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zelgadissan · Aug 08, 2009, 02:44 PM // 14:44

Here, I'll put the on-topic first. Your idea makes a lot of sense, and really should be implemented. Ever since they added the pet res to Heal as One, it's essentially been an elite Comfort Animal. Adding a special effect to Comfort but not HaO destroys any logic of bringing the elite in PvE (the logic behind bringing it in the first place can obviously be debated, but that's a different argument).

Now then, as for the link debate - it's safe to assume that people here don't need definitions of Beast Mastery, PvE, skills, energy, etc. We wouldn't be here without a love (or at least a previous love) of the game, so they're really just overkill and annoying to have to read through. To be honest, it appears that a lot of people here (including myself) find it insulting because it implies that we wouldn't know what a recharge time is without a link.

Cracko · Aug 08, 2009, 03:05 PM // 15:05

LOL @ OP, cmon man, this hyperlinking is completely unnecessary, hyperlinking to the "Guild Wars" wiki article, oh lawd.

MagmaRed · Aug 08, 2009, 03:28 PM // 15:28

I find the trend in the monthly updates to be "what new way can we kill things without trying?". The pet buffs are somewhat needed, but not totally. The idea of needing 2 skills (Charm and Comfort) always made sense to me in a balance standpoint. Having a pet and a bow (or other weapon) to deal damage means you can do twice as much damage. By limiting the number of skills you have available, you make it harder to be effective with these extra sources of damage. Now they not only remove 1 skill from the requirement, but they boost the damage pets do, and reduce the damage they take.

PvE is already easy, they are just making it easier and easier each month. PvE skills, then consumables, then changes to skills to make them more powerful, etc. Revive is a pointless skill. Since you need either Charm or Comfort to have a pet around, everyone will use Comfort. This means everyone can raise their own pet. Revive would only allow for a fast full pet rez if multiple people have pets that are dead. I guess I wouldn't care if taking it gave you the pet, since there isn't any point in taking it anyway.

Darkobra · Aug 08, 2009, 03:51 PM // 15:51

I think the majority of people on these forums know what energy, skills and players are in Guild Wars. We don't need constant links to them. Especially with you repeating the links 5 times in one post. If I didn't click Heal as One the first time you linked it, I'm not clicking it the other four times.

Steps_Descending · Aug 08, 2009, 04:18 PM // 16:18

On-topic1 : /signed for the idea

Only logical to do as said arkantos. Even if I doubt many rangers use Heal as One as elite (even if it was on par with comfort).

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PvE is already easy.

Perhaps, but GW is also about bar compression. And in PvE, your pet will not rez after every match like in PvP. Which means that if pet rez COULD be cut in PvP, In pve this means that your pet instantly take 25% of your bar just to exist. More annoying than crippling.
That being said, we have managed to play BMaster for some years, so I guess it wasn't lethal.

First off-topic : rts, it's nice to see someone speaking (typing) perfect english
EDIT : ''typign'' how ironic!

Second (not so) off-topic : really, you don't need to link half of your important words. To quote someone else:

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Now then, as for the link debate - it's safe to assume that people here don't need definitions of Beast Mastery, PvE, skills, energy, etc. We wouldn't be here without a love (or at least a previous love) of the game, so they're really just overkill and annoying to have to read through. To be honest, it appears that a lot of people here (including myself) find it insulting because it implies that we wouldn't know what a recharge time is without a link.

It's not so much insulting as displaced and annoying. Wikis do it because they are meant for everyone (that means those who know and the newbies). Here, we can expect to be more relaxed and that everyone knows the basic mecanism of the game.
That being said, linking the skills you are talking about the first time they are mentionned is useful. By the way, when did they change comfort.
Notice GWWiki doesn't link the word creature EVERY single time they say it.

Tenebrae · Aug 08, 2009, 04:59 PM // 16:59

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That would actually be 3 skills that bring an animal companion[/URL] when applicable . Only 5 of the 10 professions have skills that remove hexes in GW and Ranger is not one of them. Such a big change would not be an ideal skill balance in my mind.

Soz i didnt see with all those red words and useless wiki links. Overpowered and unbalanced hex removal ONLY for pet and the pet user that wont have use unless you have at least 6-7 points on BM and takes out your elite slot ? . I dont think so pal. Since the "healing" skill ( comfort animal ) already heals , res and brings your pet i thought it was a good idea to bring the "healing" concept to an actual heal and restore cond and hex ONLY for pets and users. Since thats an ELITE skill i dont see it overpowered unless you are thinking to add the "brings your animal companion when equipped" effect and global pet res ofc ( pointless since all BM will have comfort animal for that matter ).

Kattar · Aug 09, 2009, 01:57 AM // 01:57

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