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HairyO Titan Demolisher Offline I Love Drama! Posts: 355 Joined: Jun 30^th, 2013 Gender:	Low Level Hirelings Sep 8^th, 2013 at 8:39pm	Print Post
	I recently TR'd and having found that the huge amount of gear I had farmed over the years was now basically useless I figured I would grab a Hireling and see if it made the content easier. Well, I got the level 1 Fighter from Korthos and he absolutely cut through mobs. Regular hits doing 20 to 30 damage and crits doing 70 to 80. I really didnt need to do anything. Even on Elite he didnt seem to take much damage either. I know they have fiddled with Hirelings a fair bit over the years, and often lead to more complaints rather than less, but this seems like a lot more damage than I think I would be able to do with a new level 1 toon.


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tachyon Titan Demolisher Offline Posts: 369 Joined: Jun 28^th, 2013	Re: Low Level Hirelings Reply #1 - Sep 8^th, 2013 at 9:25pm	Print Post
	Interesting. I still detest hirelings though. At most they are free SP buffers or insurance in case I mess up. Nothing more. My boy Pious the DDoor man, is an entirely different story of course.


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HairyO Titan Demolisher Offline I Love Drama! Posts: 355 Joined: Jun 30^th, 2013 Gender:	Re: Low Level Hirelings Reply #2 - Sep 8^th, 2013 at 9:59pm	Print Post
	Yeah, I play in a static group normally and we try and get a good mix of classes, so I very rarely bother with them. Sometimes the Panther or Owlbear for farming Slayers when bored. In this case I decided to give one a try, and went with the Fighter over the Barbarian. I should grab the Barb next time and see how it compares.


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OnePercenter Advocatus Diaboli Offline Ants Eat Dead Grasshoppers Posts: 9985 Joined: Dec 4^th, 2011 Gender:	Re: Low Level Hirelings Reply #3 - Sep 9^th, 2013 at 7:09am	Print Post
	tachyon wrote on Sep 8^th, 2013 at 9:25pm: . My boy Pious the DDoor man, is an entirely different story of course. This...

	Feynman wrote on Jan 20^th, 2015 at 4:57pm: One thing for everyone who is a "skeptic" on this issue: Insurance companies are basing their underwriting on the assumption that it is real. They are refusing to write policies on homes that are likely to be in danger from rising seas 20 years from now, even though the resale rate of the homes is so high that they could keep writing policies for another 10 years and still not have to pay out on 1 policy in 5, but that would be irresponsible. Unethical, as well, but that's never stopped anyone before. IMARANGER wrote on Jan 11^th, 2014 at 6:12pm: It is fairly natural to assume that the fair price for the pot is the fair value of the resources I needed to make the pot plus the fair value of my labor. IMARANGER wrote on Jan 15^th, 2014 at 4:56pm: You were right this time, OnePercenter.� iliveyourdream13 wrote on May 14^th, 2014 at 2:02pm: #bringbackreadingcomprehension
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Asheras Completionist (i.t.p.) Offline This is why we can't have nice things. Posts: 10230 Location: Ohio Joined: Jun 9^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Low Level Hirelings Reply #4 - Sep 9^th, 2013 at 9:49am	Print Post
	tachyon wrote on Sep 8^th, 2013 at 9:25pm: Interesting. I still detest hirelings though. At most they are free SP buffers or insurance in case I mess up. Nothing more. My boy Pious the DDoor man, is an entirely different story of course. There are several Wiz/Sorc hirelings with Wall of Fire on their bar, which helps greatly on melee lives in Shadow Crypt or Inferno with those damned torches. Hirelings have their uses, although I can't think of a time when I have ever used a melee hireling. Their attack rate is god awful slow.


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Sindarin Korthos Resident Offline I Love Drama! Posts: 36 Joined: Jun 20^th, 2013	Re: Low Level Hirelings Reply #5 - Sep 9^th, 2013 at 10:18am	Print Post
	Started a WF wiz on a new server to give a bit of a challenge; no gear, no money, no past lives, etc. Picked up the Level 1 barb because he was WF and I could spot repair if needed. That guy was basically soloing the level 1s on elite for me. Hitting crazy hard. Based on the weapon glow, looks like he has a chaotic enchant going on the greatsword (falchion?) he's swinging around.


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LordPiglet Stormreaver Piker Offline I Love Drama! Posts: 660 Location: H-Town Joined: Jan 30^th, 2011 Gender:	Re: Low Level Hirelings Reply #6 - Sep 9^th, 2013 at 10:24am	Print Post
	The level 1 barb runs a falchion with sonic damage iirc.


