The other option is to gut their damage so they aren’t a problem ruining the game then. Again when pets are weak everyone enjoys the game. When they have any power everyone is miserable. This goes for Locks too. Pet design has always been bad.
SOD is here to test different idea and philosophies of design. If there is a place to come up with something cool why not here?
There are damage calculation problems which is why the Devs reversed initial nerfs and are trying to figure out what to do. Yes they are bugged and it’s not just the runes.