Edit #2: For people not sure what I'm talking about, check the patch notes here for companions:
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/573449/pts-patch-notes-v7-0-3#latest
Hello all! So, I've been following companions very closely and it was something I was SO hopeful about for a number of reasons. The main being I was hoping they could help me solo some normal dungeons for the story.
Needless to say, when I tested them on the PTS I was rather disappointed, but still hopeful because it was the first week of the PTS and the first time they tackled anything like this so I figured they were just trying to find that sweet spot between not wanting to replace players entirely (good idea, pls don't) but making them not a hindrance or pointless.
Here we are in patch 7.0.3 and their response is... to nerf them. TO NERF THEM?! Sure, they adjusted their AI a little, but the nerfs are a bit heavy.
However, I generally felt that it was in a 100% agreement among the playerbase that they're too weak and useless for anything beyond overland and almost nobody needs them in overland. (Not even my mom, who just started playing like two weeks ago.)
But with these changes, I'm wondering if maybe I've just seen the minority? Do people really think they were overpowered? That's what the poll is for. I'd love to hear everyone's opinions on companions in one collected area, based on the new patch notes.
Do you think the nerfs were justified?
Edit: Sorry, poll was supposed to be anonymous but I was getting terrorized IRL and forgot to click the box before posting.
Edited by coop500 on May 10, 2021 4:37PM Wishing for Lilmothiit race still! Or maybe Lilmothiit companion?
Nerfed Companions? Opinion poll! 232 votes
Yes, they were overpreforming
No! They're already weak.
Those skills needed a nerf but they need to be buffed in other ways.
I don't care about companions I just came to see the results.