Mercenaries, Followers, Hirelings, and Dating in Path of Exile.

Due to the upcoming heist league, I got curious as to whether there was an official thread for one of the following topics:

- Hirelings/Mercenaries/Followers like in some rpgs
- And well dating mercs/maybe even other players in game

For the first one, I did find threads, but they don't seem to be active and pretty old--
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/417841
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/7638
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/60869
https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1831008

Cause I wanted to do some reading on how GGG is planning to "probably" implement a system for followers or mercenaries-- especially since in Heist it seems they could really apply this kind of system for hirelings/mercenaries in the core game. This got me thinking:

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Wait, if they do add in mercs and followers-- will the mercs have their own backstories like in Diablo III and Baldur's Gate? Or just static followers like the ones in DiabloII?... And in the case of them having their backstories, will it be possible to (in someway) have relationships with the followers? Not romantic, like, a dynamic between the player character and the follower. Though I guess romance would still be okay as long as it's in theme with PoE; though I doubt that's gonna happen.Though they could put it in a non-chalant way like how Piety complements the Duelist without necessarily being too serious about it.

And that last part made me think: ...Dating in Path of Exile...?

So yes, I looked for threads if there were instances of players actually dating each other or finding their significant other in the game through the multiplayer and got me to this thread:

https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/788364

After finding that threads though I quickly realized it was loooong dead and locked. Not sure if it's because they broke any terms of use or rules. So I did some reading (again) in the rules, regulations, and guidelines posted by GGG in terms of posting replies and making threads--- The thread in question (the one about dating) didn't really have anything that could cause the admins/moderators to lock it; so I assumed it's just because it was an old thread. Which got me thinking about why there's no newer version of it; I wonder what would happen if there was an official dating thread in poe. I mean, in the off-topic section of the forums at least (which would still be remotely related to poe cause we're poe players).

With that in mind; two things are now in my head that I'm wondering if anyone's also thinking about:

1) Anyone know how mercenaries/hirelings could potentially be applied? Or theories? And will they have their own stories like in Diablo III and Baldur's Gate or just be card-board characters like in Diablo II? Cause it seems it's now very much possible with the introduction of Heist's cast of rogues.

2) Is there an active dating thread in Path of Exile? And if there's none, why not? Or is it just a really bad topic to discuss about in this community--- I'm honestly just curious as the silence of that topic in the forums, ahue.

Sigh; the things that pop into my head cause of the quarantine.

Thanks for reading my post if you did fam, just needed to share my thoughts especially since going outside is kinda not possible at the moment hahaha

Yeah, just got curious after reading the other threads and the idea popped into my head

Sorry this is not a Sims simulator.

I can only imagine being banished into a God forsake world and thinking about having kids near hoards of skeletons and deities that just want to murder you out of existence.

So yea, dating comes on the top priority list when actually trying to survive and not go mad in some kind of alternate reality map thingy.

the last thing this game needs is random hookups and an open invitation to onlystans and hopeless waifu jiggle mtx for your mercenaries.

Let's keep Zana Bathwater, Elder Hentai, and Casanova Duelist in the realm of meme comedy thanks!

Yeah no.

Dating in the game... That would be sad. Granted sometimes you actually find the love of your life online, but virtual game dating vs real life dating is completely different.

I find it sad people have to download an app to find friends. Don’t get me wrong, lots of dating apps out there, but here’s the thing pretty hard these days to catfish. If people want to be hermits and date online without ever meeting; to each their own.

I’m a different generation, I like to meet people in person... Social butterfly. I’ve met many people that are terrified of crowds. But a few outings with them and I take them out of their shell.

It’s so humbling to see a friend not worry about how others think and just have a good time... Right now I’m suffering because I love going out; life is more than just video games.

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solwitch wrote:

Right now I’m suffering because I love going out; life is more than just video games.

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Foreverhappychan wrote:

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solwitch wrote:

Right now I’m suffering because I love going out; life is more than just video games.

Off-Topic

This might cheer you up a bit. Best girl is best girl. All praise her holiness!

https://youtu.be/jNbk6AD_3LY

Bravo, tyvm. I stopped watching right before they started testing it. All that hard work lol... I would be pissed.

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solwitch wrote:

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Foreverhappychan wrote:

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solwitch wrote:

Right now I’m suffering because I love going out; life is more than just video games.

Off-Topic

This might cheer you up a bit. Best girl is best girl. All praise her holiness!

https://youtu.be/jNbk6AD_3LY

Bravo, tyvm. I stopped watching right before they started testing it. All that hard work lol... I would be pissed.

The tests are nothing more than chopping up fruit and milk bottles. Absolutely nothing more than a bit of indulgent destruction. :)