Merc Question Please...

[compubuy]

Merc Question Please...

I remember it used to be that mercs should always be purchased at their lowest level possible because they would receive better stats. Is this still true in latest patch?

Thanks!:laugh:

 

[dmngd]

No it's not true, stats depend on the difficulty you buy him/her in. Mercs bought in normal will always have better resis over the ones bought in hell or nm also it doesn't matter at what lvl you hire them.

 

[Quazimortal]

No it's not true, stats depend on the difficulty you buy him/her in. Mercs bought in normal will always have better resis over the ones bought in hell or nm also it doesn't matter at what lvl you hire them.

That's not what I heard, I heard that if you level up your merc from a low level instead of buying him at a high level his stats are higher. Has anyone actually tested the difference out?

 

[Eilo Rytyj]

That's not what I heard, I heard that if you level up your merc from a low level instead of buying him at a high level his stats are higher. Has anyone actually tested the difference out?

You've heard wrong. Mercs have pre-set stats at each level. Nothing can change those stats. Leveling a merc manually from a low level adds up to a waste of time. I repeat: a complete waste of time levelling a merc up yourself.

The only difference in merc stats come from what difficulty they are hired from. Normal mercs have the highest stats, Hell mercs have the lowest. It's something like 100-200 life difference, and ~5-10 resist and str/dex. Overall it's a BIG difference, especially when you want your merc to wear a high strength-requirement item, or you want your merc to survive better.

So, if you've got a merc that's 20 levels lower than you and you want him/her at your level, do the right thing: unequip and re-hire.

 

[Leohappy]

mercs hired in lower difficulties were better in patches 1.10 and lower because you had to level them up

1.11 changed this so you can now always hire mercs that are within 1-5 levels of your level, effectively making hell difficulty mercs useless (they have lowest stats/skills)
you always want to hire normal difficulty mercs, or in case of desert mercenaries, nightmare difficulty (for certain auras)

 

[dmngd]

edited: nvm

 

[Quazimortal]

You've heard wrong. Mercs have pre-set stats at each level. Nothing can change those stats. Leveling a merc manually from a low level adds up to a waste of time. I repeat: a complete waste of time levelling a merc up yourself.

The only difference in merc stats come from what difficulty they are hired from. Normal mercs have the highest stats, Hell mercs have the lowest. It's something like 100-200 life difference, and ~5-10 resist and str/dex. Overall it's a BIG difference, especially when you want your merc to wear a high strength-requirement item, or you want your merc to survive better.

So, if you've got a merc that's 20 levels lower than you and you want him/her at your level, do the right thing: unequip and re-hire.

Ok thanks for squashing that rumor then, makes it easier on me now.