Mercs movement is slow and that’s why they are behind you most of the time,
So if mercs can equipe boots (faster run/walk)
and gloves (merc with knockback gloves 
for example )
that would be great improvement.
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merc slots for belt / boots / gloves would be amazing. It wouldn’t make them OP since most of the high stats come from weapon / armor / helm. It would only help them survive a bit better, and allow them to wear full sets.
They did this in PD2 and it worked really well.
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I was thinking about this the other day.
Mercs would be super duper mega ultra op imo
Like yo……. Andy’s, Infinity, Treachery, Gore Riders, Steelriders……
If they add in ammy put on a Highlord’s Wrath.
It’d be so hilariously fun and it would probably create a lot of new builds and configurations for mercs.
I’d be down lmao
I’d stack as much ias and cb as possible
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It would be better to talk about these things after 2.4 drops. Boots would bring gores to the table, so that’s quite a big change.
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Boots / Gloves / Belt are not the item slots that give massive modifiers. It’s weapon / armor / helm and those are already in place.
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Merc with Dracs for lifetap would be pretty overpowered. No chance a merc dies with Dracs.
Being able to equip a full set on a merc would really help out until you can acquire a legit eth CA or Thresher for one, Treachery, ect…
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Bro. The extra % to cb and all the other possible extra %’s would be a MASSIVE buff.
I don’t disagree with you but the extra is insane
One change I think would be within reason, is for A1 Mercs to be able to wield Amazon-class gear. It always did look like Rogues and Amazons have much in common. Heck, those Rogue mercs use Amazon skills.
Perhaps A2 Mercs could wield the Amazon-class versions of their usual weapons, too.
It’s not like they could benefit from the +skills, in most cases.
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I’m quite a noob regarding mercs. But I think you’ve gotta consider the large advantages they already have, to make up for their lackings. Those would need revising to keep a balance, if big changes such as more gear apply.
They already have large life regen, +res per lvl, some immunities to specific situations (like CE), pretty high Attributes and hp, cannot run out of mana…
I’ve found it easy sometimes, to make them stronger than my Zealot. At least during the lower character levels.
That is, higher dam, def, hp and res.
There’s no such thing as OP for Merc unless they start one shot killing 40 enemies across the screen.
Just because now they can survive much better does not make them OP.
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Generally speaking I think an immortal merc would be overpowered. Dracs on merc would make him practically immortal.
Overpowered means stronger/better than should be.
Just my opinion, though why not I guess. It’s a single player (whether online or not) farming game for most people anyways. Massive QoL if mercs never die with Dracs.
Don’t worry with the current mercs AI they will always find a way to die. 
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