That is one of the most annoying things for me concerning EQ - our Charm
cap. I don't understand the logic behind it at all. If they did it because
we're infringing upon the powers of the enchanter, why the heck did they
give it to us in the first place? It's okay for us to Charm any MOB below
level 37, but out of the question for us to Charm level 38+. If it is an
"infringement" issue, why then isn't Chain capped, or Fear, etc. Those two
songs are infringing upon the other classes, and they are much more
efficient and effective. It doesn't really have anything to do with Charm
itself - it could have been any one of our songs. Why give us something
that we can't use for the remainder of our careers (that we've fought so
hard to attain)?? I don't know of any other spell, skill or ability that is
"capped" in this manner (actually, I've heard that the Enchanter charms are
level capped, but they get new ones to replace the old). And what about the
alleged level 75 expansion? The song will be doubly worthless when that
happens.
Desmei Sightblinder
Lvl 28 Bard (Povar)
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From:
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Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 1999 11:51 AM
To:
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Subject: Re: [eqbards] Mesmerize vs. Charm
From:
jhenders@...
On Wed, Oct 06/99, David Knadler <dknadler@...> wrote:
> From: David Knadler <dknadler@...>
>
>
> As far as I know, Pixie Strike does not clear the "sh*t list" in any
manner.
> If I pixie strike a large rat, as soon as it's un-stunned/un-mezzed, it
will
> bee-line for me. If there is a memory blur component it is _very_ weak.
>
> My CHA is 104 (still waiting to get another Opalline Earring and/or the
Veil
> that increases CHA - perhaps the leather foot raider cap), but I could
never
> reliably pixie strike a faerie guard in lesser faydark. Often times they
> would attack me immediately after it's "eyes glaze over" (even though I
> wasn't in attack mode). For that reason, I considered the song to be
mostly
> useless - but then again that's the only time that I've used it. Also,
I've
> found that MOBs can get off their spell faster than I can Pixie Strike
them
> (even if I sing it immediately after they go into cast mode). I used to
> consider the "rhythm" series to be useless as well, until I started using
it
> against Shadowmen and resisted 6 or 7 Fears in a row. I'll definitely
keep
> playing with it, but I consider it to be overshadowed by charm, lullaby,
> screech, etc.
This is why, later in a bard's life, it becomes very frustrating when
you discover you can't charm a mob over 38. Pixie Strike is a very poor
substitute for what I mainly used charm for. Casters seem to be able to
cast fine while lullaby'd so that's pretty useless as a replacement, and
screech can be suicide in some dungeons, especially lower guk where
you'll probably spend a lot of time.
Oh well, enjoy charm while you've got it.
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