Guys... you come across as incredibly entitled. Developers can't just provide all and every tweak to their product that every user imagines. They are obviously taking steps to address common feedback - so maybe be a little thankful for what they have worked to deliver?
I am incredible thankful. Lack of thankfulness or entitlement has nothing to do with it. I have a simple wish to be able to create FULLY customizable companions in this amazing game. This is a feature that most cRPG's have. This game actually even already has that feature, if you play in multiplayer mode. For these reasons it is not an unreasonable or entitled feedback, it is also not a idiosyncratic little tweak - it is a core element of a good cRPG for me, and many others. There has been A LOT of common feedback to support this viewpoint. One of the many people who supported this view is you. You wrote:
I'm a week into playing now and I've got to say I really don't understand why they didn't make hirelings customizable from the start - there's literally NOTHING to them.
Like their spatter of a backstory and their dialogue has absolutely no relevance. I would reroll my party with all hirelings if I could, but alas, I hate the design of all but 2 of them.
So to reiterate: I am incredible thankful for this game. I freaking love it. That is why I just want to be able to play it like I play all my other favorite cRPG's: With fully customizable companions (just like you do!). It is such a simple thing. And that is probably why it makes me so annoyed that it is not in the game yet. I am sure it will be one day. But I hate the fact that I have to wait to play the game my way. But what annoys me the most is probably that we can't seem to get an explanation as to why.
