Guild Wars 2

I would love to play a ranger, and I keep trying. However, I really don’t like the pets (not least because they are so kitten . How about making them similar to engineer kits, where you can slot a pet at 7 to 9, if you want one. Then give the ranger a bit more survivability to make up for no pet? (not a lot, just a slight buff)

No thank you. I have been playing a ranger since early access and I have never had a problem in any way. Pets aren’t weak. They may be stupid, but mostly players are to blame in their inability to handle them. Ranger is a proper pet class, meaning it requires micromanagement. If you aren’t able to properly control your pet then Ranger is not the class for you.

In PvE, at least, Ranger is the single most survivable class in the game. I don’t PvP so I can’t say one way or another, but I am always the last man standing in a dungeon wipe, and have occasionally finished the fight solo.

You and me both Kal!
Ranger is super easy to play in PvE, the pet is a lot better than some extra survivability because it acts as cannonfodder, causing me not to get hit as often, if I don’t get hit there’s no need for survivability.