I'm thinking the answer is "no", since the AI seems to go a bit brain dead when put on a horse. On foot they seem to do as well as expected, only really getting into trouble when out numbered as long as I give them decent armor and a good fast weapon. On horseback however ..... they suck, even when using a weapon that they have 150+ proficiency with. I'm thinking companions are only useful for governors and leading parties to be honest, but it would be nice to see them occasionally get more than one kill even against looters. Companion horse archer seem to do ok (putting it nicely) in longer battles as long as they have some skill in bow/crossbow and riding. This is mostly concerning the melee ones, or when the horse archers decide to go melee.
Things I've tried:
I'm almost thinking of trying glaives since the Khuzait Khan's Guards seem to do ok with them. But before I go around tracking them down (haven't unlocked them yet in the idiotic lottery system), I'm wondering what others think.
This is 1.6 in case it matters.
And completely off topic, why does auto correct try to change "glaives" into "laxatives"? ?
Things I've tried:
- One handed users: Giving them a long high damage one handed sword.
- Two handed users: Giving them a long high damage two handed sword, these do a bit better......in some battles.
- Polearm users: Gave up on lances and spears (watching them try to jab someone standing in front of their horse for minutes had me pulling my hair out). Polearms that only do swing damage was hit or miss (no pun intended), maybe one in three battles they could manage more than one kill.
- Making sure they only have one melee weapon type since the AI can't be counted on to pick the best one for the situation and often randomly changes weapons for no good reason.
I'm almost thinking of trying glaives since the Khuzait Khan's Guards seem to do ok with them. But before I go around tracking them down (haven't unlocked them yet in the idiotic lottery system), I'm wondering what others think.
This is 1.6 in case it matters.
And completely off topic, why does auto correct try to change "glaives" into "laxatives"? ?