Merc scaling - lvl3 doing 300 dmg - lvl10 doing 600 dmg AE

[Majin_MLF]

<p>Is this normal? My warlock merc has all masters , he has already acid VIII which does up to 1500 damage.</p><p><a href="http://i.imgur.com/9PKKd.jpg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://i.imgur.com/9PKKd.jpg</a></p><p>Upkeep 1 silver ^^</p>

[Nrgy]

<p><cite>Majin_MLF wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Is this normal? My warlock merc has all masters , he has already acid VIII which does up to 1500 damage.</p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://i.imgur.com/9PKKd.jpg" target="_blank">http://i.imgur.com/9PKKd.jpg</a></p><p>Upkeep 1 silver ^^</p></blockquote><p>come back in 80 levels and tells us the real story ... lv 10 means nothing.  Its not even a glimps to what the higher levels will scale to.</p>

[Majin_MLF]

<p><cite>are you nuts? do you think 1500 damage is normal for lvl10?</cite></p>

[Ahlana]

<p><cite>Majin_MLF wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>are you nuts? do you think 1500 damage is normal for lvl10?</cite></p></blockquote><p>It is not normal.. the Mercs act like mentored down players..</p><p>So you are really grouped with a level 90 mentored to your level.</p>

[Nrgy]

<p><cite>Ahlana wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Majin_MLF wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>are you nuts? do you think 1500 damage is normal for lvl10?</cite></p></blockquote><p>It is not normal.. the Mercs act like mentored down players..</p><p>So you are really grouped with a level 90 mentored to your level.</p></blockquote><p>^^ Agreed, Since the Mercs Scale to your level, any level once hired, they are esentially mentoring to you.  So, yes I would expect them to be overpowered at the low levels for many reasons.  It ONLY matters what they can accomplish @ cap where the majority of the player base (excluding Freeport) is playing at.  If they stink in lv 90 heroics or x2's (like SJ said they could be used) then they are worthless, worthless, worthless.  (Powerleveling exploiters exlcuded, Mercs will be awesome for them.)</p><p>Here is a question:  Can a player Chrono-mentor and then call forth a Merc?  and will that Merc scale to the Chrono-mentorers chrono'ed level?</p>

[Anaogi]

<p>Exploiter, hell, I've got 7 90s and don't feel like fiddling around when I finally bother to level my baby inqy... :grin:</p>

[Dawnstrike]

<p>That's pretty cool for powerleveling!  I can't wait to see what it's like on the PVP server when I get home in warfields.</p>