I love Khem. I really do. He gets his face bashed in on a regular basis so I don't have to.
But for all his "Yes, master", and "Watch your back, little Sith", I can't help but notice that he follows me everywhere at a distressingly short distance.
Normally, this wouldn't be an issue, but it makes trying to click on quest givers and archaeology nodes something of an unnecessary roulette. Do I get to click on the rubat crystal, or– nope. "I HUNGER".
Of course you do, big guy. Of course you do…
Is there any way I can get my companion to follow me at a slightly longer distance, or otherwise resolve my companion's tendency to make it hard to click on things?
Best Answer
By habit, I have positioned my clickies on the right of my character, on the presumption that the companion would take a position on the left. This is the behavior of the pets in World of Warcraft.
A little experimentation shows that pets don't behave this way in StarWars TOR. When you change your position, companions path to the closest point on a half circle behind you.
If they're coming from behind you, they are likely to stand right behind you(z) and obstruct your clicking.
If they're coming from in front of you, they'll choose one of the side positions(o), which might leave your clicking clear if the clicky is on the other side.
Just face your companion, and step back one tap.
If repositioning the companion this way doesn't work for you, another idea is to keybind the camera controls. ZoomIn, click, ZoomOut. I recommend F and V.
I do not recommend fighting in first-person cam (many effects do not appear, such as your own gunfire).