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<blockquote data-quote="Dausuul" data-source="post: 7662522" data-attributes="member: 58197">Can't speak for anyone else, but my problem is the companion's total dependence on the ranger to direct its actions every instant. What if the ranger gets knocked unconscious? What if she's not physically there? What does the companion do then, just sit there whining while the monsters beat it to death? It can't even Dash without being told, so its chances of escape are nil.Every other pet in the game has the ability to follow a general command without having to have it renewed every round. A necromancer's shambling zombie slave has more initiative than a ranger's animal companion. It's silly.Now, I recognize there are balance concerns here. It's not hard to fix them, though--just take away Extra Attack from the beastmaster. Boom, done. The balance issues are resolved (at least from level 5 onward) and the companion can act like a real companion instead of a drooling sock puppet.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dausuul, post: 7662522, member: 58197"] Can't speak for anyone else, but my problem is the companion's total dependence on the ranger to direct its actions every instant. What if the ranger gets knocked unconscious? What if she's not physically there? What does the companion do then, just sit there whining while the monsters beat it to death? It can't even Dash without being told, so its chances of escape are nil. Every other pet in the game has the ability to follow a general command without having to have it renewed every round. A necromancer's shambling zombie slave has more initiative than a ranger's animal companion. It's silly. Now, I recognize there are balance concerns here. It's not hard to fix them, though--just take away Extra Attack from the beastmaster. Boom, done. The balance issues are resolved (at least from level 5 onward) and the companion can act like a real companion instead of a drooling sock puppet. [/QUOTE]

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