Who's your companion BFF?

phaneub17_ESO

Snamyap

Mirri

Mirri, but unfortunately spend most of my time with Bastian for his heavy attack buff.

Calastir

Isobel

Isobel. She's an enthusiastic knight, a good heroic companion.

But when a daily calls for breaking the law, I switch her for her opposite in alignment; The criminally inclined Ember.

xilfxlegion

Ember

ember --- when i first got her, i used the blade of woe to see if it would lower her rapport and instead she yelled out " this is so much better than reading " .

ADarklore

Sharp

Sharp, definitely, because he has a great personality and is fun to travel with. Bastian would be my second, albeit wish he was a bit less "proper". But now that rapport gain has been increased, I can deal with the -1 or -5 here or there... but definitely not someone I want to have with me during TG or DB questlines.

My least favorite, Ember... I grow tired of her cheerful enthusiasm for killing things... bordering on psychotic IMO. My next least favorite is Azandar... sadly. I just cannot take his "I'm so smart, let me use all these big words just to impress people" attitude.

Isobel is great to travel with too, and love her enthusiasm for dungeons. Originally my plan was to have her as my main tank for soloing world bosses, but then I realized that Bastian could do that job better... and then Azandar came along and IMO, when spec'd properly, can do the main tank job even better.

AcadianPaladin

Mirri

Mirri. She makes a fine tank and my elf gets along well with her. We have an addon (no interact) which allows us to disable interaction with torchbugs and butterflies so her rapport is never disturbed. Mostly her personality though.

Once, my elf accidently grabbed a red potion (stealing) and an NPC attacked her. Without hesitation, Mirri killed the NPC for attacking her pal - regardless of the reason. The bounty was steep but Mirri's action cemented her place as bff.

Treselegant

Bastian

Classic Hero, perfect foil for my tragic hero Vestige main. I just prefer characters who want to make the world better even if they struggle to do so. Voice acting for him is so good - that wistful sigh when you go to Wayrest *chef's kiss*.

I think the Blackwood companions were so close to be really well rounded companion characters but whoever did their reaction dialogue really phoned it in at points and we ended up with some really silly lines that make no sense. Instead of going: "some of these lines are nonsensical and provoke negative reactions so maybe she should tweek some of them based on feedback and make it better" ZOS went, "phht whatever, we'll just make different ones and pretend no-one liked the old ones". Chaps my hide something chronic.

Kendaric

It varies, depending on which character I play... either Bastian or Mirri.

I don't use Ember (ugly hair), Sharp (Argonian) or Azandar (Arcanist & personality) at all.

bmnoble

Isobel

I tend to use Isobel most, along with Mirri and now Sharpe the others basically just stay in collections now that I have done their achievements.

I have set Isobel up as a tank/healer hybrid, Mirri use to be set up as a damage dealer but have her set up as a healer now, Sharpe I have set up as a dual wield damage dealer.

I like using them both from a practical stand point and because I don't mind their voices.

emilyhyoyeon

Isobel

Isobel is so sweet and although she's not a perfect match for my main character, they suit each other decently. She's my favorite. I was also pleasantly surprised with Azandar, and he gets along with my main character well too.
Sharp is perfect for one of my other characters; they're definitely BFFs.

Twig_Garlicshine

I ride solo

Mostly solo - pvp.
When I do remember to pull out a companion:
Bastian or Isobel.
Ember psycho and Mirri irritating.

Fenris_Arainai

It depends on the character I'm playing.

FantasticFreddie

Ember

emilyhyoyeon wrote: »

Isobel is so sweet and although she's not a perfect match for my main character, they suit each other decently. She's my favorite. I was also pleasantly surprised with Azandar, and he gets along with my main character well too.
Sharp is perfect for one of my other characters; they're definitely BFFs.

Isabel I'm never really comfortable dragging along. Her leaving felt very forced-- she has a life and a girlfriend and a family that loves her, and putting her in deadly danger 45 times a day seems a bit much.

Ember is funny and sweet and also has an edge to her-- she grew up rough, she knows the harshness of the world already. I also feel like her leaving the tower was more natural.

I have just barely unlocked Sharp, but he has kind of the same feel as Isobel for me. He has a lot going on in his own life, it's just a bit odd he would go hang out in Summerset with me.

FrancisCrawford

Isobel

To date, Isobel is my favorite of the imaginary friends by far.

That said, I don't have Necrom, and Ember annoys me so much I've spent very little time with her. So I'm really picking from among 3. Bastian is pompous. I like Mirri, but I like Isobel a lot more.

