Guild Wars 2

They won’t do anything like this, since it would make the Norn racial skills redundant. Our were-forms look like we bond with our pets since it replaces both our toons for the duration. Have a bear out, bear disappears and I turn into werebear. Always looks cool.

I put time in trying all the weapons, except Lbow which was just kitten, and just really love melee Ranger. I run GS/axe&horn. I can sent my pet out to a target, buff us with the axe set, then Swoop into the fight with GS. It’s really fun. I played sword&dagger/horn a little and those were fun but this first set of switches is what I really enjoy. Also, the GS animations effects are really satisfying to me for some reason. I’m not at all tired of seeing the bear spirit on my S2.

Others mentioned that the Ranger is more about the pet dynamic and this is also true. If you stick to distance, you use your pet to hold aggro or anchor the mob, etc, but in melee it’s like you’re total bros laying down damage and combos. Swooping through combo fields is exciting, as well as being close enough to share boons like someone mentioned earlier. Part of up close part that’s enjoyable to me is how you can risk actual “danger” more often. At range, you have more control and disengaging is easy, but you can end up in a pile of mobs doing melee which for me is more exciting. GS and other skills give me enough evasion so I don’t worry so much about my lower armor as an “Adventurer.”

Most recently, I’ve spec’d some Spirit traits and now my GS lays down 5%dmg (10% for 50% of attacks) and applies burning just as often which is really nice. It’s like having a whole party when running solo, with a pet and two spirits.