Guild Wars 2

Don’t know what the community would think of this, so I am throwing it out there.

We all know that pets are in a bad place AI wise, and that the issue is not currently being addressed, or if it is it is behind the scenes and not something we should expect much of for the foreseeable future. So let’s move past our numerous bug fixes and outright incompatible issues, (power, signets, etc.), and focus on something that may help bring new life to the Ranger in the mean time.

I was contemplating adding pets as token rewards for dungeons. This gives players an incentive to revisit dungeons, and perhaps a chance of obtaining pets with some more functional skills/AI. Allow me to Elaborate.

Ascalonian Catacombs hold a species known as the Gravelings. These things are pure murder compared to our fluffy/scale friends. Imagine buying a hatchling for say 250 Ascalonian Tears. Okay, bleeds on auto attack, functions like a cat with increased movement. For 500 Tears you get a Breeder. More like a bear pet with an F2 of summoning 3-5 hatchlings that each hit and bleed a target for one stack before dying. 750 tears gets you a howler. We’ll go porcine family with an F2 shriek. 1000 tears would yield a Scavenger, dog family, F2 turns all of it’s attacks into knockdowns for 10 secs. Why? Becausekittenthat’s why. For 1500 tears you get a graveling stalker. Drake family, F2 is their burrow and knock up attack. Evades during and shortly after it hits.

This template introduces some new critters bound to some better AI/Mechanics. Gravelings get evade frames and etc. Plus it is SOMETHING for Rangers to enjoy and a reason for players to go back to previously forgotten dungeons.

I can see pets from Twilight Arbor being Nightmare skinned variants of current creatures, HoTW Being Corrupted skins, Citadel of flame could add a Burning Effigy Pet!

Some dungeons would be harder to find apparent pets to add, CM,SE,CoE. Anyone have thoughts on them, or the idea in general?

Just an added thought, CM, someone could be training griffons there… And they are up for sale!

Don’t make them stronger than other pets and make it more of a 750 for the set of them or just the ability to train them or w/e…

But I like the idea… Also don’t make each graveling a different family, they’d all be the same family but have different F2s

Just to clarify, I wouldn’t be asking for them to be stronger, merely that they maintain their current AI and scripting which seems to be more successfully aggressive than the current batch.

Although a nice idea it is too specific to one class and i can’t see it being worked on/implemented in the near future.

Sorry to shoot it down, but it is a good idea

@Neoheart
I agree that it IS particularly class specific, however I a simple answer to that. ANet states that something like 70+% of players own a Ranger. Furthermore tears are account bound and are awarded to any class performing the dungeon, even if the reward is purchased on their Ranger.

So any class can complete the content allowing the Player to attain a reward for any of their characters. The Ranger simply gets an option that isn’t armor/weapon relegated.

I know the idea and implementation is futile at this time, but with enough individuals agreeing, maybe it’d be worthwhile to post as a suggestion or into the CDI forums.

Don’t want to bother if the community dislikes the idea.

I would love to have graveling pet and I already asked for one they just look great.

I only want Rock Dogs

I’d love a nightmare hound.

I love this idea and would sell my body for it to become a reality.

It would be better if the pets we already have worked properly first before adding any more. Or all it will be is more broke crap.

Arah could give us high incentive to actualy be ranger runned.. Give us back… the pheonix as a end game content reward

Note about the phoenix:
Phoenix in guild wars 1 was of the bird subgroup species. Bird were specialist of the use of ‘’piercing damage’’ and could be obtained via 2 way. The black phoenix was waiting for the player in the vanity zone after killing shiro in faction while the rainbow pheonix could only be obtained via a lot of pvp token or via achievement system (aka rank 10 popularity wich was obtained by completing 10 achievement to the max)

Both pet held prestige and in some case could even be considered ’’superior’’ to the other pet because rainbow nix actualy was so large it would litteraly do a vision block in pvp if it didnt actualy count as a body block. I would easily see the pheonix as a reward for completing arah for tokens (you buy the nix and then the tamable pet starts to appear in your hall of monuments just like it did before)

clearly a lovely ability the pheonix could have is either blaze (lots of burn) or ressurection (revive a party member)