Would you rather have more new companions or additional content for old companions?

M1SHAAN

Based on discussion from this thread. If you have thoughts about this generally that aren't specific to this poll please share them there.

reazea

Other

I'd rather have no companions at all so that people would have to group up with other people when they need help completing content. ESO is an MMO after all.

Aliyavana

My priority is additional content for old companions

bastian and mirri have 1 less quest than the newer companions. i think they should be revisted to have an additional quest

Syldras

Other

Some people have been waiting for an Orc, Nord or Bosmer for several years now. It would be unfair to leave them out completely now.

Juomuuri

Other

I'd like to see new quests and dialogue added to the older companions, but I also like having new companions, and would be happy to see upgrades and QoL added to the system as a whole. Maybe I'd use companions more in combat if they didn't have such quirks as "I'm gonna dodgeroll out of the aggro range of the boss and reset it" or "I'm gonna rush to attack that mob even to it hadn't aggroed and wasn't going to be"...

Bradyfjord

I don't use companions

I'm not a big fan of the rp content in Bethesda/Bethesda adjacent games because it's the same handful of voices. They don't even hide it with accents.

So I would rather have the gameplay without the pretence.

spartaxoxo

Other

I want new companions, improvements to the companion system, and updates to old ones. They probably wouldn't do all 3 at the same time. But I don't see why we can't get new companions and a letter furnishing for Bastian and Mirri at the same time, for example.

They could drop new companions for Chapter and QOL improvements during Q3. Isn't the entire point of no new major content in the third quarter so we can get improvements to existing systems without having to give up new stuff?

AzuraFan

My priority is additional content for old companions *with* additional improvements to the companion system

I don't need any more companions, given that we can only use one at a time and we already have six to choose from (soon to be eight). I'd like to see improvements to the existing companions, particularly in the area of combat. Also, new quests for them would be nice.

BlueRaven

My priority is new companions

I want new companions, particularly to the races we have not gotten yet. And then we should go through the races again switching genders.

JemadarofCaerSalis

Other

Personally, I want more new companions, especially the races that we don't have, and a male altmer, but I also would love updates to older companions, and upgrades to the companion system.

anadandy

Other

I would like for them to update the older companions to the level of the new ones. For example, Bastian and Mirri need the Letter furnishings and some more reactions. I noticed, particularly with Azander that even though he says the same lines, they have different tones so they sound more varied, even if they're the same words.

Syldras

Other

JemadarofCaerSalis wrote: »

Personally, I want more new companions, especially the races that we don't have, and a male altmer

You have to be precise about the male Altmer or you'll get a bald and chronically drunk one

JemadarofCaerSalis

Other

Syldras wrote: »

JemadarofCaerSalis wrote: »

Personally, I want more new companions, especially the races that we don't have, and a male altmer

You have to be precise about the male Altmer or you'll get a bald and chronically drunk one

I keep forgetting..

Okay, I want a young, handsome, scholary male altmer with long hair, who has a shy, but kind personality. Did I forget anything?

Oh, who drinks tea! Not alcohol!

robwolf666

Other

My priority is not having to repeat the companion quests with every character I have from scratch in order to get them skilled up.

Syldras

Other

JemadarofCaerSalis wrote: »

I keep forgetting..
Okay, I want a young, handsome, scholary male altmer with long hair, who has a shy, but kind personality. Did I forget anything?
Oh, who drinks tea! Not alcohol!

Nah, sounds about fine. And if not an Altmer, I'd be fine with a Dunmer, too.

bmnoble

My priority is new companions *with* additional improvements to the companion system

Either they start adding to their unique characters that are companions like they said they would or scrap the helmet and other appearance limitations.

The way they made them sound originally was that they would get more quests at the bare minimum, perhaps more skill lines and abilities, later down the track.

Well it is almost the release of the 4th batch of companions, about to come full circle with one of the same classes used again, with nothing new for the older ones, if that isn't time enough to do something I don't know what is.

Erickson9610

I'd like a Werewolf Companion, preferably with a separate Werewolf skill line from their Class skill lines.

As interesting as Tanlorin's toolkit is, we really could've gotten three Dragonknight skill lines and left the Soul Magic skill line as a separate skill line in the World category. I fear if we were to get a Vampire Companion, they would invariably be a Nightblade with one of the skill lines replaced with the Vampire skill line, following after the example set by Tanlorin.

I really want a Companion Werewolf to have their 3 human form Class skill lines, but also a separate skill line for their Werewolf form.

JemadarofCaerSalis

Other

Syldras wrote: »

JemadarofCaerSalis wrote: »

I keep forgetting..
Okay, I want a young, handsome, scholary male altmer with long hair, who has a shy, but kind personality. Did I forget anything?
Oh, who drinks tea! Not alcohol!

Nah, sounds about fine. And if not an Altmer, I'd be fine with a Dunmer, too.

