Guild Wars 2

Clarification on Pet "Companionship?

“Companionship is the state of being friends, but it goes deeper than even friendship.It is a closeness or familiarity, a true fellowship among two people who for whatever reasons have truly connected”.

One thing that bothers me is how our “pet” is given the role of or labeled as our “companion” while it failed to do in many great levels.

I will not put the blame to our “pet” for failing to be our “companion” beacause, they were designed not to; it’s all in their desgins.

Beastmastery Traits

A. (2) Master’s Bond-
“your pet has a bond with you that increases its attributes each time you kill a foe.
When it is defeated or deactivated, the bond is reset”

Shouldn’t pet companionship be a Natural bond between you an your pet and not a given option in our traits?

B. (12) Natural Healing-
“Your pets have natural health regeneration”

If you are talking about anything that’s “Natural”, it shouldn’t be a given option, but given asNatural.

Down State
A. struggling to regain life while your companion eagerly watch yet want to to reach out to help save you but due to hindered design mechancs, is forced to accept you to die.

In Finaly,

“The Final Naile to the coffin” to our Companionship.

Pet Nerfs
A. pet attack hits
B. pet health pool
C. pet leech range
D- pet hitting moving targets
E- pet swappaing cooldown

I want Arena.net to be Open and Honest with the Ranger community about this important matter.

Either re-clarify the significant meaning to our “pet companionship” or retire it’s significant meaning alltogether, because at the state of the moment, there are no “pet companionship”.

(It is Painful enough watching our pet dying alone in Loneliness)

Pet Companionship- to remain One till the end of time; no matter what!!.

(your thoughts)………………..

Burnfall.9573:

Clarification on Pet "Companionship?

I’m inclined to Agree With you, Pet “Companionship” does feel very Superficial.
“Down State
A. struggling to regain life while your companion eagerly watch yet want to to reach out to help save you but due to hindered design mechanics, is forced to accept you to die.”
This part in Particular I completely Agree With you, this would add more Meaning to the Relationship while being a Pretty Nifty Class Mechanic.

For once, I find myself agreeing with you, Burnfall. Master’s Bond being a base component of the class shouldn’t be terribly overpowered. Natural Healing should -IMHO- be available at a lower Trait investiture, since that Regen’s honestly not even remotely OP.
As for the parts of the Pet mechanic that just don’t work correctly, also true. And hella annoying. Although, Lick Wounds is set as a #3 because if timed right, it can be a total game-changer. Dunno how many times I’ve had a Drake res me right before a stomp.

I would LOVE to see Instinctual Bond, Masters Bond, and Beastmasters Bond be baseline to the ranger… But that’d never happen…