05-01-2005, 04:36 PM
unobeef,May 1 2005, 09:31 AM Wrote:My US west expansion 1.10 sorc was run from act 1-5.
At the end of this run, she was still level 1 (stood in town mostly) and hired an act V barb merc (also level 1) for 9000 gcs.
This merc 'bohdan' is now level 8, my sorc is 11.
The mercs level up STR, DEX, resistances all read correctly, rising with each level up but the LIFE is stuck at 40.
What is wrong?
Should I just run my sorc up to 30, then re-hire a new barb?
Will I 'lose out' on stat points if I do this?
Ive heard it's best to get the merc when he is little, then his stats will be best in the late game (hell).
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It doesn't matter what level the merc is upon hiring. All that matters is what difficulty the merc was hired in. So all level X barbarian mercenaries hired in normal have identical stats, but they're better than a level X barbarian hired in nightmare or hell.
Barbarian mercs hired in normal have 40 life at levels 1-14. After that, the life will go up. You're not supposed to be in act 5 at that early level, anyways.