Guild Wars 2

Anyone else have an issue with their pets dying to AOE? Really annoying because my pet is a good portion of my DPS but it is always dead. Not cool.

YA but if you were in the AoE’s you would be dead also. Pets can’t be super buff but in PVE my Bears can take a lot of hits. Try standing to the side and attack someone who is off to your side and not in the middle of the battle. I know in some cases that wont help but any other class that has pets they also die in the barrage of AoE’s.

This is why in that “other game” they made pets take 90% less damage from AoE. It’s like you’re having to play two characters at the same time at avoiding AoE. Direct hits shouldn’t be reduced, just AoE.

Also the fact that there is a pretty good delay in recalling then sending your pet back in to avoid a boss’s AoE is almost pointless. Might as well just use a lower DPS range pet and forget about melee DPS pets all together. Don’t even bother charming them. Just get the tank ones.