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Do you feel this build drops the significance of the pet below the usually quote 30-40% damage? I generally have been running BM hybrid and the like but starting to get a bit worn of so much pet reliance. So wondering if this build will drop that percentage enough to where when aoe’s go off like crazy I won’t want to punch the computer screen because of running pets back on recalls, etc, since they aren’t doing any damage when running like scared kitty cats.
When asking these type of questions in the forums just realize you’ll get a lot of negative. Everything you see here I have seen in almost every forum thus far. Only the guardian and mesmer have been lighter on the negative overall though you won’t catch much moaning from warriors for PVE.
Personally, the biggest negative for ranger is the pet and longbow. I just expected more from longbow than what we have. I didn’t pick ranger to be melee since I have a warrior and thief for that. Do I think rangers need to be range and nothing else? No, of course not. But I did expect a bow to be a bit stronger in their hands than it currently is at the moment.
As for the pet, I just don’t like it being such a strong amount of our damage. I understand it is the ‘special’ mechanic of the class like thief has steal and initiative or warrior with its burst skills and jack of all weapons, mesmer clones, etc. But I just don’t see anyones ‘specials’ being such a high percentage of their damage with as many drawbacks like pathing, fighting anything mobile or merely surviving like the pet does. It’s more in the player’s control.
We should have more flexibility in this regard but the pet survival and dependency kind of kitten you in this matter to some degree. The class can still be fun, can still be productive and can still prove worth levelling/playing. You never know what is on the horizon for any class and they have shown it some attention in the most recent balance patch so give it a shot. I still find it to be one of the more flexible classes where it do something in every fashion of the game. Maybe not the best at one thing or another but for someone like me who likes to do everything it fits.
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Please no. I thought it was stupid in WoW and it would be even more stupid here. No thank you. If anything make Sw/Sw better so folks would find more use for it other than mobility.
Spear/polearm definitely. I can see two hand axe but honestly a good spear/polearm warrior is something that would be a bit different since they aren’t ‘overly’ common in games. Plus the fact we’re using as such underwater but somehow get hit with a dumbstick when on land is a bit silly, heh