What's the incentive for using new companions rather than advanced old ones?

[kwiatek]

I have just got a new companion joining my party, only to find that even though the character is my level, it has no abilities/skills... What's the incentive for using new companions rather than the well developed old ones?

 

-- updated -- sorry, they do get skill points, it just took some time for the level up to trigger

Edited August 14, 2011 by kwiatek

[Monokli]

forced level-up just plain sucks. ds1-2 at least allowed you to take your time by letting you pause the game and let YOU choose the time for lvlup

[leeloodallas]

I have just got a new companion joining my party, only to find that even though the character is my level, it has no abilities/skills... What's the incentive for using new companions rather than the well developed old ones?

 

-- updated -- sorry, they do get skill points, it just took some time for the level up to trigger

 

Sometimes you have to wait until what the game considers the end of combat for the level-up screen to trigger.