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Good idea, but I wish there was something we could see on the site before it was posted.

I think this could be an interesting service for the launch of Diablo 3 in a couple week. With the difficulty of Inferno mode in combination with the financial incentive of a real money auction house, hiring "mercenaries" to do quests could become a common thing.

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What would you like to see?

And we're definitely considering Diablo 3 support. There are some interesting challenges, though, in terms of how you can start the game with a Companion; from what I know from playing the beta, I believe you'd have to add the Companion as a friend, right?

Yeah I think you'd have to add them - but how else could it work otherwise?

My first question, as a user, would be - "How much?" Maybe create a page for each game you support with examples of quests/costs/the level of "companions" available and their experience...

Showing examples of pricing is tough. The way it works is that the job poster says how much they're willing to pay, and then Companions bid down from there. We decided against influencing the pricing, outside of having a minimum price of 10 gold ($1 USD).

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