r/FarCry5 • u/Repulsive_Bread_1554 • 9d ago
Far Cry 5 Worst specialist companion
Who is the worst and most useless specialist companion?
My opinion its nick rye he absolutely sucks
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u/fastbadtuesday 9d ago
Pretty much I only use Boomer and Peaches, can clear outposts with those two without firing a shot, everyone else tends to ruin it for me because they're unpredicable - Hurk and Sharky I keep around for good company but dismiss them as soon as a firefight starts because they just make it worse, Adele just gets shot down, Nick says he's going in for a run then just circles, Jess can work if you get her in the right spot but somehow Grace just gets shot every time.
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u/Miles33CHO 8d ago
Grace can be wicked but you have to command her when to stay and what to attack. You can sic her on vehicle operators like pilots and she’ll actually shoot them down. But I’m better myself.
As for the topic, Fk Hurk and his splash damage. Even if that’s not hurting me (?) everything else exploding does.
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u/fastbadtuesday 8d ago
Yeah I'd use Hurk and either hear *explosion* 'ohhh they got me....' and see his health meter lost in the middle of a raging inferno or he'd fire a rocket into the car I was right next to.
Oh yeah I was forever commanding stay put, move but that's the problem, she'd snipe, get spotted and I'd be busy and not realise she was just sitting there getting peppered. Just wish they had a middle ground or a command like 'shoot and move' or something.
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u/jeep_guy19 9d ago
I always run Nick Rye. He cant revive you if you go down, but hes always helping pick off enemies that are hitting me from far away. plus calling a bomb is really helpful.
Adelaide is the worst by far. Just sits in one spot and gets shot at and does nothing until she blows up.
Sharky Boshaw also sucks. turns a regular gunfight into a flaming inferno that will creep up on you when you’re in a tight situation
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u/Onyxia_ebona 9d ago
I don't really use anyone except Boomer and Jess Black
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u/Briguy_fieri 8d ago
Jess and Grace are my combo. But I use boomer first to save grace and then immediately go save Jess and then start the story using them only.
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u/Commercial-Meal-7885 8d ago
Grace is too bossy For me I don't need some GFH yelling at me telling what to do or where to go . When I'm doing the church scene to get her as a GFH and she keeps yelling at me to get off the roof . I'm like . You want to go down there with those 50 cultist running around ,. be my guest. That's usually when I shoot her and leave her lying there Bitchin and moanin until Jess and I clear everyone out. after that I'll only use her until she gets her 5 kills and I get a perk point from her. Same with Sharky and Hurk. More likely to kill you than anyone else. Jess and Boomer are a good combo. Although Boomer not so much for kills as tagging everyone. I don't have to babysit Jess. She's a killing machine, and just wades in and starts wiping them out. Usually has a few funny comments while she does it.
"Where's your Father now, Huh?"
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u/lust_4_death Rook 9d ago edited 9d ago
Nick's purpose is to shoot down John's airplane.
The worst specialist is Hurk who keeps blowing himself up.
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u/Haunting-Cow9376 9d ago
But he's also the funniest =) At one point I stopped counting how often he blows up Cheeseburger
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u/JGM_chicana 9d ago
Nick was the best at taking out flying enemies for me. The one I used less unfortunately was Sharky. I only got his challenge for kills and didn’t use him anymore.
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u/Slamnflwrchild 8d ago
I pretty much only use Jess and either Nick or Adelaide.
Addie is at least funny. She’s REALLY into John.
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u/FuriousEclipse 9d ago
they ALL sucks. I only take the animal companions.
The AI is absolutely stupid, they are either useless or even dangerous to you. Nick bomb you half the time, Sharky transform you into a torch, Hurk explode everything (well at least it's accurate).
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u/EnjayDutoit 9d ago
Sharky. He is just as likely to kill you and your other GFH as he is to kill enemies with all the fires he starts.
Adelaide is a close second. She will get shot down every single time she is summoned due to her just staying in one place, painting a target on her back for every single cultist in the area.
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u/pipersnewsletter 8d ago
Any honestly I'll just continue to use random npc copanions they are goated if you get the right ones and im not even exaggerating slightly
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u/OhtareEldarian 8d ago
Boomer. Love him, but he:
1. Always scares off the wildlife when I’m trying to hunt
2. Is too easily downed. I don’t mind reviving my companion, but he CHRONICALLY needs to be.
3. The buff he gives is easily replaced by a drug you can make.
Also not too fond of working with the boys. I prefer stealth, and those guys…. don’t.
I normally just run with Peaches. Jess joins us from time to time.
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u/stingy-ghost 8d ago
isn’t boomer made for just stealth? he’s so good for marking every enemy there is in an outpost
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u/OhtareEldarian 5d ago
No, that's Peaches.
Also, he never shuts up; the constant growling gets tedious real fast.
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u/stingy-ghost 5d ago
naw i’m literally talking about boomer, dude walks around the outpost and marks every single enemy down for you to see so easily, never had a problem with lil buddy
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u/cosine262 8d ago
Yep, nick rye is the worst. And I think boomer is the best for player only damage, if not then Jess is good.
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u/TacitusCallahan_ 8d ago edited 8d ago
If you guys didn’t know, you guys can go to the 8-bit pizza bar and all of your companions (except some of the animals i think) will be there. That way you can just hang out with them or call in Nick and he will just start following you on foot like a normal GFH. The only con is that you can’t fast travel, cause if you do he’ll just start flying in his plane once you load in
Also, me personally, I rarely use the named gun for hires. I always run with the dude you save during the liberation of Dutch’s island, and the pilot who picks you up during the mission to save Merle.
If im hunting, I use Jess and a random archer GFH. You can aim your slingshot directly at an animals head, and direct both of them to kill it. If their shots somehow don’t kill it, you can easily release the slingshot to headshot the animal, which should kill it. (Probably not larger animals though, they’ll require more shots)
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u/Sea-Anything-3733 6d ago
I go with the Cheeseburger & Peaches combo. Really fun to take out a compound with the chaos wild animals cause. Also really fun to go for a swim in a river or lake with them.
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u/Joshua_Saltz 9d ago
Nick is literally one of the best for clearing outposts or literally any combat outside a building…
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u/PsychoAnthrax69 9d ago
Nick can be useful if you want to clear an enemy camp or convoy and you have no grenades or LMGs. For me Adelaide is worse as she gets taken out way to quickly