Pete Hines says "People... No. Spears."

Pete Hines also says "companions can be killed like pretty much anything else"

I couldn't care less about spears, but I'm a little disappointed that companions can still die. I never used them in OB because I found it too stressful trying to babysit them, and it was refreshing in Fallout: NV to be able to use them without having to worry about that. Oh well, hopefully they can take care of themselves a little better this time around.

Well, i think it would be kinda lame seeing them fall in combat, only to raise up, and continue fighting.

I was just hoping for the Fallout version where they fall unconscious and then wake up when all the enemies in the area are gone.

Spears and companions? I see what you did there...

Huh?