Are you going to use the new Companions, Tanlorin and Zerith-Var?

SilverBride

Erickson9610

I will use both

I like both Companions, and hope we get more next year, too.

TaSheen

I will not use either

I don't do companions at all. Sidekicks are SO not my thing.

Wolfkeks

I will use both

Probably both. So far i have at least one character for each companion, extra loot and companion passives are always nice!

Syldras

I am undecided

If I can claim them for free, I will give them a chance - as usual. If I'm going to really use them regularly after the first testing depends on their personality. There are personality types I like more, others I can't stand. It's too early to judge. I won't go by ZOS' descriptions, because Azandar "fatherly mad scientist mix between Dumbledore and Willy Wonka" sounded creepy to me, but it turned out he's nothing like that, and he's actually my favorite companion so far.

CatoUnchained

I doubt it. We'll see how they have the purchase structured.

If we have to purchase the companion separately for every tune, then absolutely not. Won't touch them with a 50 foot pole if they have to be purchased for every toon. If there is still a quest we have to do after BUYING the companions, I'm probably not going to buy them. And, finally, I already have six fully leveled companions I don't use. I don't need any more.

SilverBride

I am undecided

I may use Zerith-Var because I am curious how a Necromancer Companion would play, but am not sure I want to bother unlocking and leveling and gearing more Companions. Azandar and Sharp are my two favorites and I don't see me using any others.

JemadarofCaerSalis

I am undecided

It really depends on how annoying they are and whether I like what they bring to the fight.

I will probably get both of them and level them, but then will likely just stick to others.

Diebesgut

I will use both

I will bring both of them to 20 level and to the best relationship to get the bonus. 💰

Then they end up in the closet 🙃

Grizzbeorn

I barely use the ones I already have anymore, so I haven't decided if I'll use either one of the new ones.

Unlocking them per character is BORING and I have no desire to repeat those quests more than once.
Mirri is the only one I have leveled to 20 and at full rapport for at least one of my characters (she's unlocked for roughly 5 of my 20 characters). [Combat] Leveling her didn't feel like torture, though I can't even remember the last time I summoned her.
But Ember and Izzy are still level 18/19 (I unlocked them when High Isle was the active chapter), unlocked for only 3 of my 20 characters, and I barely have the urge to summon either one anymore because leveling those two has felt like a different,
S L O W E R experience than leveling Mirri was, and I got bored with it.

I have Sharp unlocked for two characters, and the old dude for one, but they are both still low level and rapport.

I unlocked Bastian on one character and played him for like 5 minutes (back when that chapter was the current one; was it Blackwood?) and haven't touched him since.

If ZOS will stop being stubborn and change the unlock to per-account rather than per-character, then I'd be more likely to use my current Companions (and future ones) more. If that doesn't happen, then I don't see myself devoting time to them anymore.

WitchyKiki

I will use both

Both, but if they start complaining about things I pick up in the world, they are going back into the closet!

(Mirri is forever banned from adventuring with me)

Syldras

I am undecided

Diebesgut wrote: »

I will bring both of them to 20 level and to the best relationship to get the bonus. 💰
Then they end up in the closet 🙃

... Yeah, I might also have a few humans and an Argonian somewhere in the basement. Azandar is to be blamed!

ESO_player123

Since they are free with ESO+ I will level them to get their perks and then will switch back to Bastian (my main tank) just like I did with the rest of the companions.

Wolfkeks

I will use both

Syldras wrote: »

Diebesgut wrote: »

I will bring both of them to 20 level and to the best relationship to get the bonus. 💰
Then they end up in the closet 🙃

... Yeah, I might also have a few humans and an Argonian somewhere in the basement. Azandar is to be blamed!

I mean it's Azandar 😎 (do I have him unlocked on almost all chars? Maybe 😁)

Theist_VII

I will use both

WitchyKiki wrote: »

Both, but if they start complaining about things I pick up in the world, they are going back into the closet!

(Mirri is forever banned from adventuring with me)

*Goes to pick up items from corpse*
*Accidentally harvests torch bug*
"I hate you, I hate you!"

Most wholesome interaction, only compares to when you accidentally loot an item off of a Guild Merchant’s stall and Bastion loses his sanity.

