More Companion monsters than just Chocobo?

[Lokier]

One thing I liked about Neverwinter was it had companions that would fight alongside you, there were just so many possibilities and quite fun for a while. It went completely insane after a while though, the pets were no longer just cute things to tag along and let you slightly min max more, they became P2W integral part of being effective in combat, you needed multiple of them, choose specific ones since they had broken stats, give them broken equipment, etc., not good the way it turned out.

Really? That sucks, I only played waaaay back at the start and only ever got the special event bone dog* Minion. Farmed that for ages to try get blue / purple named ones. I assume they're common now though?

[Inori-Yuzuriha]

NPCs like FFXI?

[Canadane]

I've said it before and I'll continue to say it: please Yoshi, please bring back 1.0's Path Companions!

They were one of the things 1.0 actually did well - I miss my sophisticated, flirty, bisexual Moonkeeper kittygirl GLA and that every time she spoke it was a thinly veiled come-on to my character:
Really though, I just miss that the Path Companions were kind of the player character's 'voice' in cutscenes - they frequently summed up exactly what the player was thinking in situations and of course were also helpful in the battles you could use them in. Please Yoshi! Please bring them back!

Yes please.
I had the same one (though set to THM I believe). Would want her back!

[Dzian]

Definitely Agree they should bring back the Path Companions.

However I do wish they'd work in a more flexible way. kinda like the "Adventuring Fellow" signal/tactics pearls in XI. they were cool and had a pretty cool storyline that went along with them. even a special buddy limit break "Blessed Radiance"

even had a glamour system of sorts. way more advanced than the choco system we got stuck with

[Naunet]

I would love this for sure! It would be awesome to use my couerl instead. :3 Don't even care if they don't have "special" abilities or whatever.

[JCharms]

Id love to be able to use the retainers.
The pick their class and equip them systems are already in place... We just need to be able to bring them along on all our adventures.

[MidnightS]

I'm hoping we eventually get to assign one of our squadron members to take out into the field.

[Savagelf]

i been want beastmaster so we could tame couerl as pet a bring them along into dungeon and such they alot possible awesome animal that be fun to be able to tamed. tigers for hallbreak island hard mode. drake for different place. behemoth,bears sasquatch, elbst, raptors, even Mylodon\

opo-opo

unlike wow there isn't different species of them though

[Khalithar]

NPCs like FFXI?

I'd prefer NPC's like swtor/mass effect/dragon age to be honest. While SE would probably never go that far, I'd want a character with a meaningful back story and character development with actual story arcs. I can dream can't I?

[Savagelf]

the fellow in ffxi have backstory and quest to them.