Hey, thanks so much! This gives me a much better idea of what I'm doing. It definitely helps that my girlfriend is also planning on trying the game, and is thinking of playing a controller so when we're playing together I probably won't need to focus super hard on damage and can just worry about my pets doing their job.
Sorry to piggyback off of this, but I just started playing and made a Beast/Nature Mastermind myself LOL. Any advice for a newbie? Powers to take or avoid?