Explanation: How to tame a pet

[Miriya_PS]

I will try to translate my own thread from the Spanish forum. Since there is always someone asking this, I write it here. But if you see me in Alsius and you want to ask me in game, there is no problem.

In order to tame you need to fulfil four things:
1) The hunter must see the monster Normal or lower difficulty.
This means that your character is same level or one level less than the monster. To be sure about this just select the monster without being in a party.
If you are not the required level to tame you will see a text saying you do not have required level to capture this creature.
2) You have to use the right spell.
In order to tame insects or small animals you have to use Tame lesser creatures. In order to tame beast like smilodons, wolves, bears, sabertooth, etc you have to use Tame Beasts. And to tame monsters like griphonites, orcs, trolls, aquantis, etc you have to use Control Monsters.
To be sure about this, select the monster, then put the mouse cursor over the NAME in the box where the name, health and difficulty of the monster is shown. There you will see what kind of monster you are selecting.
If you are not using the right spell to tame you will see a text saying you cannot capture this creature using this spell.
3) The spell must have the required level.
Creatures level 10 or lower needs level 1 spell
Creatures level 20 or lower needs level 2 spell
Creatures level 30 or lower needs level 3 spell
Creatures level 40 or lower needs level 4 spell
Creatures level 50 or lower needs level 5 spell
Is easy to remember if you write a zero next to the level of the spell. For example, using a level 3 spell you can tame creatures up to level 30.
4) ALWAYS, in order to be captured the creature must have less than half of its health.

Some tips:
-You attack the creature until it has a little less than half of its health. Then, you knock it down and move away (or you just move away). When the creature does not attack you any more, you get closer and use the spell to tame it (without attacking it again). This way the beast does not attack you during the 8 seconds of the casting time of the spell.
-Always remember to stand neither very far nor too close, because sometimes the creature moves and leaves the range or it moves to your back before the 8 seconds, and you will lose the spell and have to wait the cool down time.
-There are some kind of creatures that CANNOT BE TAMED. If you try to tame it you will see a text saying This creature cannot be tamed.