Mercenary Mercenaries ( " Mercs " ) are players who have decided to fight for money , rather than traditional methods such as Professions . Although primarily an RP thing , anyone who accepts cash for non - material goods on a regular basis can be considered a Mercenary . Rogue s and Warrior s might seem more inclined toward Mercing than other classes , but any class can be a Mercenary . Mercenary types . The sole requirement of being a Merc is that they are worth being hired , since free is a hard price to beat . There are different approaches to this problem , each distinctive in strengths and weaknesses . Skill . These are the simplest type of Mercenary : They are hired because they are better players than someone that could be gotten for free . They , unlike Level or Gear mercenaries , are able to sell their services to almost anyone , as they are not dependent upon being a higher level or having better Gear than those hiring them . Most commonly used as a little extra kick on an otherwise shaky Raid , or as an escort through dangerous territory . They are ( Usually ) better at the former than the other two kinds , as most Skill Mercs require more cunning than their kin . Their primary disadvantage of a Skill Merc is that until they reach end game , their market is limited to those of their level range . This being said , it becomes obvious Skill Mercs aren ' t exactly ridden with flaws . They have the largest Market of all Solo Mercs . Level . The most common kind of Mercenary , the Level Merc depends on being a higher level than their employers . Mainly used to run through instances . The primary disadvantage of a Level Merc is low profits : They only appeal to those a lower level than them , and as such at lower levels they have a very small market , and unless their employer is a funded alt , they receive low pay in comparison to their level . They have the smallest Market of all Mercs . Gear . In practicality more or less the same as a Skill Merc , a Gear Merc depends on being better geared than whoever is paying them . They are more or less Twinks that get paid , and for this many see them as less skilled , even if better combatants , than the employer . The Gear Merc ' s biggest weakness is that they must spend most of their earnings towards obtaining and maintaining their gear . Their market is limited to jobs that would not normally be taken on by someone with the same or better equipment as them . They have the second smallest market of Solo Mercs . Group . The Group Merc depends on others , they belong to a group of other Mercs that will be able to take on jobs they could not individually accomplish . This group is usually referred to as a Merc Band , or Band for short . Bands can be composed of any of the above Mercs , or simply of Players that prefer numbers to Gear , Level , or skill . Bands are used as muscle in groups and raids to lower the player count , therefor increasing the xp and gear split between the group . Since there is strength in numbers , the only times when a Group Merc setup would not be optimal is when the employer wants a little help grinding , or when the level limit is beyond their capability . Large Mercenary forces have been hired in the past by kingdoms to defeat opposing factions , though it is rare for such forces to be used . The biggest weakness of group Mercs is that they must split the pay amongst themselves , meaning that there is only a fraction of the pay to each member . Although the fact that the jobs are usually bigger than Solo Mercs , thus increasing pay per job , offsets this to a degree , more often than not a Group Merc finds themselves working harder than most Mercs for their Gold . Group Mercs have the largest market of all Mercenaries , and are likely to see more action . Greed . Although Greed is always an incentive to a Merc , more often Mercs will hire themselves out because it ' s a more interesting source of income than farming resources for professions or running dungeons for sellable gear . In fact , Mercing probably pays less than the aforementioned methods , simply because most Players do not hire Mercs on a regular enough basis for there to be a thriving market .