Guild Wars 2

ok so just to start off I haven’t played a end game ranger or done any dungeons so most of my knowledge of pets current issue is what I hear. that being said this is an idea I thought of that could help give pets a new, unique use.

what if rangers had a 2nd use for pets. currently they are used as a seperate creature that can used for dps or tanking resulting in quick deaths makes twith hem useless for a while if not managed closely. Take a Moa for example, what if instead of sending it off on its own you could mount it and gain a 10-15% speed bonus and it depending on its family type now have a new f2 (or the same one) or even an extra ability and turned into something your characted used more closely rather then letting it wander around.

Pet familys that won’t be ideal for tranport, say a bird like a hawk. would now sit on your shoulder or fly in circles around you providing melee like aoes for anything that got to close, provided boons, or defensive ability like stopping projectiles every set amount of time.

Drakes could make fields for you giving your range skill conditions that would be used both offensively and be supportive for groups.
These pets would no longer be on their own but keeping close to you so they could be guided out of harms way if needed.

Note I haven’t though of how every pet could be used. but this should be enough to give you idea what I mean.

Thoughts?