Yeah, I would be fine with a Dunmer, as evidenced by the three existing NPCs I wouldn't mind as companions being Dunmer (plus Fenn)

LaintalAy

Other

I'd rather not give them any ideas about how low the bar can be dropped.

Jim_Pipp

My priority is new companions *with* additional improvements to the companion system

I want more companions, but I also want the underlying systems improved; ZOS missed a trick by not putting a few of the requested companion improvements alongside the new paid companions.

This poll is an example of the backlash against paying for more companions without improving the underlying system. If new companions were "sold" with the implication that player's investment would further develop the companion system as a whole, it would have met with widespread approval, even by those who don't want companions, as they won't invest time or money in them.

Players complain about monetisation in this game, so not offering a quid pro quo, something for something, when selling something previously free, is a pointlessly missed opportunity for Zos who probably do have plans for the companion system.

karthrag_inak

LaintalAy

Other

Jim_Pipp wrote: »

I want more companions, but I also want the underlying systems improved; ZOS missed a trick by not putting a few of the requested companion improvements alongside the new paid companions.

This poll is an example of the backlash against paying for more companions without improving the underlying system. If new companions were "sold" with the implication that player's investment would further develop the companion system as a whole, it would have met with widespread approval, even by those who don't want companions, as they won't invest time or money in them.

Players complain about monetisation in this game, so not offering a quid pro quo, something for something, when selling something previously free, is a pointlessly missed opportunity for Zos who probably do have plans for the companion system.

Well, here's the rub about if these are 'paid' or not.

I subscribe occasionally. I was planning on another 3 month sub to get enough crowns for a Banker. I find I no longer have a use for a banker. So I'm considering a 1 month to re-enable the existing four companions that I have previously started on now-deleted characters.

So, here are the options:


Buy West Weald outright.


Buy 1500 Crowns, just for the non-binary effect.


One month's sub.

I still need to get the sub to unlock the first four companions.
It's 25% cheaper than just buying the crowns.
The Sub will give me access to West Weald (apart from Ink)

Buying the game won't enable the new companions (at least that's what I think).
Buying one companion won't unlock the others.

The real problem is that I have to wait now for U44 to drop before I can re-sub.

But I'm not sure that the arguments about "pay for companions" is really valid.
Just Sub for one month is the cheapest option and there's a few extras if you smart about it.

w002exp

My priority is additional content for old companions *with* additional improvements to the companion system

I would definitely like to see Mirri's and Bastian's story fleshed out more. When Isobel and Ember came out their story had so much more depth it made the originals seem like an after thought. Sharps and Azander were both another step deeper but the delta between them and generation 2 vs generation 2 and generation 1, wasn't quite as large.

moderatelyfatman

My priority is additional content for old companions *with* additional improvements to the companion system

Give the companions a real role in your story as side NPCs rather than what they are now. Rewrite the MSQ and have them as part of it from the beginning.

tsaescishoeshiner

Both! The companion quests are some of the best. I'd also love a zone quest where the Companion is a more integrated part of the story.

Silaf

My priority is new companions *with* additional improvements to the companion system

Well by additional improvements i simply want the ability to wear helmets.

amig186

My priority is improvements to the companions system as a whole

I've gotten used to the fact that they'll never add exactly the kind of companions I would like to have, so at this point I'd rather they just add more functionality to the system and some more quests for Miri for example. Just letting them wear helmets and carry some items would go a long way

old_scopie1945

Other

I think that they should at least have each race represented. Which seems that they have two khajiit is a bit strange. The only reason that I can think of is that folk would be unhappy that their favourite race would be a necro. It would be nice after that if their characters could be fleshed out more. That is if it was even possible.

tomfant

I don't use companions

I'd rather get high-quality new content than any companions at all.

Wolfkeks

My priority is additional content for old companions *with* additional improvements to the companion system

I'm still leveling my old companions so I wouldn't say no to an update regarding the companion system. Don't get me wrong, the new companions look good too but some more interactions with old companions or quests would be amazing.

emilyhyoyeon

My priority is new companions *with* additional improvements to the companion system

I prefer more companions over additions to the old, even though I'd like additions, because I want to see more archetypes to choose from. Including the upcoming Tanlorin and Zerith-var, there's still no companion of an archetype I'm looking for.

I want to see someone scholarly with a personality like Verandis, Lyranth, or Meer-Ta (an argonian from one of the Blackwood settlement quests) or a mixture. At first I wanted to see this in an altmer woman, then I started getting less picky and would've taken altmer man or woman, but now finally after 8 companions, I don't even care about race anymore. I'm just so desperate that they hit this kind of vibe before they quit with new companions.

And there's other archetypes and personalities the devs still haven't hit as well, which they'd never hit if they stop making new ones.

I do really also want improvements to the old ones as well though. I started using Bastian this past year finally and I like him a lot, so I'd love to see more for him. Mirri as well. But if I have to choose, then I'd prefer more companions.