Guild Wars 2

Cheated.

But not as much as the ranger’s pet should be, afterall, it’s master chose to transform himself into something else instead of deepening it’s relationship with him.

They literally bolted a completely unrelated spec onto the ranger, as far as I can tell. They didn’t even bother modifying our profession mechanic in any way, and even the much-maligned Dragonhunter and Tempest got that much!

Hell, Druid would have been a better necromancer spec than a ranger one (it even has what is essentially a “life shroud”!)

Individually, the changes intrigue me but are not enough to draw me back to my longtime ranger Main from mesmer even with the PU nerf.

That being said… when they combine their forces (though the boon stacking requires you to use your heal skill on cd, that won’t be the end of the world if I have multiple other heals as druid— and my damage concerns are largely alleviated by the smoke scale pet assuming it doesnt get nerfed into the ground before even releasing), we could end up with something to be reckoned with. I really like the idea of going GS/Staff… >.>

Looking forward to the new pets. They need to add a ‘stay’ pet command. Having lots of fun with my Ranger now-a-days anyway.