Mercs?

I always spend a great deal of time hunting for gears for the Hirelings in D2, incredibly enough they are pretty tough an resilient with good gears rare/unique gears, specially if they had Rune words that made it extra tough.

they do pretty well in Hell mode, and can take a hit from the BOSSes fight before they die

I've always enjoyed fighting pets / mercs from other games.

I prefer to play Solo than in group, to avoid the DROPS issue, and can take my sweet time coming / going back to town without feeling hurried by the team mates trying to rush through the level.

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CliveHowlitzer wrote:

This was a necro thread but I never saw it originally so I shall post.
I like mercenaries. It is a nice way for people who only solo to get a slight boost for those extra tough areas.
I also had a certain enjoyment in trying to pimp out my hirelings in D2, even if they were so useless. I'd still try and see how long I could get them to live on Hell setting.

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Zephyroth wrote:

I voted no, lore-wise you have been exiled to the island alone and it's inhabitants aren't exactly a friendly bunch that will accompany and assist you as you fight monsters.

This.

I could support them if there is a reduction in IIQ as the merc will need to be paid somehow.

i wouldn't mind if this becomes a premium item from Cash Shop

however, following the "policies" of PoE i don't see that happening as Cash Shop items should not give a player unfair advantage over non paying members.

Don't care.

plot wise I can always imagine someone following you around for a share of treasure you find.

gameplay wise it's harder to say. But I am totally in for the idea of a person following me and using the skill combo I set up on his chest piece. Though that might sound more like a follower, or sidekick.

Serious thread necro but a good discussion nonetheless. I always enjoy games with hirelings, especially if the AI is good. Dungeon Siege always had good hirelings if you set them up right and equipped them well. I particularly like the way more gear becomes useful if you have hirelings to outfit.

It's not something I'd want to see GGG work on until a lot of other game aspects are smoothed out though.

I'd love to see some mercs with, just like d2

I want my D2 MERCS NAO!!!! seriously though, with stacking mf and iiq :p

that would make me ooze all sorts of joy

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JohnGrammaticus wrote:

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Zephyroth wrote:

I voted no, lore-wise you have been exiled to the island alone and it's inhabitants aren't exactly a friendly bunch that will accompany and assist you as you fight monsters.

This.

I would actually think this is the place one would find mercenaries, protecting the weak exiles, for a price of course.

Yes, please bring Merc's. We can hire them through a certain quest( different mercs via different quests along the way ). Ranged, Melee, etc...

I would prefer to be able to gear them as well. Chest, Helm, Amulet, and Weapon. And they would actually be useful and do good damage. One of my fondest memories in D2 was watching my Merc wreck mobs and seeing poison nova every other second via a BoTD PoleArm...

Just my 2c