[?][.90]Heroes vs. Henchmen

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Several questions:

  1. Is everyone you pick up from quests (like Mausolos) a hero?  
  2. How do you tell heroes apart from henchmen (if it's possible to get henchmen in ways other than training)?
  3. Does the xp split still exist among heroes, but NOT henchmen? 

For Mausolos in particular, if he's a hero (as opposed to a henchmen) it is pretty bad given the quest story line that he's going to guard my sovereign until the end of days, but in reality I'm penalized for having him in my group.  If he's not a henchmen, maybe he should be (provided they don't get the xp split penalty). 

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Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top

1. Most Single Units.

2. You cannot, and I don't think there are otherways to get henchmen.

3. Yes, XP split exists among heroes and not henchmen.

The henchman defining feature is not that they do not divide battle XP, they have other features about them and there is a tag that can set for any hero just the same. It is also not like that Mausolos cannot be left alone or moved to another army. He doesn't have to follow you around.

Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top

I hate the Henchmen. They are dangling flotsam in their game's design. 

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Reply #3 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting parrottmath, reply 1

1. Most Single Units.

2. You cannot, and I don't think there are otherways to get henchmen.

3. Yes, XP split exists among heroes and not henchmen.

The henchman defining feature is not that they do not divide battle XP, they have other features about them and there is a tag that can set for any hero just the same. It is also not like that Mausolos cannot be left alone or moved to another army. He doesn't have to follow you around.
End of parrottmath's quote

Thanks for the answers. 

I understand that heroes can be split. My point was that the story line of Mausolos in particular makes the xp split especially glaring.  His whole story line is that he will act as guard for the hero completing the quest (in this case my Sovereign) until the end of time.  Except... that if you actually do that you're penalized.

I'm not complaining about the xp split system, per se, more pointing out that in Mausolos' case it shouldn't apply.