Guild Wars 2

I think ANet should use the opportunity of going into the Maguuma to add a slight amount of new ranger pets into the game. Not much, really, we aren’t going to a brand new area, exactly, so there won’t be stuff like lions or tigers. However, just off the top of my head, some things they could add:

Tucan, different drakes, treants, new spiders, raptors or insects.

Sadly though I think they should keep the number low that way they can add relevant stuff in the future (such as when we delve further into the Crystal Desert) that’s when we can maybe unlock worms or griffons for pets, likewise dolyaks and moose when we head toward the Jormag story.

I’m not expecting like 20 new pets, I just think they should make like…well, like 4 or so – 4 that are relevant to the jungle.

I hope the add on will add also some new Ranger Pets that are exclusively found in the new maps of HoT as also new found in some older maps…

2-3 new Pets per section would be good (Land, Water, Amphibic)

What I want to see is:

Land
- Rainbow Phoenix (or general Phoenix)
- Owl/Falcon/Eagle Griffon
- Tarantula

Water
- Piranha
- Barracuda
- Electric Eeel

Amphibic
- Crocodile/Alligator
- Giant Toad
- Anaconda

Jungle Wurm (size like wurm from racial norn skill).

Orpheal.8263:

I hope the add on will add also some new Ranger Pets that are exclusively found in the new maps of HoT as also new found in some older maps…

2-3 new Pets per section would be good (Land, Water, Amphibic)

What I want to see is:

Land
- Rainbow Phoenix (or general Phoenix)
- Owl/Falcon/Eagle Griffon
- Tarantula

Water
- Piranha
- Barracuda
- Electric Eeel

Amphibic
- Crocodile/Alligator
- Giant Toad
- Anaconda

All of the pets you mentioned I definitely want to see. However, I think something like the crocodile/alligator or toad (maybe we can get a poisonous frog though) would be better when we visit Elonian swamp territories. Piranha, same thing (although I think it’d be cool of the Piranha pet was more like a horde in skin – still functions like a single pet (maybe the F2 skill can be splitting up and lower DPS in an area kind of thing) unless commanded.

I definitely could see 9 new pets (3 of each territory), I just want to also see the pets be thought through and relevant to the jungle. Likewise, when we go to other areas we’ll see relevant pets added then too. So like…a griffon would be a bad idea because griffons aren’t indigenous to the jungle. It not only allows us to see new animals with each major expansion into new territory, but it also keeps them from exhausting all of their lore-friendly options in one patch.

lasers for our sharks!

guys you are dreaming.
WE won’ t receive any new pet.
If you ask me why… first ask yourself why ranger balance status is still crap after two years and half…
Answer:
No love for rangers in this game since day 1.

Darkness.9732:

guys you are dreaming.
WE won’ t receive any new pet.
If you ask me why… first ask yourself why ranger balance status is still crap after two years and half…
Answer:
No love for rangers in this game since day 1.

The balance is subjective – I find my ranger competes rather well, I don’t see how the balance status of a class that performs well in a variety of areas with ease is “crap.” Because it’s not a part of any major speedclear or elite PvP group? That seems more like “poor options” rather than “status=crap.” In any game that limits player options as much as GW2 does you’ll find that many classes don’t have roles in the best of the best while still performing well.

Dinosaur pets or bust.

I will settle with the ability to perma name my pets, all of them. It’s time, it’s been 3 years now, they’re not juvenile any more. We’ve gone to adventures together, we killed zhaitan together, we braved dungeons together. They’re now wise and mature and ready to have a proper name. Please?

Phoenix family of pets that have a self res skill as part of their skill set. 30-40 second CD, so you can always have a pet on bosses that like to insta gib stuff. Big AoE when they self res.

Giant Wasp pet family that has a boon strip as part of their skill set. 20 second CD or so.

Prehistoric Quillbeast pet family that are ranged pets with 1200 range. Family skills could include pierce or knockback skills.

then needs to add the plush gryphon as a pet evne if its rehash of another. cause that mini when im fighting it charges in like “im gonna get you” after I kill enemy XD

Dino’s and Griffins or don’t try at all!!!

SnubdubLuskon.1795:

Dinosaur pets or bust.

Yes. Also wild turkeys. And bats. Real bats. Not those flying lizard things. Bats.

And opossums.

Cuddy.6247:

Orpheal.8263:

as also new found in some older maps…

Thats why I have written also this in the same sentence …

Tarantula = HoT Exlusive
Rainbow Phoenix = receiveable from Home Instance for say reaching a certain amount of AP
Griffons = receiveable from old Maps

Piranha = HoT Exlusive
Barracuda = receiveable from old Maps
Electric Eel = receiveable from old Maps

Crocodile/Alligator = could be either HoT Exlusive or in an old Map like Godlost Swamp as these animals live in Swamps, like also in the Jungle (Amazonas)
Giant Toads = same as like above
Anaconda = same as like above

I wonder if people will actually get over themselves about the whole “rangers get no love” thing.

Clearly they do, since they were happy enough to show them off in the HoT trailer as a teaser for specializations.

Besides, they’re reworking ALL the classes, not just Specializations, so they keep up with new tech, meaning there’s gonna be a balance overhaul, and the possibility of new pets.

Orpheal.8263:

Cuddy.6247:

Orpheal.8263:

as also new found in some older maps…

Thats why I have written also this in the same sentence …

Tarantula = HoT Exlusive
Rainbow Phoenix = receiveable from Home Instance for say reaching a certain amount of AP
Griffons = receiveable from old Maps

Piranha = HoT Exlusive
Barracuda = receiveable from old Maps
Electric Eel = receiveable from old Maps

Crocodile/Alligator = could be either HoT Exlusive or in an old Map like Godlost Swamp as these animals live in Swamps, like also in the Jungle (Amazonas)
Giant Toads = same as like above
Anaconda = same as like above

But some of the ones that could be added to the vanilla game would also be well placed in further expansions. I would prefer we don’t add any back into older maps and save those cards for when we expand more (which will certainly happen someday).

Tyrannical.9348:

I wonder if people will actually get over themselves about the whole “rangers get no love” thing.

It’s like people also forget that incredible longbow buff that ANet threw into the game a while back. Rangers get love, but every class could do with some more tweaks. Here’s to hoping HoT keeps it 100.

The one new pet I would LOVE to see is mistfire wolf. Not as an elite but as a pet! (when game first came out that’s what i thought it was) was very disappointing to find out it was just a crummy elite. Plus it kind of has a revenant from the mists kind of theme, they could make it work! =P

UNICORNS!

What else…

More seriously then my previous post – why we rangers lack pet granting switness outside of combat? Jungle Moa wink wink. We got fury giver, give us swiftness machine!

Some sort of Griffon, Pheonix or Bat-ish pet woule be nice for a flying pet (not the tiny birds we’ve had so far)

Also some* Raptor/dono-ish* pet would be nice for ground/semi aquatic

For water – dolphins

Regarding bats – if we get them it would be just fittng for one of them to have F2 skill that does aoe revealed, given echolocation and that revealing thieves is our specialty.

Perhaps even a specialized breed of bat — thiefbane bats! AKA stealthbusters!