No spoilers, but They didn’t block companions from the big questline introduced in the current update. Usually when you change realms, the companions stay behind.

I happened to have Wall-E with me. In all these big dramatic cut scenes and the dark and intense play, I’ve got Wall-E scooting along behind me humming “m m m mmmm m daaaa mmm daaaaaaa! mm mmm m daaaaa!”

I lost it.