I was using the little boys room and had plenty of time to think of a few things. The most prevelant thing that stuck in my mind was what to do with the CH profession, since it has been nerfed over an over to the point where it is no longer fun.
Taking a pet into PVP is pointless, and almost as pointless is taking a pet into PvE combat.
The idea could work well using BE, and/or Armorsmiths.
Proposal:
Armor for high level pets:
With all the time it takes to master CH these days, there really is no reward for us. We have Rancors, who in the EU are one of the most feared creatures in the galaxy. Yet it is one of the weakest in terms of protection. Why is this? Especially considering you need to be a high level CH to even control one.
Give the players the ability to craft armor for pets. It doesnt have to be uber armor, and it could be very rare. But it must ONLY be available to Master Creature Handlers. At least give us the ability to protect our pets. Since the CL/resist/armor changes went into effect, I haven't hardly pulled my pets due to fear of thier vitality dropping to a useless state.
Who makes it?:
Armorsmiths? I'm wondering if this could be an easy add, and also be a loot item(schematic) for specific creatures in the game. Could be made into a quest system for CH to give us something valuable to do. Do the quests to protect your pets sort of thing.
Bio-Engineers? This would also be a viable means to get armor for our pets. Certain resources(only available through loot, or rare resources) are required to craft the particular armor for a particular pet. (up for discussion of course).
Pros:
1) Gives the class something todo in terms of quests.
2) Makes taming a high level creature worth while, other then just a 5 second delay in combat.
Cons:
1) Nerf warriors will likely come out in force.
2) Will likely never happen.
Pet levels affected:
I honestly believe that any craftable armor or lootable armor for pets should only be available to Master CH's, and should only be allowed on some of the higher level creatures. i.e. Rancor etc. Armor should only be allowed on pets with AR and resist specific levels. For instance; must be a level 50 pet, resists must not be higher then 40% armor rating must be AR0. (these are of course examples).
Well this is just an overview of my idea. It will likely never happen, and may have even been brought up in the past. Thoughts? ideas? Flames? etc.