Is there any ranged pets? - Guild Wars Forums

abnoba12 · Oct 17, 2006, 02:48 PM // 14:48

Is there any pet that attacks from a range? it would be nice if there was.

Stemnin · Oct 17, 2006, 02:51 PM // 14:51

Hmm.. if we got a camel, it could spit in the face of enemies, and I would laugh.

Can you think of any animals that have a ranged attack, camels and skunks not withstanding.

Jimmy Dean · Oct 17, 2006, 03:00 PM // 15:00

Check here:

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/content...ide-id1575.php

The answer to your question is NO, there are no pets that have a ranged attack.

DeanBB · Oct 17, 2006, 03:20 PM // 15:20

The pets are all balanced and other than the type of physical damage they do (slashing, etc) really are not any different from each other. The exception is the bear whose special attack just slows down the attack rate without any benefit.

Adding a ranged pet (porcupine that flings spines? scorpion that shoots stingers? spitting snake?) would throw off that balance and so would not be a good thing.

Besides that, some of the pet attacks wouldn't make sense (poison bite when it is flinging a thorn?) and adding ranged attacks wouldn't work with the melee-based pets.

Tachyon · Oct 17, 2006, 04:38 PM // 16:38

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Originally Posted by Stemnin

Can you think of any animals that have a ranged attack, camels and skunks not withstanding.

Cobras! Seen as Nightfall is 'African' based then it's not an impossibe choice.

Stemnin · Oct 17, 2006, 04:51 PM // 16:51

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Originally Posted by Azagoth

Cobras! Seen as Nightfall is 'African' based then it's not an impossibe choice.

ROFL, Spitting cobras, causes permanent blindness if struck in the eye.

Tachyon · Oct 17, 2006, 05:23 PM // 17:23

Guess ANet will have to rework the Paragon shout "Go For The Eyes" then.

Franco · Oct 17, 2006, 05:44 PM // 17:44

How would it be unbalanced? Its like saying a paragorn or a ranger are more powerful then a warrior :S

FyrFytr998 · Oct 17, 2006, 05:50 PM // 17:50

About the closest thing to a ranged pet would be a Minion Mancers Bone Fiend.

frojack · Oct 17, 2006, 06:40 PM // 18:40

Enranged Lunge from a distance would be stupid...

linh · Oct 17, 2006, 06:50 PM // 18:50

A monkey or an ape, which attacks by throwing bananas at target

DeanBB · Oct 17, 2006, 07:04 PM // 19:04

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How would it be unbalanced? Its like saying a paragorn or a ranger are more powerful then a warrior :S

We're not comparing two different professions, we're comparing pets. Is it balanced that your pet can attack me from 100' away while mine has to run all the way to you in order to attack? Yours gets in 3 attacks before mine even gets there? Your "strike", "pounce" or whatever skill works from 100' away and remaining still and mine has to chase down and hit from melee range?

If there were another rangerish/beastmasterish profession that had ranged pets then it wouldn't be an issue as that profession would need to be balanced with the existing professions.
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Maybe they need to add birds with a...er...um...ranged "bombing" attack?

Oct 17, 2006, 02:48 PM // 14:48	#1
abnoba12 Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Mar 2006	Is there any ranged pets? Is there any pet that attacks from a range? it would be nice if there was.

Oct 17, 2006, 03:00 PM // 15:00	#3
Jimmy Dean Academy Page Join Date: Mar 2006	Check here: http://www.guildwarsguru.com/content...ide-id1575.php The answer to your question is NO, there are no pets that have a ranged attack. Last edited by Jimmy Dean; Oct 17, 2006 at 03:04 PM // 15:04..

Oct 17, 2006, 02:51 PM // 14:51	#2
Stemnin Krytan Explorer Join Date: Nov 2005 Profession: Mo/Me	Hmm.. if we got a camel, it could spit in the face of enemies, and I would laugh. Can you think of any animals that have a ranged attack, camels and skunks not withstanding.

Oct 17, 2006, 03:20 PM // 15:20	#4
DeanBB Forge Runner Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Arizona Guild: Wizardry Players Guild, http://4guildwars.7.forumer.com	The pets are all balanced and other than the type of physical damage they do (slashing, etc) really are not any different from each other. The exception is the bear whose special attack just slows down the attack rate without any benefit. Adding a ranged pet (porcupine that flings spines? scorpion that shoots stingers? spitting snake?) would throw off that balance and so would not be a good thing. Besides that, some of the pet attacks wouldn't make sense (poison bite when it is flinging a thorn?) and adding ranged attacks wouldn't work with the melee-based pets.

Oct 17, 2006, 05:23 PM // 17:23	#7
Tachyon Forge Runner Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Stoke, England Guild: The Godless [GOD] Profession: W/	Guess ANet will have to rework the Paragon shout "Go For The Eyes" then.

Oct 17, 2006, 05:44 PM // 17:44	#8
Franco Banned Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: England Guild: VoB Profession: Me/	How would it be unbalanced? Its like saying a paragorn or a ranger are more powerful then a warrior :S

Oct 17, 2006, 05:50 PM // 17:50	#9
FyrFytr998 Krytan Explorer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Connecticut USA Guild: [ITPR] Profession: W/	About the closest thing to a ranged pet would be a Minion Mancers Bone Fiend.

Oct 17, 2006, 06:40 PM // 18:40	#10
frojack Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: London, UK Guild: Rite Of Passage [RP] Profession: E/Mo	Enranged Lunge from a distance would be stupid...

Oct 17, 2006, 06:50 PM // 18:50	#11
linh Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jul 2005 Profession: Mo/	A monkey or an ape, which attacks by throwing bananas at target