Guild Wars 2

“different pets for different situation”
well thats what we thought when we chose to play with ranger now that i have played nearly 400hrs on my ranger i am like:
“what they were thinking when they made this class and why did i played ranger for so long”
anyway the bear pet is suppose to tank but when some of the mobs ignoring the bear and come directly for me i am like wtf((exp: trash mob like: cave troll and some orr mobs and some vets and even if ur bold enough to take on champ and die because the champ is after u,there are few champs u can kill but ranger can kill lesser cause some of them ignore the pet)).
and we all know the sad story of pets in dungeon,fractals etc.
based on that i have suggestion:
if they give pets support role and give damge and survivability difference back to the ranger and make the pet only for support (condition removal,grp heal etc.pet wont engage the fight.they become different support pets for different situation.
the way to do it:
they remove those useless spirit skills and add pet summoning skills u can summon pet based on support u need but they are not 1min like warrior banners they are with u as long as u want but they have cd on their support skills.
therefor ranger remain as pet class, u can use them in dungeon and fractals and on top of
all ranger will get decent range dps finally.
as of now all classes have similar range dps or better without having to spend points for it in traits which is stupid.
pet class without pet in middle of boss fight is stupid.
RANGER=range dps(hence the name) and must be among best range dps in the game it is not and that is stupid.

Using f1 rather than just attacking helps your pet to attract aggro.. Mobs normal go for the first one who hits them and boss tend to go for the person with the highest vitality or toughness.

Ranger does not = range dps.

Ranger definition dictionary.com
noun
1. forest ranger.

2. one of a body of armed guards who patrol a region.

3. ( initial capital letter ) a U.S. soldier in World War II specially trained for making surprise raids and attacks in small groups. Compare commando ( def 1 ) .

4. a soldier specially trained in the techniques of guerrilla warfare, especially in jungle terrain.

5. a person who ranges or roves.

Did you ever wonder why your first weapon as a ranger wasnt a bow. Now you know.

Play the game you have not the game you wished you had.

Serraphin Storm.2369:

Using f1 rather than just attacking helps your pet to attract aggro.. Mobs normal go for the first one who hits them and boss tend to go for the person with the highest vitality or toughness.

Ranger does not = range dps.

Ranger definition dictionary.com
noun
1. forest ranger.

2. one of a body of armed guards who patrol a region.

3. ( initial capital letter ) a U.S. soldier in World War II specially trained for making surprise raids and attacks in small groups. Compare commando ( def 1 ) .

4. a soldier specially trained in the techniques of guerrilla warfare, especially in jungle terrain.

5. a person who ranges or roves.

Did you ever wonder why your first weapon as a ranger wasnt a bow. Now you know.

Play the game you have not the game you wished you had.

thanks for the dictionary thing but i did not mean the word of ranger itself we are talking about gw2 remember in this game each and evey class must be among best at something (this is called balancing the classes) and it make sense for the ranger to have best bow dps in the game or among the best.
right now LB is weak and bugged and SB dps with proper traits build is equal to other s classes and lower than some other (exp.warrior bow has more dps and thief bow is pretty good as well ).
about pet f1 first of all not all f1 skills are attacks and sometimes using it first will waste the skill and no if u try u will see despite that some of them ignore the pet anyway.
there are mobs that attack person with highest dps i gave exp in my first post u can try if u want.
best exp: caldeon forest(or something like this i forgot the name but its sylvary stating area)cave troll mobs

saye.9304:

“different pets for different situation”
well thats what we thought when we chose to play with ranger now that i have played nearly 400hrs on my ranger i am like:
“what they were thinking when they made this class and why did i played ranger for so long”
anyway the bear pet is suppose to tank but when some of the mobs ignoring the bear and come directly for me i am like wtf((exp: trash mob like: cave troll and some orr mobs and some vets and even if ur bold enough to take on champ and die because the champ is after u,there are few champs u can kill but ranger can kill lesser cause some of them ignore the pet)).
and we all know the sad story of pets in dungeon,fractals etc.
based on that i have suggestion:
if they give pets support role and give damge and survivability difference back to the ranger and make the pet only for support (condition removal,grp heal etc.pet wont engage the fight.they become different support pets for different situation.
the way to do it:
they remove those useless spirit skills and add pet summoning skills u can summon pet based on support u need but they are not 1min like warrior banners they are with u as long as u want but they have cd on their support skills.
therefor ranger remain as pet class, u can use them in dungeon and fractals and on top of
all ranger will get decent range dps finally.
as of now all classes have similar range dps or better without having to spend points for it in traits which is stupid.
pet class without pet in middle of boss fight is stupid.
RANGER=range dps(hence the name) and must be among best range dps in the game it is not and that is stupid.

You’re using Signet of the Hunt correct?

That is why the mobs are running directly at you.

SOTH is like a never ending taunt..

Take it off one time, and you’ll notice they’ll stop running at you.

saye.9304:

… anyway the bear pet is suppose to tank but when some of the mobs ignoring the bear and come directly for me i am like wtf((exp: trash mob like: cave troll and some orr mobs and some vets and even if ur bold enough to take on champ and die because the champ is after u,there are few champs u can kill but ranger can kill lesser cause some of them ignore the pet)).
and we all know the sad story of pets in dungeon,fractals etc.
… they remove those useless spirit skills …
… pet class without pet in middle of boss fight is stupid….

I’m a supportive BM ranger, and mostly don’t have the issues that you’re talking about. I use pets with toughness (drakes, devourers, etc.), buff them up with might & protection, and put a ton of healing into them (over 900 health per second, plus spike heals). I frequently end the fight with champions and bosses without having swapped pets at all, and almost never end up without a fresh pet ready to replace a fallen one. The flip side, or course, is that my own offensive stats are mostly a side-effect of buffing the pet, and the pet is accounting for the majority of my damage. Certainly not a role everyone would enjoy.

Incidently, I get a lot of value out of those “useless spirits”, especially stone & sun. I take care where I put them, and heal them, and they are usually up more than they are down. Some encounters are pretty brutal to spirits, and I can only put 300 HPS into them. Ironically, when I pull aggro, it seems to be related to bosses getting cheesed off about the spirits. I like their mechanic and think it’s just fine how it is.

Xsorus.2507:

You’re using Signet of the Hunt correct?

That is why the mobs are running directly at you.

SOTH is like a never ending taunt..

Take it off one time, and you’ll notice they’ll stop running at you.

What…? Okay, that I didn’t know. I mean, I’m kind of glad mobs come at me so I don’t have to keep chasing them with my GS, but I didn’t know SoTH was why. O_O

OP: My BM bunker build runs with devourers and/or drakes, both known for their toughness stats, and they tend to survive reasonably well in dungeons and at least low-level Fractals (although I’m sure my 30 in BM probably has something to do with that). If you want your pet(s) to be more hands-off, I would recommend the devourers because they’re ranged, move around quite a bit, can perform knockbacks, and can tunnel to evade/retreat, which although still doesn’t make them as smart as we would all like our pets, gives them at least a fighting chance at staying alive compared to our melee pets’ tendency to just stand next to the boss and straight-up take whatever’s coming down at them.

saye.9304:

about pet f1 first of all not all f1 skills are attacks and sometimes using it first will waste the skill and no if u try u will see despite that some of them ignore the pet anyway.
there are mobs that attack person with highest dps i gave exp in my first post u can try if u want.

F1 is the button that sends your pet to attack, not use its unique skill. Something you really should be familiar with by now. Anyway, send your pet to attack with F1 (not F2) and let it hit once or twice before opening up with your attacks. This will help to keep your target on your pet, not you.