Forum:Giving Companions Different Weapons?

So, are there certain conditions on what weapons a Companion will use? I tried giving Arcade Gannon a Plasma Rifle and then later a tricked out Laser Rifle, but he wouldn't use either, he would only use his Plasma Pistol. Or do they only equip the weapon with the highest DMG, and the weapons I were giving him just happened to have lower DMG than his Plasma Pistol? Shadowgate 00:36, October 29, 2010 (UTC)

Don't quote me on this, but I believe a companion's choice of weapons is based on DPS, not DAM. Arcade's Plasma Defender has decent DAM and fires very fast, so that's why he tends to prefer it over other weapons.Schneidend 05:25, October 29, 2010 (UTC)