Wow. I’m amazed at the responses regarding thralls. It sounds like they are more optional than I realized. We never like using pets in games because it’s a hassle micromanaging them, but we heard they were a must in this game and, fortunately they are relatively low maintenance, except that they seem to bug out a lot. I had an Accursed fighter that always crawled to his enemies and never attacked. I tried EVERYTHING to make that sucker work, but finally got rid of him and my very next guy was much more responsive, and felt great. But they surely do die a lot. I’d LOVE to play without them and this thread seems to encourage that.
Gonna try some new build ideas and maybe just park our guys for a while, see how that feels. Thanks guys, great tips here.