companions, the plague of the clones

NeKryXe

I knew about companions but I didn't see anything prior to the release, to avoid spoilers. I like the companions, like most of us, but I never imagined that they would be visible to everyone out of a group. What's the point? It's insane to see tons of clones now, all with the same head, everywhere. We won something fun, for now, but I feel that it hurts the involvement on the game. It looks more ridiculous that usually. It could look much better if we were able to put helmets on all those clones and personalize them more. Since we are forced to see all those clones running around and we can't change their faces, blocking the helmets was a really dumb move. It doesn't even have any logic. Why can't companions use helmets? What's the Zos idea for this plague of look-alike toons with no helmets?

Luke_Flamesword

They said that we will see random NPC in place of others companions but it's not implemented yet or just don't work.

Grandchamp1989

I really wish we could customize their faces/head.

Put on adornments, paint, make up and even helmets so there isn't 500 Bastian and Mirri clones everywhere.

Ringing_Nirnroot

Next up in crownstore: ✨ 800 gem companion helmets✨

omegatay_ESO

Ringing_Nirnroot wrote: »

Next up in crownstore: ✨ 800 gem companion helmets✨

Why is this not surprising in the least.

phairdon

Grandchamp1989 wrote: »

I really wish we could customize their faces/head.

This. Facial customization.
Name change too.

Btw grandhchamp. There is a guy in Blackwood looking for you

Grandchamp1989

phairdon wrote: »

Grandchamp1989 wrote: »

I really wish we could customize their faces/head.

This. Facial customization.
Name change too.

Btw grandhchamp. There is a guy in Blackwood looking for you

lmfaoo I noticed! XDD Nostalgia vibes.

AcadianPaladin

I love how they handled companions in town so you just see yours. Out in the wild I don't mind seeing other companions because their numbers don't seem excessive.

tomofhyrule

Grandchamp1989 wrote: »

I really wish we could customize their faces/head.

Put on adornments, paint, make up and even helmets so there isn't 500 Bastian and Mirri clones everywhere.

How about... we customize our character's head with some of their hairstyles, huh?

Seriously though, I don't get why there's a helmet restriction. As much as I like realism, I completely draw the line at being able to see my character's face that I spent time customizing. However, I totally understand people who want to fear helmets, and it's nice that we have the option for both.

Now for companions, I'd not give him a hat, but I can see why other people would. And yet I think it's ridiculous that we can't give them a hat in any way...

And I just want to not see that hairstyle everywhere I go since I'm so salty about it not releasing, but that's another issue entirely.

PigofSteel

NeKryXe wrote: »

I knew about companions but I didn't see anything prior to the release, to avoid spoilers. I like the companions, like most of us, but I never imagined that they would be visible to everyone out of a group. What's the point? It's insane to see tons of clones now, all with the same head, everywhere. We won something fun, for now, but I feel that it hurts the involvement on the game. It looks more ridiculous that usually. It could look much better if we were able to put helmets on all those clones and personalize them more. Since we are forced to see all those clones running around and we can't change their faces, blocking the helmets was a really dumb move. It doesn't even have any logic. Why can't companions use helmets? What's the Zos idea for this plague of look-alike toons with no helmets?

All things will be solved in Crown Store soon. Cant wait to spend money on new shiny items in shop.

Red_Feather

Please let us put helmets on them or change their hair. They can take off their helmet in dialogue interaction menu if seeing their face is so important.

NeKryXe

AcadianPaladin wrote: »

I love how they handled companions in town so you just see yours. Out in the wild I don't mind seeing other companions because their numbers don't seem excessive.

That's a good thing in fact. But I'd still prefer to be able to cover their faces with helmets in the wild.

Onyx_Werewolf_Gnome

AcadianPaladin wrote: »

I love how they handled companions in town so you just see yours. Out in the wild I don't mind seeing other companions because their numbers don't seem excessive.

I'm seeing Bastains with quest markers everywhere including towns (I have Mirri enabled if it is relevant)

GreenHere

I just hope it doesn't take 5 flippin years to get more Companions rolled out.

We used to have this same exact problem with Tythis & Nuzimeh being EVERYWHERE all the time, but it's amazing how much that seemed to have been ameliorated by just introducing the two cat version. And that's only one additional variant (if we're counting them as a pair).

If/when we get 4, 6, 12 Comps to choose from, this won't be nearly so bad. But in the meantime, I gotta agree, this is pretty immersion breaking and mildly annoying.

(Plus the Nameplates above their heads makes it harder to overlook them; and I want Nameplates on for other NPCs, so turning them off isn't a great option.)