malyen Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 (edited) Hi Just wanted to let people know that at present there is a bug that effects Companions badly. When you log on the hit points from endurance on the following items do not apply to your pet... Earpiece Implant 1 Implant 2 Bracer So usually your Companion is down between a few hundred to a couple of thousand hit points. If you remove said items from the Companion, then replace them, it corrects itself and the Companion hitpoints jump back up. But.... Anytime you zone or ride your speeder etc then the problem comes back Pretty annoying tbh, almost game breaking. I believe it is effecting every single person, but I believe alot of people have not yet realized it yet. took me a couple of days before i noticed tbh. Anyway please fix ASAP Bioware! P.s I have submitted a ticket, but no reply as yet. Please guys.... submit tickets, as this needs to be brought to there attention. Edited April 15, 2012 by malyen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technohic Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 I will check this out as Kaliyo has been going down even quicker than usual for my sniper. (and no, not in the "fun" way) Act 1 boss went through her like she wasn't there if I had her take agro. Had to actually put her on the snipe stance to go for a burn down race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirandel Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Bug is still here. Kind of annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veriu Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 It isn't just their hit points, it is all stats on those items. Defense, shield, absorb, crit, alacrity, power, aim/cunning/strength/willpower...none of them are recognized unless you de-equip and then re-equip the pieces. It is very very annoying. Though, at least on SCORPIO it only affects the implants & earpiece...the droid equipment that goes where the bracer should go is counted, though at lvl 47 that is still enough to drop her down a good 3k hp, & 4-5% shield/absorb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malyen Posted April 16, 2012 Author Share Posted April 16, 2012 Sorry..... First and last shameless bump. This thread really needs to be kept near the top, as I dont believe this has yet been acknowledged yet by Bioware..... If any devs are watching, please can you advise us if you are aware of this bug please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harkonnen Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 happening to me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectus Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 (edited) Sorry..... First and last shameless bump. This thread really needs to be kept near the top, as I dont believe this has yet been acknowledged yet by Bioware..... If any devs are watching, please can you advise us if you are aware of this bug please! Hrm.... I hadn't noticed this as yet, although i've observed several other bugs that have apparently cropped up in the latest build. I'll check it out and see if I can reproduce the issue. UPDATE: I did indeed confirm this bug! However, my CC's bracers were NOT affected -- just his earpiece and his two implants. I speculate that it may have something to do with whatever fixes were made in 1.2 to address an issue that cropped up with the 1.1.5 patch, in which companions weren't properly reappearing after we dismounted our personal vehicles or were dropped off at our destination after riding a taxi. I'm also wondering if the sound effect of CCs' voices always sounding like they're being filtered through a speaker is also related. Something in the link between our CCs and the system isn't being communicated properly. Edited April 16, 2012 by Spectus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aarka Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 (edited) Doesn't take much to reproduce.. It affects every companion in the game. Just summon one and there it is. With less health, less tech/healing, etc than it should have.. And it sucks. And it needs to be fixed. ASAP. I ticketed in game as well. No point with all these companion perks and bonus presence if 20% of their stats are missing without pulling gear off and on every time you unmount. Edited April 16, 2012 by aarka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ybini Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 I didn't realize this, but it is good to know. Great catch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solee Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Normally if you unequip or reequip the items, it will fix it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADPowah Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Wow, this is pretty serious. BIO, please fix asap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malyen Posted April 17, 2012 Author Share Posted April 17, 2012 Apparently they are aware of the bug, but as it is such a game breaking one, I am a little disapointed we have just had a 5 hour downtime and patch, yet no fix as yet...... Come on Bioware.....Spend less time getting rid of my Scoundrel's giggle, and more time fixing game breaking bugs! Priorities ftw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnlimitedPowuh Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Agreed, my companions (other than healer) are dying or coming very close to it and oftentimes I can't prevent the damage (unless I dismiss or put on passive, which is like not having one in the first place) and that hardly ever happens. I've run these dailies for months now I'm pretty sure I'm not doing much different. Nice to know that I've spent so much effort to have their gear improved only so it's like it's not even there. Then think about the poor levelers and their companions not having those stats, that's a big chunk at mid-levels. Now it makes sense to me why Khem was getting his arse handed to him while I was spamming heals into him and popping every cd I had. And while I appreciate the 'fix' of re-equipping the items, I mount too dam much doing dailies to find this "ok", I'm not