The number of creatures in this game versus the number of charmable creatures is laughable.
At launch i was shocked by how few creatures could be charmed, 18 months later and not a single creature was added to that short list.
ugh, anet, just ugh.
Mimizu Heavy Industries [Doll] – Underworld
At launch i was shocked by how few creatures could be charmed, 18 months later and not a single creature was added to that short list.
Reef drakes were added.
“You keep saying ‘its unfair.’
I wonder what your basis for comparison is…”
- Jareth, King of Goblins.
At launch i was shocked by how few creatures could be charmed, 18 months later and not a single creature was added to that short list.
Reef drakes were added.
Haha, and i never even noticed, shows how needed it was.
But you do raise a point i forgot,
why so many drakes, moas, spiders?
count them as one species and the short list gets even shorter.
In gw, i have an island-zoo full of creatures i charmed.
In gw2, i have a pocket full of slightly different sameness.
Mimizu Heavy Industries [Doll] – Underworld
I’m just gonna go ahead and sound REALLY ignorant… but… what exactly does a dolphin bring to a fight?
I’m not judging now, if you want to.. you know… tame ‘happy tree friend’ familiars that more or less give you warm fuzzies, but… unless you’re strapping a torpedo or something to him, isn’t this like… don’t bring a dolphin to a knife fight kinda logic?
I’m actually only half trolling you here… I do actually kinda want to know what kind of damage to expect when I find myself at the “business end” of a well trained, possibly ill-tempered dolphin…
What did ANET do when the sheer mass of the event ZERG was too much for the server to support?
They had to SPAWN MORE OVERFLOWS!
I’m just gonna go ahead and sound REALLY ignorant… but… what exactly does a dolphin bring to a fight?
I’m not judging now, if you want to.. you know… tame ‘happy tree friend’ familiars that more or less give you warm fuzzies, but… unless you’re strapping a torpedo or something to him, isn’t this like… don’t bring a dolphin to a knife fight kinda logic?
I’m actually only half trolling you here… I do actually kinda want to know what kind of damage to expect when I find myself at the “business end” of a well trained, possibly ill-tempered dolphin…
Could have a sonic daze “attack”, confusion maybe. Fin-slap, head-butt ….
“Whose Kitten is this?” – “It’s a Charr baby.”
“Whose Charr is this?”- “Ted’s.”
“Who’s Ted?”- “Ted’s dead, baby. Ted’s dead.”
Haha, and i never even noticed, shows how needed it was.
Given the number of red lizards I see at world bosses, many people playing the Ranger profession have noticed.
But you do raise a point i forgot,
why so many drakes, moas, spiders?
count them as one species and the short list gets even shorter.
Because for each species there’s a Trait that makes companions of that species gain new abilities… and a limited number of trait slots in the list.
“You keep saying ‘its unfair.’
I wonder what your basis for comparison is…”
- Jareth, King of Goblins.
I do actually kinda want to know what kind of damage to expect when I find myself at the “business end” of a well trained, possibly ill-tempered dolphin…
Could have a sonic daze “attack”, confusion maybe. Fin-slap, head-butt ….
I would expect an AoE confuse on f2 and some kind of ‘charge’ attack like the sharks, but probably delivering vulnerability or weakness instead of a bleed.
“You keep saying ‘its unfair.’
I wonder what your basis for comparison is…”
- Jareth, King of Goblins.
I do actually kinda want to know what kind of damage to expect when I find myself at the “business end” of a well trained, possibly ill-tempered dolphin…
Could have a sonic daze “attack”, confusion maybe. Fin-slap, head-butt ….
I would expect an AoE confuse on f2 and some kind of ‘charge’ attack like the sharks, but probably delivering vulnerability or weakness instead of a bleed.
Its probably the most reasonable explanation, but… still seems kind of a stretch. Maybe the dolphin from Johnny Mnemonic. Radiation counts as a poison effect right?
What did ANET do when the sheer mass of the event ZERG was too much for the server to support?
They had to SPAWN MORE OVERFLOWS!
Haha, and i never even noticed, shows how needed it was.
Given the number of red lizards I see at world bosses, many people playing the Ranger profession have noticed.
Not all rangers do world bosses, not all rangers use that pet.
As i already know about the pet-traits, i am going to ignore that last bit like you did with my post.
My point was that the list is SHORT, and needs to be LONGER, a single pet in 18 months does not cure that.
Players who invested years into GW pet collection have come to GW2 and found it wanting.
Mimizu Heavy Industries [Doll] – Underworld
Not all rangers do world bosses, not all rangers use that pet.
Never meant to imply either of those things… just saying “reefy” (mine’s actually named “The Red Terror”) has found a niche in the active slots of some, perhaps even many. Certainly not all.
I even organized a war-party of friends to clear me a path across Southsun so my 50th level rangers could go out and tame a reef drake and actually use it during the leveling up process.
“You keep saying ‘its unfair.’
I wonder what your basis for comparison is…”
- Jareth, King of Goblins.
I’m just gonna go ahead and sound REALLY ignorant… but… what exactly does a dolphin bring to a fight?
I’m not judging now, if you want to.. you know… tame ‘happy tree friend’ familiars that more or less give you warm fuzzies, but… unless you’re strapping a torpedo or something to him, isn’t this like… don’t bring a dolphin to a knife fight kinda logic?
I’m actually only half trolling you here… I do actually kinda want to know what kind of damage to expect when I find myself at the “business end” of a well trained, possibly ill-tempered dolphin…
Sonic Attacks !!
All it needs are 3 Skills and a F2 Skills under the current System to work.
1) Sonic Scream
A loud Screaming that will deal Bleedings (to your ears)
2) Tackling
A fast rush attack tackling into a foe, dealign damage and makign the foe vulnerable.
3) Sonic Boom
A far ranged Sonic Attack that first dazes a foe and then adds with following hits a few stacks of Torment.
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F2) Decoy
The Dolphin buffs itself with Swiftness, Protection and Regeneration and becomes a decoy for enemies luring them away from you. If the dolphin still lives after the decoy duration is over, the ranger will receive then the same effect without the aggro effect, just the buffs.
Personally I like the idea behind sub classes ~ quoted from Chris Whiteside
Obvious troll takes factual damage. Ouch. Welp, guess I’ve been told. 
Well played, guys, well played. 
I had a dolphin once. It flew away singing thanks for all the fish.
Was wondering when someone would play this card. Here is your complimentary towel and +1 internets! Have a nice day!
What did ANET do when the sheer mass of the event ZERG was too much for the server to support?
They had to SPAWN MORE OVERFLOWS!
