Wisteria

old_scopie1945 · November 16

Did the quest, then got sacked. Now Ember is back by my side. Next to Tanlorin, Ember looks like a University Don. Tanlorin's silly comments and anything mage like was bad news, especially as I am a mage. Tanlorin just had to go before I pulled what little hair I have left, out.

SpiritofESO · November 16

NeoniKa wrote: »

While doing Tanlorin quest I noticed that Wisteria might have been a way cooler companion. At least I'm finding Wisteria more appealing than Tanlorin. Her voice acting and accent is much better and she's a really good-looking character. Feels like a missed opportunity here. It would have been great if we could choose between both characters. What do you think?

Yes, I agree. However, we do not have this choice to make. So, while Tanlorin's perk is very useful, I find her voice acting off-putting for a high elf and her skills package is too similar to Bastian's (whose perk is dismally weak).

I feel certain that Tanlorin will be put on a shelf to gather dust while the more favored companions get all the glory.

The patch notes make a mention that the two new companions will do better in World Boss fights. I have my doubts. Their deaths usually come from simply "standing in the red" which seems to be something that cannot be improved upon.

I find that Ember and Azandar excel in Public Dungeons. Azandar LAUGHS LOUD AND LONG when we slaughter groups of enemies and he is quick with his defensive shields. Ember is superb with her bright "bad girl" attitude and is a veritable lightning storm of damage. Mirri's bow skills are excellent and Isobel is a solid "templar" fighter.

I'm still working on maxing Tanlorin and Zerith (good perk because I don't like missing Heavy Sacks), so I cannot really comment on their final combat potential.

Sharp gives a useful perk but I can't really stand having him around -- I think it's the whole lizard thing.

Erickson9610 · November 16

SpiritofESO wrote: »

Yes, I agree. However, we do not have this choice to make. So, while Tanlorin's perk is very useful, I find her voice acting off-putting for a high elf and her skills package is too similar to Bastian's (whose perk is dismally weak).

I'm happy about ZOS choosing different Dragonknight skills for Tanlorin's toolkit to separate them from Bastian's Dragonknight skills, but I'm not happy that Soul Magic replaced one of the Dragonknight skill lines instead of being an additional skill line.

I hope the next two Companions we get reuse existing Classes, but with a different selection of skills and a different take on the archetypes of those Classes — like how Isobel's Templar skills are in reference to Stendarr, another Templar Companion's skills could reference Meridia or some other Divine/Aedra.

I just don't want Class skill lines to be replaced by unrelated skill lines — we should get the 3 Class skill lines and the extra skill lines like Soul Magic or Vampire/Werewolf in their own category.

AzuraFan · November 16

NeoniKa wrote: »

Unfortunately, all the female companions in this game have very childish ways of speaking,

I don't think Mirri does. But the others (haven't picked up Tanlorin yet) do.

Syldras · November 16

AzuraFan wrote: »

NeoniKa wrote: »

Unfortunately, all the female companions in this game have very childish ways of speaking,

I don't think Mirri does. But the others (haven't picked up Tanlorin yet) do.

I can only speak for the translation I play, but I'd also say that language-wise, all female companions so far seem rather young; some less extreme than others, but they're all definitively on the young-ish side. I mean, they are young, so it's not unfitting, but something else would be nice nonetheless. We've already gotten two old men as companions now (Zerith is supposed to be old), a bit more variety when it comes to female characters certainly wouldn't be wrong.

AzuraFan · November 16

Syldras wrote: »

AzuraFan wrote: »

NeoniKa wrote: »

Unfortunately, all the female companions in this game have very childish ways of speaking,

I don't think Mirri does. But the others (haven't picked up Tanlorin yet) do.

I can only speak for the translation I play, but I'd also say that language-wise, all female companions so far seem rather young; some less extreme than others, but they're all definitively on the young-ish side. I mean, they are young, so it's not unfitting, but something else would be nice nonetheless. We've already gotten two old men as companions now (Zerith is supposed to be old), a bit more variety when it comes to female characters certainly wouldn't be wrong.

I agree that it's time for an older female. Not that I want more companions, but if there are more on the way, we don't need any more younger females. We have three already (I'd say Mirri, though young, doesn't sound like a teenager like the others do).