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Improving Companion AI?

bflohooliganbflohooligan Member Posts: 0 Arc User
edited July 2013 in PvE Discussion
I did a search, but didn't see anything mentioning any official word about any future improvements to Companion AI. I play a Guardian Fighter and my Cleric Companion seems to really dig standing in fire/poison/electricity/death until she decides to take a nap.

I'm not necessarily wanting a system where you control every aspect of what skills your companion can use, but even just something as simple as a "Move here, stupid" button or where the companion gets out of AOE after initially taking damage.
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  • realr3sistancerealr3sistance Member Posts: 191 Bounty Hunter
    edited May 2013
    It really depends on where Companion AI is processed, if it's processed on the servers of the player's PC. I really hope the latter as I can't see the servers having enough processing power to have particularly advanced AI for companions.
  • bflohooliganbflohooligan Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    I don't know how a companion could avoid a telegraphed attack entirely, but at least getting out of AOE after getting initial damage would be great.
  • thesteamoraclethesteamoracle Member Posts: 2 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    i really wish the companion AI (mainly the cleric) would prioritize healing me instead of launching pebbles at the friggin boss
  • yeruneyerune Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    realr3sistance wrote: »
    It really depends on where Companion AI is processed, if it's processed on the servers of the player's PC. I really hope the latter as I can't see the servers having enough processing power to have particularly advanced AI for companions.

    I surely hope not, everything that is not tied down, secured, encrypted or otherwise in any way or form located on the client side, will be hacked.
  • sh4dowrunn3rsh4dowrunn3r Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 17 Arc User
    edited July 2013
    thesteamoracle wrote: »
    i really wish the companion AI (mainly the cleric) would prioritize healing me instead of launching pebbles at the friggin boss
    I think cleric does heal you whenever healing skill is off cooldown.
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