Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Suggestions & Feedback Better Animal Companions for Rangers

I searched around the forum to see if anyone was already discussing this, but couldn't find any posts. So apologies if I just missed it, but:

I would really like to see the Ranger animal companions get reworked to follow the Tasha's Cauldron ruleset. The mechanic of each animal having a custom ability is perfect. But other than that, their stats should be pretty standard. And a bit better than they currently are. I get that Larian is following the PHB ruleset, but even WotC has realized how broken the PHB beastmaster is. Having all the core stats be the same for companions means you can use whichever animal form you want without making mechanical concessions. For those who don't play D&D, the rules published in Tasha's are:

You have 3 animal types to choose from, and each has slightly different abilities.
AC for all companions is 13+PB (proficiency bonus) - This means the animal's AC grows with the ranger's level
Attack rolls use the ranger's spell attack bonus
Damage rolls include the PB for extra damage - So again, the ranger's increasing level boosts the companion
HP for your companion is 5+ranger level times 5 (flying companions getting 4+ranger level times 4)

The increased HP and AC are by far the most important part of those stats. I realize non of this is a one-to-one comparison. In D&D you have to spend a bonus action to have your companion attack. So it's bigger resource expenditure to use your companion in combat. But I've been using the wolf companion, and I would be willing to bet that's one of the most popular options. (In my case, I've rebuilt an old D&D character. But let's face it, the wolf is most likely the most popular option across the board.) By the time I'm fighting level 3 enemies, and CERTAINLY once I'm in the underdark, my wolf is gone in one hit. Half the time he doesn't even get an attack. The current 11 HP just isn't enough past 2nd level.

Edit: I went back to look at the current companion stats just to make sure I remembered the wolf's HP correctly (I did). Looked at the other companions while I had the game running. The raven has better stats than the wolf. WTF!?