Companions

[Blix]

So I picked up my first companion at the JT casino a bit ago. Her special is 9 6 8 6 9 10 9 and she loves grenades. Is it normal for companions to have stats this high?
Anyway it's hilarious. I'm training her around the hub and the most damage she takes is from exploding herself.
So yeah, discuss your companions.

[Strike]

Companions special can be better than that

[General Oliver]

if you want a companion, you can have mine

[Blix]

if you want a companion, you can have mine

That's no fun though. I like to check them like opening a present, see what they are. <3

[Yuno-Gasai]

So I picked up my first companion at the JT casino a bit ago. Her special is 9 6 8 6 9 10 9 and she loves grenades. Is it normal for companions to have stats this high?
Anyway it's hilarious. I'm training her around the hub and the most damage she takes is from exploding herself.
So yeah, discuss your companions.

Yes its normal for them to have high stats, but only stats that matter are agility and endurance. Rest don't matter.

I have 2 companions, one BG and other energy. They both have good special, and pretty nice against NPCs.

Throw is not really good to have, I suggest to drop her and find an EW, SG, or BG companion. oh, and find one with 10 endurance

[Styles]

I have a merc super mutant and he never attacks anyone. I tell him to do so and he doesn't. Even when I attack. Is it a bug?

If I have mercs protecting a tent and someone gets a hold of a map to that tent. Will the merc then attack that person or is it they are now counted as a friend?

[Chosen One]

All my companion (Lina) ever did was die.
Too much courage, too little wisdom. ARRRRG!

[Blix]

I have a merc super mutant and he never attacks anyone. I tell him to do so and he doesn't. Even when I attack. Is it a bug?

If I have mercs protecting a tent and someone gets a hold of a map to that tent. Will the merc then attack that person or is it they are now counted as a friend?

Followers attacking players is disabled. Followers will only fight pve, not pvp.

[Styles]

I have a merc super mutant and he never attacks anyone. I tell him to do so and he doesn't. Even when I attack. Is it a bug?

If I have mercs protecting a tent and someone gets a hold of a map to that tent. Will the merc then attack that person or is it they are now counted as a friend?

Followers attacking players is disabled. Followers will only fight pve, not pvp.

What was the reasoning behind disabling that feature? I am guessing it was being abused in some form. But isn't the whole point of mercs and so on to defend bases and such?

Is there any chance the feature will comeback? If not why?

[Blix]

I have a merc super mutant and he never attacks anyone. I tell him to do so and he doesn't. Even when I attack. Is it a bug?

If I have mercs protecting a tent and someone gets a hold of a map to that tent. Will the merc then attack that person or is it they are now counted as a friend?

Followers attacking players is disabled. Followers will only fight pve, not pvp.

What was the reasoning behind disabling that feature? I am guessing it was being abused in some form. But isn't the whole point of mercs and so on to defend bases and such?

Is there any chance the feature will comeback? If not why?

From what I heard, people were abusing it in TC etc, taking 3 follower builds and attacking the players with the followers.

[Chosen One]

I'd have guessed New Reno.

[Taki]

It was not due to companions, who were fine, but with the slaves.

People started to make builds with 8-10 mercs/slaves, all with rocket launchers, and swarmed with them 
It was fun at the beginning, but then it was ruining the fun (a bit like turbo plasma atm i guess), so followers were disabled on pvp (a shame for companions though)

[Styles]

From what I heard, people were abusing it in TC etc, taking 3 follower builds and attacking the players with the followers.

As in people leaving them behind to guard the place while they do other things? In places like Reno. Wouldn't the counter to that simply to have it so you can't leave companions, even slaves in locations other then bases and mines.

I hope they bring back companions being able to attack other players. They are pretty much useless in PVE. I want them to protect my bases.

Another thing that could be done is that is that they can attack other players only in bases, thus being base protection again.