Like the title says, having actually NPCs to combat and follow you. Imagine if you simply used the “Follow me”, “Help”, “Wait” emotes and having a few of mercenaries following you. I actually thought “why isn’t this already in the game?”. Anyways, I provided some screenshots as a small example.
https://ibb.co/7rSQ1hR
https://ibb.co/sKzWHjW
No thank you! I don’t want to see a “companion” ever again. I’m not dragging around another useless pet.
They just announced new pets that auto-pickup gold and materials. Additionally, I am uncertain about the newly announced mercenary system for Vessel of Hatred. I was envisioning a temporary mercenary that assists you but does not return if it dies. Instead, you would have to find another one being attacked by monsters in the open world.
In Season 3, I didn’t notice my spider pet having much impact in combat due to its passive procs activating randomly. I would prefer a more temporary and casual approach to followers/mercenaries rather than an entire dedicated system. Something simple that provides three decent abilities and can only equip a chest piece, weapons, and a helm.