I was tempted to post this in the technical support section but since it is not technically a bug I am posting here instead.
After a year of playing (less since permadeath was added later) I have just realized that losing a companion or family member in your party doesn't mean you have to lose potentially millions worth of equipment. This was perhaps obvious to some but I have only just recently realized that in the after battle loot menu you can strip all the equipment from anyone in your party who has died.
Now I don't mind the roleplaying value of losing equipment from a companion that you lose but if it is possible to save it by just paying attention in the after battle loot menu then why not just make it so that equipment automatically goes into your inventory? At least some of it. I think either that or this ability should be entirely removed.
Either way for the time being Don't Forget To Strip The Dead!
After a year of playing (less since permadeath was added later) I have just realized that losing a companion or family member in your party doesn't mean you have to lose potentially millions worth of equipment. This was perhaps obvious to some but I have only just recently realized that in the after battle loot menu you can strip all the equipment from anyone in your party who has died.
Now I don't mind the roleplaying value of losing equipment from a companion that you lose but if it is possible to save it by just paying attention in the after battle loot menu then why not just make it so that equipment automatically goes into your inventory? At least some of it. I think either that or this ability should be entirely removed.
Either way for the time being Don't Forget To Strip The Dead!