PvE has become Alfred Hitchcocks "The Companions"

EdmondDontes

Can we please get some restrictions on where and when companions can be deployed? Please at least make them de-spawn in towns and in group dungeons.

This is really getting out of hand. Half of every "player" isn't even a player now days. This has got to be a huge burden on server resources that would be better used in other ways.

SpacemanSpiff1

i need them to help me craft and do banking.

they do despawn in trials and group dungeons if you have a full group.

Elsonso

EdmondDontes wrote: »

Can we please get some restrictions on where and when companions can be deployed? Please at least make them de-spawn in towns and in group dungeons.

This is really getting out of hand. Half of every "player" isn't even a player now days. This has got to be a huge burden on server resources that would be better used in other ways.

I am a little bit the opposite in this matter. I find that they are annoyingly despawned or invisible in places where I want them to be. Sometimes, they don't come back after the event that despawned them and I have to summon them. Each time I do that, I have to dock their pay, and the record keeping is tedious.

spartaxoxo

They don't get in the way at crafting stations so IDC about town. They despawn in dungeons if the party is full. If the party is not full, your groupmate wants to use their companion in the dungeon. So they absolutely shouldn't be despawned. ETA that's a primary use case.

lordspyder

On top of that companions, except for the merchant ones are inviso to anyone not in your group in towns

TheGreatBlackBear

NO! I need Isobel with me at all times or I'll have a mental breakdown

AcadianPaladin

As said above, companions will despawn in group dungeons to allow up to four players as the priority. They are also invis to other in sizable towns. So I don't see any problem. I quite love companions and am very glad they are in game.

I do believe the game overall is too crowded but I would think that more 'instances' is the solution there.

Tourist_McGee

As i'm leveling as heals, having Bastion set up for tanking means i can do content that i would otherwise really struggle with or be unable to do at all.

I do not think they need to be disabled any more than they already are. What i need changed about the companions is better AI and a LOT more dialogue options.