Malckiah Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 In the most recent expansion there is an option to SOLO a flashpoint.... choosing this option grants you a special droid called a Combat Support Droid. This droid (as far as I could tell) ...does everything and is very helpful indeed. He heals, does dps and tanks......whateve you need at any moment. If they would make ALL companions like this that would be SOOOOOO Awesome! Then we could simply choose our companion based on who we like instead of who we HAVE to use due to their limited skillset. PLEASE do this!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Wicked Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 (edited) In the most recent expansion there is an option to SOLO a flashpoint.... choosing this option grants you a special droid called a Combat Support Droid. This droid (as far as I could tell) ...does everything and is very helpful indeed. He heals, does dps and tanks......whateve you need at any moment. If they would make ALL companions like this that would be SOOOOOO Awesome! Then we could simply choose our companion based on who we like instead of who we HAVE to use due to their limited skillset. PLEASE do this!!!! Then the game would play itself and no legwork or brain usage would be necessary. A blind, deaf, comatose, lobotomy patient could play it. Edited December 5, 2014 by Darth_Wicked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddballEasyEight Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Then the game would play itself and no legwork or brain usage would be necessary. A blind, deaf, comatose, lobotomy patient could play it. Yeah, that would be way too easy. HOWEVER, the droid does handle its class duties better. It guards you as a tank and so on. Companions are kinda sucky at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elfa Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Then the game would play itself and no legwork or brain usage would be necessary. A blind, deaf, comatose, lobotomy patient could play it. A blind, deaf, comatose, lobotomy patient can already play it, its not It's not exactly FFXI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Wicked Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Yeah, that would be way too easy. HOWEVER, the droid does handle its class duties better. It guards you as a tank and so on. Companions are kinda sucky at that. That's because companions are meant to be an accessory, not the ultimate bad*ss. You are the Hero of Tython. You are the Barsen'Thor. You are leader of Havoc Squad. You are the Voidhound. You are the mighty Wrath. You are a Dark Council Member. You are the latest Champion of the Great Hunt. [REDACTED] You can't be the big HE-ROOOO and then expect to rely on your companions to do most of the legwork. Brain usage is necessary. Otherwise, as stated earlier, game plays itself while you clip your toe nails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Wicked Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 A blind, deaf, comatose, lobotomy patient can already play it, its not It's not exactly FFXI. Exaggeration much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slightrider Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 IMO It would be nice to be able to "dismiss" the uber droid...maybe the solo FP's would then be a challenge instead of just a walkthrough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malckiah Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 Not trying to be mean, but you all kinda totally missed the point of what I am saying. What I am saying has absolutely NOTHING to do with how powerful the companion is.... only that any and all companions could fill any role u need. The amount they heal, dps, or tank and or how good they do each is not in my comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gofortheko Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Actually outside of the first 5 solo flashpoints you do on the fleet and manaan, you can and will die if you dont use the heal pots on the rest of the missions. Trying killing torch without being smart about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Wicked Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Not trying to be mean, but you all kinda totally missed the point of what I am saying. What I am saying has absolutely NOTHING to do with how powerful the companion is.... only that any and all companions could fill any role u need. The amount they heal, dps, or tank and or how good they do each is not in my comment. Even then, it makes little to no sense. I for one have serious issues imagining Tharan Cedrax or Talos Drellik tanking. One goes around Pacifism way too much, while the other expects to die in every confrontation. Also, Scourge healing? Khem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sportiva Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 (edited) Not to speak for the OP, but he/she never asks for companions to be in God mode. Just to be able to fill different combat functions. Edited December 5, 2014 by Sportiva Stupid iPhone auto fill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkov Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Not trying to be mean, but you all kinda totally missed the point of what I am saying. What I am saying has absolutely NOTHING to do with how powerful the companion is.... only that any and all companions could fill any role u need. The amount they heal, dps, or tank and or how good they do each is not in my comment. This has been argued since before release and was their original plan. They changed it, launched the game and now we're stuck with how it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daewan Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 I don't want all my companions to be identical. It makes no sense that Pierce, the hardened soldier of the Empire, would be as skilled at healing as Quinn, the trained operative. I prefer my individualized specialists over generic faceless companions. I have tried out each and every single companion for every class, and in my experience, they are all fine if you gear them properly and treat them like AIs instead of players. Of course Quinn will stop healing you when you break line of sight. There's no person sitting behind the keyboard ready to move so they can see you again. It's a program with a certain number of steps that it will only follow in a certain path. I'm glad they went with story and companions with personalities, instead of giving us a one-size-fits-all droid to follow us as we level. I don't want a generic companion that does everything for me. I'd rather have Vette, or Khem, or Vector, or Kira the dirty kill stealer, or Nadia, or any of the other well fleshed out companions, and take a few seconds between fights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savej Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Lord Scourge the healer doesn't work for me but I could see a dps doc or a healing Kira. They should give companions more customization options (and let us change their appearances - I would love to make my T7 look like a Drone from Oblivion). Maybe in the next x-pac. Letting then do everything at once would be bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sportiva Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 If you don't like Lt Pierce or Lord Scourge as a healer then don't use them as a healer. But the flexibility of being able to choose your companion based on their personality, look, or whatever reason would be a nice feature rather than being forced to choose a specific companion in order to fulfill a combat function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvelZombie Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Even then, it makes little to no sense. I for one have serious issues imagining Tharan Cedrax or Talos Drellik tanking. One goes around Pacifism way too much, while the other expects to die in every confrontation. Also, Scourge healing? Khem? Yeah...cause a kick-butt Ewok TANK makes so much sense..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanchito Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 (edited) Exaggeration much? it's a quote from the warrior story :-) http://fr.xfire.com/video/61f360/ Edited December 5, 2014 by sanchito Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Wicked Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 (edited) it's a quote from the warrior story :-) I would know. I was the one who used it first in this thread. Edited December 5, 2014 by Darth_Wicked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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