Please..... Companions aren't that far away from being useful and fun.

It's the STAY command that I really want to be fixed. I want to tell my companion to stay put, but shot anything that comes into his line of sight!
At present if I tell him to stay put, when enemies attack he just sits there and doesn't do anything let alone fight back! Which I swear must fit the 'bug/glitch' criteria!?!
I'm sure telling a Companion to STAY should make them combat passive????

Because if I get get him to stay put and guard that area I could flank around behind an enemy!! Or I like to lure enemies in to where he is guarding and he shoots the Ghouls hot on my tail!!

Now that thanks to some of these forums posters, I have worked out that you have to give them ammo for the guns you give them if you want them to use them....

It feels like it this could be fixed, I'd love to take my companion everywhere!!!


Bethesda??

Many time now when Strong is my companion his weapon stops working so he just stands around taking damage... But still following me. But if I go into his inventory, equip different weapon, order him to fire on enemy, and then switch back to his awesome melee weapon it will work again. The issue you describe is probably not this but I thought I should mention just in case.

I agree with the command Stay... They should stay and shoot ...