here to play dressup with my companion(s) every time I mount/dismount, this needs fixed and STAT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sotaudi Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Are you sure this is not a display bug and not an actual decrease in stats? While it is entirely possible it is the later, the fact that it corrects when you re-equip the items is often a symptom of a display bug, not an actual decrease in stats. Have you tried doing an interface reset (CTRL-U twice) and seeing if the stats update or done some objective tests to see if the companion is dying quicker or doing less damage? By objective, I mean actual number comparisons (of damage and health lost in a battle), not just "it seems like it is so." I am not saying it is not an actual stat problem, but there are known interface bugs which result in a similar display problems and cures without actually affecting the stats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delightedpek Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 (edited) I was unaware of this bug, but i was suspicious about khem val dying so quickly, so yep, he gains about 2-3k after re-equip, this is so lame Edited April 17, 2012 by delightedpek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veriu Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Are you sure this is not a display bug and not an actual decrease in stats? While it is entirely possible it is the later, the fact that it corrects when you re-equip the items is often a symptom of a display bug, not an actual decrease in stats. Have you tried doing an interface reset (CTRL-U twice) and seeing if the stats update or done some objective tests to see if the companion is dying quicker or doing less damage? By objective, I mean actual number comparisons (of damage and health lost in a battle), not just "it seems like it is so." I am not saying it is not an actual stat problem, but there are known interface bugs which result in a similar display problems and cures without actually affecting the stats. I checked, and ctrl-u does NOT fix this. As for objective comparisons, yup. I did that a few nights ago. The total damage taken by SCORPIO needed to kill her is in fact the max HP shown...This is not a display bug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malyen Posted April 18, 2012 Author Share Posted April 18, 2012 (edited) Yes.... it is definetly NOT a display bug. Infact a lot of the nerf posts would go away if more people were even aware of this bug. Most people think that they are lacking in survivability due to the 1.2 class balances, but I think that most are just dieing easier cause their companion is dieing quicker. (talking pve here, as i dont PvP) Everyone I speak to ingame does not know about the bug. Infact when i tell people about it, and they try and remove the relevant inventory bits, they cant believe what happens..... I think if every customer was aware of this bug, then I think Bioware would be swamped with complaints. As it is ... Ignorance is bliss.... Edited April 18, 2012 by malyen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razitheoriginal Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Yup, they are bugged. Happens every time you speeder up, change companion etc. -Raz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delightedpek Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 (edited) bumping this topic, small patch deployed today, still no fix bioware, are you here? PS. for those who are unaware, companions do not gain stats from ear, implants and bracers, until you re-equip them Edited April 19, 2012 by delightedpek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathmvp Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 I tested this out last night when a friend pointed it out to me. I cheaked it on my level 50 sniper and they are not getting it fom the the 3 parts. They where getting it from the breacer though. It is still a big hit though as that could easly be the diffrence on getting a health pack on them to keep them alive or you being dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VagrantWolf Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 I noticed a change but didn't realize this was the problem. Thanks for the heads up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaredJay Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Since 1.2 I've been noticing my healer companion can't seem to keep me healed during battles. I was stopping to use meditation between battles like every 1-2 battles, whereas before I never had to stop. Someone in general mentioned this bug, so I tried it out and after removing all his gear and placing it back on, then getting on/off speeder, I realized I am also affected by this bug. Removing his earpiece and 2 implants and then re-equipping him gave him over a 200 difference to his main attribute (Cunning) This is a really annoying bug as I really don't care to unequip and re-equip his gear each time I get on/off a speeder or zone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malyen Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 (edited) Shame on you Bioware...... Yet another patch/hotfix, and still no word on this game breaking bug. Letting a bug this annoying and widespread get onto live servers is sloppy. The fact that after 3 hotfix's to the game and it is still not fixed is not acceptable for a game/company of this size. I cant bring myself to log on and play atm, because I have now found out the bug even comes back if you get your companion to go and sell stuff for you.... Not threatening to quit, but it is definately not fun atm.... Edited April 19, 2012 by malyen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissDevereaux Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Oh wow, I didn't realize. But yeah, you're right; happening to me as well. Thanks for the heads up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRicho Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 god damn this bug is annoying...fix it plz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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