Guild Wars 2

One of the first things I realized when I started playing Guild Wars 2 was the potential for Rangers to have a truly fun ability.

I propose this:
Pet-mounted combat.

Assuming this update would also include the ability for pets to increase in size (I was a bit disappointed at how tiny they stay), the Ranger would have a skill that acts sort of like a transformation, allowing the Ranger to ride the pet. This could also change the skill slots and of course would only work with ranged weapons. For example, with a longbow it could be…

(I’m not familiar with the names of all existing skills, so forgive me if I list one that’s already in use)
Skill one:
Hunter’s Shot. Bleed the target, cripple on critical
Skill two:
Charging Storm. The pet would activate a charge skill and rush the target with a physical attack as the Ranger used something similar to rapid fire.
Skill three:
Explosive net. Throw a net in an arc. If it hits, immobilize the foe for a second or two before exploding.
Skill four:
(Some sort of speed boost)
Skill five:
End transformation.

I’m not sure how difficult this would be to implement (and it sounds like it would be), but this occurred to me pretty early in game play and I think it’d be an awesome feature, to liven up some of the Ranger’s frankly dull skill sets.