Dude, you've got major balls... Either that or you are just plain nuts.
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From: <kim@...>
To: <eqbards@onelist.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 11:08 AM
Subject: [eqbards] Charm and damage/hate lists
> From: <kim@...>
>
> Ok, we already know that charming a mob clears the damage list
> but (probably) not the hate list.
>
> Being charmed *by* a mob clears you from the charmer's hate
> list. I (foolishly :) tried to see if I could solo the
> froglok noble in Lower Guk. I got 4 attempts at it before
> giving up.
>
> First try, I used my standard lineup - equip lute, Hymn +
> Niv's + CoC + CoD. No good. He nuked me to half, then
> charmed me. I scurried off while charmed, and when it broke I
> was outside his aggro radius. He didn't come after me. But
> his pet (whom I'd damaged with my DoTs) did. I feared them
> and made it to the zone with about a bubble left.
>
> Second try, I switched to Hymn + Niv's + CoC + Mystic
> Shielding, on the theory that my 125 magic resist would help
> me resist some of his nukes and charm. It worked for the
> first two nukes (resisted), then his third nuke took off two
> bubbles. I feared them, ran for the zone while invis, a
> see-invis mino attacked me, and I made it to the zone with
> 138 hp left.
>
> Third try, I tried weapons + Chain + Fear. This eliminated
> the pet as a factor (of the two fear-paths, the priest/
> crusader area was camped, and the area towards the maze was
> all green to me), and if I could consistently keep up
> Chain/Fear, it would eliminate his spells as a factor (very
> annoying since enchanter DDs also have a stun that will
> interrupt your songs). Both Chain and fear ended up being
> resisted too much, he nuked me to half, then charmed me.
> After the charm wore off, he was outside aggro radius, and the
> pet didn't attack me again (presumably because I hadn't
> damaged it). I didn't have to zone.
>
> Fourth try, on the theory that I'd just gotten unlucky with
> resists, I tried weapons + Chain + fear again. Only this
> time, I put up Mystic Shielding before pulling him (most of
> the damage I was took before came from the first couple
> nukes). Basically the same result - he resisted me too much
> for this to be consistent. Strangely enough this time, after
> I was charmed, his pet continued to attack me. :) Haven't
> figured that one out. Anyhow, because I was fighting his pet
> while charmed, I didn't scurry out of aggro range, and when
> charm broke he was on me and hit me for 102 with his staff.
> I feared them all again and made it to the zone.
>
> At this point, I gave up. I didn't have enough confidence in
> my melee to be able to Fear/Chain him consistently with his
> resist rate. With a max melee damage of 100+, I doubted I'd
> be able to survive the occasional resist.
>
> The entire live side of Lower Guk was empty at 7am. No
> players were harmed during these tests. :)
>
> --
> John H. Kim
> kim@...
>
>
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