[SUGGESTION] Base game access to a companion

AnduinTryggva

I know that up to now all available companions can only be obtained by doing a specific quest in one of the new dlc zones.

This is a bit sad for those who don't own one of these zones.

I understand the marketing reason to hide companions in dlc zones but at the same time I am quite certain that people won't buy a dlc just to get access to a companion. People will buy a dlc because they want to play the new zone, get access to specific houses or do the new story and trial and the companion is just an addon.

I think players would more in general appreciate to be able to get a companion even if not owning the respective dlcs.

Also, there are players that own these specific dlcs but running around with a toon and doing zones without a companion and would like to do the zones with a companion not at all or later and would not like to hop to that zone with a companion just to get a companion to run along.

So here is my suggestion:
On a random basis a quest could pop up in one of the base game zone cities or non-companion dlc zone cities that give access to a companion not yet inside the game. The associated quest could be placed for instance in any open dungeon requesting to kill a number of bosses there or a number of zone word bosses or do a number of normal dungeons or whatever. Something that is pretty generic and I am certain the story writers at ZOS could come up with a nice idea to embed it in a story (e.g. related to the Undaunted or so). Thus people could have with a lil bit of luck get access to a companion without the need to interrupt their playthru with a given character.

ImmortalElf13

Probably better if its one companion but its starter quest could be completed in either Khenarthi's Roost, Bleakrock Isle, or Stros M'Kai. Maybe a washed up Imperial or a displaced elf thats just as lost as you are in the beginning. Kind of a friend to cling to after escaping Coldharbour. Might be an idea for their next QoL update.

AnduinTryggva

That is a nice idea too. It really would be nice to pick up a friend there...

LunaFlora

one or both of the update 44 companions might be base game as the update doesn't have dlc.

we'll find out soon as u44 should go to pts in Mid September, probably 16 or 23 September

Enemy-of-Coldharbour

Not entirely related, but I would certainly love the option to create my own companion using the character creator.

@ZOS_Kevin