followers (poll)

dafox187

i think a Final fantasy style followers sytem would be great they lvl have there own atrributes and skill they would be at least 1 ingame from a quest and some gold ones from a mercanary manger or something and some in in crown store all would start 5 levels below yours and would be genaric but namable (ex guard not sheorgrath)

dafox187

I love this idea zos please make this

i made it so it would make sense for me to want it

Thymos

no i would never use it

This would create a balance issue with the current state of PvE. If it was implemented at the start, much like SWTOR did with their companion system, then I would say it would be alright, but as it stands right now, the difficulty is really not that hard to do PvE content aside from that which you do need a group.

aConsoleCouple

I love this idea zos please make this

Yes I would like this, I love having a follower in Neverwinter, and I've always loved the followers in the single player Elder Scrolls Games, I think it would be nice to have it here as well.

dafox187

I love this idea zos please make this

i dont reallys see how it would be unbalancing but im asking for opions not for stuff to hate on

Betahkiin

I love this idea zos please make this

DDO, Neverwinter, SWTOR, etc.

I love followers and I want this in TESO TU.

Ser Lobo

yes BUT i want it to be different (explain in commets)

I'd like a system more like SWTOR, which as another poster stated, would have to cause a PvE remodel from the very beginning.

bloodenragedb14_ESO

yes BUT i want it to be different (explain in commets)

i like the idea of being able to hire mercenaries of various roles, that said, it would make things easier than they already are. if implemented, they cant be much more powerful than a summoned daedra. allowing them in pvp would be even more difficult, plus the lag from adding thousands of more npc to cyrodiil is also a deterrant.

if implemented they cant be allowed in cyrodiil

if implemented, either pve npc need a buff, or they cant be much stronger than a clanfear or twilight

Huggernaut

no i would never use it

Hate followers, in any game.

They get in the way, they have stupid AI, and are generally far more trouble then they are worth.

In fact just about every game that has a system like this I've tried to find a way to either kill my followers off, or leave them behind, etc so I could play with just main character.

There is another game I play however that they do have a follower system, however in that system you can choose if you want your followers to be active, or completely passive. Each have different benefits, but the VAST majority of people play with them on 100% passive mode (meaning you don't see them and get basically 4 new passive abilities to your character).

Audigy

yes BUT i want it to be different (explain in commets)

Not as a crown store feature, but a SWTOR one. You play through the story and acquire various NPCs with a own background story, with whom you can also do dungeons etc.

dafox187

I love this idea zos please make this

just to clear up rhey dont pvp

Ser Lobo

yes BUT i want it to be different (explain in commets)

I'd love if followers could be hired, or earned. If you could summon them after reaching a certain point in each guild's questline.

I don't *need* followers with a story, but a simple merc to keep me company is a fun addition.

Not that I *need* them, either. Especially in this game, since it obviously doesn't scale itself with the number of group members or companions you have. Which is obviously the solution, too.

Gidorick

yes BUT i want it to be different (explain in commets)

I want followers but not ones that level and not persistent ones. I want them to be temporarily hirable mercs that are leveled to us. I explain it all here : http://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/146133/hirable-npc-companion-concept/p1

Micallef

no it makes no sense and i hate it

Seriously, punctuation. Reading that made my eyes hurt.

Sacadon

no i would never use it

They're annoying at best, even when they're oversexed and hot. Just becomes a nuisance. Same as with all the NPCs that follow to close and get in my way. Aggro when I don't want, remove CCs when I don't want.

Glurin

no i would never use it

Having a follower nearly always turns out to be like being on an escort quest that never goes away.

Psychobunni

i like this idea but probely would not be a big part of my gameplay

Lydia was good at carrying my burdens for the bit of Skyrim I did play, would these followers come with inventory space you could lump stuff on them? If so, then great for mat farming runs. Idk about actual game play I can't stand the npcs usually...she might see all colors but all I see is her standing in my way

UrQuan

no i would never use it

Followers were great in single player TES games, but I really don't see the point in an MMO when you can just team up with other players when you want someone else around.

Veridiano02

yes BUT i want it to be different (explain in commets)

Not a 100% time follower, a la Skyrim. Hate that, specially when it makes things harder instead of making your life easy. But something like we had in Guild Wars (The first one, not GW2), the possibility of hiring a merc for a instance, for example. It will be very usefull when your group is 3 people, or two people. Of course a bot will never be as powerfull or helpfull as another player, but it may happen, a DPS goes before the last boss, or you and your guildies are 7 and can't make 2 dungeon groups... So you can hire a secondary DPS or an Offtank, or a support healer...

And it could be handy to complete difficult solo areas, specially for new players that can get stuck in certain missions, some dolmens or zone bosses. When you can't find nobody in your zone, or it's late, or...

