Enchanter & Mage Questions

[lovecraft]

How important is Charisma for Enchanters in P1999? I started a new Enchanter and I'm not sure with the current state of P1999 if I need to start working towards CHA or INT gear.

While using a Mage Pet or a Charmed pet, is there a XP penalty if my pet does more than 50% damage?

[Samoht]

How important is Charisma for Enchanters in P1999? I started a new Enchanter and I'm not sure with the current state of P1999 if I need to start working towards CHA or INT gear.

CHA is much more important for a few reasons. Raising INT buffs max mana, but you'll almost never be max mana. Enchanters instead rely on mana regen from their buffs and mana tapping NPCs. They also rely on charm for DPS, and charm requires high CHA. So focus CHA starting at about level 12.

While using a Mage Pet or a Charmed pet, is there a XP penalty if my pet does more than 50% damage?

Yes, but not if you're grouped.

[Nybras]

Many people will give mix opinions regarding Charisma for enchanter, some go for 200 or 205 cha to be 250 or 255 with the last buff, and others suggest they dont see a difference between 230 cha ( 180 cha unbuffed ) vs 255 cha. I've personally have seen a big difference in having lower cha versus max cha when it comes to charm duration, and lull resist. Yes summoned or charmed pets will take 50% when soloing, I don't know exactly how it is done, but I believe a magician would reclaim his pet before enemy is dead and finish with a nuke to summon a new pet chain summoning, and regarding charming there is a couple of methods you can use to negate the experience penalty.

[Vaye]

it depends on what you want to do. are you wanting to solo / duo, or group mostly? some enchanters prefer not to have to deal with the hassle of a charm pet and instead put their mana into cc and buffs for their group. if that's your style, you may want to focus on INT.

if you plan on charming (which you should), you absolutely want to prioritize CHA before everything else. the most mana costly thing for enchanters is dealing with charm breaks (and clerics having to heal). the more CHA you have, the longer your charm duration lasts, which means you spend less mana dealing with breaks and end up with more mana than if you prioritized INT instead. if your puller is smart, you really don't end up spending much mana. your pet's dps does most of the work.

[Pyrion]

No matter how much int you have your mana regeneration stays the same. In order to get more out of your time, maximizing max mana isnt the way. You need to reduce mana spent, and cha lets you do that by giving you less charm breaks and more success with mez spells.