I don’t. It’s a huge solo play nerf.
Without a pet you can’t:
- Deal with enemies you can’t snare/CC.
- Clear poison/diseases with FD and the capstone talent.
- Deal with enemies in a dense area.
- Save your group from some wipe after a tank dies.
- Use Roar of Sacrifice.
- Keep enemy player in combat in PvP.
among other things.
It won’t break the spec, but it will be much more of a mage now.