Bioware, now would be the perfect time to bring back killing companions.

If there was an option to convert Ashara to DS (like we had with Jaesa) she'd be a far better companion. The way she is now it just makes zero sense. So yeah, she'd probably die too. As would Scourge and all of my Agen'ts comps aside from SCORPIO.

This is a silly idea and BW was right to drop it.

Deep down, I agree with you, but I do enjoy the idea of murdering the hell out of Ashara and Elara.

I just don't understand why people would want to bump off Scourge. He's made of awesome. <3 <3

Agreed. As long as you could easily get low cost droid replacements for all those dedicated crafters, out there (probably not that many).

I've not played all the stories to the end but at certain points / characters there is a feeling that your relationship with them is going down a certain path - yet nothing ever happens.

As to how it would work? I figure something similar to the mini storyline that you get with a certain character that empire players run into on Taris. And of course, KOTOR.

If you're a republic player, it would show the dramatic arc of descending to the dark side where you'd even kill those closest to you (i.e. Kira) and for the dark side it would show how twisted you are, prepared to let anyone suffer (ie Vette).

And come on: is there anyone out there who has played a smuggler who DOESN'T want to kill Corso?

Pretty sure that ship has sailed long ago.
They probably want to avoid having to solve tickets every day from people that misclicked and then didn't realize that they could escape the conversation.
Or worse, the ones that click an option and then afterwards go "I didn't realize it would actually do that! Give me back my companion Bioware! Plz, plz, plz!!!!!"

Yup, Corso and my LS Smuggler are bro's.

I agree he's awesome, but I could see it from a story perspective.

Many a Jedi probably take offence at that!

Solution for people who, after killing comps, suddenly change their mind:

Story and companions reset button

And roles could be replaced by mercs / droids. EZ.

I'd love to have one of those.

Great idea, except... not really.
If you kill your agent's 5 out of 6 companions, even replacing two of them with Treek and HK you'd still be shooting yourself in the knee when it comes to Crew Skills. You'd be losing possible Crafting Crits, the ability to send 5 companions out at the same time and, generally speaking, it just doesn't make sense.

If you don't like a companion, don't use him. If you don't craft, all the better - you don't even have to hear their line as they go off on a mission.

At this point, I think we can safely assume they will not introduce anything that radical. At best we might get a "Carbonize your Companions" so that people will be able to bring them back should they regret it - and people WILL regret it, because people don't really know what they want or what's best for them 90% of the time.