Equivocate; You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
Her meaning was understood, but yes equivalence/equate is what she is meaning to use I think.
sort of on topic, I'm not convinced Minsc will be a companion either. His personality as we know it just doesn't at all fit any of Larian's current companions. It would be such a weird contrast, and this is Minsc we're talking about, how the hell is he going to be a level 1 companion?
as for really on topic, my only issue with a small amount of companions and it's one i've mentioned before is that if I don't enjoy one or two of them, and they're the only 'x' class we get, I'm out of luck. I either don't have a certain class in my party that I might want, or I'm forced to create the class as my player character. With a large number of companions, I have a higher chance of liking a solid 4 - 5 of them.
