I don't like companions...

Companion AI is unbelievably crap. Especially when it is trying to CC an immune mob and doesn't heal at all.

Jawas and Wookies......... That is all.

What they said makes sense and if anyone doesn't want to have a companion tagging along with them, just dismiss the companion. As others have said, there are things you can do with the companion bar to improve their performance. Please also realize that your companion is never going to be as smart or as powerful as another player, so you'll have to adapt to their shortcomings or just play with other people.

Yep that's why we call it TORchan.

One problem with the tactics option would be that this is an online, multiplayer game. You cannot pause the game to direct your character and companions. You may be able to direct them without the ability to pause, but you may not get the precision that you want.

I wandered away from this thread... thank you all for the replies and advice! I'll take everything into consideration. I'm terribly desperate. I don't want to have to out-level the planet and overpower the mobs in order to get my quests done.

I will have to try this. Any improvement will help me.

I shouldn't have to add my companion's job into my own, already busy rotation. When this game was still being made BioWare said that our companions will not have to be micro-managed for those of us who didn't want it. Aside from gearing them, they pretty much did what they were supposed to do.

See, I shouldn't have to. Companions are there for those of us who want to solo quest. BioWare made it so that it's near impossible to quest without a companion with you, meaning I should be able to solo while regular questing without having to go through the trouble of dealing with other players.

Your reasoning is as flawed as your attitude is bad. Yes, I knew this game was going to have companions. Of course I knew that. The problem is when the companion doesn't work like it's supposed to. I cannot move forward because my companion is broken. That's what I'm crying about.

In case you didn't notice the rainbow in my sig, that means I'm gay. Where are my companion options there?

Companions are there because I can't quest without them, as I already stated. They aren't just there to aid me, they're required to actually get anything done. I'm fully aware more difficult mobs will require more than just spamming 3,6,7,s+7,4,2,7,6... and I do what I can to help myself get through it. I rely on my companion to keep me alive while I take care of the threat. All I ask for is his healing. A little help is all. If he can't do that, then questing, itself, is a futile gesture.

I assume I'm in range of him; he's never too far away from me even when I'm jumping all over the place. I'll have to keep my eye on this!

My only issue with companions is the AI is pants-on-head stupid, a lot like dealing with other players, and working with them can be quite frustrating.

I'm skeptical of this, and suspect that either you just don't have him set up to actually use those abilities, or you're not doing the stuff that you should be to mitigate damage.

I had no problems with Tharan, and they're virtually copies of each other; I solo h2 champions with no problems

horse has been beaten, drug back up and beaten again, but the companions aren't the problem...its your situational awareness.

Turn off all your healing companions crowd control and special attacks. Put him in healing stance. Position yourself to where your companion has clear line of sight to you. Now he won't use his cooldowns on attacks while you're getting pwned. He will only use his default shots and his heals now.

/profit.

IIRC Doc has that crappy channeled CC, carbonized stream. I find that turning that off works wonders for healers. And it's why I love Tharan, idiot though he is.