I think it was part of a JSON file that was removed or something, you’d have to ask Bonesy on the D2RModding Discord.
At the same time? That’d be stupidly overpowered.
I feel like one of the reason sorc is so popular is due to A2 merc filling in on her weaknesses so well.
However ability to have multiple mercs and just pick 1 for adventuring with you would be nice. Something like D3 has.
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NO!
No level SP scaling online.
No need for more than 1 merc. The game is easy enough already.
Your bots just need to suffer the drops they get as one player in-game. Why should you get an advantage just to sell more items for cash?
There would be no real reason =for the average player to play the game … no enjoyment or challenge left … it only benefits loser/hacker/cheater/botter/RMT site/D2 store users.
That’d be an easy way to get rid of botters that have d2 stores … disallow any player item trading!!! Find your own crap and make do with what you have/find! Imagine having to play the game and use only what YOU find. That’d be the greatest thing ever!
A bit much to say no trading, because that is a big part of the game. But I do like this as an option in SSF. Or something like SSF where you can play with others but not trade, and having a separate ladder stat for those characters.
I don’t want Blizzard to eliminate what the game is, then the botters really do win.
Some mercs in good gear can solo Hell, 2 of them will be too OP. But I want them to have their own summons like Valkyrie from Peace runeword. Blizz removed this feature because it caused crashes.
I’m picking up what you’re laying down…
You lost me…
Hmmm, well, to Oliasys point, and several others, the actual character would not even have to “play” the game… simply walk around and let the merc’s sort it out.
Hard no from me.
Agree
Hard NO. What’s next, and Act5 Merc with level 18 Spirit Wolf (CrescentMoon), level 14 Raven (Hoto in opposite hand) and level 15 Dire Wolf (WolfHowl)… let me guess, he can also shapeshift into a WereWolf… (again, the WolfHowl).
Or maybe you swap out Hoto/CM for Beast, so your merc can not only provide Fanata, but also be a Bear…
Just no.
it was never a feature. it caused crashes because their systems didnt work that way. their system doesnt allow for pets to have their own pets. never has. it crashed because the game tried to do so. it was a 100% guarantee crash. and so they fixed the crashes by preventing pets from trying to have pets.
The quote of mine you had was to “no trading” not to multiple Mercs, that’s just an awful OP idea. I was saying instead of simply SSF, having a no-trading category, so you could still play with others, but not trade. Lots of flaws with the idea, just a thought.
But multiple mercs, NO. Multiple merc on swap with only one out at a time, yes.
I didnt mean possibility for mercs to use charges lol, it would be absolute madness. There are 2 items that allow you to summon things without charges: Peace has 2% chance to summon Valkyrie on striking, and Tomb reaver that has 10% chance to reanimate dead monster as Returned (skeleton). But yes, it probably would be lame, especially bunch of skeletons summoned by desert merc.
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Got it.
interesting that those don’t work on some Merc’s, as, my Rouge Merc with Faith does trigger the “Reanimate As Returned”… those little skeletons (typically just 1, but sometimes more) are often useless and don’t last long, but, sometimes they actually draw a good crowd of monsters - that is helpful, when it happens… and I have seen the odd time the skeleton actually has killed things… I have not committed to memory what they successfully killed… likely weaker stuff… I recall being surprised, but not wowed 