Companions, just because I feel if they dont happen now, they will never get fixed.

Falker

companions. for admittedly selfish reasons. :-)

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You've seen life through distorted eyes;You know you had to learn;The execution of your mind;You really had to turn;,the book is read,The end begins to show,The truth is out, the lies are old, But you don't want to know - Black Sabbath

companions

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Companions. I've been on and off again for since for the last twelve years. Each time I come back, companions are still the same broken system. Trails are semi-useful as is, and though they may need some loving I'd prefer companions to get it first.

Trails.

D.W.

trails first.

Companions


Telrenth

Companions.

Been waiting for this since.. before tracking was even changed to scouting.

This kills me to admit that trails would likely be more useful to more rangers than companions. I think every ranger should have a companion!

But for my own, selfish reasons and because I also believe as someone else said--if it doesn't happen now, it never will---I vote for COMPANIONS!

Zinaca and her wolf, Lucky (who wants to raise his paw in a vote for companions)

As much as I hate the fact that our "guild only" skill does not scale much past 325 ranks.. Companions are something that makes a Ranger in my opinion. And that system has been pretty sad forever. I vote Companions.

Lhun

> our "guild only" skill does not scale much past 325 ranks

Trails.

Of course the fact that trails is the "cool thing you can do with your guild-only skill" makes me sadface. What ever happened to insta-track, perma-tracking, and feats that were supposed to be driven by scouting skill?

~Hunter Hanryu
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Changing my vote to companions since trails thru the trackless wilderness are now no longer trails thru the trackless wilderness but semi urban areas with I guess hand rails and stairs.

I'm going to have to fade if this keeps up.

Trails. Ive been waiting for more companion development since I started playing in late 1996, but until I can use AL to circle, won't train it like I do scouting. Plus, I am hoping someday to be able to make permanent, or at least longer lasting trailmarkers. And possibly more then two.

Asterid

Also, please remember to watch the conflicts ~Sidatura

Keep in mind AL is going away... Didn't someone say Scouting will be the primary skill associated with the new companions?

Companions. They're far too easily lost as it is right now.


Sometimes the key to happiness is not assuming it is locked in the first place- Ziggy

A journey of a thousand SMILES begins with a single step- Ziggy

As much as I would love to see Companions happen, I agree that scouting is virtually un-trainable at this point so - TRAILS PLEASE.

I would however like to cast next decades vote (in advance) for Companions.


"None of you seem to understand. I'm not locked in here with you, you're locked in here with me!" - Rorschach

Just to be clear... are you guys having trouble getting Scouting to 2/34 or 34/34?

Because my Ranger hasn't trained on trails at all, and he's 40th. Would be higher if I bothered with secondary weapons, but I got lazy.

I would like to point out what I think is going to be a problem. Even though I would like to see companions fixed first, there is a problem no one appears to be considering. New folks coming in will have 10 skills to provide them with TDP's. Most of our beseeches, companions, horse catching, just to mention a few are currently tied to a specific STAT being a specific number, for example Needing charisma at a specific level for the first companion. I really doubt based on this, that folks will be able to achieve the stats required as they get older at the circles the items are available. It appears to me they will be short TDPs on the new system unless they work only the 4 primary and 6 secondary skills and even then I suspect the levels for the stat required no longer work out, if the plan remains as stated. Therefore, I think you will see very few new rangers even bother with companions, in fact I have a feeling since having a companion does nothing for the things we need to circle right now, most of us will abandon companions. Under this new system, the variety of stats needed for specific beseeches, roping a horse and getting companions might just be at odds with each other as they grow. Older folks who have them already will be ok but it appears the new folks wont grow as fast but will equalize out eventually as they get older. So it comes down to what is going to be needed first? Again, for many years companions have been promised and thats what I vote for, but from my perception of what is going to happen, we have a problem in the making. More than any other profession, rangers are stat based rather than skill based, because of the stat requirements for everything we have that is ranger specific (beseeches, companions, horse catching). For that matter since survival is prime for us things like climbing/swimming and many other things are heavily stat based, like strength for climbing and swimming. Course it will be interesting to see how they base our circle requirements in the future with fewer skills to base it on. But thats for another post.

Anyway I vote for companions. Its been way way too long since this was addressed. I just hope the new system does not end up making our new companions completely and totally irrelevant, because I actually see signs that is what will happen.

Ranger Pfanston and his soggy puppy.

This poll will stay up through Sunday or Monday, but as it stands right now:

Trails 9
Companions 22


- GM Sithix

If you'd stop finding bugs I could code Companions 2.0.

Trails