Play a hunter again deary. It is not as rose colored as you make it sound.
Or as you remember it.
There are way too many ways to disable the pet. because you can even cast earthquake on it if timed right. Ideally, you would just waste 1 second of your time to kill that pet again after 5 seconds.
There’s counters to hunters. or rather, you can parry a hunter. Or run away in the oposite direction the pet is chasing you, it will never reach you on its own. There’s far too many things that can be done to mess with a hunter. I know because I have been dealt with and I’ve dealt with hunters. Archer’s heavy shot is an easy one.
Swordsman with their knockbacks like from rodelero or peltasta. Magues with their subzero shield, dark theurge, joint penalty. Clerics oneshoting you, or diev’s statues are a giant and obvious shield, those darn owls!
You’ve got plenty of ways to deal with a hunter! if they grab you, yes you’re done! unless your team saves by killing the hunter and healing you!
How’s that different than being one shotted by malleus? It is only different because you get to die slowly instead of instantly!
And I once more say, there’s plenty of ways to deal with hunters.