Experts say Monolith's patented Nemesis System doesn't have to die with its Lord of the Rings games: "You can see some similar design language in the Mercenary system in Assassin's Creed Odyssey"

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But industry experts say there’s still hope for the genius combat structure to thrive in the meantime.

Kill the ranked mercenaries, and gain notoriety.