All of our Fellows' Tandem Trials

Well, they did it... They figured out how to implement a small quest relating with Luto & Magian Trials. Although the tandem trial quests really don't really further bond us with our fellows like previous quests, it gives us a pseudo incentive to put more effort to level up these NPCs. However, this trial differs from many other trials... I cannot think of a single magian trial where you complete the task required and completely lose the piece of equipment or weapon. I was hopeful at first to see these Tandem Necklaces etched with a bonus that would enhance our fellows' abilities. So far, all previous gear relating to enhancing our fellows has been greatly underwhelming. Hydra gear from Dynamis Tavnazia & Shinais from Feast of Swords. It just seems that our fellows' survivability & efficiency is not on par with actual players. I personally feel that if I got to keep my Tandem Necklace to sacrifice some of my my personal stats to grant my fellow some Regen or Refresh, it would be far more beneficial to enhancing play time while she's called out without any downtime. And then yeah. Stuff like that. What do you guys think?

P.S. +1 gear is supposed to have a white border and +2 is supposed to have a blue border.

Well I presonnaly think NPC's should never actually be on par with us, however I to was disapointed in fellowship gear. I have yet to actually see the new content, but as far as improvements, I always wanted to see some sort og refresh for my NPC and if possable the ability to give them ranged weapons.

I think your NPC should get refresh on the upgraded healer... at level 82, the level where a rdm sub would grant it. I believe stalwart shield actually has autorefresh like a pld, as it doesn't run out of MP as fast as its spell use would seem to indicate. both attackers however have always had issues with survival, their def seems low. Unless you followed the shield upgrade path, all of the NPC seem a bit lackluster on defense and I don't know anyone who did shield.

Still, I'm pretty happy about the NPC improvements as a person who solos extensively. I'll know more as I get the NPC to close the gap to my level 90s and get to see its performance then.