Re:Mercs HP's nerfed.

1. Nothing related to mercs has changed in any recent patch.
2. I have seen in different threads complaints about the fact that the tank AI burns all its disciplines and then is useless in boss fights, and in this thread that mercs don't use their disc's enough (the truth is, some discs are reserves for "emergencies", like purely defensive discs whereas others like taunts are used when the merc needs to gain aggro). Though it is certainly possible I could tweak what the merc thinks is an emergency.
3. It is patently false that tank mercs were modelled of of a player cleric in beta.

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