DirkRavenclaw wrote: »How many Times did he die?But funny for sure
Starlight_Whisper wrote: »DirkRavenclaw wrote: »How many Times did he die?But funny for sure
Actually none, I think people aren't leveling or gearing them. I died more then my companion
Princess_Ciri wrote: »Did he lose taunt at all? Where's the video for world first companion clear?!
redspecter23 wrote: »I like the sound of this. I can just boot a fake tank and pull out Bastion now. Some might say that it's a horrible thing to do to somebody. I'd counter by saying that if the companion is a better tank, you have some work to do.
redspecter23 wrote: »I like the sound of this. I can just boot a fake tank and pull out Bastion now. Some might say that it's a horrible thing to do to somebody. I'd counter by saying that if the companion is a better tank, you have some work to do.
And when someone's Mirri will do more damage than you, you will be kicked. LMAO.
Red_Feather wrote: »I don't believe you!
That's actually pretty cool! Congrats, you might legit be the first person to have done this.
Oh wow, this actually restored some of my excitement for companions.
The forums made it sound like they would just die all the time.
Just think what you can accomplish once you get all Purple gear with the right traits. Was he wearing medium or heavy armor? I'm leveling both of them as archers with medium armor- they seem to do extremely well and have never died with this role and I'm running bits and pieces, whites, greens and then replacing with blues as I receive medium pieces of it. I about fell over when I received a purple aggressive ring from a dolmen drop the other day!!
Starlight_Whisper wrote: »Just think what you can accomplish once you get all Purple gear with the right traits. Was he wearing medium or heavy armor? I'm leveling both of them as archers with medium armor- they seem to do extremely well and have never died with this role and I'm running bits and pieces, whites, greens and then replacing with blues as I receive medium pieces of it. I about fell over when I received a purple aggressive ring from a dolmen drop the other day!!
Heavy white trash except blue piece I had...but blue adds duration to buffs/debuffs what Bastain doesn't seem to have. I also had ring for ultimate generation but 👀 no ultimate till it's lvl 20.
Oh wow, this actually restored some of my excitement for companions.
The forums made it sound like they would just die all the time.
This is why I always try to comment about my own personal experience with them, and then get called a 'companion fanboy' because I'm not all doom and gloom about them. Problem is, so many people don't know how to use them and expect them to do everything without being leveled and wearing all white gear. Then come to the forums and complain how bad they are, when in reality, it's the PLAYER themselves that's the problem... yet so many people read these complaints that they believe them, instead of actually LEARNING how to use the Companions properly. Level them, keep them at range early and give them many self-heals and defensive skills... once you get them to higher levels and give them better gear, you can begin learning what they can do with other roles. But always keep in mind, that until they are fully leveled and in all purple (best traited) gear, they will probably still need more self-healing and defensive skills than damage. Trying to run them in group/hard content too early, and yes, they will be disappointing... use a bit of common sense is what I'm saying. Realize that they're not meant to be 'fire and forget' pets, they are meant to be companions who take a LOT (weeks/months) of time to develop. Most people don't want to invest that kind of time, so they get returns that reflect their effort.
I mean, I get where you're coming from, but this is not at all a fair comparison. You must realize that.
Most of "us" who have criticisms about Companions' competence are referencing their inability to handle normal stuff without significant support from the player. As in, when it's just me and Bastian trying to tackle a World Boss or Normal Dungeon or something, I either have to focus way more heavily than I'd like on his survival, or I have to make sure I've got him set up to be overly specialized to survive things that are pretty dang simple for even a half-competent player. It's sorta burdensome & limiting -- and it's due almost entirely to their intelligence & durability (or lack thereof).
There's no way you can compare "average" use cases like that to this instance where a full raid team (presumably replete with two dedicated healers) were doing content they were familiar with and supporting the Companion in a major way. That's an enormously different scenario to be comparing or judging against.
Don't get me wrong; I think it's very cool that someone did this! But I'm not at all surprised this was doable. I'd have bet money it could be pulled off if asked beforehand, even though I'm one of the people who's got concerns about Comp's capabilities.
Companions do well enough if they have adequate attention/support keeping them going. The thing that bothers many of us is that if we want them to be along for the journey for the things we normally want to do, we have to almost totally focus on supporting them -- which kinda makes us feel more like their Companion.