Guild Wars 2

I wish to emphasize on a VERY important matter mentioned by jubskie.3152 and sleepy.2647 in “Busting the Myth of Useless Pets”.

Sleepy.2647:

jubskie.3152:

Picking the appropriate pet for the situation is something a lot of players lack_, thus they cry that "pets are useless

This is what makes the difference for me. When I do dungeons and get rangers on my group, all i have to do to know if the ranger is good or not is to pay attention at what pets they use and how they manage their pets.

This is a game where you can switch pets anytime as long as you are out of combat, there is no excuse to being stuck at using the same pets for everything.

I hope Anet allows us to switch the non used pet even when being in combat, this would really help to adapt your pets to the situation even if you can’t get out of combat

The ranger must have the opportunity to change the inactive pet DURING a battle. Most of the time you find your self in battle, but it’s a new and different situation. If you could change the pet to what suits the situation best, a lot of “pets are useless” issues would vanish, as mentioned in the quoted thread.

In dungeons and fractals I have been forced to abandon the battle and leave my group, (sry group!) just to be able to change pets! This is not only unfair against the ranger but also against other players. You can not have a system that forces you to leave your fighting mates just to be able to change a pet. The whole group gets in a critical and vulnerable situation. Besides nobody likes a deserter!

Please, Anet, give the ranger the choice to change inactive pet during a battle!

Is this a joke? …

If not, no? I, don’t even … So you’re saying you leave your groups battle because you don’t know how to manage your pets? And this is the ranger class at fault? Pets need buffs, but not a fix that shouldn’t be an issue as is.

What is that you don’t understand???
When your pet deals more harm than benefit you are forced to change it! And as long as you are in battle you can’t do it!
I guess you are one of those guys who use the same pet all the time regardless of the situation?
Now, I don’t wish to make this to a personal defense / attack thing (even though you clearly missed the thread’s points and focused on something else), but must highlight that not being able to change inactive pet during a battle is indeed an issue. As agreed by many others in the mentioned thread.

Also, even though it’s extremely rare that I have to leave group battle to change pets, it’s much more beneficial for the whole group in the long term. Group tactics can be ruined if the wrong pets are chosen. However when you have done all the dungeon paths and fractals, you know what to expect at the next battle. So I do change pets according to that. But in a new and unknown place, you are not able to know what the next battle is about, so you have no chance to pick the best pets in advance! After finishing a path or fractal I know exactly what pets to use next time. So the whole leaving the party battle is only when you enter a new instance.

I’m sure all rangers know how to manage their pets’, contrary to your belief. But again, unfortunately you missed the point: as long as you are in battle, you can not change the inactive pet. And this has nothing to do with how well or bad you manage your pets!

Specially in www, the situations can change many times. From defense to offense to support. Wouldn’t you like to have the opportunity to change your inactive pet without going out of battle instance?

I’m sure I would!