While I was excited to see a companion rework announced at tennocon, im disappointed that the core issues in the current system will remain even after the rework. Companions are for utility, I dont think thats a controversial statement, so when said utility disappears they're completely useless. Even if companions cant die anymore, being "incapacitated" is just as bad if all utility mods are disabled. Most content I play is in Steel path or similar level ranges, so even with the stat increases I doubt that my companions with survive after 1 shot.