[Wigglepoo]

Ahhh SWG. It could have been so much more.

I'm certainly not a purist. That's reflected in my choice of character. I played a Creature Handler/Medic/Rifleman. I focused mainly on CH.

In my opinion, the CH was the single greatest pet class ever created in any game. While being decidedly non-purist, the concept and, to a lesser extent the execution, was brilliant. A combat-centric pet class that could be leveled entirely without engaging in combat. A pet class with access to damned near any npc creature mob in the game as a pet. And not just one, but a virtually limitless combination of pets and thus, a virtually limitless combination of pet combat styles.

It was never balanced correctly. It was never taken seriously by the entirety of the playerbase. It was never respected by the devs. But I miss it. I surely do.