Why are greater pets so weak?

[P.]

Some pets are hard/expensive to get (e.g., Greater Sabertooth, Greater Rocknose and Yeti) and any T3 Thrall is better than them.

[Molatov]

well once you have one, a Greater Rocknose will passively make Gold & Silver ore for you (if fed rocks while in a stable) and the Yeti to my knowledge is like a 20% drop using a Nordheimer Heart at Hanuman's Shrine. I dunno about the Greater Sabertooth but maybe it also either does something unique or there is a short cut to gain it. It could also just be a clout/status pet?

[Willow Rivers]

Reason pets are weaker than human thralls are you cannot equip armour and weapons to them like you can with humans.

What ever stats they get is it for them. You cannot improve that with items.

[Fauxsteel]

Pets are usually an early game thing. They have 0 use outside of extra bodies for purges.

Start a new map -> toss animals in cheap cages -> log back in after several hours -> play game.

[Teratus]

Not as weak as regular pets lol

They're not so bad if you take the companion perk that boosts stats.
Still not as good as thralls but definitely not useless... except Hyena's.. cause they often bug out, get stuck in a different animation pose and stop attacking stuff.

[Fauxsteel]

Originally posted by Teratus:

Not as weak as regular pets lol

They're not so bad if you take the companion perk that boosts stats.
Still not as good as thralls but definitely not useless... except Hyena's.. cause they often bug out, get stuck in a different animation pose and stop attacking stuff.

This bug still happens to basic thralls as well.

[6h0$t942]

Yea, its a problem imho. Although some pets have nutty damage against non-boss enemies, like white tigers. So they can be good for hunting trips but will basically die instantly against anything with a skull

[Shy]

Try out the Greater Bear ;) I have the perk that gives me two companions. So I run with two Greater bears.

[Scar]

Depends on the animal greater bear, tiger, lion are all strong pets to have I mean even a strong wolf is.

However a hyena, crocodile not really ideal combat pets

[Demiwalker]

baby animals are very easy to get in the beginning.
just run by, catch the pet and go back to your base
about hyena: only aim for greater ones, then change them into greater abysmal hounds (if you have this option)
the hounds wont bug out and are very good pets in the beginning, even late game...