I Want to Play EQ In Its Entirety

[Laugher]

Mercenaries (mercs) were added when the player base dropped (post-wow release) to help automate part of the group and make it easier for the solo (and groupless) char to get around, and if you choose to continue to pay your sub fee like it used to be required then you get access to more powerful mercenaries

They come in 4 classes: Cleric, Warrior, Wizard, Rogue

you can only have 1 at a time, but if you 2 box you can have 1 per each char; 3 max in a group (if you 3 box+ 3 mercs). So if you decided to say afk conveniently on a fast respawn with a 2 box that had a war and cler merc then your automated buddies would proceed to clean house without you even having to move.

There are different tiers: Apprentice are mercs for ppl without sub fees; journeyman mercs, although the cost more plat per every 15 mins than apprentice are subscriber mercs who are way awesome. THere are quests for higher tiers of journeyman merc and now AAs and armor for them too