Guild Wars 2

Is this a thing yet?

Not yet, unfortunately.

I’d also like us to be able to enter combat without the pet and summon it as needed. This is a very simple QoL change that would help us out while stealthing, and in large scale battles to preserve the pet.

mistsim.2748:

I’d also like us to be able to enter combat without the pet and summon it as needed. This is a very simple QoL change that would help us out while sheathing, and in large scale battles to preserve the pet.

Yes exactly, and also to hide what pet you are going to be using if you choose to unstow and immediately F2.

my only problem with precombat stowing is that it counts as a pet swap when you pop it out. not sure if it should

mistsim.2748:

I’d also like us to be able to enter combat without the pet and summon it as needed. This is a very simple QoL change that would help us out while stealthing, and in large scale battles to preserve the pet.

Oh please yes.

Heimskarl Ashfiend.9582:

mistsim.2748:

I’d also like us to be able to enter combat without the pet and summon it as needed. This is a very simple QoL change that would help us out while sheathing, and in large scale battles to preserve the pet.

Yes exactly, and also to hide what pet you are going to be using if you choose to unstow and immediately F2.

Wouldn’t that add a nice piece of strategy to the game? ANet, can rangur has strategy?

Rangurs assemble and support this idea so Irenio can see.

Shoe.5821:

my only problem with precombat stowing is that it counts as a pet swap when you pop it out. not sure if it should

They can work this out. Pulling out the first pet shouldn’t count toward swap mechanics.

I did suggest in another thread building a new mechanic around pet arrival, depending on the family. Like an aoe boon, debuff, cc, or whatever where the pet appears. It has a nice thematic purpose to it, instead of the animal just appearing out of thin air. There should be a cast animation for this.

But id just be happy with having pet stowed when entering combat without ANY bonuses.

Honestly we should have keybindings for using each pet skill, I am so tired of not being able to bring a pet into a dungeon/fractal because it has a CC on it that will mess up ice bow rotation because I have no control over it.

Shoe.5821:

my only problem with precombat stowing is that it counts as a pet swap when you pop it out. not sure if it should

That’s actually a plus, you get to trigger carrion bond and quickness as soon as the combat begins without wasting your pet swap cd.

It’s the reason I’m spamming stow pet all day and it’s silly i’m not given the option to bind it somewhere so I don’t have to click it every time.