Quote Originally Posted by frogbeastegg

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To address the point of the thread, I've never seen anything about mercenaries being weaker in any way than ordinary troops. But it's been something like a year and a half since I last played the game, so how much the frog's word is worth is anyone's guess. I do recall other people making this same complaint though, but I think always another cause was found.

Hey FBE, good to see you again! Been a while since I've seen you in this part of the forum.

Well using using mercs *are* pretty hit-and-miss, at least for me. I should (in the spirit of honesty) admit that mercs have failed me at the exact wrong moment almost as often as they've saved me. You never know for sure how well they'll stand up in an actual combat situation. It's caused me to sometimes wonder if they're coded with a "random-morale factor" or something.....