A word on the "follower" system

#0 - April 27, 2011, 2:22 p.m.

Please Blizzard, by god, if you include a follower system like mercenaries or such, PLEASE make it so that those people who don't ever want to have a hireling, have NO DISADVANTAGES by doing so.

I absolutely hate mercs, I can understand people who disagree, but for my part I absolutely hate to have a useless appendix following you around. And I even more hated how they gave some characters, especially sorcs, incredible advantages.

So please, let the player decide if he wants to use followers, and not make it a "must-have".

Imnotasian]ooc[

#1 - April 27, 2011, 2:29 p.m.

It was never a must have in Diablo 2. They weren't all that powerful unless you gave them uber gear (which was duped by the way). Even then they couldn't solo stuff. They would die faster than you.

Bashiok

#39 - April 28, 2011, 8:49 p.m.

Q u o t e:
a useless appendix following you around.

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So please, let the player decide if he wants to use followers, and not make it a "must-have".

Useless but also a must-have?

We're not quite ready to talk about our approach, but I will say it's something that's been a part of the game since before announcement. We have a very solid direction for them.