Guild Wars 2

Pets should not cause the ranger (nor the enemy) to go into combat mode.

The very slow movement speed caused by entering combat is one of the most annoying game mechanics in the game. It’s double annoying for rangers because their pets cause them to stay in combat mode while the ranger is trying to escape.

This in turn causes me to want to put my pet on passive indefinitely. So I’ve been using a bear pet on passive for a few months now (especially in WvW). I use the passive bear pet in combination with Protect Me and Signet of Renewel to at least get some use out of having a passive pet.

So, either remove the movement speed reduction while in combat or at the very least make it impossible for any player-controlled pet on any class to cause any player (owner or enemy) to go into combat mode.

It’s there to disallow you using disposable pets to wear someone down while you stay out of their range.

Pretty easy just to hit the return key(assuming you rebound them, don’t know why memo devs love function keys) and the attack whenever you want run or fight.

I hate the in-combat slowdown, too, but if your pet is in combat, it’s reasonable that you are also. One of the cool things about pets is that they can work for you at a great distance, around corners, etc., when you are just standing there doing next to nothing. I’ve gotten kills in sPvP when someone I’m fighting flees a point and I stay to cap but my pet chases and downs them. Then there’s the uses for Guard in WvW. The ranger mostly just watches as the pet destroys siege and players on top of a wall.

If I’m fleeing, and the pet is dragging behind, in combat, at lot of times a pet swap will do the trick to get you out of combat.

All that being said, the calls for the ability to perma-stow or put the pet in heel such that it won’t aggro are totally valid.