Some D2 Questions

iago · December 30, 2003, 03:30 PM

I'm not entirely sure how mercs actually work, in terms of what actually helps them. +skills, +attack speed (or even a weapon's attack speed in general), and life steal are the ones I'm not so sure about. Does anybody know if any of these actually help him out?

UserLoser. · December 30, 2003, 03:43 PM

try www.diabloii.net

They have like everything

iago · December 30, 2003, 03:50 PM

I don't like them, they banned me a lot

I guess I can check there anyway

iago · December 30, 2003, 04:07 PM

http://www.diabloii.net/townsfolk/mercs3.shtml
--helped a bit, not much though. Only answered the part about +skills.

UserLoser. · December 30, 2003, 04:52 PM

Quote from: iago on December 30, 2003, 03:50 PM
I don't like them, they banned me a lot

I guess I can check there anyway

Explain

iago · December 30, 2003, 05:35 PM

Quote from: UserLoser. on December 30, 2003, 04:52 PM
Quote from: iago on December 30, 2003, 03:50 PM
I don't like them, they banned me a lot

I guess I can check there anyway

Explain

Meh, old stuff.

UserLoser. · December 30, 2003, 05:57 PM

Quote from: iago on December 30, 2003, 05:35 PM
Quote from: UserLoser. on December 30, 2003, 04:52 PM
Quote from: iago on December 30, 2003, 03:50 PM
I don't like them, they banned me a lot

I guess I can check there anyway

Explain

Meh, old stuff.

Aww, but we all want to hear it!

iago · December 30, 2003, 06:06 PM

It was nothing exciting. Just me promoting PK'ing and my website (www.backstab.ca) a lot. They got sick of me and banned me

j0k3r · December 30, 2003, 06:47 PM

What do you want to know? I don't know anything concrete just what I've 'seen' happen...

+skills does alot for mercs, not so muhc a2 and a5 though. A1 merc with +3skills will get a lightning-type shot which is AMAZING for dueling, people say 4k+dmg with windforce. A3 mercs are completely dependant upon skills, so thats what you want to go for with them.

IAS does not seem to affect mercenaries attack speed, however equiping a weapon will make them attack faster. Their leach is normal, chance to cast is normal too.

Whatever they kill, the drop takes into account your mf and their mf, so it's good to let mercs kill bosses. Demon bosses do extra damage to mercs too, so you want to watch out for that.

Any other questions?

iago · December 31, 2003, 09:11 PM

Oh yeah, does weapon damage or anything like that affect act 3 mercs?

j0k3r · January 01, 2004, 07:18 AM

No, as I said it's a skill that they do, so any + skills would help, but weapon damage isn't taken into account.

Naem · January 02, 2004, 10:51 AM

leech does work.

j0k3r · January 02, 2004, 04:08 PM

Quote from: Naem on January 02, 2004, 10:51 AM
leech does work.

*leach.

Nobody said it didn't work, except on act3 mercs.

Naem · January 03, 2004, 01:04 AM

Quote from: j0k3r on January 02, 2004, 04:08 PM
Quote from: Naem on January 02, 2004, 10:51 AM
leech does work.
*leach.

Nobody said it didn't work, except on act3 mercs.

*leech.

I never said someone said it didn't work, iago asked if it did.

iago · January 03, 2004, 07:11 AM

Quote from: Naem on January 03, 2004, 01:04 AM
Quote from: j0k3r on January 02, 2004, 04:08 PM
Quote from: Naem on January 02, 2004, 10:51 AM
leech does work.
*leach.

Nobody said it didn't work, except on act3 mercs.
*leech.

I never said someone said it didn't work, iago asked if it did.

That question was answered on diabloii.net, so I didn't persue it, but thanks nevertheless