Compare to pets, I actually dislike energy orb even more

Yes it needs to get off my face. And OMG can we please make this thing smaller? I prefer to use it but often have to put it away because it's blocking my view. I can't always zoom way out, like when in a delve/dungeon with tight cave/tunnel walls. This thing needs to be reduced in size by three quarters.

Also, while we're on the subject of fighting pets, why can't we target through our pets? Cause we can't. We can't target through Warden pets either. I've been in groups and had a hard time getting my spells off because of pets blocking my targeting, including my own! This is absurd. I can target through another player but not the pets?

and when i am at a bank or a crafting station, though not owner of one of those terrible things :P, i have to time the flap of the pet to be able to talk to the banker or craft at a station, give back the writ dailies - Most often i have to go in another area less populated, to give those back

Combat pets should not be allowed in town and should be dismissed in town.

I use an addon actually to dismiss my bear with a singe key, and while i own a lot of wardens, and 1 sorcerer (i dont play her anymore) i never let a combat pet ennoy people

I notice that as soon as the fight is over my warden's bear ports to right on top of me. I guess the matriarch does the same - I do think that is a change.

I always unsummon my pets in town as a courtesy to others (and myself, lol). Though it can be done in the basic game, the Pet Dismiss addon makes this ever so easy and convenient. I think if the basic game was as unsummon friendly as that addon, lots more summoners would dismiss their pets in town. It really is not a hard habit to develop.

I join those who would also love to see the matriarch morphed into a little nyxad healing fairy!

Though it seems to me that the bear actually blocks more access in town, the matriarch is queen of blocking your view. Lol.