I managed to get all three of the annoying Ranger hints to pop the other day, here is what worked for me.
Pet Charm:
For this, I found a juvenile animal which I hadn’t charmed yet and selected it as a target. I waited for a few seconds and the hint showed up. Press to charm the animal as soon as the hint shows.
Pet Swap:
Here I went to a high level area and commanded my pet to attack my target. I let the pet die and as he was returning to me, the hint popped telling me to swap my pet. Again, swap your pet when the hint shows.
Pet Panel:
On the same animal which I charmed before, when the screen pops up saying “You have charmed this animal, swap it to loadout now?”, just close that screen. The hint appeared for me soon after I ignored that command, telling me I ckittene my pet panel to change my pet loadout.
This worked first time for some people in my guild needing Pet Panel, so it may work for you too! I was getting really frustrated with the hints, but for a brief moment I just thought “how stupid would I have to be for a hint to be needed?” and those where the situations I came up with.
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