There are some good points being made here. I accept that Shadowheart's high Dex is fitting... although I don't think that makes her better on the front line, not at all. Two people mentioned that as if it's definitionally true, and I disagree.
I'm just frustrated that they're all higher Dex than Str. All of them. It's like whoever spread the stats happened to value Dex more than Str and ended up dumping Str in every companion build. Which makes a whole group of weapons in the game unusable if Tav isn't specifically built for them. That doesn't seem like the best approach to me.
Regarding companion characters that are yet to come: I look forward to the day when they arrive. Until then, all we can do is work with what we have.
Regarding Wyll having a blade pact: I hope something is done with that. The sooner the better. He's a great character in concept and design, but all of that gets ruined by the mechanic of actually playing him.
Also, one more thing. Someone mentioned that her new Dex came from complaints that she wasn't good at subterfuge. I don't follow. Her new Dex is lower than it was. She has a 14 in Patch 6. She used to have a 15. Her Dex lowered by one. Her Cha lowered by, I think about 5, from a 15 or so to a 10. Her Int went up by 2 to a 10. Her Con went up by 1 to a 14, which I applaud. But overall, I'd say the biggest change to her was actually an increase in Str. It jumped to 12. I was just hoping to see it get to a 14, but in fairness, I'm happy to see it higher.
