Guild Wars 2

- Remove it as a trait
- Remove the shape shifting elite skills
- Replace it with a new signet: Signet of The Beastmaster

When this signet is chosen; both you and your pet gain a few buffs relative to the pet family you have activated. I only really use the feline, bear, canine, and bird so I’ll use those as examples.

Obviously some skills/traits would have to be adjusted to accommodate this new signet. It is no secret however that some of the ranger’s traits need an overhaul as is, so this could work.

With Signet of the Beastmaster in your skill bar:

Feline:
- Both you and your pet have 15% increased attack speed
- Both you and your pet have 15% increased chance to evade attacks
- Upon each dodge/roll you and your pet have a 15% chance to gain stealth for 5s

With signet activated: You take the form of a feline for 30 seconds. You and your pet gain permanent stealth until you attack. You gain 30% increase in attack speed and evasion. The general attacks are that of the feline family.

Canine:
- Gain stealth detection (pulses every few seconds)
- Both you and your pet have 15% increased damage
- Upon each dodge/roll you and your pet have a 15% chance to gain swiftness

With signet activated: You take the form of a canine for 30 seconds. You gain permanent stealth detection, as well as, 30% increase in damage, and 40% increased movement speed.

Bear:
- Both you and your pet have 15% decrease in damage
- Both you and your pet have 15% chance to cause fear upon being struck (melee)
- Upon each dodge/roll you and your pet have a 15% to clear all conditions

With signet activated: You take the form of a bear for 30 seconds. You gain 30% reduction in damage. You gain an AoE condition cleanse that removes 2 conditions every 3 seconds (affects up to 5 people). 30% chance of casting fear each time your struck (melee).

Bird:
- Falling damage reduced 50%
- Both you and your pet have a 15% chance to cause bleeding on each attack
- Upon each dodge/roll you have a 15% chance to cause an AoE blind

With signet activated: You take the form of a bird for 30 seconds. You now take no falling damage. Both you and your pet have a 30% chance to cause bleed on each attack and 15% chance to cause blind on each attack.

Once the signet is on cool down, you and your pet lose the buffs.

These are just suggestions open for tweaking. If pets are to be an integral part of the Ranger, then they should be made as such, not a liability.

that is A. alot to program and test and B. too OP.