I’m one of the people who believes the pet mechanic is core to my Ranger. I do not want the ability to not have my pet. I simply want it to work more effectively and also have a little more control over my pet.
My idea is decently simple and I believe it would add lots to both gameplay and builds.
Currently the Pet Bar has 4 real buttons
-Attack Target
-F2 skill
-Return to Me
-Switch pet
Toggle Pet Guard/Avoid Combat and Hide Pet I’m counting separate.
I propose a two part change.
1) Add an F3 skill that Pushes Return to Me down one space. Similar to the new Thief F skill.
2) Give Rangers the ability to choose which two skills of the Pet’s 4 skills go in those two slots.
The ability to choose when to use the Moa heal so it isn’t wasted, or the Wolf Knockdown to time our burst or even the piggy knockdown, the lizard blast finisher, the spider immob, swiftness from birdies…etc etc
Give me that and I’m a happy person. Nothing drives me crazier on my Ranger than seeing my pet use skills at pointless times.