Elder Scrolls Online Blackwood: Hands-On ESO Companions Preview: Skills, Quests, Rapport!



Elder Scrolls Online Blackwood: Hands-On ESO Companions Preview: Skills, Quests, Rapport! In this video, we dive headfirst into what Companions will bring covering skills, gear, leveling, rapport, and first impressions of our newfound friends. Prepare to never fight alone again, well…almost never again.

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Timestamp:
0:00 – Blackwood Companion Preview
0:38 – Hands-On Companions Preview
1:32 – How to Gain a Companion
2:22 – Skills/Ability Bar, Armor, and Weapons
4:01 – Leveling and Rapport
5:17 – Customization
5:42 – Gameplay
7:13 – Final Thoughts

Recently, we got a hands-on preview of the upcoming Elder Scrolls Online Blackwood, the next chapter coming to ESO this June. While the expansion promises a story that delves into the Gates of Oblivion, one of the stand out features that will have any Elder Scrolls fan excited, is the addition of Companions. Companions will be new allies in your adventures ahead, pretty much going anywhere with you with the exception of PVP and solo arenas. You can take your new companion to help fight the Daedric forces, putting them in any role you see fit, whether that be tank, healer or DPS.

Elder Scrolls Online Blackwood is releasing just around the corner, and we were excited to get a closer look at one of the game-changing features, which is probably one of the biggest additions to the gameplay of ESO in quite some time. Companions are coming, two of them in fact, that can accompany you all across Tamriel. While they may seem like any ordinary NPC that occasionally joins you while questing, one of the major differences is that Companions will be at your beck and call. They will also have their own gear and even hold a rapport with you. You might also be wondering can a Companion die in battle? The answer is yes, yes they can, so you better watch their health or you will indeed have to revive them.

Before I go any further, I should mention that this is an early preview of the Companion system, which is why we can’t show our actual in-game footage, and not all features have been implemented yet, so things could still be tweaked and changed when the expansion launches in June. This does, however, give a good peek into how Companions will appear in the full game, so either way it’s exciting to share more of what’s coming with Blackwood.

First things first, let’s talk about how do you gain a Companion. Zenimax announced during their livestream covering Blackwood content recently, that there will be two Companions available at the launch of Blackwood, Bastion and Mirri, and both can be recruited by completing their quests, but you can only summon one at a time. As for how many Companions will be add to ESO in the future, this is currently unknown, however as they are added to the game they should be recruitable in a similar fashion.

You will go through a whole quest which will introduce you to your Companion, even fight alongside them before gaining them for your Collection. Yes companions are under Collections, but get their own Allies sub-category, so you can easily see which ones are available and set them as active from this menu. I for one am glad Companions get their own story, and aren’t just dumped on you without rhyme or reason. They are actually a part of your adventure and you at least get to know them a little bit before you probably get them killed doing something stupid and have to revive them.

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46 thoughts on “Elder Scrolls Online Blackwood: Hands-On ESO Companions Preview: Skills, Quests, Rapport!”

  1. Just wanted to say so long for a while. Until the new gaming systems are
    available to everyone I am through with all things gaming. Even though
    it probably doesn't affect you I have to unsubscribe from all the gamers
    I love. At least for a while.

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  2. They are in our collections? 

    Does that mean they are account wide? 
    Can I have bastion as a healer on one character, and a tank on another? 
    Is each companion a different level to each character?

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  3. I can hardly wait to use the companions I love this game. But it might be a strange that everyone's campanian will look alike I'm hoping that even if we could do something as little as change the hair style and color and skin would be possible

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  4. Not really a significant change in my eyes. These will probably be for super casual players only (not meant as an insult to anyone) and more in the way than anything else for players who can hold their own

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  5. Excited is too strong a word. Since they won't be that great in combat (which I am relieved about) they are basically a fun new toy to mess around with. I hope they can be set as house guest. And that the companion gear is something that we can farm and put in the guild store or trade with other players.

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  6. Max spec companions will put put 10k-ish dps, but I think using companions as a source of buffs/sustain will enable way higher dps on the part of players, and for that reason buffs given will be the thing to be balanced

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  7. I wonder, if companions will have the ability in dungeons, to call "fast run" then start running, pulling a million mobs, then die and insulting you…i think i would miss that 😢

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  8. So the companions can be equipped with outfits, but i don't think the dye station will work on them like we can with equipping different pieces of armor etc right?

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