If they have a good passive.... maybe. I got Mirri's but don't see Bastian's passive as worth the time and effort.

Need the they will get rapport as I play like I normally play option. I didn't worry about Mirri other than I quit killing butterflies and hit top rapport a couple of days ago. I did do some fighters guild quests I guess to help with rapport and hadn't done those in a while so I did go out of my way a bit.

I just would like her not to do backwards rolls half way across the zone every time we get in a battle.

I voted "No", but the rest of sentence "don't care about companions" isn't true in my case. I care about companions, just, I simply never grind in ESO, for nothing. I don't care if what I like to obtain takes long time (or never happens in worst case). I want fun only and grinding is no fun to me. So I don't grind. I happily cope with the consequences!

Not everyone for everyone. Depending on what is released in the future my characters may get one, two, maybe three. Or none at all. Again, depending on the future companions.

Your poll is lacking in options, I'm worn out just getting Bastian to max rapport and max level, I haven't bothered with Mirri yet, let alone the thought of another one any time soon, ugh no thanks.
However I do use Bastian whenever I do play.

Only on my main since she’s an achievement hunter, otherwise definitely no

Depends on the passive - if it's useful then I'll consider maxing out the companion on my main toon to unlock the keepsake.

I have Mirri sitting in my house , Ahh but sadly I woefully neglected Bastion. Not that I have anything against the guy, I'm sure he's swell. Mirri, she's perfect, but Bastion, HMmmmmmmm, IDK, I umm, I guess that wouldn't be my first choice in a Male roll, I meant role companion / follower. He's just, well I, well he's just not all that upbeat I guess. I mean I have to feel it to mean it. (Maybe A Stern High Elf would be the better choice??)

Mirri, well she's just smexy hands down, and I don't mind seeing her backside more often than not, but if I'm gonna game a bit more with Bastion, then, I think he just needs a little tweeking. Is all. There's just something off about him. I mean, maybe if he was more like Indiana Jones or Han Solo, well BAMM !!!! You got me, but he's more like the Secret Cultist waiting for the perfect moment to slide a red hot knife in my back and Sacrifice me to his sick twisted invisible gawd. The silent ones are always the ones to watch out for. It's just creepy. No one is that nice. No one. Well except me, naw hollowjack no, I'm just kidding.

Also I don't get it, Bastion, he will sit there and watch me blade of woe someone, and he's ok with it, yet when I took him to the Dark hand sanctuary, he got all red right quick with the Rapport. And frankly, with a rappor health bar with no numbers, it's like every good rappor is added by 1, and every bad rappor is decreased by 10. I'm sick of it already.

Sorry, I hate grinding, it gets in the way of enjoying the game. So if it happens it happens, I don't much care. It's all counter productive at the end of the day.

If the bonus is attractive, I might grind another companion to max rapport, but only on my main. Unlocking the companion on alts is enough to benefit from the bonus, so no need to max out multiple times.

I also can't be bothered leveling a new one to 20. My Mirri is specced as healer and Bastian as tank. No need for a dd companion that would only stand in the red (and die constantly to it) while doing 5k dps at most.

Did that for Mirri just so I could have the passive.

I have 0 interest in the companion system, so unless they release one that is interesting and fun to have around, or another with a useful passive skill, I don't see myself grinding rapport again.

I have Mirri maxed in almost everything except one weapon skill line. But see, I actually like Mirri so I generally just keep her out while I play and it happens naturally.

Bastian, on the other hand, I can't stand. Almost all of his dialogue is cringe. So every once and a while I break him out and do a skyreach run. But I doubt he is more than level 10 at this point. I want him maxed for the achievement but i'm okay if it takes me a year. I really only focus on it when it pops in my mind and I have nothing else to do.

If/when we get a new companion it will be the same. If they are an enjoyable character, I will probably grind them out. But if I can't tolerate their voice and VO lines, then, well, I guess I will run them through skyreach when I am done with Bastian.

This question is moot, right? No new companion in the deadlands dlc?