Saulot.7259

A focus would be a cool idea. I like the idea of channeling Tyria for protection,

Good question. I honestly hadn't considered it when I was thinking of the concept initially. Off hand I would be nervous about removing micro from the pet. Honestly I am all for more micro of pets. It may just be me but controlling both the character and the pet adds another level of play to pet classes. As far as a tradeoff, off hand since my suggestion was to improve the ranger within a certain distance of the pet, the ranger could be negatively affected if they are beyond a certain distance. Maybe reduced movement since they are not as confident by their side or reduced toughness since they are used to the pet guarding their flank. I don't think that it needs to be completely debilitating as otherwise it could be too easily exploited in pvp. The pet stat reduction on druids for example is not really crippling.

I would really love the new specialization to be pet focused. The previous two specs fought the class mechanic. Druid weakens your pet, soulbeast removes your pet the majority of play (individually depending on your game mode). I want to see the specialization enhance the pet. I was thinking something like a Warden. A tanky build that adds a shield as a weapon. The ranger may split some of its damage to the pet or receive damage reduction within a certain proximity of the pet. The Warden could potentially use wells where they gain fortitude by connecting with the earth.