i dont use mercs, they make up for your deficientcies which is impractical to me in both aspects of PvM and PvP so i dont ever use one unless i need to level up and get my enchant sorc so i can turbo level faster
I have noticed that if I do not take care of my merc he tends to "go on strike" when I need him the most. More than once I needed him in a crowded fight and he just wandered off to smell the daises or fuck some demon bitch. Worst of all, when I fight Diablo he goes and hides behind the little wall that sticks out from the church so he does not get fried.
His gear is eth vamp or Veil of Steel, bonehew, and shaft.
well, i remember me paying a bunchload of shit to get my merc good equiped
like his stuff was worth more then my 3 chars together (back in 1.09, when i restarted)
to sov: do we get free hats or badges or something like that