Like, bro. Chill out, I’ll put it back.

DenverRalphy

I will use both

I will absolutely use both of them!

I want those perks they have, and even if I had to pay for them I would. Homerun on the design choice for perks this go-round IMHO.

I'll be getting their Trinkets as quickly as I can.

colossalvoids

I will not use either

Not interested in companions but if I was the khajiit looks more appealing to pick up.

Theist_VII

I will use both

DenverRalphy wrote: »

I will absolutely use both of them!

I want those perks they have, and even if I had to pay for them I would. Homerun on the design choice for perks this go-round IMHO.

Heavy Sack Finder will make you everyone’s best friend in dungeons and trials.

CatoUnchained

ESO_player123 wrote: »

Since they are free with ESO+ I will level them to get their perks and then will switch back to Bastian (my main tank) just like I did with the rest of the companions.

The companions aren't free even if you are an ESO+ subscriber because ESO+ isn't free.

Dax_Draconis

I will use both

WitchyKiki wrote: »

Both, but if they start complaining about things I pick up in the world, they are going back into the closet!

(Mirri is forever banned from adventuring with me)

Azandar got upset when I lit a campfire for a couple of NPCs, so I sent him to his room for a time out.

Syldras

I am undecided

Wolfkeks wrote: »

I mean it's Azandar 😎 (do I have him unlocked on almost all chars? Maybe 😁)

He even made me give up my usual mounts and use that one free two-seater horse instead... Poor old man doesn't have to worry about driving that thing

Gabriel_H

Other:

I don't use any companions, the AI is terrible, and some of the bad rapport triggers are just downright annoying.

Side Note: I will of course be levelling them and maxing them because I have to. The joys of OCD.

DP99

I will use both

I'll use both as far as doing their quests and unlocking everything, but beyond that probably won't stick with either one once all that is done. I'll just go back to the others, especially Sharp.

Jaimeh

I will unlock them and do their respective quests, but I don't like to use companions when playing, so they will likely stay low level like my other ones.

jcaceresw

I am undecided

Maybe, hope we can test them in the PTS and see which one is best for my play style. I like the necro buff but need to check out how it plays.

sarahthes

I will not use either

I've never used any of the other companions and I'm not about to break my streak.

Sepultura_13

I will use Zerith-Var only

Dax_Draconis wrote: »

Azandar got upset when I lit a campfire for a couple of NPCs, so I sent him to his room for a time out.

I'll have to make a note of that...he fussed at me for giving coin to a beggar. I guess he's super-big on self-reliance?

I'm looking forward to new dialogue with Zerith-Var!

SilverBride

I am undecided

I find some of the Companion perks more annoying than helpful.

Dax_Draconis

I will use both

Sepultura_13 wrote: »

Dax_Draconis wrote: »

Azandar got upset when I lit a campfire for a couple of NPCs, so I sent him to his room for a time out.

I'll have to make a note of that...he fussed at me for giving coin to a beggar. I guess he's super-big on self-reliance?

I'm looking forward to new dialogue with Zerith-Var!

I'm looking forward to having Zerith-Var as a companion too. I just hope his voice isn't very annoying and is maybe similar to the Khajiit guild trader in Wayrest.

Elsonso

I will not use either

I am intrigued by the highlighted heavy sacks perk, but wish that they had added it somewhere more accessible and less monetized. His time travel story sounds like the more interesting of the two.

The thieving perk sounds better than the heavy sack perk, but I rarely have issues with locks, so I am not sure what benefit I would get from it. I am a little wary of entering into the real world social issue they have opened up. I try to distance myself from that sort of controversy, but I guess that in the game, it will be less of an issue. Can't say I am a fan of the hair color, though.

The bottom line is that I already have plenty of companions and don't have the inclination, or time, to train up more of them.

Syldras

I am undecided

Sepultura_13 wrote: »

I'll have to make a note of that...he fussed at me for giving coin to a beggar. I guess he's super-big on self-reliance?

Or he just knows that most (or even all?) beggars in ESO are scammers (at least the ones that will approach you as a random encounter; it's different with the few war refugess one can give a few coins to). It's more than just slightly implied through their dialogues.