Guild Wars 2

No matter what I do, the pet won’t stay away. Every time I go back into combat, or in/out of the water, the pet shows back up. I’ve tried turning on “Avoid Combat”, but no luck. The pet will still come back out, and it will actually aid the enemy. Vampire Bats can just lifesteal it repeatedly.

Is this a bug or just poor game design? I could play without pets in the first game, and it worked out just fine.

You’re not allowed to play without a pet in GW2 as a Ranger.

They let you put it away so it’s not a pain in things like vistas/jumping puzzles, but it comes back out when you attack/take any damage.

Since they are the Ranger profession mechanic, they’re required.