SUGGESTION: Companion on the Character Selection screen

marcbf · December 21

Well, the title pretty much already sums it up. I believe it would be great to have your currently summoned companion on the Character Selection screen. I know it's getting crowded there, but I'm sure there can be found some space in the background somewhere.

@ZOS_Kevin, any chance for that happening?

Zodiarkslayer · December 22

Oh Yes! Pretty please with cherries! 😍

Avran_Sylt · December 22

Man, why do people keep pinging mods to get feel good responses on their ideas (there is the react feature, I’ve added an agree). A feature like that would likely take a year or more to implement due to low priority (dependent on sales in ESO related to companions), which would probably dishearten you and take up the mods time, and an affirmative response would get you hyped up to be disappointed at a wait or lack of further interaction.

Hapexamendios · December 22

Only if optional. I don't want it.

OsUfi · December 22

Nice idea, yeah, why not? Companions certainly have their fans and it's something small that'd add a lot of extra flavor.

Avran_Sylt wrote: »

Man, why do people keep pinging mods to get feel good responses on their ideas (there is the react feature, I’ve added an agree). A feature like that would likely take a year or more to implement due to low priority (dependent on sales in ESO related to companions), which would probably dishearten you and take up the mods time, and an affirmative response would get you hyped up to be disappointed at a wait or lack of further interaction.

I mean, every year we get a new loading screen. If they're doing it anyway...

LalMirchi · December 22

Definitely yes but please make showing companions on Character Selection screen optional.

Avran_Sylt · December 22

OsUfi wrote: »

Nice idea, yeah, why not? Companions certainly have their fans and it's something small that'd add a lot of extra flavor.

Avran_Sylt wrote: »

Man, why do people keep pinging mods to get feel good responses on their ideas (there is the react feature, I’ve added an agree). A feature like that would likely take a year or more to implement due to low priority (dependent on sales in ESO related to companions), which would probably dishearten you and take up the mods time, and an affirmative response would get you hyped up to be disappointed at a wait or lack of further interaction.

I mean, every year we get a new loading screen. If they're doing it anyway...

Sure, but why ping a mod? Is moderation required?

Syldras · December 22

Avran_Sylt wrote: »

Sure, but why ping a mod? Is moderation required?

Kevin is a Community Manager and forwards suggestions to the dev team.

katanagirl1 · December 22

I’d be okay with an optional version, I do not leave my companions out when logged off.

It would have to still allow enough room for mount and pet if added, the last change to PS version turned the mount at an odd angle so the legs look weird and currently the pet is not quite within the transparent frame of the UI. So I have doubts as to whether it could be done and look good on console.

marcbf · December 22

Syldras wrote: »

Avran_Sylt wrote: »

Sure, but why ping a mod? Is moderation required?

Kevin is a Community Manager and forwards suggestions to the dev team.

Exactly that.

As for having this feature optional I suppose it could be handled like that (specific setting) or just like the other stuff on the selection screen. Pets only appear if one is enabled and the same holds true for mounts. So if you don't have a companion active none will be shown.