NPCs & Enemies NPC's FOR HIRE

[Penguin Fella]

This idea came to me when I was playing Terraria and I thought why can't someone else do this for me. The idea is you can go up to any NPC and pay them 10 platinum (depending on the amount of time you need them for)to help you mine, fight and build. Each NPC has different abilities such as the demoman can blow up specified blocks, the witch doctor can summon minions and potions for you ect.

Tell me your ideas and what you think

 

[Gotcha!]

Noooo, don't put my sweet npc's into harm's way!

What about a new npc, a mercenary captain, where you can hire helpers?

 

[Penguin Fella]

Good idea. A real leader packed to the brim with ideas and weapons. And don't worry if your NPC's die their spelunky like ghosts will fly back to their house and respawn out of harms way.

 

[Gotcha!]

But they're civvies, it's our job to protect them! Even though this job is apparently just shoved in our faces.

Anyway, this captain could give several options:
- A melee npc, decent armour, non-projectile sword. A spunge to compliment your ranged/magic character.
- A ranged npc, low armour, slow firing pistol or weak but rapid firing smg.
- A magic npc, low armour, provides you with a very, very, very, VERY minor healing boost.
After they die you'll need to spend money to hire another one.

In hardmode they could have some better armour and weapons. But overall I think helpers should be very weak in order to keep balance in the Force. They shouldn't allow players to just leave their characters in a dungeon and go watch tv, like you can with minions.

 

[Tree on Fire]

Very good idea, i hope it gets added to the game

 

[FlakMaster]

For ten platinum, this would pretty much be set at endgame. I'd rather use ten platinum on making myself better (top-notch reforges) than hiring a meat-shield. 'Mercenaries' and hiring would add nothing new though. It's practically the same thing as summoning, so let's leave the summoning class to have this strength.

If NPC's could mine for me, they'd be too slow to catch up with my pace as I bounce between walls while flying mining some Titanium. Same thing for throwing bombs with the Demo.

Also, how the heck is the Truffle cute?

 

[Pixel]

This concept is as dull as dishwater, honestly. I've seen many people trying to add more 'life' to NPCs and yes, I agree that they should have better AI or the sort, but the countless threads... To be fair, this isn't that interesting of a suggestion and is highly unnecessary and be set for endgame; the time least likely to need this. Sorry, I probably sound like Hitler.

 

[Buggsy1O1]

This concept is as dull as dishwater, honestly. I've seen many people trying to add more 'life' to NPCs and yes, I agree that they should have better AI or the sort, but the countless threads... To be fair, this isn't that interesting of a suggestion and is highly unnecessary and be set for endgame; the time least likely to need this. Sorry, I probably sound like Hitler.

That is so true, and you don't sound like Hitler, you just sound like a good critique ^_^

 

[Gotcha!]

Sorry, I probably sound like Hitler.

I think I've seen about every WW2 movie and documentary there is and can honestly say that you do not sound like Hitler.

 

[ppowersteef]

I'veseen someone else did this before you. Don't go stealing someone else's idea.

this subject doesn't sounds like very unique though,
there are a lot of threads to make NPC's more useful.

unless you count that the lava waders + frostspark boots threads are also stealing other ideas