For me, my greatest battlers for my Lvl. 65would have to be the following:
1: Samocles (Eagle Gladiator). Riposte 2, Relentless 1, First Strike 1, and Critical Strike 1.
Avis Avorius(Eagle Hoplite). Riposte 2, Relentless 1, First Strike 1, and Critical Strike1 .
3. Goronado (Gorilla Warlord). Turn the Tide 1, Vengeance Strike 1, Blade Storm 1, Relentless 1, Vicious Strike, and Gorilla Warfare.
4: Wagyu Sanjuro (Bull Samoorai Lord). Riposte 2, Relentless 1, First Strike 1, Critical Strike 3, and Swashbuckler's Stab.
5: Naucisa (Centaur Queen). Critical Strike 3, Critical Strike 2, Critical Strike 1, Centaur's Charge, Quick Adjust 1, Burst Fire 2, True Grit 2, and Double Tap 1.
(Bonus Entry)6. Eep Opp Ork Ah-Ah (Troggy High Chief). Assassin's Mist, Readied Spell 1, Mojo Echo 1, and Coward's Bane 1.
There you have it! My best 6 companions for fast fights! Hope you like this list!

I don't have a favorite crew but I do have favorite characters. My favorite characters are: The Batacuda (it's actually the first mate on my witchdoctor. I just love the concept of a flying fish with jaws of steel that chomp your enemies. Would love it to promote!), Tricky Vinny (was so disappointed he didn't have any gun attacks like critical strike. He's a mob frog and only shoots enemies in the back, which happens vary rarely for me.), Toreador Novillero (my silent swashbuckling horse. I was actually looking forward to him being my first mate but he has no voice work. He just neighs which is fine but nothing when you have him attack an enemy. That's the fun part in battle, hearing what they will say when they attack.), and Mormo (I just love it when he talks after stuff that Old Scratch does. "Mormo could have done that" I hope they have more dialogue bits with the two chatting.)

As you can see I'm more of a fan of the not so special companions. The kind that don't have the epic skills of the main ones nor the super awesome strengths, but they are my favorite and get the glory first row shine status in my books.

Rachel Dreamsong on Dec 7, 2013 wrote:

Mine just has to be the following (For my swashbuckler)
1. Ninja Pig
2. Sarah Steele
3. El Tiburon
4. Froggo Villa
5. Holkun Doomhorn

If I get just ones from that list then the battle goes by quickly.

Also do you prefer certain companions to others via class? (Like how I like my crew to be mainly swash bucklers with a few Buccaneers)

XD this is so outdated now here is my newest

1. Sarah Steele (Melee enemies be warned, she is very mighty )
2. Holkun (He is great and is certainly staying on my top list for a long time)
3. Nausica (Her criticals and speed are very good, not to mention she is an anti musketeer, which helps)
4. El Toro *music* (He is great as support and is not bad himself with his riposte and relentless)
5. Ninja Pig (I still love him very much even though he is only 5th now, When teamed with El Toro *music*, and Sarah/Holkun we can wreck MANY Armada troops quickly)

Captain Rosethorn on Jan 9, 2014 wrote:

Valkoor: Thank you for the welcome. I've been lurking around for quite a long time without ever bothering to post. When I saw this board, I felt that I wanted to share my unusual experience with my crew. You are right and that it is a challenge to play the game this way. However, I haven't started dying any until I hit Cool Ranch. Scorpions are evil!!

Rachel: I too have a Ninja Pig and he is such fun. I gave him flanking and when I place him with my Swashbuckler or my own Sarah Steel, or even Ratbeard it's fun watching them work together to take down the enemies. Actually the jumps alone make me giggle each time. We just go "Boing! Boing!" all over the place, and first strike our foes into submission.

You are welcome and glad to have you aboard...the boards.

Glad you chose to share and start posting....and yes the scorpions can be brutal, for sure. The buffalloons can be as well. Seems that Cool Ranch is the first time a lot of pirates start to get tested. For one it is a looooong world. And the enemies start to amp it up a bit- and have more epic talents. So you really have to start using strategies and pay attention to what talents they have or it can be a bit of a pain for your pirate.

