Ok, this is something I completely disagree with right here.
Personally, I'm going to enjoy every second of the long drive from Santo Ileso to Sunshine Springs. The scenic routes, the mesas, the big route 66 sign, the fork in the road... This is the one time I will agree with Volition when they tell me to go out and explore Santo Ileso's outdoors. But when I get to Sunshine Springs, I at least expect some of the small town's doors to be open...
(Joke) Especially a rest room after the long drive.
Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope.
They dodged the question entirely. Or they misunderstood the question somehow. That "Intercession" skill is total garbage. The Saints show up too late and don't stay with you after the combat is over. I don't see how that qualifies as having Generic Saints "follow" you. I wish they'd stop dodging this matter. Why have a crew that you can't roll with in freeroam.
The Generic Saints in SR 2006,2,TT,& IV were more than just a nameless crew, they were also your friends. They had your back when going shopping for shoes, or going to FB's, or even just hanging out at the Crib "canonising" a few new recruits.
The Saints in SRR are literal nameless nobodies that do nothing for no one. And the ones at the Crib do less than nothing, they just drink your beer and mooch off your wifi.