The Cockatrice
Banned
I played a Hunter in Kingmaker and found it was fine.
Honestly, I think you are expecting more of the class than what it was made to deliver.
And I can relate, I'd love a class that has such a strong pet that it becomes the main focus of the class and the character itself is more "side work" - e.g. some kind of animal trainer class.
Would be especially cool in combination with mounted combat.
But that's just not how Hunter works.
Perhaps I am expecting too much of it. I'll see how it progresses. LIke I said, perhaps I need some better companions that would work well with the pet as well like a bard or something.