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companion necessary?

vvuullccaannvvuullccaann Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 1 Arc User
edited March 2013 in The Thieves' Den
Are you gimping your character by not using a companion? Really liking this class but hate playing with pets. Can you go down a path where you dont need to use a sidekick to be the best you can be? Thanks!
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  • lysico67lysico67 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 30 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    Yes you will NEED one to solo.

    If you want to team up with another player, then you are fine without one.

    But to solo the game assumes a companion and use of healing potions.
  • markoooosmarkoooos Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 2 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    What he said^
    E.G: I am a rogue so I find my self low on health on some occasions,
    If I have no potions or if they are on cooldown I cen use my cleric's pet healing and continue to slash into oblivion!
    Or I could use man at arms to be my shield while I slash into oblivion.
    One can't just slash into oblivion all by himself!
  • prunetracyprunetracy Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    It's nice to have a tanking companion as a rogue so you can get combat advantage easier.
  • kinsaedakinsaeda Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users, Silverstars Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    You don't need one, they can be good to have around but they don't contribute enough to make or break you. Some have more value than others, such as the man at arms over the cleric. The cleric doesn't heal that great, but the Man at Arms can be your meatshield giving you CA.
  • stormhammystormhammy Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 3 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    vvuullccaann wrote: »
    Are you gimping your character by not using a companion? Really liking this class but hate playing with pets. Can you go down a path where you dont need to use a sidekick to be the best you can be? Thanks!

    No, at least not against PvE mobs.
    As long as a companion can do even 1 damage to an enemy or heal you for 1 damage, you will be better off having that companion.
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  • sayassayas Member Posts: 26 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    I enjoyed having my cleric on my back. I save all of my potions now and they are stacking up in my inventory for true emergencies only. I hear we do not really even need the healing later, but I am going to try and solo hard content in the future (level 60ish) so I want the ability to have someone that can heal me and themselves if needed. Also while healing their-selves, they essentially become a tank as well. (Level 24, one day experience with level 9 cleric)
  • themangroththemangroth Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 104 Bounty Hunter
    edited March 2013
    When you stealth, you drop aggro, so if you have a pet , the mobs go to it by default. Its kind of like having your pets hp as temp hp.
  • dboss777dboss777 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users Posts: 37
    edited March 2013
    My rogue was in stealth for the majority of my fights and I did well enough with the striker mercenary dps companion taking hits for me.
  • dioraneldioranel Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users Posts: 4 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    How do you stay in stealth all the time? I am very new to the game and know I could get more out of that skill.
  • xbotzxbotz Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 65
    edited March 2013
    I think the companion is an awesome game mechanic. You will need it to solo some content. I just hope they have more customization for them later on.
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  • honzohonzo Member Posts: 64 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    dioranel wrote: »
    How do you stay in stealth all the time? I am very new to the game and know I could get more out of that skill.

    Not ALL the time, but most of the time is pretty easy. First make sure you have shadow strike set up as one of your abilities (refresher stealth meter). Also if you have your daily set to Lurkers Assault (stealth meter regens like crazy) you can pretty much take down any mob group while solo questing.
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  • altyrealtyre Member, Neverwinter Beta Users Posts: 106 Bounty Hunter
    edited March 2013
    From what I've encountered in my experience - and from what others are saying - yes, companions are a fairly vital part of soloing...

    Has a fair amount of bite to it if you happen to be RPing a loner, I'd imagine.
  • warbrwarbr Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 163 Bounty Hunter
    edited March 2013
    I used the cleric companion and it was awesome, saved me alot of pots. But I will get the panther companion from the pack and Iwould like to use that, I hope it will be as usefull as the cleric was.
  • wergonsmithwergonsmith Member Posts: 56 Arc User
    edited March 2013
    I am a big fan of the Cleric companion.
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