I definitely want all NPCs to obey the same rules as players do, this was what was promised on their site as well and got me interested in the game (and feeling betrayed afterwards). But currently, being a tamer is really unfun, as your pet gets killed by MAs and there is nothing you can do. Sure probably terror birds or white bears can be strong, haven't got either yet, but every other pet is weak af and they cannot outrun a horse and literally no one is on foot out there in the wild. They also get wiped in PvE as they take full damage from everything, the armor is super needed.
They can nerf the best pets if needed, but the middle and low ones need a buff, also as they cannot swim with you or cross many terrains it is really frustrating to use them. And getting the best pets is the most risky, especially as white bear only spawns in one place, you will get camped by large guilds. Definitely need random spawns so solo players can also access them. And not just random pet spawns, also random plant and other resource spawns are really needed, so it makes sense to explore the place all the time.
Currently taming is just god awful, if you ever run across anyone your pet will die and it wont land a single hit on their horse, and you cannot save it as it can be controlled so badly, we need stances etc. before nerfing them even more. And 3 days of afking after travelling to get your pet is super unfun and frustrating, dying to a pet you will lose nothing that takes 3 days to make unless you really go around in cronite gear and even then do you rly? Walking with a white bear etc. definitely is like going out in your best gear, the chance of you losing it to anyone coming across is pretty high, as arrows OP and nothing seems to be done about that. I guess MAs with them can abuse the system even more ofc, but that is a MA problem not a pet problem.
And it is completely realistic for bears etc. to outrun a player, and that is even quite barely the case.