More player companions!

[mdha02]

For some reason I want to say I remember in one of the live letters, don't know which one or I'd post the link, Yoshi P said something about being able to use our magitekarmor as a companion. Maybe I was just having a really good dream? I also remember them saying in one of the HW press Live Letters something about GC companions we could run 4 man dungeons with. Does anybody else remember hearing these things?

[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.

[Pence]

They can't even cope with 1 companion....please don't ask them to try and add more. =/

[Kallera]

They can't even cope with 1 companion....please don't ask them to try and add more. =/

If not now, when? It can't be all duty finder. And maybe a little focus on the system might get them to find the solution to its curreny problems

[Catwho]

My path companion in 1.0 was a total jerk. I modeled one of my current retainers after him.

[Kosmos992k]

I want my Retainer as companion!

1000 times yes. I would *love* to take one (or more) of my retainers out into the field with me, as I do my Chocobo, but I would also like to take them to dungeons (premade or undersized party only).

Please SE, let's expand the retainers a bit more, they always complain that ventures are not real adventuring, so let us open their eyes a bit and take them on real adventures.

[Selli]

I love the idea, but they do need to fix the old companions first. I've had my Chocobo for a year and he's only rank 13. :x

It is really hard to find the time to level him because now that I'm leveling a DPS, I spend a lot of time in queue. When I do FATEs, I can't bring him out to help me without canceling my queue. Or when I'm in queue for PvP (which can sometimes take nearly an hour), I can't summon him in a full party... and it cancels queue (unless they changed it in 3.1? I haven't tried because I'm scared of canceling my 45min long queues, lol D: ).

The EXP the Chocobo gets from mobs is really sad, I can be getting near 1,000 EXP and he'll be getting less than 200 and his level numbers are nearly as high as mine. :x

[Savagelf]

dragon companion would awesome like little dragon live near they tower

[Catwho]

I love the idea, but they do need to fix the old companions first. I've had my Chocobo for a year and he's only rank 13. :x

It is really hard to find the time to level him because now that I'm leveling a DPS, I spend a lot of time in queue. When I do FATEs, I can't bring him out to help me without canceling my queue. Or when I'm in queue for PvP (which can sometimes take nearly an hour), I can't summon him in a full party... and it cancels queue (unless they changed it in 3.1? I haven't tried because I'm scared of canceling my 45min long queues, lol D: ).

The EXP the Chocobo gets from mobs is really sad, I can be getting near 1,000 EXP and he'll be getting less than 200 and his level numbers are nearly as high as mine. :x

Have you been doing the weekly challenge log with him? It's a big chunk of exp. I've been doing mine by farming Deepeye tears with him out.

[Felis]

+1 for retainer companion if they get the same personality texts like the 1.0 path companions depending on race and gender.