assault is caster / dot but when you play support its different, it was funnier to me since there are NO castingtimes then
also, the pet does surprisingly much damage; with the mentioned ruby especially so calling it only aesthetic is wrong
but it IS a pity the mechanics go simplified THIS much
however what i dont miss at all is pets empty energy bar when you had to regenerate its energy etc
but this was before 7.0 already solved by rubies which made the pet regain energy every few attacks or something like that