Many people are complaining about their pet not responding in time. The main reason is lag but the other is caused because your sprite is not next to you since the sprite must always be in position to attack it uses that command to get it position INSTEAD of attacking.there is also a mini cooldown on pressing the button for battle sprites. Same as potions. Also if you did not notice before potions don't respond either sometimes. Meaning OOO designed sprite powers like potions. However the lag problem stops things from responding as quickly to commands much like the shield.
I hope this helped! -Sirius-Voltbreaker
Observations on "glitches"
Thu, 08/01/2013 - 06:35
1. Why didn't you just comment on a pre-existing thread, instead of creating another?
2. I've stood still and pressed the button once. Nothing happened.
3. I've stood still and pressed the button 30 times over a period of a minute. Nothing happened.
4. I've stood still and pressed the button 120 times over a period of a minute. Nothing happened.
5. I've stood still and held the button down for one minute. Nothing happened.
For me the abilities work 1-2% of the time, if that.