What does Bastian like and not like?

Starlight_Whisper

Thanks for answering

AcadianPaladin

Here's some info on that from Alcast's site: https://alcasthq.com/eso-bastian-companion-guide/#rapports

ADarklore

I believe his info is outdated... there were reports on PTS that collecting runes no longer give approval. There is also nothing in his list about Bastian approving of brewing an alcoholic beverage, which I heard also gives approval.

cyclonus11

I read that he DOESN'T like it when you craft an alcoholic beverage. Still unsure what he actually DOES like.

Bekkael

Starlight_Whisper wrote: »

ADarklore wrote: »

Starlight_Whisper wrote: »

ADarklore wrote: »

I believe his info is outdated... there were reports on PTS that collecting runes no longer give approval. There is also nothing in his list about Bastian approving of brewing an alcoholic beverage, which I heard also gives approval.

What kind of alcoholic beverage?

I don't know if it has to be specific, just any alcoholic beverage.

Like is there a recipe to craft or something? I am just confused what counts

If it's any alcoholic beverage, then any drink recipe of that type under provisioning should do the trick.

GreenHere

I don't know for sure that it affects his like/dislike bar (I have the notifications turned off) but going by his dialogue he's unhappy with me smashing beetles and bugs in Skyreach. He told me to stop, and said I was cruel and wasteful; sounds like fairly strong disapproval to me!

Which is stupid, considering that we're regularly plundering decent people's final resting places, murdering living people who happen to be hostile to us instead of turning them into the authorities or whatever, and mass-slaughtering cute and fluffy animals for meat and fur... but OH NO! don't squish the beetles for those alchemy reagents! They had so much to live for!

khyrkat

I heard he freaks out when necro's pets die. I'm soooooooo gonna use him

GreenHere

Oh, and I know for sure that he DOES like when you loot a Psijic Portal.

It was the first "Liked" action I happened to stumble into after getting him, so the tutorial tip window thing popped up telling me I did something my Companion liked. Different Companions have different likes and dislikes, and over time you'll blah blah blah blah blah blah. (I definitely didn't read the pop-up very thoroughly, but it was clear in telling me I did something that made him happy.)

SammyKhajit

Bastion and Mirri both give approval for reading books.

Took Bastion to do the Fighters’ Guild daily to give him the skill line, and he seems to like the quest. Haven’t tested with Miri yet.

Starlight_Whisper

He likes dolmens with 10 min cool down

Starlight_Whisper

ADarklore wrote: »

I believe his info is outdated... there were reports on PTS that collecting runes no longer give approval. There is also nothing in his list about Bastian approving of brewing an alcoholic beverage, which I heard also gives approval.

What kind of alcoholic beverage?

ADarklore

Starlight_Whisper wrote: »

ADarklore wrote: »

I believe his info is outdated... there were reports on PTS that collecting runes no longer give approval. There is also nothing in his list about Bastian approving of brewing an alcoholic beverage, which I heard also gives approval.

What kind of alcoholic beverage?

I don't know if it has to be specific, just any alcoholic beverage.

Starlight_Whisper

ADarklore wrote: »

Starlight_Whisper wrote: »

ADarklore wrote: »

I believe his info is outdated... there were reports on PTS that collecting runes no longer give approval. There is also nothing in his list about Bastian approving of brewing an alcoholic beverage, which I heard also gives approval.

What kind of alcoholic beverage?

I don't know if it has to be specific, just any alcoholic beverage.

Like is there a recipe to craft or something? I am just confused what counts

Bekkael

GreenHere wrote: »

I don't know for sure that it affects his like/dislike bar (I have the notifications turned off) but going by his dialogue he's unhappy with me smashing beetles and bugs in Skyreach. He told me to stop, and said I was cruel and wasteful; sounds like fairly strong disapproval to me!

Which is stupid, considering that we're regularly plundering decent people's final resting places, murdering living people who happen to be hostile to us instead of turning them into the authorities or whatever, and mass-slaughtering cute and fluffy animals for meat and fur... but OH NO! don't squish the beetles for those alchemy reagents! They had so much to live for!

Good grief. Sounds like the same stuff I had to figure out in Dragon Age 2 with companions friendship or rivalry checks. I hope they have a similar system with these companions, where when you max out their approval/friendship, you can't affect how they feel about you any longer, meaning they never disapprove of anything you do after that point.

khyrkat

GreenHere wrote: »

Oh, and I know for sure that he DOES like when you loot a Psijic Portal.

Well poor Basti, they're almost as rare as Medusa inferno staff XD

ADarklore

khyrkat wrote: »

GreenHere wrote: »

Oh, and I know for sure that he DOES like when you loot a Psijic Portal.

Well poor Basti, they're almost as rare as Medusa inferno staff XD

How are they rare? There are addons that clearly point out their location. I remember on a previous character, I had no problem completing them all fairly quickly.

khyrkat

ADarklore wrote: »

khyrkat wrote: »

GreenHere wrote: »

Oh, and I know for sure that he DOES like when you loot a Psijic Portal.

Well poor Basti, they're almost as rare as Medusa inferno staff XD

How are they rare? There are addons that clearly point out their location. I remember on a previous character, I had no problem completing them all fairly quickly.

