Guild Wars 2

So 8months in finally decided to throw points in BM for once. I decided to try this out since it might work a build i was fiddling with, it did not sadly. What i noticed is that to check how high the buff got to i had to actually click and check my pet vs say a separate buff bar above / in a minion menu. What are your thoughts on this? Thinking to make a suggestion thread on this when i wake up.

Suggest it, I think the devs talked about it already

Funny. I had the same question yesterday.

Got a helpful in-game explanation.
An on-screen indicator would very handy.

TBH I’d rather it reduce cooldown on your pet swaps or something. It’s counter intuitive for late game where you swap pets all the time

Haven’t played with it in ages, does it still reset on pet swap and entering/exiting water?

If so, well… Considering how pet swap is a huge part of the ranger play, it doesn’t strike me as a great tradeoff, apart from maybe maxing up a jaguar for stealth ganking.

Like the conditions transfer to the pet, it’s one of those traits that comes at an extra cost.

well based on that I made a suggestion today to expand the pet UI so that we can see Master’s Bond stacks and other buffs/conditions :] So yeah, seems that this sort of change is needed, the current way is so clumsy.

And cafard, unfortunately yes, it does reset under/over water :/

We definitely need something to show what boons and such our pet has without having to click on them in the middle of a battle

BTW, this trait perfect for a build like mine where I only use jaguar, and if he’s close to dying→ signet of stone then heal. It’s not hard to keep those stacks up, and the benefits are very noticeable. The water things a bummer though

Loki.4871:

TBH I’d rather it reduce cooldown on your pet swaps or something. It’s counter intuitive for late game where you swap pets all the time

Please god no, I like seeing my drake constantly hit for 2.4k on his autos…. You don’t -need- to pet swap with MB, I know I for I just run my pet through everything especially if he were a more tanky pet like drake or canine.

Just gotta micro!

I just wish swapping your pets didn’t make you lose all stacks.

MB feels like a PVE talent, I use to be a big supporter of it, but the water reset is what made me change my mind..

Same here. I would run it if it didn’t reset whenever you enter the water. For WvW it’s a deal breaker.

For WvW I just avoid the water since I usually don’t roam near it.

Note to self: If running from Puandro, hop into water. He can’t swim! =P

Does water cause reset on amphibious pets, too? I can understand reset on death or swap, but not just as a penalty for entering or leaving the water.

It shouldn’t reset outside of death. Pet swap and entering water should maintain the stacks. As it works now, it’s another useless trait skill. Think I use the faster F2 recharge, mostly, or the might on swap. I’d like to use master’s bond, but not until it’s fixed.

Thanks folks for the responses made a basic suggestion.

Most people probably already know this, but I just found out earlier this week.

After master’s bond reaches 25 stacks, if you want to you can switch the master’s bond trait to something else, and the stacks will remain on the pet.

Lambent.6375:

Most people probably already know this, but I just found out earlier this week.

After master’s bond reaches 25 stacks, if you want to you can switch the master’s bond trait to something else, and the stacks will remain on the pet.

I did not know about or ever consider this. Thanks for the great tip!

Go get your 25 MB stacks and your 25 weapon sigil stacks, then switch traits and weapons and have the best of all worlds….and don’t die!

I don’t understand why we lose the buff by going underwater, and changing to new locations. It’s not like the bond should be shredded just because we traveled somewhere else or go for a swim! Jeez. Bond should only be broken on death/down and log out.

skittlebob.4850:

I don’t understand why we lose the buff by going underwater, and changing to new locations. It’s not like the bond should be shredded just because we traveled somewhere else or go for a swim! Jeez. Bond should only be broken on death/down and log out.

Agreed. It makes no sense and I think it probably wasn’t intentional. I also think it’s bogus that we lose our sigil stacks in wvw when we port do a different map.

@Lambent.6375 good note for others, i presumed as much and usually do this with x weapon sets heh.