Guild Wars 2

We all know pets get mauled very quickly in dungeons, mostly because they don’t react like we do and get the heck out of the way of huge killer attacks.

Proposed solution: change the current f3 command (an only marginally useful heel) to a defensive command that functions similarly to the current f2. These commands would replace one of the pet’s existing automatic skills and would be determined by the family of the pet.

Why is this good? It takes some of the AI randomness out of ranger pets and puts more of the ranger’s available tools in the hands of the player. Skilled rangers would be able to simultainously manage their own abilities and issue commands to their pets rather than having their dead weight wolf limping behind them because it got mauled 2 seconds after being called out.

Potential new f3 skills:

Bear: Defy Pain-no change needed.
Bird: Swoop-fly into the air and evade attacks (low CD)
Canine: crippling leap-quickly attack your foe with an evasive leap (similar to sword skill 3)
Devourer: Devourer retreat-no change needed
Drake: Tail whip-block incoming attacks then retaliate against all nearby foes
Moa: Blinding retreat-jump backwards evading attacks and blinding nearby foes with a spray of feathers. (Replaces frenzied attack)
Feline: Stalk-gain stealth and evade incoming attacks. (replaces bite, jaguar needs new f2)
Spider: Web- evade attacks using a web that immobilizes nearby foes.
Porcine: Maul-block incoming attacks and retaliate with a bleeding tusk attack.

The above skills are just ideas so saying this one is OP or that one doesn’t do enough is kinda pointless. The point is to get the idea out there so the community (and hopefully Anet) can see them. As an avid ranger, I would love to be able to have my pets AND find them useful in big fights.