Ranger Pet Stow bug is back

[FortnitemareCourt.8354]

Every single time I dismount while in combat (which is generally the use of dismount skills) my pet is stowed and I have to merge with my pet to get it to appear. This is an awful bug and I'd love for this to get fixed again.

[DaFishBob.6518]

Yep, the bug that was laid bare by the February 25, 2020 patch and fixed in the March 3, 2020 hotfix is back again to annoy all rangers using the soulbeast spec.

[yourothermom.3479]

can confirm this is a bug that is now in effect in wvw and pve. As a Soul Beast Ranger (not in beast mode) if I do any damage while mounted when I dismount my pet is stowed

[MrGarlic.1834]

I was just writing this when notified you'd already posted here with this annoying bug.

To help clarify:

When the character dismounts using a damage skill 'key 1' the pet does not activate if damage to NPCs occurs (ie: stowed) and cannot be activated until out of combat.

If damage occurs after the pet has already activated such as with a Skyscale key 1, then the pet activates.

If the character enters soulbeast while in this condition and then exits soulbeast, the pet will be activated.

This happens in both open world and WvW using a warclaw, basically a big nerf for WvW soulbeast players.

[Matite.9543]

Please fix this bug ASAP... it is very annoying.

 

[darksome.1697]

Yes, can confirm this as well. Pet gets stowed when mounted, and keeps being stowed when unmounting with a mount damage skill. MrGarlic above might be right that it's needed to do damage to something to keep being stowed, I haven't had a chance to try that yet.

 

[Fire Attunement.9835]

Noooo! I let people know to look into it. 

[Dami.5046]

Noticed this as well, but i didn't need to merge to get it the pet back.

Edited October 6, 2021 by Dami.5046

[Lan Deathrider.5910]

I noticed this as well when going into/out of water with my soulbeast while clearing a PvE map. I had a eagle as my land pet and a jelly as my water pet.

[Jalad Lantana.3027]

This worked fine for me until about an hour ago, now if I have a pet out then mount my raptor or skyscale, target an enemy, hit the first mount skill to dismount and for the mount to attack, my pet remains stowed.

 

Very broken.  Please fix Anet.

[MrGarlic.1834]

In addition, if you get hit by a flying object such as a Harpy arrow, and then dismount, the pet remains stowed and cannot be activated while still in combat.

[Dreggon.6598]

Weird, possibly related bug: when the Elon Riverlands doppelganger uses its pull ability (Tail Spin?) on you, it swaps your pet. Happens every time when it chooses me on my soulbeast ranger.

Edited October 7, 2021 by Dreggon.6598

[bigmig.4056]

I don't need to attack anything to have this happen. Soulbeast build on my raptor, walk over to a mob and aggro it, regular dismount (not tail swipe), pet is stowed and can't be brought out until I'm out of aggro.

[Hinagiku.2156]

It also stows when I get transformed, and then transform back, for costume brawl, which happens a lot now during halloween season. The bug has been happening on and off for years, but for the past couple of days it has become to ubiquitous that my pet is stowed with no chance to activate than it is not.

[darksome.1697]

@Fire Attunement.9835 Any update on a fix for this yet? It's super annoying in PvE and kind of ruining WvW for Soulbeasts.

[Terexyntl.3281]

@Fire Attunement.9835 Still looking for an update. I've jumped into combat a few times with my mount, expecting my pet to take the initial hits and... no pet😮. death followed soon after...

 

I also noticed (at least once), I was unable to use the pet revival skill when downed. I'm not sure if a stowed pet prevents that, as well.

[Vaetir.5863]

There seems to be a (weak) workaround: activate Soulbeast mode, wait 1 second, then deactivate it again. Now the pet should be summoned.

[bigmig.4056]

Still not fixed after 3 weeks. Maybe fix for Christmas????

[Terexyntl.3281]

if they ever get around to fixing the unfix to the fix of this bug, it will likely unfix the fix to the necro minion unmount bug... 😜

[Nigell Womblebiter.9418]

How is this such a low read issue. It  makes mounts a liability not a boon if you have to dismount without drawing aggro. Incredibly frustrating  if Ranger is your main.

[Hinagiku.2156]

It appears they fixed it with the new update. Works much better for me now.

[kouplefruit.9631]

Wanted to add to this that it's not just a Soulbeast issue.... Core and Untamed have this exact issue and has never been resolved. It's most notable when dismounting or going in and out of the water. 2/3rds the time I have to launch my aqua pet the moment I hit the water. I've definitely been killed several times coming out of the water in WvW because hey, no pet. As of 11/10/2022 this is still present as a bug for me.