Don't know. Something like that, it may be nice. It would not allow to make instances alone (hire just one merc at once, and only one per group, for example) but it would be better that have that creepy silent person following you around and... You know... Carrying yur burdens.

Daemons_Bane

no i would never use it

I have NEVER had a follower that I didn't want to kill after about 30 secs.. in all the games I've tried, all they can do right ids get in the way and screw things up

Morvul

no i would never use it

no offense, but if I want to play in a group in an MMO... well... I play in a group with players.
If you prefere NPCs over other players, I highly recommend to play offline RPGs instead: they tend to offer better storys AND better NPCs then MMOs.

I will never understand the Trend towards "Massive Singleplayer Online" Games...

Gandrhulf_Harbard

yes BUT i want it to be different (explain in commets)

What I would like to see is Followers coupled with Housing.

So that you get retainers for your house / guildhouse by completing quests.

I agree with @Huggernaut that Followers in PvE have invariably had appalling AI and tend to get in the way. Even in SWTOR (which as the best followers IMO) I spend half my time wanting to slap my follower for being stupid and the rest of the time either resurrecting them or sending them off to sell junk because they are, by and large, useless (the exception being the Store bought Ewok healer which is awesomely OP).

The more I think about it the more I'd like Housing to be Guild based, rather than personal, and work towards building a Stronghold for the Guild with crafting facilities, extra storage and NPC to craft basic things like food and pots.

Turn it into an MMO version of the Fighter's Castle from the old, old, pen and paper AD&D.

All The Best

Rune_Relic

yes BUT i want it to be different (explain in commets)

As many above.
For instance when no one responds to zone chat and the lfg does nothing I need help with group content.
Soloing group content isnt really viable.
Some help is better than no help.....don't need in MMO...I laugh at such naivety.

BuggeX

yes BUT i want it to be different (explain in commets)

The Follower should disapear when u join a Group. So it would not affect Dungeons.
PVP would not be Follower vs Follower. If u like to Play solo u have a Follower Tank/dd/healer

DaggerfallTradeMasters

i like this idea but probely would not be a big part of my gameplay

Idea is fine and i can understand why people would like it but atm its not important at all to add these kind of small things we first have to fix the bigger picture aka PVP that should be the priority right now after PvE and PvP content itself is fine then you can start looking for these extra things which makes the game just a bit better

RakshaTheKhajiit

Hmm, times when I cant get help from guildies/zone are very rare, so it wouldn't be very useful feature I guess... Maybe better let devs spend time on something more useful? Real people are much more fun to do things with anyway

Heromofo

I love this idea zos please make this

Love it one of the best things about skyrim was the really well done companion system.
Tho i dont know if this would go in because before the alpha and beta alot of us thought this and housing was going to be in the game from the start.

It is after all a elder scrolls game but then we found out it is a elder scrolls theme park mmo lol.

dafox187

I love this idea zos please make this

BuggeX wrote: »

The Follower should disapear when u join a Group. So it would not affect Dungeons.
PVP would not be Follower vs Follower. If u like to Play solo u have a Follower Tank/dd/healer

i dont think thats a good idea it would not make sense butt it would make sense tomake them not fight in a group or something i dont wont them in pvp but i like your idea

dafox187

I love this idea zos please make this

Gandrhulf_Harbard wrote: »

What I would like to see is Followers coupled with Housing.

So that you get retainers for your house / guildhouse by completing quests.

I agree with @Huggernaut that Followers in PvE have invariably had appalling AI and tend to get in the way. Even in SWTOR (which as the best followers IMO) I spend half my time wanting to slap my follower for being stupid and the rest of the time either resurrecting them or sending them off to sell junk because they are, by and large, useless (the exception being the Store bought Ewok healer which is awesomely OP).

The more I think about it the more I'd like Housing to be Guild based, rather than personal, and work towards building a Stronghold for the Guild with crafting facilities, extra storage and NPC to craft basic things like food and pots.

Turn it into an MMO version of the Fighter's Castle from the old, old, pen and paper AD&D.

All The Best

i want houses and guild houses

dafox187

I love this idea zos please make this

Morvul wrote: »

no offense, but if I want to play in a group in an MMO... well... I play in a group with players.
If you prefere NPCs over other players, I highly recommend to play offline RPGs instead: they tend to offer better storys AND better NPCs then MMOs.

I will never understand the Trend towards "Massive Singleplayer Online" Games...

its becuse not a lot of people respond to lfg

dafox187

I love this idea zos please make this

Daemons_Bane wrote: »

I have NEVER had a follower that I didn't want to kill after about 30 secs.. in all the games I've tried, all they can do right ids get in the way and screw things up

then why did u say u would never using it killing them is also a great user for them