Guild Wars 2 ranger profession revealed
The nature-loving class from the original Guild Wars is back, and so are the assortment of cuddly, killer-pets...
ArenaNet have revealed the third profession to grace the fair lands of Guild Wars 2's Tyria. Lead designer Eric Flannum and game designer Jon Peters spoke to Gamereactor about the returning class - the Ranger is a tree-hugging survival specialist, combining traps, pets and ranged weapons to wreak havoc from afar. So what exactly's been said about the new class? Let's take a closer look:
Pets:
Pets will set the Ranger apart from other professions, in that they're the only ones that'll have ‘em. Up to three pets can be tamed at once, and are broken down into twelve types. Within these types there'll be variations - bears for example, can be either brown bears, black bears and polar bears, each with skills specific to that variation. A brown bear would use Fearsome Roar, whereas the polar bear will flaunt the more exotic Icy Roar. The dragon-like drakes can also be tamed, with each of their various elemental forms - fire, ice, etc. - lending themselves again to specific abilities.
Pets are also broken down into terrestrial, amphibious and aquatic groups, which decide where they can follow you. The inclusion of the aquatic group, said Eric Flannum, speaks to the large number of sub-aquatic areas in Guild Wars 2 - citing underwater cities as an example. Sharks, spiders and lizards are said to be included as pets. That's right, effing sharks.
Pets, once charmed, assume the level of the ranger. However, they also progress through twenty evolution levels, unlocking up to four ability slots each waiting to be adorned by one of eight abilities.
Three modes dictate how pets respond to the world, aggressive, defensive and passive, while commands such as attack, heel and stay allow you some direct control. And them's the pets.
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