The Panther is Jaheira's default form, so it only makes sense that it should be more badass, but alas, it's not really. I don't know that anything would happen for this one now, absent some sort of "Better Big Cats" mod I guess?
I've always preferred a spellcasting/summoning style Druid to a wild shaping Druid, so I'd trade all these forms for the spell "Conjure Animals" to exist in BG3 hehe.
Also it's frustrating that they made the Owlbear so absurdly powerful relative to the other forms. Having one beak that's a cut above the rest makes the other wild shapes just feel sorta pointless. If they're just flavor forms, then they could have given us more customization options at least - like the simple ability to choose our panther's fur colors.
I'd have preferred a Wild Shape called "Panthera" to include Lions, Tigers, Jaguars, and Leopards. Then some assorted riffs on that. Perhaps Cheetahs could have been there own special Acinonyx version, alongside other candidates, like the prehistoric Saber-Tooths and such, but importantly where we get to pick our own spots, and our own fangs.
A lot of mileage could be gained from simple things like choosing the color of our coat. I mean if ever there was a place for a Pink Panther, like come on right! heheh
