I ran a bunch more tests - the equivalent of Lullabying a
single Butcherblock snake for 21+ hours. One thing I noticed
immediately is that they've changed the max number of mobs
that can simultaneously attack you from 4 to 3. The 80
charisma test was the toughest (skunk musk only lasts 5 min),
but I think the result with the skunk was either a fluke, or
skunks are more susceptible to mesmerization. So I'm tossing
that test out.
Charisma doesn't seem to make a difference (neither does a
lute), so the sign error theory doesn't look good. But before
you start complaining that charisma isn't working, keep in
mind that this could be due to the large level difference
meaning the chance to nod is already maxxed (albeit at a buggy
level).
Anyhow, it's completely obvious that the chance of a secondary
resist is nowhere near what GZ said it should be.
4 snakes 154 chr
673 nods, 27 resists
700 total
428 nods (61.1%)
245 partial (35.0%) (36.4% resist rate)
27 outright (3.9%)
4 snakes 80 chr
447 nods, 13 resists
460 total
291 nods (63.3%)
156 partial (33.9%) (34.9% resist rate)
13 outright (2.8%)
4 snakes 110 chr
630 nods, 18 resists
648 total
418 nods (64.5%)
212 partial (32.7%) (33.7% resist rate)
18 outright (2.8%)
4 snakes 154 chr
667 nods, 21 resists
688 total
452 nods (65.7%)
215 partial (31.3%) (32.2% resist rate)
21 outright (3.1%)
With the 8 snake tests, the total isn't divisible by the
number of snakes because some would wander out of range due to
the 3 mob rule, only to return when enough snakes were
mesmerized that the wanderers could return to attack.
8 snakes 154 chr
3250 nods, 77 resists
3327 total
2105 nods (63.3%)
1145 partial (34.4%) (35.2% resist rate)
77 outright (2.3%)
8 snakes 110 chr
3536 nods, 101 resists
3637 total
2325 nods (63.9%)
1211 partial (33.3%) (34.2% resist rate)
101 resists (2.8%)
8 snakes 110 chr no lute
3170 nods, 105 resists
3275 total
2081 nods (63.5%)
1089 partial (33.3%) (34.4% resist rate)
105 resists (3.2%)
Total of all tests:
12735 total
8100 nods (63.6%)
4273 partial (33.6%) (34.5% resist rate)
362 resists (2.8%)
I'm going to try it with some different snakes next, probably
in Freeport (once I figure out a way to stay away from the
guards, since I'm usually afk while letting these tests run).
Trivia: The logfiles for all the above were about 2 MB.
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John H. Kim
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