Merc - have I screwed up ??

[waflob]

Merc - have I screwed up ??

Hi all,
I'm running a skelemancer and have just realised that I've been a bit careless with the merc. As I understand it, the accepted wisdom is to use normal act 2 offensive merc and then to change in NM act2 to a might merc and keep that one for the rest of the game.

Anyway, I've just realised that I didn't (duh !!). My necro is about level 62, just started NM act 5. I did go back to act 2, but the mercs are around level 24 or so, which seems way too low to start using now. I suppose I didn't really think about this, as things were going quite well.

My question to you in the know is this :
Have I screwed this up and will regret it later, or will my curent merc still get me through hell (and back !!)

many thanks in advance

DelBoy

 

[Mad Mantis]

My question to you in the know is this :
Have I screwed this up and will regret it later, or will my curent merc still get me through hell (and back !!)

You can use this Merc for the rest of the game, but it will mean that you will start to kill more slowly in Hell. Most players choose for the Might Merc because it speeds things up in Hell. With a BA Merc it can become rather slow going.

If you don't feel like getting the Might Merc and you don't mind taking longer to kill something, then go ahead and keep using this Merc.

If you want to kill more quickly then go back to Act II and get that Might Merc. You are 62 so it shouldn't take that long to get a Merc to your level.

 

[BobDeGod]

Skellemancer

You should be able to buy an Act II merc in NM at around level 42, I cannot believe that level 24 is the highest you can get.

Skellemancer is one of my favourite builds (especially as I play Hardcore) and you would be absolutely mental not to go back and hire a Might merc. Stick on some magic find gear and run through the flayer jungle a few times to level him up. The experience mercs receive is HUGELY improved if they're very close to the mlvl of the guys they're killing (maybe within 5 either way but I can't remember off the top of my head) so check the amount the merc is earning when they go up each level.

You are sacrificing a hell of a lot of damage later on without Might.

BobDaGod

 

[tangzor]

Bob is rite, the merc u can hire should be around 45ish
personally, i cow my mercs til about 70, either NM or hell
since u have minions around, the merc wont die, when u first hire a lvl 40sih merc, he should get 2 lvls per NM cow runs

 

[Raptir]

Darn. I think I did the same thing!

Which merc is the "might" merc? Gawd....

 

[Raptir]

Nevermind...found the answer.

 

[bill_n_opus]

Yeah, just go back and ge the NM Offensive merc and level him in the Flayer Jungle or do a bunch of Meph/Andy/Cow runs and you'll also put yourself in position for for decent low-high end drops. It won't be that long before he's caught up to you.

Go to the Single Player forum and check out the strategy sticky and there should be a merc leveling guide IIRC that will optimize your merc levelling rate.

 

[waflob]

You should be able to buy an Act II merc in NM at around level 42, I cannot believe that level 24 is the highest you can get.
BobDaGod

Yep, you're right - I must have been in normal mode ...

I got a level 46 merc, who is now level 67 or so. Didn't take long at all.

Many thanks for the help

DelBoy

 

[Fremen°]

if u can get a rush, i find it many times easier to get the merc later and rip through nm cows, meph, flayers, and bloody foothills. either that or i get a petty pleasure out of killing things....