LalMirchi

Azandar

I now have all the companions having unlocked Azander last night. I like the concept of companions and that they are very different to each other.

Having them in different roles makes for varied gameplay. Sharp and Ember are my current favorites as far as character and voice-overs go.

TaSheen

I ride solo

I'm not a "sidekick" oriented player. I was fine in the turn-based games of long ago, where (as in the SSI Gold Box games) I could make up a party of 6 and they were all still MY characters. But when the whole "pick up sidekicks to take along" thing started, I was like *rolling eyes and shaking head*.

That started for me in BG1, and the only reason I played the heck out of that game was because it came with a "local server" option, which meant I could replace that annoying git Imoen with an Imoen of my own who NEVER nattered at me, and then make 5 more characters in different classes etc just like it used to be.

But of course things got worse (in my view) from there.... That's just me though - I'm sure the preponderance of
"sidekick-ism" in games through the years is because most people aren't like me! It's not unusual at all in any part of life for me to be a minority of one!

[Edit for typos - not enough coffee!]

AzuraFan

Isobel

But I like Mirri too. Sharp is also okay, from what I've seen of him so far.

emilyhyoyeon

Isobel

FantasticFreddie wrote: »

emilyhyoyeon wrote: »

Isobel is so sweet and although she's not a perfect match for my main character, they suit each other decently. She's my favorite. I was also pleasantly surprised with Azandar, and he gets along with my main character well too.
Sharp is perfect for one of my other characters; they're definitely BFFs.

Isabel I'm never really comfortable dragging along. Her leaving felt very forced-- she has a life and a girlfriend and a family that loves her, and putting her in deadly danger 45 times a day seems a bit much.

That's not really how I interpreted her quests. Isobel does have a solid/secure home/foundation compared to the rest of the companions for sure

(although she does not have a girlfriend, that is very clear, and the childhood crush herself wants to start adventuring, with a romantic partner to boot),

but Isobel seemed eager to start ''blossoming'' into the world. Like these two things aren't really mutually exclusive, but for sure someone who doesn't have family for example would probably be more keen on adventuring.

Quite frankly I feel bad about dragging all of them into danger. Azandar might be the only exception, since I feel like working with daedra regularly probably hardens you to a few things.


edit for possible spoiler for Isobel's quests

Ilsabet

Bastian

Bastian is my wingman and lowkey crush.

Rebirthment

Isobel

It's more of a mix between Isobel and Mirri. Sure, Isobel's comments about Stendarr get tiring after awhile but i like how friendly and sweet she is! While as for Mirri, i like her Personality and character more. I just wish she had gotten some more voicelines and extra bit of content that you can tell the future companions have compared to her and Bastian.

Khenarthi

Sharp

Sharp all the way. I love his personality, his comments, his looks. All other companions had something, even minor, that put me off, but Sharp-as-Night is perfect.

Myrnhiel

What's "BFF" supposed to mean?

Zodiarkslayer

Isobel

Isobel, but don't tell my wife. 🤭

whitecrow

Ember

Myrnhiel wrote: »

What's "BFF" supposed to mean?

I can only think of things that can't be typed here.

TaSheen

I ride solo

Best Friend Forever.

Myrnhiel

whitecrow wrote: »

Myrnhiel wrote: »

What's "BFF" supposed to mean?

I can only think of things that can't be typed here.

That's why I asked! Apparently I am too old for this abbreviation talk.

TaSheen wrote: »

Best Friend Forever.

In this case I have to say: none. I don't ride solo, but I wouldn't call them best friend forever.

SilverBride

Azandar

I enjoy Azandar's comments so I tend to use him the most. But now that he is leveled and geared I only use him for World Bosses and soloing Dungeons. I don't need their help for normal activities such as questing.

spartaxoxo

All of them!

I use Bastian the most and like him the most, personally and on my main. But my characters each have a different companion most suited to their personality that they vibe with most. My Khajiit thief for example has Ember as her BFF. I haven't met any companions that I really disliked yet.

Kiyakotari

Sharp

Used to be Isobel, but now it's Sharp all the way. Bring me that Garrus voice. I mean, I already knew before I heard him speak, but then he did and...yes, please.

Before that, I flipped between Bastian and Mirri.

I occasionally run Mirri still for RP reasons (Dunmer characters like her along). But otherwise, unless I'm leveling one of them specifically (still need to get a few levels on to hit 20, or grinding up Rapport on an alt toon or something), it's Sharp all the way.

Hapexamendios

None of them. I mostly use Ember because she's the easiest to acquire.

Braffin

I ride solo

Maybe one day I'll unlock one of them and try the questline, but outside that I have no use for them.