New companions?

Jusey1 · January 2022

myskyrim26 wrote: »

I hope Companions will become something more than talking pets. I soloed FG1 with Bastian, and after that soloed it without him. When I did it alone, it was... easier and quicker - I didn't have to heal and res. Bastian can only survive in delves and public dungeons - oh well, I can do them alone. Craglorn delves, group dungeons? He's just always dead.

I currently am using Mirri as a healer in medium armor. She never dies and she makes me never die as well while I solo dungeons with her. I think companions are best as an extra DPS or Support. Trying to use a tank in a dungeon seems difficult due to mechanics, the amount of extra enemies, and so on but as a backline support or range DPS, they seem to offer a lot more help, especially if you equip them well with the right set-up...

drsalvation · January 2022

Parasaurolophus wrote: »

Also, I totally agree with the limited customization of the companions. Companions are full-fledged story characters with their own history and personality.

but we should at the very least be able to make them put on their danged helmets!

SammyKhajit · January 2022

Arox the Mutilator as companion to praise the vestige for their excellent display of violence.

Oh, and help out with shredding enemies’ socks

Lady_Sleepless · January 2022

I honestly found Mirri and Bastian kind of flat as characters. I'd love some one with a bit more edge and at least the imitation of agency as the two right now just make me feel like I'm babysitting.
I'm also pretty disappointed with the lack of new companions.

Seraphayel · January 2022

My fear is that we‘ll get a new Companion for the next Chapter as a feature and that’s about the features we get. Would be really horrible if that’s the case.

ADarklore · January 2022

myskyrim26 wrote: »

I'm a casual solo player. I found Companions to be utterly useless. They are just talking pets with impossible achivements like "level to 20", "max rapport" and "dress all purple".

Seriously?!? First, if your are a casual, why the focus on 'achievements'? Many achievements require a lot of time and effort.

Second, ALL of these are easy to attain, well, the rapport a bit more difficult but the Level 20 I accomplished in just a few days by doing Dolmen runs and the 'dress all purple' can be easily achieved by buying cheap purple gear in the Guild Stores. Purple items have dropped in price so it's easy to pick them up now.

Are Companions 'necessary' to get through content? For most skilled players, NO. I personally don't NEED them to help me do anything, but, they're fun... and for a solo player who doesn't want to have an annoying human companion along who never shuts up on mic, NPC companions can help alleviate the feeling of being alone in the game.

As for when we'll see another, I expect the next Chapter will include one, hopefully two. I think they are going to be a 'Chapter only' addition from now on. With this next Chapter focusing on Bretons, I expect them to add at least one Breton Companion.

Dark_Lord_Kuro · January 2022

My guess is with the 2022 chapter
With blackwood now added to eso+, the companion system is now also avaiable with eso+ wich i think is one f the reason why we didnt get one with markarth

I also think the next one will be a sorc and the 4th one a templar as they are the last 2 og class and to my experiance nb and dk are the 2 most popular ant then sorc

starlizard70ub17_ESO · January 2022

WySoSirius wrote: »

With the state of random pug dungeons, I would love to have 2 to 3 companions to effectively make a full group to run dungeons if pugs are a nightmare 👌

I know this sounds elitist in every way, but Mirri is better at doing an undaunted run than some pugs I've been with.

ajkb78 · January 2022

I don't really care if they do or not. I've maxed the 2 current ones, I occasionally use one if I'm soloing and feeling lazy, but they're too useless to rely on. Their biggest problem, the no. 1 thing that kills them, is they stand in stupid. They're actually quite good at dealing with direct damage attacks but put an aoe dot down and they'll just stand there till they die.
The only other problem is they're hopeless as dungeon companions for solo players as they can't do the anti solo mechanics. The direfrost pressure pads, various unpin mechanics. I do think those should be programmed into them, there aren't very many of them and if they could be taken along to help solo players with those bits of content they might feel just a tiny bit more useful.

Lalocat · January 2022

WySoSirius wrote: »

With the state of random pug dungeons, I would love to have 2 to 3 companions to effectively make a full group to run dungeons if pugs are a nightmare 👌

This would be very welcome. In Guild Wars, you could put together a team of npcs and complete most group content solo, even in hard mode. I heard all, but there were some things I never managed... but I never managed them with a team of real players either. Just can't be bothered with finding a group.

Whiskey_JG · January 2022

Blinx wrote: »

Arox should have been a companion, and not a damn houseguest, we were already aquainted, and adventuring together, it never should have ended, I still look for him in my pack....but alas my pack be empty...
He was the highlight of The Deadlands for me

This is it to be honest!

Gimme Arox as companion. I dont want to be the hero of the game, I want to be the bad guy.

SammyKhajit · January 2022

Has anyone noticed that during some of the WB fights with more than one players and their companions, some of the companions will just stand there and not fight? Happened at the Deadlands with one of the roaming WB.

So if we’re getting new companions please fix some of these idiosyncratic issues including the preference of standing in red circles.

xclassgaming · January 2022

I'd rather they add onto Bastian and Mirri then add more, still waiting for that romance quest.