Well, there is some logic to that, since the reworked ordinary tasks now do require the merc to be in the party, but, as said, it should have been formulated clearly.
These are different kind of tasks — time-limited and story respectively, so the analogy is not complete. Moreover, as of this writing, Toki and Prestor cannot even be collected — although I believe I had ordinary Medivh occupy the ‘story’ slot at some point: (Mercs) One Medivh, two tasks at campfire.
So, are you essentially saying you concur with what’s written if the first post? 