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Marauder Gothmau is bugged with companions

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  • Haulrik
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    Issue still occur with Zerith-Var. Absolutely no taunt with Gothmau. Stil absolutely not even remotely fixed.
  • Orbital78
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    It appears this was never fixed and seems to be even worse with the new world boss Tidespite in Solstice (the big crab guy that likes to reset all the time)
  • Fischblut
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    Baron Zaudrus boss (Archive version, at least) also ignores taunt from companions, as well as taunt from Knower's Eye :/ He is much easier than Grothmau, so I forgot to mention him previous time here.

    Eye Catching verse is extremely rare for me, and only one time I got it on boss fight - it was exactly Baron Zaudrus, and he ignored the Eye completely. Maybe all bosses/marauders ignore it too... So the companion's difficulties with Grothmau is still the main problem :(
    "Comments in this thread should contain natch potes memes and hype."

    Please, add ability to use all new idle animations on every mount!

    Please, fix the bugged lights! They ruin visuals of environment and mounts.
  • JaxontheUnfortunate
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    Yeah still an issue and makes bringing a tank companion into the archive pointless.
  • Orbital78
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    Will this ever be fixed @ZOS_JessicaFolsom ? It was said to be getting looked into back in November of 2024, it is now September 2025 and there are more mobs causing issues with companions. An easy one to see and replicate is the new large crab boss Tidespite in Solstice.
  • spartaxoxo
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    ZOS_JessicaFolsom wrote: »
    Hey all, we can confirm this is a bug and we are working on a fix for it. Thank you for reporting it!

    It's been almost a year since this was stated to be working on. When will companion's taunt be fixed? I'm tired of only using Azandar who has never felt right as a tank for me but at this point I've used him as one longer than as the healer that would actually match my head canon.
  • Orbital78
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    JaxontheUnfortunate wrote: »
    Yeah still an issue and makes bringing a tank companion into the archive pointless.

    I've kind of stopped bothering with the Archive.
  • exiars10
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    Late February 2026, and this is still not fixed, and probably won't ever.

    Watching Isobel standing and doing nothing in the empty stage is really nice scenery :#.
    This is the only Marauder I can't kill because of that huge bug.

    The only logical conclusion is this:
    fall0athboy wrote: »
    Yeah, companions just refuse to notice Gothmau.

    I honestly have to feel like it's intentional. They vastly overtune Gothmau, and then make it so the one thing that would make it easier to fight him single-player doesn't work at all.
    spartaxoxo wrote: »
    ZOS_JessicaFolsom wrote: »
    Hey all, we can confirm this is a bug and we are working on a fix for it. Thank you for reporting it!

    It's been almost a year since this was stated to be working on. When will companion's taunt be fixed? I'm tired of only using Azandar who has never felt right as a tank for me but at this point I've used him as one longer than as the healer that would actually match my head canon.
    This is ESO modus operandi - introduce something new, hype it, but do it always half baked and never finish it like hybridization, companions, IA, Scribing and so on.
    Just consume new things and forget the old things. You don't earn money and promotion by fixing, you get that by introducing new things over and over. Look at the clasical example - Google graveyard (Killed by Google).
    Edited by exiars10 on February 23, 2026 9:57AM
    Aldmeri Dominion (PC EU via Steam)

    The cowardly Wood Elves are best noted for their unwillingness to engage in a face-to-face attack; a Bosmer will strike at you from every side except the front. You won't cross swords with a Bosmer, but you might catch an arrow in the throat. Be wary in forests and jungles, and watch your back.
  • exiars10
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    I finally managed to kill him two days ago and it was sheer rng B)...
    He spawned in the biggest possible arena, and at the beginning of Arc 2, so double luck.
    I used Hurricane to run away from him and a mob.
    For some reason(s) :o he didn't chase me whole time nor mob, they actually all attacked Isobel.
    Yes, he chased me few times, I always run far away, and after some time he would start to attack Isobel so I managed to kill him from the safe distance.
    He again spawned in the Arc 3, it never happened two times in a row before, and it was cramped arena so I got instagibbed.

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    But there is more. I killed him again today even with bad visions, and he spawned at the end of Arc 2, but it was again in the same big arena.
    This time like every time except above mentioned example, he chased me whole time, so I used Bird of Prey constantly, and not only he, but every ads wave chased me except one who was taunted by Isobel. It was ~10 min Forrest Gump run around arena :|. Only after I killed mob in wave 3, he started to attack Isobel.

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    Edited by exiars10 on February 25, 2026 8:51AM
    Aldmeri Dominion (PC EU via Steam)

    The cowardly Wood Elves are best noted for their unwillingness to engage in a face-to-face attack; a Bosmer will strike at you from every side except the front. You won't cross swords with a Bosmer, but you might catch an arrow in the throat. Be wary in forests and jungles, and watch your back.
  • Orbital78
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    I have lost faith in the teams abilities to fix non-fun bugs at this point. Sad times for AAA, glad to see indies on the rise.
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