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CosmicCharlie Shroud Slacker Offline How do you do? Posts: 1154 Joined: Mar 3^rd, 2012	Re: Low Level Hirelings Reply #7 - Sep 9^th, 2013 at 10:32am	Print Post
	HairyO wrote on Sep 8^th, 2013 at 8:39pm: I recently TR'd and having found that the huge amount of gear I had farmed over the years was now basically useless I figured I would grab a Hireling and see if it made the content easier. Well, I got the level 1 Fighter from Korthos and he absolutely cut through mobs. Regular hits doing 20 to 30 damage and crits doing 70 to 80. I really didnt need to do anything. Even on Elite he didnt seem to take much damage either. I know they have fiddled with Hirelings a fair bit over the years, and often lead to more complaints rather than less, but this seems like a lot more damage than I think I would be able to do with a new level 1 toon. .0 cool story tell it again


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Lurp Waterworks Kobold Offline I Love Drama! Posts: 104 Joined: Nov 14^th, 2012	Re: Low Level Hirelings Reply #8 - Sep 9^th, 2013 at 10:57am	Print Post
	I never really bother with melee hirelings. If you have the empty spot the healers are better than pots though.


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CanIHazYourStuff DQ Assaulter Offline Niiiiiiii! Posts: 484 Location: Evening... Star! XD Joined: Jul 26^th, 2013 Gender:	Re: Low Level Hirelings Reply #9 - Sep 9^th, 2013 at 12:26pm	Print Post
	Pious the great... pretty good hire. I'm yet to TR a melee, but I usually buy divine hires.

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Flint Stormreaver Piker Offline I'm a Halfling on the EDGE! Posts: 567 Location: New Jersey or Armpit of the US Joined: Jul 20^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Low Level Hirelings Reply #10 - Sep 9^th, 2013 at 1:02pm	Print Post
	Hirelings enchants seem to change each summon. I've used a cleric hire during a tr life recently and it seems each summon they had a different enchant on their weapon.


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OnePercenter Advocatus Diaboli Offline Ants Eat Dead Grasshoppers Posts: 9985 Joined: Dec 4^th, 2011 Gender:	Re: Low Level Hirelings Reply #11 - Sep 9^th, 2013 at 1:14pm	Print Post
	Flint wrote on Sep 9^th, 2013 at 1:02pm: Hirelings enchants seem to change each summon. I've used a cleric hire during a tr life recently and it seems each summon they had a different enchant on their weapon. Random=Winning!

	Feynman wrote on Jan 20^th, 2015 at 4:57pm: One thing for everyone who is a "skeptic" on this issue: Insurance companies are basing their underwriting on the assumption that it is real. They are refusing to write policies on homes that are likely to be in danger from rising seas 20 years from now, even though the resale rate of the homes is so high that they could keep writing policies for another 10 years and still not have to pay out on 1 policy in 5, but that would be irresponsible. Unethical, as well, but that's never stopped anyone before. IMARANGER wrote on Jan 11^th, 2014 at 6:12pm: It is fairly natural to assume that the fair price for the pot is the fair value of the resources I needed to make the pot plus the fair value of my labor. IMARANGER wrote on Jan 15^th, 2014 at 4:56pm: You were right this time, OnePercenter.� iliveyourdream13 wrote on May 14^th, 2014 at 2:02pm: #bringbackreadingcomprehension
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Starkjade Completionist (i.t.p.) Offline Rogue Scholar Posts: 7082 Location: Canadia Joined: Aug 27^th, 2013 Gender:	Re: Low Level Hirelings Reply #12 - Sep 9^th, 2013 at 1:18pm	Print Post
	OnePercenter wrote on Sep 9^th, 2013 at 1:14pm: Random=Winning! Ghostbane makes it easier for hirelings to deal with undead, which will increase hireling retention in-game.

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HairyO Titan Demolisher Offline I Love Drama! Posts: 355 Joined: Jun 30^th, 2013 Gender:	Re: Low Level Hirelings Reply #13 - Sep 9^th, 2013 at 7:08pm	Print Post
	Lurp wrote on Sep 9^th, 2013 at 10:57am: I never really bother with melee hirelings. If you have the empty spot the healers are better than pots though. The level 1 Fighter hireling can 1 or 2 shot mobs on Elite so it does the job. Means I dont have to bother tracking down replacement gear now that all my old gear has been FoS'd.


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Selee Abbot Raider Offline Posts: 985 Location: Atlanta, GA Joined: Aug 29^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Low Level Hirelings Reply #14 - Sep 9^th, 2013 at 9:22pm	Print Post
	Frenzy the barb (lvl 3-ish?) breaks every box in quests that he sees from what I can tell...

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tachyon Titan Demolisher Offline Posts: 369 Joined: Jun 28^th, 2013	Re: Low Level Hirelings Reply #15 - Sep 9^th, 2013 at 10:51pm	Print Post
	Asheras wrote on Sep 9^th, 2013 at 9:49am: There are several Wiz/Sorc hirelings with Wall of Fire on their bar, which helps greatly on melee lives in Shadow Crypt or Inferno with those damned torches. Agreed on arcane hires. I pack a few copies of flare and such since quests like bloody crypt with high mob density are a p.i.t.a on no/low aoe damage lives lives like fvs at that level


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