Guild Wars 2

I play a ranger would like to use the “pig” pets. Their F2 skill causes them to forage for an item that can then be picked up by players. Either hair or feathers (3 seconds of blind and invisibility) or plasma (every boon for 10ish seconds). However, not only can my allies pick this item up (which is fine) but so can my enemies.

When elementalists summon a fiery axe, icy bow, or fiery greatsword it also summons a second one available for pick up. However, only allies can pick up these items.

My question is how come this is the phenomenon? I feel that they should be the same either pick up-able by all or only allies. Is it because plasma is too strong?

I would like to spin it the other way around. Why is it so that only allies can pick up frost bow or hammer etc? By logic there is no reason that everyone should not be able to pick it up. This would even add more of a element to these conjure abilities since you have to weigh it’s use against the risk of giving a enemy the same utility. And perhaps you actually would need to announce it, making sure that both you and a team mate uses it.

In my very own opinion I think all conjured items should be designed as the pigs forage skill.

Rythgar.2896:

I would like to spin it the other way around. Why is it so that only allies can pick up frost bow or hammer etc? By logic there is no reason that everyone should not be able to pick it up. This would even add more of a element to these conjure abilities since you have to weigh it’s use against the risk of giving a enemy the same utility. And perhaps you actually would need to announce it, making sure that both you and a team mate uses it.

In my very own opinion I think all conjured items should be designed as the pigs forage skill.

If that should be the case they would need to be buffed massively as right now they are 100% worthless.

Vayra.3290:

Rythgar.2896:

I would like to spin it the other way around. Why is it so that only allies can pick up frost bow or hammer etc? By logic there is no reason that everyone should not be able to pick it up. This would even add more of a element to these conjure abilities since you have to weigh it’s use against the risk of giving a enemy the same utility. And perhaps you actually would need to announce it, making sure that both you and a team mate uses it.

In my very own opinion I think all conjured items should be designed as the pigs forage skill.

If that should be the case they would need to be buffed massively as right now they are 100% worthless.

The problem with that buff would be that the enemy could get the awesome conjured weapon as well. But yes, I agree. Conjured weapons are just not worth it. On none of the professions that can use them.

Shameless bump. Also, I’d like to see plasma and other consumables added to the hotbar automatically instead of forcing the use key on us. Sometimes I want to use my feathers and plasma BEFORE finishing someone. As often, the finish “window” covers the “pickup window”. Also, this would completely fix the terrain problem because often times the pigs don’t even spawn the said consumables do to random bumps and rises in terrain.