Followers -- what am I missing?

[WimpySmurf]

What do we know about follower theorycraft? Is there something I should be doing with them that will make them more useful?

I know the character sheet shows that you get some % of their MF, GF, and +EXP.

I've been giving them the highest dps weapon I'd sell/melt and my enchantress has been sitting around 1/5 of my damage on my barb, an extra 20% dps doesn't hurt even if it's uncoordinated.

Now, when they stand in plague/descration/molten on a vampiric boss that's when it's nice for them to just stay dead.

-WimpySmurf