User blog comment:The Milkman/Skyrim's Smorgasbord of Shortcomings/@comment-2219755-20120817105038/@comment-3492791-20120818182230

I can agree with that. For me all companions do is annoy and blow my cover. And die.

Being a stealth enthusiast, when I bring someone with me, they usually end up fliping me off for being too slow and run off to bash heads with the nearest bandit. Which of course pushes me into said bandit and blows my cover. Also if Serana says "Yes, what is it?" one more god dam time it's going to shout her off the throat of the world.

Also given the AI's enjoment of headbashing, reguardless of the odds of the fight it runs headlong into, typicly ends up with alot of dead companions. They ran up to have a bare-knuckle brawl with a Draugr Deathlord, and end up with a powerful interest to stare at the floor. Meanwhile while you actually try to fight the Deathlord you accedently tap your friend on the shoulder...and now they're dead. And now you have to carry all those dragon bones yourself.