I miss Serana now

[Zundamon at Arms]

I miss Serana. In The Elder Scrolls IV, companions were cumbersome, rigid, and couldn't even help carry items.

[Seferoth]

Hero of Kvatch needs no thots following him around,

[Coffee Addict]

as a stealth archer i hated companions they were always getting me spotted

[Xanikk]

Originally posted by Coffee Addict:

as a stealth archer i hated companions they were always getting me spotted

I tended not to use them as well. I want to be in control of how I engage with the fight. Companions would attack an enemy on sight before I'm ready for it.

[Lahgtah]

I hated serana. Never saw the appeal. Never liked companions in general.

[Zundamon at Arms]

Originally posted by Coffee Addict:

as a stealth archer i hated companions they were always getting me spotted

You need a companion with high stealth, like Serana.

[Zundamon at Arms]

Originally posted by Seferoth:

Hero of Kvatch needs no thots following him around,

At least give me someone who can carry loot.

[ThotsBContagious]

Originally posted by Zundamon at Arms:

Originally posted by Seferoth:

Hero of Kvatch needs no thots following him around,

At least give me someone who can carry loot.

No.

[lukandroll]

Originally posted by Zundamon at Arms:

Originally posted by Seferoth:

Hero of Kvatch needs no thots following him around,

At least give me someone who can carry loot.

Like that Daedra servant you can summon in Skyrim

[solidap]

Too bad Unreal Stuttering 5 has infested Bethesda, or else you could've used one of the many excellent companion mods made for Oblivion over the decades

Otherwise, vanilla companions are basically just meat shields and an extra distraction. Which is still quite useful. And it can get quite absurd, in classic Oblivion fashion. You can roll up to Defense of Bruma with like upwards of 6 permanent followers? And a lot more than that using conjuration/charm and temporary quest related follower shenanigans too