Some D2 Questions

[iago]

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.]

try www.diabloii.net They have like everything

[iago]

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

I guess I can check there anyway

[iago]

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

[UserLoser.]

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

I guess I can check there anyway

Explain

[iago]

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

I guess I can check there anyway

Explain

Meh, old stuff.  

[UserLoser.]

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]

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]

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]

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

[j0k3r]

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]

leech does work.

[j0k3r]

leech does work.

*leach.

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

[Naem]

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]

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