I mostly run solo so my companions are usually helpful to me. Or, at least, they were until the last patch. Now none of them last longer than 2 seconds if any mob gets on them and the healer heals for less than it did before. They are now basically useless. I had high hopes for this game and for the last patch...now...not so much.
I mostly run solo so my companions are usually helpful to me. Or, at least, they were until the last patch. Now none of them last longer than 2 seconds if any mob gets on them and the healer heals for less than it did before. They are now basically useless. I had high hopes for this game and for the last patch...now...not so much.
~ Jaqaz
They were buffed actually.
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bpskibbenheimsMember, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users, Neverwinter Knight of the Feywild UsersPosts: 210Bounty Hunter
edited June 2013
He has just leveled up and hadn't realized the non augment companions are kinda bootay after lvl 35 I am guessing.
I am currently level 58 and noticed the change after the last big patch...at the same level. When I read the notes I thought they were being buffed as well, but they appear to now be wearing toilet paper for armor and my cleric's healing dropped by a little over 100hp per tick. The tank doesn't seem to last more than 2-3 hits from even the standard mobs. Prior to the patch I had no issues with them and they were actually quite useful. However, now they suck...
I am currently level 58 and noticed the change after the last big patch...at the same level. When I read the notes I thought they were being buffed as well, but they appear to now be wearing toilet paper for armor and my cleric's healing dropped by a little over 100hp per tick. The tank doesn't seem to last more than 2-3 hits from even the standard mobs. Prior to the patch I had no issues with them and they were actually quite useful. However, now they suck...
Cleric healing is % based, so if its healing dropped, so did your max hp.
Well, judging from my Panthers' performance, they managed to find a cure for Digital Feline Narcolepsy. Yes, he gets K.O.'d more often, but only because he now generally wakes up sometime before the end of the fight.
'Wen considered the nature of time and understood that the universe is, instant by instant, recreated anew. Therefore, he understood, there is in truth no past, only a memory of the past. Blink your eyes, and the world you see next did not exist when you closed them. Therefore, he said, the only appropriate state of the mind is surprise. The only appropriate state of the heart is joy. The sky you see now, you have never seen before. The perfect moment is now. Be glad of it.' Terry Pratchet The Thief Of Time
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ambisinisterrMember, Neverwinter ModeratorPosts: 10,462Community Moderator
edited June 2013
The likely culprit is the threat mechanics.
Threat is better distributed between party members so companions are more likely to get attacked.
Coupled with some decent AI increases they are attacking and drawing attention to themselves much more as well.
So indeed you might notice them drop more but it is because they are actually doing more.
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They were buffed actually.
Cleric healing is % based, so if its healing dropped, so did your max hp.
'Wen considered the nature of time and understood that the universe is, instant by instant, recreated anew. Therefore, he understood, there is in truth no past, only a memory of the past. Blink your eyes, and the world you see next did not exist when you closed them. Therefore, he said, the only appropriate state of the mind is surprise. The only appropriate state of the heart is joy. The sky you see now, you have never seen before. The perfect moment is now. Be glad of it.' Terry Pratchet The Thief Of Time
Threat is better distributed between party members so companions are more likely to get attacked.
Coupled with some decent AI increases they are attacking and drawing attention to themselves much more as well.
So indeed you might notice them drop more but it is because they are actually doing more.