Companion helmets in combat only? Adornments?

Malyore · March 25

I know they don't want us to be able to completely cover companions faces as to not obscure their identity. I was wondering if perhaps a good compromise would be to have an option where companions only equip a head piece while in active combat, then remove it when out of combat.
If anything, I think that would only add to their identity. When we see other companions out in the battlefield, it won't feel so generic seeing 5 Zeriths and 3 Sharps in the mix.

Or maybe allow us to slot major and minor adornments on them.

Morvan · March 25

I actually wish the new team would have a different view about helmets on companions, there's no reason to enforce that on the players.

Not obscuring the companions identity should be something up for the players to decide.

StackonClown · March 25

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I know they don't want us to be able to completely cover companions faces as to not obscure their identity

Why not? is there a problem with that ?

NotaDaedraWorshipper · March 25

Morvan wrote: »

I actually wish the new team would have a different view about helmets on companions, there's no reason to enforce that on the players.

Not obscuring the companions identity should be something up for the players to decide.

A helmet doesn't even obscure, hide or remove a companion/character's identity. I find the notion and this reasoning of theirs ludicrous. Is Sotha Sil less Sotha Sil because he wears his mask? Or Almalexia when she dons hers? As Lucien Lechance less Lucien because he wears a hood? Is Bacaro Volorus/Ascendant Lord not himself when he wears a bloody helmet? Examples goes on. Like my characters, no matter if they are in ESO, tabletop DnD, or some other game doesn't stop being who they are, just because they wear a hat, hood, helmet or something. It's silly. Like Isobel wants and going to be knight without a knight's helmet, that's going to be a short knighthood.

ADarklore · March 25

I agree. Companions should be allowed to change head gear, it's the OLD ZOS that felt they shouldn't. I mean, doesn't everyone rush into combat without head gear? Apparently they thought so.

AcadianPaladin · March 25

Morvan wrote: »

...Not obscuring the companions identity should be something up for the players to decide.

Exactly - 100%. Is the game's slogan 'play how you want', or is it 'play how the devs think you should play'?

Players should be able to equip hairstyles, major adornments, hats, helms on companions.

Radiate77 · March 25

I was about to make another thread on the topic and saw this! We need Companion Helmets.

It is highly immersion-breaking to see duplicates of any Companion that is not Azandar!