[SUGGESTION] Prestige(Tax-Free) Mercenaries (StationCash/LoN.LootCard)

[Kaito]

<p>Imagine that having Mercenaries that will not have any upkeep fees!!! <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" /></p><p>They should be sold in <span style="color: #00ff00;"><strong>SC Store</strong></span> or as a <strong><span style="color: #00ff00;">LoN Loot-Card</span></strong>. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/385970365b8ed7503b4294502a458efa.gif" border="0" /></p><p>Suggestion to make them as a <span style="color: #00ffff;"><strong>House Item</strong></span> when purchased/claimed, because that this will prevent further problems when you want to hire another mercenary so that they will just return to the house when fired.. LOL.</p><p>Specific specs will be, only the "<span style="color: #ff00ff;"><strong>Owner</strong></span>" of the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">house+mercenarySCBuyer</span> will be able to hire them (Just like Tradeskill Apprentices function as they only recognize the owner)</p><p>They can be fix as <strong><span style="color: #ff9900;">HEIRLOOM</span></strong> <strong><span style="color: #00ffff;">House Item</span></strong> so that you pass them within the same account so that your other characters can use/hire them. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/b2eb59423fbf5fa39342041237025880.gif" border="0" /></p>

[Raknid]

<p>Please no.</p><p>1) We need MORE plat sinks in game, not less.</p><p>2) Good items should not be only via real money or the real money lotto that is LoN.</p>

[Moria15]

<p>LOLOL  it's not like they are expensive to use if using correctly and they more than make up for their cost in what they enable you to do.</p><p>The only request I would have with Mercs is that, like mounts, you can have a contract with multiple ones and then bring out the appropriate one when needed, other than that, for normal lvl 40 - 90 usage, they seem to work really well.</p>

[naladini]

<p>Actually, there's a solution for this present in EQ1. Instead of making whole new mercenaries, they created a system of Bayle Marks (iirc on the name). You buy the marks in the Marketplace, they get used instead of plat for your mercenary upkeep.  </p><p>I never actually had to use one there, as there's plenty o'plat around,  but it might be something I'd consider in EQ2.</p>

[Deago]

<p>Imagine a super rare merc off LoN. </p><p>I would toss in the towel at that point.  A reasonable sc merc would not bother me.</p>