Ranger and his pet

[Winterbay]

True, I forgot about that. But like Centaur said, it has to be timed, or at least semi-planned (and a death rarely is). Also, that's a utility skill which means not every Engineer will have it on them. A ranger can always have a pet without penalty.

Fair enough. In casual play I feel I have a pretty good feel for when I'm going to die soon. In PvP I guess that could be harder but in casual PvE I think that will be quite easy to time. But yes, if you don't have it with you you're as screwed as any other non-ranger

[SzymonS89]

If what you're wanting is to simply specialize in distance based weapons, there are other choices besides the ranger. You can be a Warrior but still use bows exclusively. If you're wanting to go with the ranger aesthetic, then you'll have to grind it out with your pet.

Yeah I do realize itll be harder with no pet but I still wanna try it. I was always a big fan of this class and probably wont play any other.

[Mintana]

Im not sure on how dependent they are, but i do know they are useful. In pvp (not sure about pve) a ranger's pet can run over and actually revive them back into the fight. I definitely think that makes them worth having.