First of all, I'm talking about "Companions", not Henchmen (which don't seem to be in the game yet). I used the word "Henchman" because Companion wouldn't fit the character limit in the subject title.
I want to have two followers accompanying my two main characters to round out my party. However, I like my party to be the same level so that (combat-wise) they're all on relatively equal footing and all leveling up at roughly the same time.
You can meet Madora and Jahan shortly after entering the town of Cyseal, and by that point you're probably around 5000 XP at level 2. 8000 XP is required to reach level 3, and level 3 is what Madora and Jahan start off as. While it is possible to reach level 3 while questing in Cyseal, in that time you run the risk of missing out on comments made by these two characters while exploring the town and solving in-town quests.
Thus, I feel torn. I want my party to be the same level, but I want to pick up my two followers ASAP so they can start inputting opinions on my adventures right away. And as I run around getting exploration and quest experience in Cyseal, I feel silly for not having them in my party and taking advantage of it.
Is it possible to have these followers sync their experience totals to those of the main characters the *first* time a conversation is open with them? Or, you could do it the *first* time they join the party. There are tradeoffs to the two different approaches, but the main objective is to get all the characters in the party on the same page experience-wise, regardless of how soon you add them to your group.
I just don't want to feel like I have to say "Madora! Nice to meet you. Just hold on one second.. (runs and solves several quests) ..ok, back. How about joining my party now that we're all level 3?". It should flow better than that, without having character levels in the party all over the place.
