I'm all for new mercs. I LOVE Mercs, use 'em all the time. Even spend an hour at a time sifting through all the weaker ones to get to the "good" ones. Love the design of these new mercs, However, if you're going to give new mercs, why wouldn't you give ones that actually give BETTER stats than the older ones? I hired mercs tonight and guess what... I hired and fired 3 of these new ones because they were no better than what I could already get.
What we really need is more mercs along the lines of Eric of the Frozen Wastes, Xakano Spellsword, Zaelin Blade Dancer, Anakiro Nayan, and yes, even BigGrim, Seige Machine. I've heard some of the level 1000 players ask for stronger mercs that will help them with the Dreadlord. Couldn't you introduce a few more of the high powered mercs, particularly ones with high Damage? Now THAT would be a significant improvement!! Thanks!!