Is it time for a pass at companions?

[Nomuno]

Look, I understand what companions are and what they were intended to be. That being said, the bird is STUPID. Literally, Im playing a tank, bird is healer and is literally up my bum the entire time. Makes no sense to stand in front of the mob I'm tanking....0

Can we at least have a place feature (like you have with pets) so we can place our companion elsewhere while playing a melee range class?

or at least upgrade their AI to match trust NPC AI (if that's even if possible) and only if they are actually dodging stuff and not moving in a script

if we cant have either of the two, can we have a different range setting for when the companion is on healer mode? at least 3-6x the current distance? An optional setting? for the love of god, I cant take it