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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Laurefindel" data-source="post: 7474307" data-attributes="member: 67296">It is? (Generally agreed I mean). I haven’t heard that many complaints in The DPR department, mostly how it trivializes exploration and makes the Survival skill just as useless for the ranger as the Healing skill for a cleric.Personally, I dislike the companion’s mechanics because it is so different from any other ally mechanics. Summoned creatures have their own actions, figurines of wonderdrous power have their own actions, familiars have their own actions, even regular, store-bought pets, so to speak, have their own actions. For me, the lack of consistency bugs me more than the quest for balance. I don’t have a problem with allies taking your own action per say, but I wish everyone would have the same.I don’t always agree with CapnZapp’s strong opinions, but I agree that dev admitting that characters who want a pet should buy a dog is an avowal of resignation and a slap in the face for those who were looking forward to an official alternative.But as much as I like designing RPGs and such, I would never work at WotC.  No matter what you do, there will always be “fans” that tells you over and over that you’re the worst person on earth and that you have ruined their hobby for life...</blockquote>