Jefe Bergenstein
Legend
Sure, they are absolutely comparable in mathematical terms: the Ranger Beast is better than the Paladin Mount in every way, except that it can come back. But the Ranger pet is replaceable, and probably should be retrievable on an individual level: easy enough for a DM to supply, and the mega-Beastie seems to have that built-in.
What? No it isnt. You want to tout the ranger's companion for exploration, for some reason. A basic animal vs a telepathic, independently acting creature that understands common. The only thing the ranger's is really better at is having more HP. It's attack bonus doesn't matter much, because it's a zero sum game in giving your action to the stupid beast.
And again, one pile of garbage is your entire subclass feature on an already bad chassis. The other is gravy on on a great class.
But hey, lets wring our hands about just letting the crappy wolf bite someone on it's own.
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