When you hire or summon a mercenary it takes up a group slot and you must “pay” them with in-game currency (gold, plat etc.) every 30 minutes they aid you. In order to hire a mercenary meet at least one of the following conditions: Own the Age of Discovery expansion (having purchased when it was a new release).
Do you have to own Kunark Ascending to be a mercenary?
Own the Kunark Ascending expansion, which also allows the mercenaries to be trained and equipped with stat gear. Owing any current expansion will also unlock these features.
Where can I Sell mercenary tokens for status points?
Visit Sneerio Backlash (a shady merchant) on the first floor of the Rogues Gallery to see what a token is worth in status if you sell the token instead of hiring the mercenary. Mercenary tokens that are part of premium expansions perks, granted to veterans, or otherwise “gifted” as a reward can not be sold for status points.
How often do you have to pay mercenaries in EverQuest?
Mercenaries (a.k.a “mercs”) are NPCs for hire. When you hire or summon a mercenary it takes up a group slot and you must “pay” them with in-game currency (gold, plat etc.) every 30 minutes they aid you.
Can you still buy mercenaries in EverQuest 2?
The mercenaries sold on the Marketplace have been released in “seasons”. This means they are available to purchase for a limited time. If you already have the token to hire a retired mercenary when it is retired or already redeemed the token, you can still hire the mercenary. It’s just not available for new players to purchase.
How can you tell the class of a mercenary?
You can usually discern their classes in the tag under each mercenaries name when you go to hire them or deduce their class by looking at their abilities when you hail them to hire (explained in a section below). Likewise, there are some mercenaries that may have a mystery class or unique class.
