Furthermore... why should equipment my merc uses be "bound" to the merc. Seriously, if I have to remove all of a merc's equipment before I can dismiss him, but that equipment is useless for any other purpose than being equipped to that merc, why should I remove it... dismissing the merc should auto-sell the equipment back to the nearest shop, unless that equipment can be used on another merc. Selling a set of Tier 1 equipment for 100 gold to the city shop is also stupid. On auction a set could go for 1k or more.