Smooth Sailing Captain and good luck!

Mine would have to be:
1. Sarah Steele she has great damage and really great with walk in shadows
2. Hank Eastwood (chicken miner) he is my main damage dealer
3. Bart Bass (weasel gambler) my best musketeer with burst fire and quick adjust
4. Rooster Cogburn really good with burst fire and quick adjust
5. Mustang Toreador riposte if you can

My least favorite is either my Crazy monkey guy or Old Scratch.

Rule

warriorscreed on Dec 10, 2013 wrote:

For me, my greatest battlers for my Lvl. 65would have to be the following:
1: Samocles (Eagle Gladiator). Riposte 2, Relentless 1, First Strike 1, and Critical Strike 1.
Avis Avorius(Eagle Hoplite). Riposte 2, Relentless 1, First Strike 1, and Critical Strike1 .
3. Goronado (Gorilla Warlord). Turn the Tide 1, Vengeance Strike 1, Blade Storm 1, Relentless 1, Vicious Strike, and Gorilla Warfare.
4: Wagyu Sanjuro (Bull Samoorai Lord). Riposte 2, Relentless 1, First Strike 1, Critical Strike 3, and Swashbuckler's Stab.
5: Naucisa (Centaur Queen). Critical Strike 3, Critical Strike 2, Critical Strike 1, Centaur's Charge, Quick Adjust 1, Burst Fire 2, True Grit 2, and Double Tap 1.
(Bonus Entry)6. Eep Opp Ork Ah-Ah (Troggy High Chief). Assassin's Mist, Readied Spell 1, Mojo Echo 1, and Coward's Bane 1.
There you have it! My best 6 companions for fast fights! Hope you like this list!

UPDATE!

1: (Firstmate) Kawil Doomclaw( Raptor Nightstalker) First Strike 1, Riposte 2, Relentless 1, Critical Strike 3.

2: Naucisa: (Centaur Queen) Critical Strikes 3,2, and 1. Centaur's Charge, True Grit 2, Burst Fire 2, Quick Adjust 1, Double Tap 1.

3: Prince Yulefest: (Nutcracker Soldier) Quick Adjust 1, True Grit 1, Overwatch 1.

4: Goronado: (Gorilla Warlord) Gorilla Warfare, Vicious Strike, Turn the Tide 1, Vengeance Strike 1, Relentless 1, Blade Storm 1.

5: Lightning Ninja: (Ninja Pig Shinobi) Relentless 1, Riposte 1, Blade Storm 1, First Strike 1.

(BONUS ENTRY!!) 6. Icky Harry(Mistle Toad) True Grit 1, Quick Draw 1, Double Tap 1.

my favorite companions for witchdoctor:

1.Dead Mike ( really good in combat ) undead avenger 2. Mormo ( best witch doctor around ) water mole obeah 3.Kan Po goat master 4. Bosun Budd undead zombie 5. Argos cyclops explorer

Here are my Favourite Companions to have in battle with me;

1. Bonnie Anne
2. Hawkules
3. Kobe Yojimbo/Wagyu Sanjuro
4. Kan Po/Keisuke Yagi
5. Sarah Steele/Lucy Sterling
6. Subodai/Temujin

I've never entered a battle without at least one of them! :D

New favorite battle team:
1. Hawkules
2. Zeena
3. Serpent augur (witch doctor only)
4. Bonnie Anne (highlander)
5. Ratbeard (admiral)

My least favorite team would have to be:
1. rooster cogburn
2. Skyfire
3. Bison chief spirit
4. Kan Po (master)
5. Bones McGee (witch doctor only)
- Faithful Tatiana Jackson level 65 witch doctor

Kronosroses on Mar 24, 2014 wrote:

My Favorite battle crew hmm....
Quick question- Are we talking normal battle crews or pvp battle crews?
- Faithful Tatiana Jackson Level 65 witch doctor

:D why not both?