Your thoughts on the Companions : V

» Sat Feb 08, 2014 4:04 pm

What do really think of the Companions? Like them, dislike them, hate them? Be honest please.

» Sat Feb 08, 2014 4:23 am

Lycanthropy. That's all I really have to say on The Companions.

The Companions are meh in my eyes, the quest line is obnoxiously short, and the quests have little to no variety. Jorvaskrr is gorgeous though, very homely. Although overrated, the guild has some nice NPC's too.

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Not a huge fan, I join them to become a Werewolf.

» Sat Feb 08, 2014 6:58 am

Exactly the reason I don't join them.

» Sat Feb 08, 2014 7:07 am

I love the companions.

I haven't do it on most, I haven't do it on all but I have done it on a lot of characters.

I guess I'll have to vote on the most opton.

» Sat Feb 08, 2014 12:47 pm

I know three members that need a better sense of direction (this appoints to all AI though).

Overall, I like them but only because of the disease immunity werewolves gain. Also the daedra heart near Kodlak's bedroom.

» Sat Feb 08, 2014 6:28 am

Story was meh, but I love the characters. Will say though, the first time I saw Farkas turn into a werewolf, my jaw dropped. One of my favorite first moments.

» Sat Feb 08, 2014 5:09 pm

Same, then he ruined it with the rubbish dialogue.

'Prove urr honour to be a companuhn!'

» Sat Feb 08, 2014 9:36 am

For me that was a disappointing factor. Thought these guys were tough. :dry:

» Sat Feb 08, 2014 12:35 pm

I respect everybody's opinion. So should you friend. :smile:

» Sat Feb 08, 2014 11:43 am

Aye!

I really like the characters from the Companions, but the storyline itself was very short and meh.

» Sat Feb 08, 2014 3:27 pm

It's not like they rely on it to fight, they're still tough. If you expected him to kill all those guys alone with his blade...

» Sat Feb 08, 2014 10:05 am

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Companions unfortunately had the most gimped quest line out of all the factions. Silver Hand weren't the fleshed out faction they deserved to be with no real antiagonist with actual motivations and stuff (any followers you bring along to Silver Hand outposts will even initiate the generic bandit dialog, since that's essentially what they are). The way companions are killed by them off screen doesn't really have any emotional impact... and then there's of course the whole forcing you to become a werewolf to progress the questline. I don't think I would have minded that if it was just executed in a different matter, like they have to give you the werewolf curse to save your life or something.

» Sat Feb 08, 2014 5:31 pm

I actually yelled, "No Farkas!" At the tv screen when he got surrounded.

» Sat Feb 08, 2014 4:56 pm

Haha, I reacted the same way. I thought it was my fault, before I knew you almost can't fail.

» Sat Feb 08, 2014 12:24 pm

They're okay. I like some of the members, especially Kodlak. Farkas is alright, but can't say I loved any of them. I have only done the quest all the way through once on the PC and once on the Xbox. The quest is so short and kind of disappointing. I really have mixed feelings about the way they incorporated

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werewolves

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I do like the Skyforge weapons and Wolf armor.

I got the bug where Skjor comes back from the dead and that is really annoying. Also got a bug on the other play-through, where I had to beat up my husband (Marcurio) and couldn't go any further in the quest line. So I am probably not the most unbiased person to ask.

» Sat Feb 08, 2014 5:44 pm

I like the theory. I think they ruined it by letting the whole werewolf business take up most of the plot-line. I'd have preferred more scripted quests - expeditions to dungeons, busting drug rings, and the like - to the radiant filler, and more of a transitio between joining as a whelp and becoming a member of the Circle.

» Sat Feb 08, 2014 3:07 am

Speaking of the Companions, Kodlak's dream is one of those reminders that the game views you as a Nord.

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He has a vision of you fighting by his side in Sovngarde to free the old harbingers. What if you are an elf?

That said, he's one of my favorite characters in the game.

As lazy as the questline was, I still like them for what they are. They trace their ideals and legacy back to Ysgramor's 500. They aren't petty mercenaries like the Fighters Guild, competing for contracts.

» Sat Feb 08, 2014 3:08 pm

Kodlak and Wuuthrad are why I love the Companions.

» Sat Feb 08, 2014 6:14 am

SI sums up my feelings on the wish-waff-wash companions. There more watered down than Sadia's mead.

» Sat Feb 08, 2014 7:30 am

I agree sir. Kodlak is an amazing persona.

» Sat Feb 08, 2014 3:36 pm

Kodak bores the living hell out of me personally. The guild masters in Skyrim weren't very charismatic.

Oblivion the other hand....

» Sat Feb 08, 2014 3:09 pm

I'm not as much a fan of the Companions, as I was of the Fighters guild. I loved the structure of the FG , with it having guilds in all the holds & argueably better characters & quests.

» Sat Feb 08, 2014 7:47 am

I wish he was more fleshed out, it would've been nice to be able to sit and talk to him about his thoughts on things....I barely know the man but I feel like I know him well.

The Fighters Guild felt like a military group whereas the Companions feels like a brotherhood, bound in blood...this is why the wolf thing doesn't bother me, it sort of adds to the whole vibe imo. I agree the quests are short and not handled well but I like them nonetheless.

» Sat Feb 08, 2014 4:33 am

Many people judge Kodlak from the surface of his character, but there is more to it then that. Kodlak is a man with a lot of depth. Both historical as intelligence.

» Sat Feb 08, 2014 1:31 pm

I already liked Kodlak, but his journal really sealed the deal there. Brings a tear to my eye it does, every playthrough.

I agree that the questline needed more fleshing out, and an actual leader of the Silver Hand would've helped a lot too. You need a good foil for your ragtag bunch of warriors. The Skinner didn't need to show up so early. However I overall liked the story, the concept alone can carry it, and I always go through it.

Voted for love, although that's maybe a bit much, just a strong like.

Well, I guess there is an "actual leader", but s/he's so anonymous. You need a baddie with some punch.