06-19-2005, 01:18 AM
That's true, but most of the time when I level my merc I do a quick game where I'll clear out a few areas and then start a new game because I don't feel it's worth it to hang around in areas and kill everything. So while it does take less time for me to do the killing for him, in the long run it will take me less time to let him do the killing since I won't have to use as many games. Most of the time I just let him kill the Pindle area, Eldritch the Rectifier (I think that's the guy just inside Arreat Plateu), Shenk and company, and then run/port on down to Dac Farren and take him out. After that, if he's strong enough, I'll let him take on Baal's Minions, then it's a new game.
That generally seems to work best for me since, aside from finding my way around the Worldstone, the areas are basically the same every time and I don't have to really hunt for anything. Lazy, yes, but effective.
Another reason I like letting the mercs do the killing is because you get better exp from it for your character, as the merc generally has a better clvl:mlvl ratio and you get the full exp from their kills (or something like that, I've never really gone in depth to how it works exactly); so I tend to get up to 35 in normal easily, even in 1 player games.
That generally seems to work best for me since, aside from finding my way around the Worldstone, the areas are basically the same every time and I don't have to really hunt for anything. Lazy, yes, but effective.
Another reason I like letting the mercs do the killing is because you get better exp from it for your character, as the merc generally has a better clvl:mlvl ratio and you get the full exp from their kills (or something like that, I've never really gone in depth to how it works exactly); so I tend to get up to 35 in normal easily, even in 1 player games.
Alea Jacta Est - Caesar
Guild Wars account: Lurker Wyrm
Guild Wars account: Lurker Wyrm