More player companions!

[Enkidoh]

1.0 had the Path Companions which is actually closer to what you're after - their only problem was they were horribly underused (you could only use them in certain story battles, as they were designed specifically to allow non-combat classes to proceed through the storyline. In other words, the Path Companion did all the fighting for you.).

Of course, they also had actual personality and dialogue in cutscenes, dialogue which could... get rather steamy:

[Marxam]

1.0 had the Path Companions which is actually closer to what you're after - their only problem was they were horribly underused (you could only use them in certain story battles, as they were designed specifically to allow non-combat classes to proceed through the storyline. In other words, the Path Companion did all the fighting for you.).

Of course, they also had actual personality and dialogue in cutscenes, dialogue which could... get rather steamy:

That Miqote lies. Taking our clothes off solves everything!



Edit: I heard talk a couple of LL's ago that such a system would be implemented later down the line. Where you can level up nps through your GC to help in quests. Atm I would love to have the Fat chocobo as my companion but they need to fix the AI. I'd say implement the "gambit" system in FFXII but maybe not so broken that you can level yourself up over night like many of us have done.

[Kallera]

1.0 had the Path Companions which is actually closer to what you're after - their only problem was they were horribly underused (you could only use them in certain story battles, as they were designed specifically to allow non-combat classes to proceed through the storyline. In other words, the Path Companion did all the fighting for you.).

Of course, they also had actual personality and dialogue in cutscenes, dialogue which could... get rather steamy

I want this back so bad. My roe conjurer was perfect.