Henchmen stuck on Lvl 6?

Wolfgar The Great

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jul 2005

W/E

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

Join Date: Jun 2005

Hell's Precipice

Henchmen do not level up. However the further you get in the game the higher level henchmen you can find in the later towns.

Little Thom's Bro

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2005

Mo/

dont worry after u finish fighting the charrs you will get to yaks bend, better hench also harder dwarves

Arturo02

Arturo02

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

See that third planet from the sun?

Sacred Forge Knights

R/Me

Quote:
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

Join Date: May 2005

Quote:
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

Join Date: May 2005

W/Mo

Quote:
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

Join Date: Jun 2005

*takes ascalon henchman on a run to thunderhead keep*

Little Thom's Bro

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2005

Mo/

Quote:
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

Join Date: Jun 2005

Hell's Precipice

Quote:
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

Join Date: Jun 2005

BC, Canada.. how aboot that eh?

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

Vhayr

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

UK

Malice Nights [MN]

A/Me

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.

Argon The Seeker

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2005

R/Mo

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

Join Date: Jun 2005

Huntsville, TX

Wyld Styllions Reunion Tour

E/N

take just one henchmen out and share the xp.

you'll just have one awesome sidekick henchman.

Silmor

Silmor

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2005

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

Join Date: Mar 2005

Illusion of Competence

R/W

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?)

Argon The Seeker

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2005

R/Mo

they don't gain quest xp from what ive seen. Im not sure though

CharSol

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2005

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

Join Date: Jun 2005

Canada

Death Pod

Mo/Me

I have seen henchmen level a few times. I have also seen Oink level.

Aristotle

Aristotle

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2005

Mo/R

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

Join Date: Jun 2005

California

15 over 50 [Rare]

W/Mo

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.