I do recall another thread touching on ranger animal companions. They really do need a rework. The magical summoning of animal companions is anathema to me in terms of immersion with the ranger class. They are supposed to have a bond with one creature as far as I know, not summoning various animals from a selection.
It’s another one of those instances where Larian have seemingly gone with what they consider the more ‘fun’, more ‘options’ route but actually just cheapens the class as a whole. I want my ranger to have an unbreakable bond with a single animal not a bunch of personality void summons.
Totally agree that the animal companion would feel so much more meaningful if it were a single animal. Players could be given the opportunity to change their companion animal at level up to provide some flexibility.
I’d probably go the same way with familiars, though there I can see more of a rationale for being able to summon different beasts.
