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Companions: who and do you switch? (waste-of.space)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Who are your companions? Do you switch during gameplay?

I’m currently in act 3 and remain using Shadowheart, Lae’zel and Astarion.

Anyone else uses other companions?

Edit: by the way, my main character is a Monk named Jef :)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

As a warlock, I try to use everyone a little.

Except Gale. I just have no use for another mage. I figured I'd save him for another playthrough.
I respec'd Wyl into a paladin cause I wanted to try that class out (and have a proper tank) and knew I'd never have a use for two warlocks. It took a while before I truly made use of him, but turns out paladins are incredibly powerful, so he's now a constant member of my party.
The other two typical members are shadowheart (romancing her and it feels natural to always have a cleric) and Astarion (he's just hands down the best at lockpicking and I do that a ton).
I've experimented with having Jahera (as a ranger) replace Astarion, but it makes lockpicking harder. Is there really no way to get companions more proficient with skills?? I actually hate Astarion as a person and don't enjoy rogues (too often I simply cannot get a sneak attack in).
I've regularly swapped the melee attacker for any of the others (I love Karlak's personality, but found barbarian just isn't as good -- Laezel as a fighter is a bit better). Halsin was the best tank for the mid game, cause Owlbear is far stronger than anything else. Probably still is. Just feels kinda boring.
Every now and then I've swapped Shadowheart out for someone. It feels weird to not have a cleric with me at all times, but I don't actually need her and she's so bad at combat. I'm probably making a blunder in using her so much, especially since I have a Paladin and so many healing potions.
I tried respecing >!Minsc!< to be a monk to give that a try (I've had so much monk equipment and it's one of the few classes I've yet to use), but... I must be doing something wrong? The unarmed damage is utterly pitiful compared to any other melee character, even with the best equipment I've got. I decided to just bench him rather than figure it out.
I only very, very briefly used a hireling, before Halsin joined my party proper cause I wanted to try wildshape (why does he take so long? I genuinely thought he would never join cause he spent dozens of hours waiting in my camp as an unplayable character).