BioWareknows that you don't change your companions in the Dragon Age games. Once you've clicked with your party, you're with them to the bitter end. It's a pretty common problem with RPGs, we even saw as much in Baldur's Gate 3, but The Veilguard aims to break that habit by making you play with companions you might otherwise ignore.
According to Edge Magazine, BioWare data shows that most people stick with two or three companions per playthrough. It's not often that players swap characters in and out, so The Veilguard will force you to change your party at regular intervals.
Unlike past games, you can only have two companions in your party at a time.
"We do expect that players will have favourites they typically want to adventure with," game director Corinne Busche said. "But sometimes certain companions will be mandatory."
Another big reason to get more involved with your companions is that if you don't, they'll progress their individual stories without you. Busche explained that they all have lives outside of Rook, meaning that they won't just hang around at camp doing nothing when they're not in your party.
You'll bump into them in the world where they're found...
