I’m talking about the ranger pet of course. This unique mechanic to the class is the source of power, as well as weakness.
The Power
Pet stats and attributes are independent of gear.
This is why rangers excel at control or support roles. You can gear for it without sacrificing some important stats. Pet stats are constant and depending only on the type of pet and one trait line.
Pet is independent from me. It can be doing one thing while I am doing another thing. One can be effected by conditions and controls while the other kills you.
The Weakness
Pet stats and attributes are independent of gear.
Every class would feel weak if half their gear were lvl 80 whites. This is how rangers run around. Pets are supposed to be half your dps and stuff, yet you can not upgrade it. I can max out beastmaster, but is it the same as having exotics in all slots? I don’t think so, since you can max it out at lvl 40. Also pets dont benefit from sigils and runes on-hit-effects and such. Also, unless traited for it, my boons don’t effect half of “my character”. No other class needs a trait “boons are 100% effective now”.
TL;DR Pet stats should depend on your gear to make rangers viable beyond just support and control. I think engineers were in a similar situation with kits recently, now its time to fix it on rangers.
