Wait…what? a ranger with a staff? this doesn’t fit a ranger profile. Secondly, besides the gimmicky effect of the aforementioned skill, you would most likely be an easy kill for everyone if the skill roots you. You will most certainly take damage even if you are stealthed, dont believe that stealth will protect you. Its the combination of stealth and mobility that will truly protect you. Sorry this is a really really bad idea.
What a ranger need its unbelievable mobility like the thief, because dmg is not our foray also i would like pets such as canine and cats to be able to ‘smell’ cloaked theives. They can already tell a real mes from a clone, why cant pets do something that is natural to them? </rant>
How do you plan on achieving this feat? of not being seen? in PvE its pointless. In WvW the name shows up way before the avatar is rendered. Therefore the enemy (and yourself) have ample time to kitten the situation and come up with an appropriate tactic. I have no idea about PvP so maybe its somehow useful in PvP. Even if you did this gimmicky skill, ur pet will be focus fired, then you will be revealed, and now u have no pet and half the dmg to hit back with. Again, really bad idea.
Wait so now u want pets to have strong CC and/or defensive skill? so to recap you want the ranger to have a staff, that will have a skill that will make him stealth (for an x amount time, as anet will not allow perma stealth unless you’re a thief) and be able to control a pet that will go head first into a battle and be killed almost instantly, only to (possibly) reveal you with your pants down? Have you thought this through? Rangers DONT need ROOTED skills! they need mobility! and what of the other 4 skills with this weapon? bash the enemy, club the enemy, poke the enemy? at this point you will only have one useful weapon. You might aswell not join the PvP with a setup like this
I don’t know about you guys, but I agree that every ranger needs a decent walking stick… something big enough to tell all those hooligan thieves and tricksy mesmers to get off your lawn.
Ehmry Bay – Grindhouse Gaming [GH]
Menorah | Charr Cat | Some Cat Thing
Still running my old RRR build because why not
4th skill for the staff ‘get off my lawn’. Happy Faux?
I will be if Clint Eastwood voices it and the end of your staff is actually a sawed-off shotgun. Bonus points if your bear looks grumpy or the cat doesn’t care.
Ehmry Bay – Grindhouse Gaming [GH]
Menorah | Charr Cat | Some Cat Thing
Still running my old RRR build because why not
Skill 1: Journey – you are forced to walk everywhere and with epic music playing and lots of flyovers (Each cooldown is slightly longer than the other) Skill 2: Rattle the stick – You rattle the stick then put some fruit juice on Simba’s head (You may only use this skill once) Skill 3: Do not tempt me – Your shadow grows large and everyone can hear you (? cd) Skill 4: Knock on the door – You can knock on things and they open (24 hour cd) Skill 5: Poke – Anything you poke dies (10 week cd)
