I was thinking really hard about this after I read book 3. But head jerry and full body jerry existing at the same time. While head jerry didnt say anything while full jerry was around it made me think. Is jerry at the end of book 3, a mimic? The way it ends with him say he remembers it all is very unsettling. thoughts?
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The Mercenary Menu
The Mercenary menu (accessible via Shift + S on PC) allows players to manage their companions beyond a trip to Diablo IV Items The Den. Here, players can modify various aspects:
Skill Trees: Customize your Mercenary's abilities, choosing two active skills from a preset selection.
Reinforcement Configurations: Adjust the conditions under which a reinforcement will appear, providing greater flexibility in your strategies.
It’s important to note that direct switching of Mercenaries is not feasible through the menu, necessitating a visit to The Den for such changes.
Skill Trees of Mercenaries
Each Hired Mercenary has access to a modest yet impactful skill tree, enhancing their performance as they gain experience points (XP).
Mechanics of Skill Trees
Passive Effects & Abilities: Each Mercenary includes one passive effect and six unique abilities. However, players can only select two abilities to be active at any given moment.
Linear Progression: Unlike the player classes, Mercenary skill trees have a linear progression system. Players must stay on a set path once they choose an ability, limiting the cross-branching often found in traditional RPG skill systems.
Respec Options: Players can respec their Mercenaries' skill trees freely from the Mercenary menu without incurring any cost.
Earning Skill Points
Skill points are a crucial component of enhancing your Mercenary's capabilities. These points are primarily earned through the Rapport system, which is detailed in the following section.
Mercenary Rapport
Each Mercenary in Diablo 4 has its own reputation system called Rapport. It works exactly like seasonal vendors, granting rank-up rewards as you earn XP with that Mercenary in your party. You can earn Rapport for both hired and reinforcement characters, although reinforcements earn Rapport half as quickly.
Rapport ranks and rewards can be found in the hired Mercenary menu for any character in The Den. Select the "Rapport" tab and claim your rewards. Most characters have the same Rapport rewards, as shown below.
Bartering For Items
Diablo 4 Bartering For Items
All Mercenaries in Diablo 4 trade with Pale Marks, a new currency type you'll earn through the Rapport system. These marks can be used to purchase items from Fayira in The Den. Despite the name, you don't haggle for Diablo 4 items or lower prices in this system; it's a simple vendor shop.
Fayira's stock refreshes every day, but you can force a reset by selecting the "Reset Stock" option under the vendor panel. Doing this is free for your first reroll, but subsequent rerolls in the same day cost 50 Pale Marks each.
What Fayira sells is dependent on Mercenary upgrades. Rapport ranks 5 and 8 will upgrade the bartering shop with additional options, usually loot caches. Each Mercenary has two upgrades, totaling eight shop upgrades if you get every character to Diablo IV Gold Rapport 8 or higher. The good news is that your Rapport progress is account-bound, so you only need to do this once per season.