oh good - don't get me wrong I'm fond of Lokin but he's not on my priority list of "to have" companions. In fact I run around mostly with Lana, Senya and Pierce - and only Pierce is one of my original companions on my warrior lol.

well I've been enjoying my sith juggernaut - got him to 65, got the data crystals basic gear and now am actually enjoying running around doing heroic 2's - maybe I'm just crazy but still.

are any other companions gated behind Qyzen? I hope not - no Lokin I can deal with

yeah i've resolved to ignore that quest if possible...

I've noticed since the patch to revert some of the nerf that my companions are performing much better then they were; it seems that Bioware's come close to striking a good balance, at least for a basement dwelling loaner like me.

I feel like i'm the only one who is having fun right now - am I missing something?

One thing I would request is perhaps the possibility of the team looking into making the Star Fortress initial quests able to be done in both Solo Mode and Heroic Mode - if nothing else, that way players of all skill levels can complete the initial quests and have it done and over with. Keep the achievement and rewards on the Heroic mode, but allow quest completion on the solo mode as well. edit: by "initial quests", I mean the completion of the quests that now can only be done on Heroic Mode.

I have not quit or unsubbed but I am still on the fence about if I will renew my sub for another 6 months come December. I still stand by what I have said about the nerf being excessively overdone - companion healing needed some tweaks with a set of tweezers, instead it got a sledge hammer.

To be fair, being a guardian tank is far different in terms of play experience then say, a sentinel dps or a smuggler.

While I find the heroic 2's to be roughly the same post nerf at least in my experience as a level 65 Commando with semi-okay gear, the things that concern me are: a) the reliance on affection ranks needed for healing; this particularly affects the low level game when a player may not have the time, credits or ability to raise influence up to where the companion heals are more effective, as evidenced by the posts talking about people struggling with the leveling process - a thing that should not be experienced in any MMO that has a focus on getting people to an end-game. b) Low levels; again, the fact that the companion healers seem to be vastly weaker is something that will not be tolerated by new or returning players from level 1 for long. Making their leveling experience go from fun and interesting to tedious and stressful will negatively impact both retention rates of subscribers trying to level alts and/or new players trying to experience the Star Wars universe here for the first time.

I've tried the Makeb and Corellia heroic 2's - don't have too many issues as long as I don't pull like 6 mobs then I'm toast. Still, I definitely see the difference in companion healing which is a shame. I've tried a few companions including my highest( rank 25 lana), and some rank 6-7 yuun and 4x - there is a big difference in the heals they do now versus the heals they did. I may not find it too difficult as per experience, but it still seems like a huge hit to the solo abilities of casual players, which is not a good thing IMHO.

I think everyone was in agreement that the companions/followers needed some tweaks and what have you, but this seems to be an overkill of epic proportions. Once I get in game to test it(97.3% and slowly rising) I will have to deliver feedback in a more concise manner.

I had no problem with the level sync, but this seemingly over-kill of nerf to companion healing power is very frustrating and upsetting. It seems I will have no choice but to not renew my subscription come December, which is really sad because KOTFE has been an enjoyable experience for me thus far.

If they seriously did that, I don't care if it would be bad business, I would buy it in a heart-beat.

I'm the one who asked the question and my question was if we could still solo the heroic 2's to build influence, with the healing nerfs incoming and supposedly as strong as they were rumored to be. Nothing about "do they count for influence" or what have you that someone above mentioned.