Doing the storyline quests like Toll of the Warden and Lord Errant are incredibly frustrating because of the NPC companion. Failing the quests multiple times because the NPC companion decides to sprint over to the mobs and die in literally three hits is not fun.
Please adjust the AI or give us some kind of control over their actions. The conjurer type should hang back and buff the player with stoneskin first, for instance. None of the NPC companions should charge in without the player first engaging or commanding the companion to do so.
A buff to the companions health is also needed so they do not die so easily. I do not expect my conjurer companion to have more health than my own pugilist, but none of them should be dying in one or two hits, especially when you automatically fail if they do die.
I realize its possible to bring a small party along for some of the quests to make them easier, but you should not have to rely on having a party for content that would be soloable if it weren't for poor game design.
Please adjust NPC companion AI and health
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11-09-2011, 11:27 AMCalaisPlease adjust NPC companion AI and health
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11-09-2011, 11:35 AMErariel
yours in three hit, my friend's npc was ohko
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11-09-2011, 06:38 PMEthir
Hm... why do you have trouble with Toll of Warden. I havent done Lord Errant yet. But having done others; I believe that every main quest could be done without combat; For example: Toll of Warden you can negotiate with both summoners.
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11-09-2011, 11:59 PMAkiko
I had the same problem with Lord Errant. The enemies do an auto attack that hits in like a cone which will one shot your npc that is with you. I have stoneskin2 so I was able to keep her alive until the 2nd half when the Amal'Jaa's come out. 4 of them came and just one shot her before I could even get a spell off. It's pretty dumb.
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11-10-2011, 02:23 AMazura84
I did these several patches ago so it could be broken now, but I had no problems using once with a conj companion.
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11-10-2011, 08:12 AMCalaisThere's the option to fight or parley, but you're pretty much forced into parleying because if you try to fight, your NPC companion dies right away. I'm all for having both options for people that want to RP or are on their Weaver or whatever. But even if your character is strong enough to take on the enemy mobs all at once, your NPC gets killed pretty quick because she runs up and pokes the mobs in the face like an idiot. Plus, you can't even tell your NPC is so fragile in the first place. Their HP and MP shows up as ??? for some reason.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ethir
I'm not saying these quests are impossible, I'm just saying it would be much more enjoyable and much less frustrating to have a companion with a brain. Overall I actually really like the story and can't wait to see what happens next. The final quest is definitely worth seeing, but if getting there involves so much frustration, then I can't see a lot of new players being attracted to and sticking with the game.