Henchmen stuck on Lvl 6?

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Wolfgar The Great
Pre-Searing Cadet
#1
I've been using henchmen since the beginning and I'm finding that they are holding me back in that they are weak compared to some of the Charr that I'm up against. I'm now Lvl 8 and my henchmen are all still Lvl 6.

My question is: can henchmen level up or do I have to find other henchmen that are more experienced and if so where are they?
Lost
Lost
Krytan Explorer
#2
Henchmen do not level up. However the further you get in the game the higher level henchmen you can find in the later towns.
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Little Thom's Bro
Frost Gate Guardian
#3
dont worry after u finish fighting the charrs you will get to yaks bend, better hench also harder dwarves
Arturo02
Arturo02
Wilds Pathfinder
#4
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Originally Posted by Lost
Henchmen do not level up. However the further you get in the game the higher level henchmen you can find in the later towns.
that is incorrect, henchmen will level. If you don't break up your party or stay out long enough they will level.
Aaaaagh
Aaaaagh
Wilds Pathfinder
#5
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Originally Posted by Arturo02
that is incorrect, henchmen will level. If you don't break up your party or stay out long enough they will level.
Artuo is right, it should be mentioned that if you enter a city their level will reset to whatever the henchmen default level is at that city.
Wa$d
Wa$d
Lion's Arch Merchant
#6
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Originally Posted by Arturo02
that is incorrect, henchmen will level. If you don't break up your party or stay out long enough they will level.
Really thats news to me
EmperorTippy
EmperorTippy
Jungle Guide
#7
*takes ascalon henchman on a run to thunderhead keep*
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Little Thom's Bro
Frost Gate Guardian
#8
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Originally Posted by Wa$d
Really thats news to me
probably because most of us are tired playing with stupid henchmen
Lost
Lost
Krytan Explorer
#9
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Originally Posted by Arturo02
that is incorrect, henchmen will level. If you don't break up your party or stay out long enough they will level.
Are there any screenshots of this? I have taken henchmen on very long journeys for hours at a time and they never level. Even if they do level, in all practical terms they don't level while using them normally since you'd have to keep them outside for an obscene amount of time.
Ultimate_Gaara
Ultimate_Gaara
Desert Nomad
#10
yeah im going to need some screen shots.. i take henchem everywhere and i still have seen nothing... perhaps one day i should spend all day trying to lvl the ones in old ascalon.. or not
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Vhayr
Krytan Explorer
#11
I think they mean that if you take say, henchmen from Ascalon City to Piken Square, they'll "level" because the level of the henchmen increases at Piken anyway.
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Argon The Seeker
Ascalonian Squire
#12
nope I took level 6 henchies out for a few hours and get them all up to level 8. It takes a long time though
Tzl_Jack
Tzl_Jack
Ascalonian Squire
#13
take just one henchmen out and share the xp.

you'll just have one awesome sidekick henchman.
Silmor
Silmor
Wilds Pathfinder
#14
Bone Horrors can level too... or at least they could before. And then they turn to dust, it's such a waste.
Fenix Swiftblade
Fenix Swiftblade
Lion's Arch Merchant
#15
Just because they level doesn't mean they use the attribute points they get. Unless they have it coded into them that when they're X level they have X attribute points in these attributes leveling them up is pointless.

If however they do have the ability to increase their attributes along with the levels it seems like it's still worthless. Because they don't retain the levels through towns there are very few places if any that you could actually use this as an advantage.

That said, it's still pretty cool that you can theoretically have a lvl 10 or so hench in ascalon with enough work. (anyone know if they gain quest xp?)
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Argon The Seeker
Ascalonian Squire
#16
they don't gain quest xp from what ive seen. Im not sure though
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CharSol
Ascalonian Squire
#17
Once when i was out fighting Stefan seems to get the animation like hed leveled, you know the yellow light and tinkling noise but his level didnt seem to change
JPong
JPong
Ascalonian Squire
#18
I have seen henchmen level a few times. I have also seen Oink level.
Aristotle
Aristotle
Academy Page
#19
I think im going to grab some hench from ascalon and head for the lions arch area and see if they lvl
Sir Skullcrasher
Sir Skullcrasher
Furnace Stoker
#20
yeah i seen this happened before, i was running around doing quests with one other person (don't remember his class, i think its r/monk) We got 2 more henchies (ascalon city; pre-searing) the henchies went from level 4 to level 6 when i reach Grendich Courthouse. Althought the moment i walk into the courthouse, it wipe out their exp.