They finally give us the shadow dragon and what do they do they Totally Pancake it, not sure why I feel so let down yet again or even surprised they F...ed it up so bad
Yep. The Shadow Wyrm has some real potential too due to it's up to 1,030 STR (absolute highest of any pet in game) and 29-35 Base Damage (highest of any pet), which would make it into an absolute melee monstrosity, but the problem is that they're always 5 slots, and cap out at 125 Stam, GM Wrest, have crap Resists, no MR, and they tend to cast Corpse Skin, which ends up nerfing their own melee damage output against their foe.
For a very short while on TC, Shadow Wyrms had a small chance to spawn as 4 slots due to their Health being halved after tame, but because people complained about it, they gave them full Health after tame, which resulted in them always being 5 slots. I personally wouldn't mind a Shadow Wyrm with lower Health, so long as i could pump up his Resists, Stam, MR, and Wrest. Make him a "glass cannon" type of damage dealer. So long as one of my guildie's pets is tanking the boss, the Shadow Wyrm would be able to tear into the boss.