It seems from what I read that we will be running across all of these new companions and some old companions from the various classes as part of the story. Will there be a hard limit on how many companions I will be able to keep as "permanent?" For example if I have five of them by the end of Chapter N and want to add another as they appear in the story will I have to release someone to the wild?

In my opinion, this should be handled like the latest string of Marvel-based superhero movies. There were individual movies for Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, etc. to introduce the characters and their back stories. Then they got together for a big "group saving the world" conflict in the Avengers. Now they are going back to separate movies to progress each character individually a bit based on their latest experiences (dealing with their latest place in life). Eventually there will be another Avenger movie with the group to save the world again. Alternating back and forth makes sense to me. Going only with the group from now on seems to leave a lot of personal issues unresolved for each of the characters (like what does it mean now to be a Darth for the Inquisitor, or to be the Wrath, or to own the underworld, etc.?).

As it has been stated before, story is what is supposed to set this game apart from others of its ilk. What update do you have for us folks looking for Chapters 4, 5, 6, etc. of the class stories? Is this still a priority or is focusing on endgame content like WZ, FP, Ops, etc. the priority? When can we expect to see more story content?