. It's ridiculous.
It really has made me that fed up the whole thing. Today is the first day I haven't logged in for about 12/13 weeks or whatever it has been, I have deleted the game, literally. That is how annoyed it has made me. the GM will know who I am, it won't be hard to trace my account, I don't think knowing my in game name or not will make a difference in all honesty, it's quite obvious it's a real experience that has caused this frustration, you can just find it yourself if you go back on my account posts anyway..., I don't see what knowing an in game or not will achieve, the facts are the facts. I've retired from the game unless something changes. I have nothing more to say now really, I just wanted to clear things up. I will check back on this post for sure and from time to time to see if anything changes, if it does I will come back and have a go, if not I won't. That's just what I've decided is the best option for myself, it's not a threat or attack on anyone by any means it's just how I feel. Good luck to everyone playing the game and thankyou to all who supported me in game and responded to this post.