Companions, some general fixes are needed

So after talking with some friends i realize how bad the companions really are and most of this is quite fixable though.

1: We need a way to generally control them, as simple as commanding them to attack, or sit tight. What is the use in having a tank companion if i have to take the alpha from the mobs? as far as i can tell no way to command them to take point or attack first. Once you get aggro they seem to stand still for a good 3-5 seconds before reacting.

2: companion training: needs to be a way to extend all companions to max rank(i think its 30?) rareity, shouldnt be a factor in this, i do think this is planned but i'll throw this out there anyway.

3: More custumization, for a game that totes the cryptic name we are locked into some skins we get to choose? you want to know most ANNOYING thing? after i caved and bought the earth elemental cause well i'm a wizard! why wouldnt i have an earth elemental! he's soooo tiny! i was really hoping each skin he'd get a tad bigger till he was a medium sized elemental! but no he remains tiny! i'd love more control over our companion appearances, let us put gear on them that gives them looks if not stats, let us decide hair styles, and what they look like! we know you are capable of doing this lets see it! no not asking for this now, i see this as something down the road a year or so, first big expansion but it is something i want to see.

4: Let us set them to assist another player... seriously i got a cleric companion in hopes he'd heal my friend, and he got a tank companion in hopes he'd tank. The harsh reality is that they do not heal or assist other players only you. So my friends regulated to chugging potions most of the time. let them heal our friends, tank or protect our allies...

5: and final big one! please remove companions from dungeons, and inside the city. No reason to have them there, and they just detract from the game over all.

i like companions but really do need some fine tuning.