personal heroes

[:1]one thing i would love to see in the game is if i could have my other characters as the hero, i always wanted to play along side my characters but of course it wasn't possible.

With this new heroes system i don't see why it isn't possible.

i think this would make a great addition to those games, i know the people who like to role play theyre characters would love this addition|||I love this idea|||Great idea. Given how the Heroes inventory works (i.e. they bring only their armour and what's in their hands) I can't see how using your own characters could exploit multiple backpacks.

A possible problem might be the system of building skillbars because Heroes have access to all unlocked skills, whereas an individual character may not. The solution may be to simply "freeze" a character-hero's skillbar: if you want to change it, log as that character.

Another issue might be the exploit of hot-housing low-level characters by clumping them with a high level mentor. The possible solution would be to deny characters any EXP while they're AI controlled. The same would go for gold and other drops: they would disappear like henchie tax.

Finally, AI-controlled characters should probably be booted from a party if it enters an outpost that the character has not visited under their own steam. They would not earn anything towards titles or mission completions either. No running your own characters to Droknar's...

But it would be amazing to build your own group of characters and kick a certain undead guy's bottom all around the Ring of Fire.|||This doesn't need a poll.|||This would certainly save me from having to outfit 8 separate necros/wars/monks if I could always take my alter egos...

Besides, it would just be cool.

/signed|||An interesting idea I don't know if i would personally have one of my other characters as an AI controled member of the party with another of my characters. As far a role play thing I'd leave that to strickly imagination writen down or spoken.|||Let's put it this way: if NF was inferior to both Proph. and Factions in every other way, it would still be the best of the three because of the heroes.

If this feature was added in Campaign 4 and 4 was inferior to the first 3 in every other way, 4 would still be the best because of this. :)|||Also, I think this should be moved to the sugesstions forum. :)|||Allow me to voice a concern...

I'm not much of an alt player. I usually pick a main, and play him exclusively. My only fear would be that player heroes would be better than the NPC heroes, resulting in pressure to make other characters just to have them tag along.|||Seems like that would mainly be a PvP concern. in PvE, they might be a bit better equipped, but ultimately, they'd be governed by the same AI. And with the hero system, you can pretty much play the main game how you want anyway.