This IS a cool pet. But I find it impossible to miss how it spends ALL of its time in sphere shape. And deploys out in that ultra cool shape the exact moment I pop up in-game menus. Or look away. An ESO friend confirms this, see me in map/crown store animation, and they laugh and see my pet exit its sphere shape and deploy fully upright. Moment I close in-game menus, it hides back in its sphere shape. This is NOT nearly as awesome as it should be.
Pet should spend 75% of its time fully deployed and upright. 25% of its time in sphere shape. Possibly when game sees me running about. Definitely favoring upright deployed shape when I am not overly mobile. Please fix this to be as awesome as it should be!