need more and better mercs :(
#1
Posted 22 October 2010 - 03:48
and no, locking my xp(which I have not done since I started) and hitting until lucky is not my idea of fun. IMHO, all elites and MANDATORY SEs needs to be accessible to all players in that lvl with reasonable group. (+5 man plus 3 mercs)
#2
Posted 22 October 2010 - 03:59
#3
Posted 22 October 2010 - 06:00
More powerful mercs, really? Wow! After the last addition of the uber-mercs this is totally unnecessary imo. That and imps that allow a minimum of 8(normal) or 14(pot and 15 with distil) swings on Elites if nothing else kicks. Now I will agree that the devs made joining a massive-sized guild very attractive, especially with relics. Maybe it's time for you to jump ship if you can't figure a way to kill a simple elite with only a few joins and a few super cheap(because of a small guild size) uber-mercs. Or just forgo them... Make an overnight group to kill once for a quest. There are many options here.just did the lvl 720 quest and found out how tough that elite is. then I looked ahead and found that most of these elites are really tough. much tougher than my small guild can kill. Only way I can see it is to have stronger and more mercs. frankly 3 mercs plus few from the guilds are not enough for these elite not to mention some of the higher SE's. I hate to abandon my guild after 2 years either, and some solution need to be found.
and no, locking my xp(which I have not done since I started) and hitting until lucky is not my idea of fun. IMHO, all elites and MANDATORY SEs needs to be accessible to all players in that lvl with reasonable group. (+5 man plus 3 mercs)
No thanks.this is why Ive said for a long time Id like to see a buff for elites like ses is for super elites.
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#4
Posted 22 October 2010 - 07:19
just did the lvl 720 quest and found out how tough that elite is. then I looked ahead and found that most of these elites are really tough. much tougher than my small guild can kill. Only way I can see it is to have stronger and more mercs. frankly 3 mercs plus few from the guilds are not enough for these elite not to mention some of the higher SE's. I hate to abandon my guild after 2 years either, and some solution need to be found.
and no, locking my xp(which I have not done since I started) and hitting until lucky is not my idea of fun. IMHO, all elites and MANDATORY SEs needs to be accessible to all players in that lvl with reasonable group. (+5 man plus 3 mercs)
The mercs we currently have in game are just fine to manage any Elite kill. 3 good mercs, full imp shield and you in right gear will topple any elite no problem. No need to consider leaving a guild over it.. look at my small guild and I have encountered no problems to date
I manage to kill the Dreadlord level 1000 SE with just myself and 3 top end mercs without Imp Shield... so an elite should be no trouble with just 3 average mercs
Get crunching those stats rather than wanting to make things too easy
#5
Posted 22 October 2010 - 07:38
#6
Posted 22 October 2010 - 07:59
#7
Posted 22 October 2010 - 08:23
we dont need more mercs the ability to hire more then 3 to use em up would be good cause its all great and good saying all you need is 3 good mercs when there isnt that many great mercs so if another guild has em ur out of luck
Being able to hire more than 3 mercs is a terrible idea. This would mean there are even less to go about the guilds.
I never have issues getting 3 good mercs, maybe it's the time of day I log and hire but always manage just fine. If you know you are going to hunt and need 3 good mercs for elite quests or elite hunting for sets you plan ahead. It's not difficult.
I think any mercs below a certain level/stat should be junked for better ones. And saying "get 3 good mercs and imp shield" is a load of bull...
'a load of bull' lmao
3 'average' mercs and full imp shield with you in correct gear will nail an Elite easy. Go high att/dam and extra stats from your mercs will do you just fine. You really need to learn about stats and work your way around things rather than wanting everything handed to you on a plate sheeesh.
Also use buffs, you know, the things that you can cast on yourself. SK, SA, DC will help greatly in defeating a Elite with just 'average' mercs
#8
Posted 22 October 2010 - 08:54
Hire Mercenarywe dont need more mercs the ability to hire more then 3 to use em up would be good cause its all great and good saying all you need is 3 good mercs when there isnt that many great mercs so if another guild has em ur out of luck
(30 available for hire)
This is common atm, sometimes more then 50 available. What you need to do is cycle through them until you find the good ones. There are plenty of decent ones already. To find them it depends on your connection speed but also you can hire and fire the lame ones at a relatively low cost(in a small guild) so you don't keep finding the lame ones.
