well i think that all good pets look as bad at start, look at xaolan roca and niss almost all players chose roca because she have strong atk and not die so easily, but... she can hit only one pet while niss with her skill can hit 6 subjects at once ^^ she gsed can be very helpful in quests :) well i don't say roca is useless she gsed can kill mobs too but only 1 by 1 ^^