I know this has been spoken about on several occasions. So, I’ll have some fun with degrading the pets. They have been an extremely problematic. It’s annoying to see pets getting stuck on a blade of grass, the edge of a building, inside water, etc. When going up stairs they tend to move a tad bit and stop, they’ll do it over and over again. When you drop from certain altitudes, the pets will run back and forth looking utterly confused. These pets are crippled, have dementia, and refuse to follow attack commands. They seriously have a mind of their own.
I’ve noticed this is mostly an issue when BG PVPing. The landscapes are too complex for the pets AI. I know at one time pets use to just climb up impossible landscapes that players couldn’t. It was unfair to see it happen. The thing is, they wouldn’t get stuck on everything. So, there is a way to prevent the pets from getting stuck on everything, The pets AI has to be refined but also stop the pets from running up impossible obstacles.
You have quite an interesting job on your hands Blizzard/Activision.