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

NordSwordnBoard · September 27

I don't use companions

reazea wrote: »

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.

I've never been in a situation where I felt I needed assistance from the equivalent of a new player (or worse).
I've never been in a situation where a friends companion did anything meaningful.

Sarannah · September 27

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

-Would love it if we could do daily random dungeons with +3 companions.
-Would love having multiple companions out at the same time, anywhere in tamriel.
-Would also love it if companions had dialog between them, example: Mirri: "Ewww, bugs!" - Ember: "Look at her run from that tiny creature. She's so goofy! Haha"
-Would love it if companions added extra dialog options/choices during quests. Example: Like in a quest where we talk to the badguy and Sharp-as-Night is summoned, adding the dialog option: "If you don't listen up, I'll kill you right here and now!" *badguy does not listen* "You were warned! [badguy dies]" (could even tie companion exp, or new companion skills to this feature, like Ember learning magic/a new spell from a mage. Or isobel learning a new melee skill from a fighters guild member. Etc. The possibilities are endless.)
-Would love companion duels.
-Would love it if some NPC's we encounter would become companions after finishing their quests: Dringoth, Eveli Sharp, Raz, etc.

Syldras · September 27

Other

tomfant wrote: »

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

I've seen ZOS announcing "lowering quantity of content to focus on quality" before... We know the outcome.

kargen27 · September 27

Other

I don't care one way or another if we get more companions. If we get more I'll eventually level them on my main as I do what I would do anyway.
I picked other because it seemed an opportunity to again say I want to be able to toggle my companion so that I can choose whether they are free range or have to stay within 12 meters of me. I an tired of companions resetting world bosses as they do a tumbling pass across the zone during every fight. It wouldn't kill them (maybe it would but who cares) if they dodged left or right from time to time instead of always backwards.
Maybe I should have picked additional improvements instead of other but the choice has been made now so..

robpr · September 27

My priority is improvements to the companions system as a whole

Companions need their system improved in general. They have too few skills, with extreme limitations, they die too easily (IA aoe damage immunity is a godsend there) and they lack in the damage department.

I understand not giving companions too much damage to not outshadow players, but all their damage skills deal very low damage numbers even in full purple aggressive gear, they are not much of support for players that have very very low dps or are in tanking setups. Maybe instead of raw damage they should just buff player's damage? Azandar is a good example, providing minor and major vulnerability in his kit. But that would require rework of all companion damage abilities.

Tanking setups for companions also need some tweaks. Companions can loose taunts if their skill priority is scuffed and their AI will not block attacks that are meant as light attack but need to be blocked or dodged from time to time (some bosses require this to mitigate dots)

Healing companions are alright, unless they get the aggro and start rolling out of range and reset the fight.

Elvenheart · September 28

Other

I want new companions, additional updates for old companions, and improvements to the companion system as a whole, all equally.

LunaFlora · September 28

Other

i want more companions and i would also love updates to the system and old companions.

WolfCombatPet · September 28

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

New companion options are great, but I am so tired of doing the same companion questlines on 20 characters.

Please let us simply unlock them once.
You can give us rewards for repeating the questline for a companion on our alts. Make it OPTIONAL somehow.
Doing the same questline every day for 20 days straight is not fun gameplay.

Also, give us the option to NOT show companion quests as available if we have already completed all the achievements for that companion. It is an eyesore to have the quest-available icon hovering over my companions.

tastyleaf · September 28

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

I feel like I would like more for the already released companions the most, maybe a way to earn additional passive bonuses, furniture, or cosmetics like mounts or costumes.

I also wish companions could either have class options, or (as might be ZOS's plan) have a companion of each class to choose from. I think I prefer the idea of adding classes to what we already have versus new ones though, as I would like more reasons to interact with them.

Amottica · September 28

My priority is new companions

Polls like this work better when they are simple, and the answers are to the point of the question. I stuck with a choice that answered the actual question.

Fata1moose · September 28

Uhh both

New companions namely returning characters (Naryu, Jakarn)
Combat improvements where they won't stand in stupid
They can carry companion gear maybe like 10 slots
Ability to have two companions at once and add banter
New disposition arc for beyond friendship romance or lifelong friend with a new quest

katanagirl1 · September 28

Other

I use Bastian for tanking and just level the others up and generally don’t use them again.

I would personally prefer no new companions and no new content for old companions, and the man-hours in the development team schedule diverted towards more zone content for the next chapter.

I know I’m in the minority but that’s okay.

notyuu · September 28

My priority is improvements to the companions system as a whole

If I could get companions to do simple things, such as "pull that lever" or "stand on that pressure plate" or "lure boss over there" I'd make use of them, but as it stands ATM, they are kinda useless

Zodiarkslayer · September 28

My priority is improvements to the companions system as a whole

@M1SHAAN This poll is confusing and not really helpful. There are 3 different questions mashed into it.
Do you use conpanions?
New or Old Companions?
Improve Comp System?
It would've been more prudent to ask these questions in 2 or 3 seperate polls, since the question: "Do you use companions?" has also been asked frequently in other posts. So there is redundancy, too.

Personally, I'd prefer improvements to the existing system before I spend money on any new content.

I also think that the old companions stories are told. There are no loose ends. And any new content would've to be a completly new storyline. And that might be more difficult than you imagine.

whitecrow · September 28

My priority is additional content for old companions

I would like to see existing companions refined and developed further. Right now I only use Ember or Sharp.

Blacknight841 · September 28

I would rather have companions that actually use the game mechanics. When a boss in the infinite archive corners them on the edge, they should block rather than getting blasted off the map or rotate. If a companion is going to play like an and act like a bot, if companionship cannot revive you, then they should not count as a two player score.

SilverBride · September 28

reazea wrote: »

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.

MMO does not mean grouping. It only means that multiple players are in the game world at the same time. Players are free to play how they prefer in this world and for many that is solo play.

HazierBlue · September 28

Other

I'd rather not see any more companions added. They are a waste of development time IMO, which seems to be shrinking every year.

MidniteOwl1913 · September 28

My priority is improvements to the companions system as a whole

I would like to be able to unlock the companions I have without having to endlessly repeat the quest. That quest problem is the main reason I don't have all companions unlocked on all characters. Why on earth would I want more things that I will endlessly have repeat content to use?

Erickson9610 · September 28

HazierBlue wrote: »

I'd rather not see any more companions added. They are a waste of development time IMO, which seems to be shrinking every year.

Fewer Companions does not mean more content added elsewhere in the game.

TaSheen · September 28

I don't use companions

Erickson9610 wrote: »

HazierBlue wrote: »

I'd rather not see any more companions added. They are a waste of development time IMO, which seems to be shrinking every year.

Fewer Companions does not mean more content added elsewhere in the game.

Yeah. That's a HUGE part of the problem....