Adventuring with Customized Henchmen - Do I get all the loot?

Siberian

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2006

Right now as everyone knows Henchmen silently take loot drops.

But, Since Nightfall's customizable henchmen are apparently tied to you in some way and your supposed to customize them with weapons, armor, etc...

Do you get the loot drops for them as well?

jpsantos20

jpsantos20

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2006

Hell

The Untold Heroes

W/Mo

I dont think so. I think i'll let u see the stuff they got but not take it from them.

Bravesoul

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2006

Street Pharmacists [WHOA]

That would be an interesting feature. They could also make it so you pay the henchie up front for their services and then you keep all drops. That would make getting the nice item drops all the better.

Valkus

Valkus

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2006

Fire Meets Ice [fmi]

R/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bravesoul
That would be an interesting feature. They could also make it so you pay the henchie up front for their services and then you keep all drops. That would make getting the nice item drops all the better.
That would making farming green item bosses too easy.

.neuronster.

.neuronster.

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2006

My house.

Grenth's Rejects [GR]

E/Mo

I look forward to customizable henchmen. Too bad they'll still steal all my crap. >:|


Quote:
Originally Posted by Valkus
That would making farming green item bosses too easy.
Your point...?

Rebirther

Rebirther

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2005

England, UK

Clan Dethryche

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by .neuronster.


Your point...?
lol does someone really have to spell it out for you?!

SpeedyKQ

SpeedyKQ

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

E/Me

No way it'll work like that. You really think they'd design things so that players are penalized for working together?

gamemagus

gamemagus

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

Isle of Meditation

Xen of Onslaught

Mo/Me

Haha we can only hope we can their loot, but the chances are negative.

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Siberian
Right now as everyone knows Henchmen silently take loot drops.

But, Since Nightfall's customizable henchmen are apparently tied to you in some way and your supposed to customize them with weapons, armor, etc...

Do you get the loot drops for them as well?

nope

you pay to make them better farming bots by upgrades and they will demand a bigger share not smaller

you will thank them for every blue item they give you

Jetdoc

Jetdoc

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Jul 2005

The Eyes of Texas [BEVO]

D/A

No way that they'll change the henchmen loot allocation system.

And no, I don't think that the drops will actually show up in their inventory, either...

The Great Al

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

ALOA

E/Me

1. the customizable henchmen hasnt even been confirmed by anet (unless I missed something within the last few hours).

2. how would anyone here possibly know the answer to that question?

Duly Thankful

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2005

We don't. But sometimes speculation can be fun.

Hyper Cutter

Hyper Cutter

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

Knights of the White Eye [HINA]

Quote:
Originally Posted by SpeedyKQ
You really think they'd design things so that players are penalized for working together?
Isn't that exactly what the current drop allocation system does?

Jetdoc

Jetdoc

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Jul 2005

The Eyes of Texas [BEVO]

D/A

Quote:
Originally Posted by Hyper Cutter
Isn't that exactly what the current drop allocation system does?
No, because currently whether you're playing with real players or playing with henchmen they "take" the same amount of loot.

Maybe you're referring to soloing without henchmen?

Markaedw

Markaedw

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

N/

I am perfectly willing to let henchies have their share of the loot and drops, but they should be required to pick up the drops like everbody else

Nevin

Nevin

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2005

Okay...So we'll be able to command henchies now and costumize them. I'm all for this personally, but how will they adress other chapters? Will customizable henchies be able to cross into the future and past chapters? This brings another problem, what happens when someone with Nightfall groups with a person who has Nightfall costumized henchies? And what if the henchies are a Nightfall only thing, will future chapters degrade back to the dim witted henchies? This is a huge dilema as you can see, and I have no clue how Anet will adress it.

QuiteRLY

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2006

Probably just the current chapter and any chapters then on. Simple enough. I don't think they'd upgrade something only to degrade it.

BenO_Under

BenO_Under

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2006

Take A Ride On My Leet Train [Choo]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Siberian
Right now as everyone knows Henchmen silently take loot drops.

But, Since Nightfall's customizable henchmen are apparently tied to you in some way and your supposed to customize them with weapons, armor, etc...

Do you get the loot drops for them as well?

Were does it say on the website that are henchmen are customizable?

Relambrien

Relambrien

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

Delaware, USA

Error Seven Operators [Call]

W/

@ BenO_Under

This "information" was taken from EB Games' webpage for Nightfall, though ArenaNet has plainly stated, through Gaile Gray, that this information is unofficial and should be considered false until and unless ArenaNet verifies it. Those aren't the exact words, but it's the same effect.

This is to prevent people from getting their hopes up, only to find something isn't as a third party said, and then accusing Anet of lying. Unless ArenaNet says it, we can't assume anything.

I'm all for customizable henchmen, but I don't assume anything. Unless ArenaNet says it, I don't believe it. Others may, but I'm just wary :P

Ggraphix

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2006

Houston

N/A

R/Mo

....wait and see....