I would like to have a window where I can gear my pet out rather than just feed them temporary items kind of like a Mercenary has. It would be cool if we could collect junk gear to gear our pets up that won't go to waste on pet death like mercenaries.
At the very least it would be nice if pets did not die on a server crash. I don't know how many damn pets I have had to remake, buff and gear because of all the server instability.
This is my major frustration from all the server crashes. Most times I don't bother to pet gear and buff pets (and pocket pets), because I'll lose them to a crash before I get to use them.
Same reason that fill in the ________________ . Archaic game design notions that one developer or another has taken to heart and is probably obnoxious about blocking in team meetings.
I would pay 500 AA pr equipment slot that was made persistent and manageable. I would be happy with only getting 4 equipment slots pr expansion. I would be happy with having no graphical user interface, but just a report in chat where I can click the item links + plus a /pet relase slot 3 command.
Showing pet stats would just cause unneeded drama by people who don't understand that PC and NPC stats work differently.