I don't use addons for everything. They make me lazy.

ectoplasmicninja

ADarklore wrote: »

How are they rare? There are addons that clearly point out their location. I remember on a previous character, I had no problem completing them all fairly quickly.

You are thinking of Psijic time rifts that you need to close to progress the Psijic skill line. What he approves of is you looting the small Psijic nodes you can loot for items. Those spawn occasionally at enchanting node locations and are pretty rare.

oldbobdude

Bekkael wrote: »

GreenHere wrote: »

I don't know for sure that it affects his like/dislike bar (I have the notifications turned off) but going by his dialogue he's unhappy with me smashing beetles and bugs in Skyreach. He told me to stop, and said I was cruel and wasteful; sounds like fairly strong disapproval to me!

Which is stupid, considering that we're regularly plundering decent people's final resting places, murdering living people who happen to be hostile to us instead of turning them into the authorities or whatever, and mass-slaughtering cute and fluffy animals for meat and fur... but OH NO! don't squish the beetles for those alchemy reagents! They had so much to live for!

Good grief. Sounds like the same stuff I had to figure out in Dragon Age 2 with companions friendship or rivalry checks. I hope they have a similar system with these companions, where when you max out their approval/friendship, you can't affect how they feel about you any longer, meaning they never disapprove of anything you do after that point.

Dragon Age 2. I loved that game.

GreenHere

ADarklore wrote: »

khyrkat wrote: »

GreenHere wrote: »

Oh, and I know for sure that he DOES like when you loot a Psijic Portal.

Well poor Basti, they're almost as rare as Medusa inferno staff XD

How are they rare? There are addons that clearly point out their location. I remember on a previous character, I had no problem completing them all fairly quickly.

To be clear, I'm talking about the things you can harvest that take the place of Runestone nodes -- not the rifts or whatever that you have to plug for leveling the Psijic skill line. (Though those might count too, for all I know; I finished that years ago, so didn't even think to test that!)

You have to have a point put into that first Passive skill in the Psijic line to even see them, and they're just glowing light things randomly spread out in the world. Unless I'm mistaken, they're called Psijic Portals. Not the fissures in spacetime that the yappy crystal skull helps you find.

aurorable

So far from my experience books, psijic portal and dolmens he liked.

Edit: he also likes Scying, enemies that come out of oblivion portals and When I killed bandits in Reaper's March

xv1_me

Starlight_Whisper wrote: »

Thanks for answering

You can’t just talk to him and find out?

Bekkael

oldbobdude wrote: »

Bekkael wrote: »

GreenHere wrote: »

I don't know for sure that it affects his like/dislike bar (I have the notifications turned off) but going by his dialogue he's unhappy with me smashing beetles and bugs in Skyreach. He told me to stop, and said I was cruel and wasteful; sounds like fairly strong disapproval to me!

Which is stupid, considering that we're regularly plundering decent people's final resting places, murdering living people who happen to be hostile to us instead of turning them into the authorities or whatever, and mass-slaughtering cute and fluffy animals for meat and fur... but OH NO! don't squish the beetles for those alchemy reagents! They had so much to live for!

Good grief. Sounds like the same stuff I had to figure out in Dragon Age 2 with companions friendship or rivalry checks. I hope they have a similar system with these companions, where when you max out their approval/friendship, you can't affect how they feel about you any longer, meaning they never disapprove of anything you do after that point.

Dragon Age 2. I loved that game.

One of my all-time favorite games, despite all the hate it still gets. ♥

Starlight_Whisper

xv1_me wrote: »

Starlight_Whisper wrote: »

Thanks for answering

You can’t just talk to him and find out?

O.O no cause server done. Call it researching while I wait

Alurria

He told me harvesting the runestone would come in handy, he also commented about after we were done going to the inn for a ale. So I am not sure why he is objecting to someone making a a alcohol beverage. Consider him lawful good character and act accordingly. Don't have him out when you are out thieving and murdering.

ADarklore

Alurria wrote: »

He told me harvesting the runestone would come in handy, he also commented about after we were done going to the inn for a ale. So I am not sure why he is objecting to someone making a a alcohol beverage. Consider him lawful good character and act accordingly. Don't have him out when you are out thieving and murdering.

As far as I know, he gives APPROVAL for making an alcoholic beverage, not a disapproval.

ectoplasmicninja

I just made some alcoholic drinks and he didn't approve, disapprove, or even comment. I read that Mirri approves of crafting alcohol but haven't unlocked her yet so can't confirm.

Starlight_Whisper

SammyKhajit wrote: »

Bastion and Mirri both give approval for reading books.

Took Bastion to do the Fighters’ Guild daily to give him the skill line, and he seems to like the quest. Haven’t tested with Miri yet.

Awesome thanks

tsaescishoeshiner

He eats books on a 5-10 minute cooldown. Make sure to let him graze calmly at a bookshelf whenever you're in town.

oddbasket

For some reason, reading this thread only makes me think companions are a thinly disguised mechanic to get players to slow down and do things they would usually ignore.

phaneub17_ESO

I killed Bandits and he liked that.

GreenHere

tsaescishoeshiner wrote: »

He eats books

(Also, because I appreciate your clever wordplay @tsaescishoeshiner !)

tsaescishoeshiner wrote: »

let him graze