And yeah I agree with C4RPY here. Making the game even easier is not the answer!I think any mercs below a certain level/stat should be junked for better ones. And saying "get 3 good mercs and imp shield" is a load of bull...
'a load of bull' lmao
3 'average' mercs and full imp shield with you in correct gear will nail an Elite easy. Go high att/dam and extra stats from your mercs will do you just fine. You really need to learn about stats and work your way around things rather than wanting everything handed to you on a plate sheeesh.
Also use buffs, you know, the things that you can cast on yourself. SK, SA, DC will help greatly in defeating a Elite with just 'average' mercs
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#9
Posted 22 October 2010 - 10:12
#10
Posted 22 October 2010 - 10:33
#11
Posted 22 October 2010 - 11:08
#12
Posted 22 October 2010 - 11:20
Grab a group(Don't need mercs, any 2 people will do), and Hit the Elite, you have 7 hits to kill it(IMP takes 6 Hits, more with pots) and it should be done.
Very rarely are they harder than that.
I manage to kill the Dreadlord level 1000 SE with just myself and 3 top end mercs without Imp Shield... so an elite should be no trouble with just 3 average mercs
Out of how many attempts ?
#13
Posted 22 October 2010 - 13:07
#14
fs_deadlystrk
Posted 22 October 2010 - 13:14
this is what you see now almost every time of the day..
lets face it mercs are a great concept but as of right now it sucks..
i would introduce unlimited number of mercs and let the guild choose what merc they want by the amount of stats and the $ he cost (no duplicate mercs).. a much better gold sink if you ask me.
right now searching mercs are a joke.. out of those 52 mercs i would guess 45 are junk that even smaller guilds don't want (they get cheap top mercs anyway)
#15
Posted 22 October 2010 - 13:14
it was really painful to find any decent mercs. 20min and I managed 'Vincent Lorgo, Ex Gang Member',Tamalu the War Satyr,Hugo the Executioner , which was marginal with couple mates (took 9 hits to kill with full buffs)
I do understand this one caught me unprepared but getting rid of lower lvl mercs would help as is, it is lottery to find decent mercs. not looking forward to dread. I may have to save all the elite kills and do them at once. doesnt mercs also lvl up? lol avg mercs seemed to be lvl 150
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#16
Posted 22 October 2010 - 13:16
there has only been couple elite before meidos that was tough but elites from 700s one the avg are all nasty with 20k+ in armor
it was really painful to find any decent mercs. 20min and I managed 'Vincent Lorgo, Ex Gang Member',Tamalu the War Satyr,Hugo the Executioner , which was marginal with couple mates (took 9 hits to kill with full buffs)
I do understand this one caught me unprepared but getting rid of lower lvl mercs would help as is, it is lottery to find decent mercs. not looking forward to dread. I may have to save all the elite kills and do them at once. doesnt mercs also lvl up? lol avg mercs seemed to be lvl 150 \
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#17
fs_knc
Posted 22 October 2010 - 13:17
#18
Posted 22 October 2010 - 13:35
I manage to kill the Dreadlord level 1000 SE with just myself and 3 top end mercs without Imp Shield... so an elite should be no trouble with just 3 average mercs
Out of how many attempts ?
Depends how many attempts it takes for SK to kick in. Sometime first attempt, sometimes 5-6 attempts. And only die due to a 2%. Easy enough to get the Att/Def to get a hit in and to be kept safe.
i do wish they would redistribute some of the stats on the newer mercs. i really don't care if my merc has HP. i really really don't care if it has 50k. those stats would be more useful elsewhere.
Not at all.. it's nice to have a vareity.. why re distribute the HP stats of about 4-5 that have high HP?
Proves useful if you ddecide to group with Armor/HP..
#19
fs_knc
Posted 22 October 2010 - 13:38
i do wish they would redistribute some of the stats on the newer mercs. i really don't care if my merc has HP. i really really don't care if it has 50k. those stats would be more useful elsewhere.
Not at all.. it's nice to have a vareity.. why re distribute the HP stats of about 4-5 that have high HP?
Proves useful if you ddecide to group with Armor/HP..
true. but odd that the 3 or 4 highest level mercs are all crazy hp. 18k dam and 40k hp > 8k dam and 50k hp
#20
Posted 22 October 2010 - 13:38
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