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Me and a friend were talking about Mercanaries and I was wondering what you think about them.

OOC: MS would love to see this... He started one of these a long time ago... :lol:

Read "The Prince" by Niccolo Machiavelli. Read his passage about mercenaries, its all you need to know.

Since they ultimately are not fighting for your cause, mercenaries are known to cower before mortal danger.

Read "The Prince" by Niccolo Machiavelli. Read his passage about mercenaries, its all you need to know.

Since they ultimately are not fighting for your cause, mercenaries are known to cower before mortal danger.They don't complete my mission, they will be in mortal danger. :lol:

If you're spending money on troops, best to train them and make them real soldiers. Mercenaries are to real armies like security guards are to street cops.

We use the KTTP clausule. KTTP stands for Kill The Third Party. Basicly, we seriously hurt their wives and children if they try to weasel out.

But that's all ooc knowledge :D

A Merc Corp is good if you don't want to do anything yourself; absolve yourself of all guilt ;)

A Merc Corp is good if you don't want to do anything yourself; absolve yourself of all guilt ;)

Of course not. A mercenary can be BOUGHT, remember? So if you offer them enough money, they will ALWAYS reveal the name of their employer.

A Merc Corp is good if you don't want to do anything yourself; absolve yourself of all guilt ;)

Of course not. A mercenary can be BOUGHT, remember? So if you offer them enough money, they will ALWAYS reveal the name of their employer.Right. That's why you use bounty hunters and assasains.

I offered mercenaries once, but no one was interested. Basically, I view mercenaries as people you hire if your own people won't fight for you.

I offered mercenaries once, but no one was interested. Basically, I view mercenaries as people you hire if your own people won't fight for you.

Or if you don't want your people to fight.

Who'd want that? :D