Nice addition, I loved leveling my NPC.
Put an NPC in all the starter nations in a visible spot so people can get into these at level 1 maybe, i'm sure some still don't even know these actually exist. They are awesome additions to the game and add a lot to having something to do. It's also quite addicting to build the level and gear etc, maybe add something else you can build on it like NPC only equip and weapons?
Maybe a little corny but maybe add more to the story and link between you and your npc, like maybe if you get enough points they can get an ability to come to your rescue if your about to die in zones they can be called in or something?
