Hehe and so now the General idea: The Early Bird Special!
I just took from
this post made earlier tonight. What if we could do this recruitment concept not just for our favorite and most worthy NPC, but for any NPC?
I mean for the EA experience, not necessarily what ends up in the final game. Just something to keep us entertained during the interim, using tools already at our disposal. Basically the models we've seen, with a mini char creation prompt when they get recruited to respec, after completing whatever sort of mission makes sense to bring them into the fold.
Anyone and Everyone who makes an appearance in the first act, is just so we aren't gatekeeping our tastes. All the NPCs that people are listing- above and below. The whole spread! Everyone has their price, some thing we can do as a player to get them into the mix. Anyone could potentially join the team. Would that be fun? For now, while we wait for New Characters?
The idea is to open up Companions other than the Origins, and do it in a way that's fun and engaging, but still true to the content thus far. Build our parties not out of Mercs really, but from the NPCs that already exist! The advantage would be that these characters already exist in the game, and so many already have story-ins and potential motivations to join up. Most could have some barks, simple stuff "Leave it for the Goblins to Kill" and the EA player could conceivably recruit anyone they want! If they like the NPC and want to complete that NPC's recruitment quest.
The Early Bird Special
NPC action figures we can collect at camp, and use on our adventures. Every NPC who has a little cutscene could graduate from NPC to PC! Wouldn't that be rad!
Aradin's Bark: ".... Form a Line!" hehe