After 10 Companions Are Released, What's Next?

BlueRaven

Give us another 10, this time of the opposite sex (example Bastian is an imperial male, next Imperial we get will be a female) and also try to give a completely different personality.

Katheriah wrote: »

I don't want that many. They take forever to max out for achievements.

I found the best way to level them is wait for a double xp event, go to a public dungeon that has a collectible drop, use a xp scroll with the intended companion out, and just start farming.

They suddenly level super quick.

Zodiarkslayer

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I think 7 is enough. One for each class.

Heartrage

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Instead of adding more companions, they should work on the system. Leveling companions is a chore, farming for their equipment is pure Rng, they don’t get out of aoe or block dangerous attacks and we only have a few quest content with them. Right now, they also have very limited use. They die quickly to world bosses, dungeons and trials, they can’t be used in pvp and overland content is so easy that they are an overkill even for the under average player.

whitecrow

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More Khajiit.

Sheridan

Give us another 10, this time of the opposite sex (example Bastian is an imperial male, next Imperial we get will be a female) and also try to give a completely different personality.

Companions have both the race and the class, so there are more than 10 combinations. For me, new personality and personal quests are more than enough to keep releasing them.

ArchMikem

Give us different races, non playable! Examples - Daedra, Goblin, Giant, yes give me a GIANT companion please!

A friendly Lamia, with her own custom skill set, and even outfit styles!

Daoin

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Companion 11

Al_Ex_Andre

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Companions are cool, but after 10 I'd like something else. Like new features like mounted combat/new weapons ie the Lance Etc.

SedoUmbra

Give us different races, non playable! Examples - Daedra, Goblin, Giant, yes give me a GIANT companion please!

Honestly, I'd much rather they went ahead with non-playable races before they finished all 10 playable races. I don't think the human races, for example, are interesting enough to justify an entire new companion to level up and grind gear for just to have one with a previously unseen playable race.

There's still necromancer to do, and I'm already worried that the 8th companion will be boring as a repeat class. I'd rather they went ahead with something like a Spiderkith or Faun or something.

Anumaril

Give us the ORIGINAL "part time" companions. Examples - Lyris, The Prophet, basically all the chars from all the different Story quests. Yes, I want that Evilei, or however you spell it. Sue me!

Another 20 or 30, or however many it takes to get an Altmer male.

Actually story characters would be interesting though. We've grown so close to certain characters in a way we just don't/can't with companions pre-loaded with 1 questline, and 1 quest to unlock them. Quen from the Thieves Guild DLC would be a nice companion, for example.

Eldartar

I think 10 would be too many, I'd be happy if we stopped where we are now with 6.

Rufusstan

STOP! No more please, 10 is enough!

Voted for no more. Once all the races are covered, it should be enough. As it is I already use the High Isle pair (Isobel and Ember) almost exclusively.

jle30303

Would like to have some Companions back in old zones. If not 2 per zone, then at least 1 from the major zones, with a quest added to get them, so that new players who want to start in those stories can quickly get a Companion...

1 from Covenant
1 from Pact
1 from Dominion
1 from Vvardenfell
1 from Summerset
1 from Elsweyr
1 from Western Skyrim

Possibly 1 from Wrothgar too, to make an even number of companions.

Hell, they could even monetize it and sell it for crowns as a "Companions Pack", unlocking ALL of them in one pack - even for zones you don't technically have - so the ones from the Faction zones and Vvardenfell would be always-available, and if you wanted the others, you could either get the zones, get an ESO+ Subscription or venture into those zones during a Trial Week.

Tarloch_S

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Treselegant wrote: »

I just want a more in depth companion system. More dialogue, more quests, a romance system - anything more than what we have currently. It's just so thin right now. They release them, abandon them, create more, abandon those, on and on. It's so shallow.

AzuraFan wrote: »

allow us to form parties with just one player and all companions.

See above ;o)

I'm not opposed to more but feel development time on a more in-depth and comprehensive experience, improved AI and the ability to assign personalities would be a better option.

Hamfast

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I would be happy with 1 companion for each character slot, I currently have 20... yes, I am an altaholic, I am in a 12 step program...

I would like to see at least each race and class covered, with the variations possible with each class...

I am not sure about the non-playable races, but by then perhaps they will be playable...

I would like to see more interactions with companions, getting Mirri drunk (Alcohol), fattening up Isobel (Sweets), giving Sharp some poison for his weapons, and better still fish with me... oh, and Bastian would be getting Cheese with every meal... perhaps they could either play an instrument or dance when I do... assign them personalities (beyond what little personality they already have)

I would like to see companions who can warn me to get out of stupid take their own advice, not run away like cowards, instead perhaps circle their principle (limited range from our character)

Companions that would harvest materials, carry part of my load... and drive away Stuka...

The thing is options, we have the option to play with or without companions, so those that dislike them need not get them, those like me can get and build them all, dress them funny and tote them around as I play.

code65536

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Why are you going by races?

The bigger problem is that ZOS has used 6 of the 7 classes.

In any case, 6 companions is 6 too many.

jtm1018

Give us another 10, this time of the opposite sex (example Bastian is an imperial male, next Imperial we get will be a female) and also try to give a completely different personality.

Opp sex of released companion.
Just because, variety thats what.
The more the better, right.

RedBranch

STOP! No more please, 10 is enough!

I’ve enjoyed companions but after 10 I’m sure there’ll be room for other ideas.

Whiskers

Add alfiq companion, then we can call it good

thorwyn

Instead of adding more of what's basically the same, I would like to see some iprovements in terms of game play.
Let two players with two companions queue for a random. Let the companions pick up crafting surveys during offline times (although slowly...maybe 1 per hour or so). If something like that would be added, I might consider getting a companion. For a walking HOT or DOT they are not worth my time.

Paulytnz

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Jumping back in just to say - thanks for all the feedback and replies guys.

I do agree with those of you who would like to see more added to the whole companion system. Such as smarter AI, more interactions with them etc.

@code65536

Because it seems that's the way ZOS are going atm with the system. It's only fair to every race anyway and the players who enjoy whatever their favourite race is, if they have one. Besides more variety is NEVER a bad thing.

PS - I have been clicking on the "Agree" & "Awesome" options when I have seen some really good replies, so just because I have not replied to you all does not mean I have been ignoring the replies.

Let's keep this going and hopefully ZOS may take notice and may even come in and give some hints or something, you never know!