Items of note:
- tests done on p1999 (both propo's and loraen's) were done WITH tash, but the test linked to from classic era was done WITHOUT tash.
- Loraen's tests -
https://www.project1999.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=92423 - show pretty similar charm durations on higher-level charms (loraen at 60 vs a 53) to the durations shown by the classic chanter (58 chanter vs a 50).
- But loraen's tests show MUCH LONGER charms against a level 46 (minimum blue con) than the level 58 chanter's charms against a seafury (exp-awarding green con) did. Again, remember Loraen was using tash and the level 58 guy was not.
- Classic-era test from the 58 chanter showed that MR was having an enormous impact on charm duration. While he never (that we saw) posted a test where he was using tash, he did post a test where he put Resist Magic on the same level 50 mob he'd been charming earlier, and charm outright resists, durations, etc. suffered a lot.
What would be fantastic is finding a test from classic era where someone tested charm durations WITH tash on, both on a higher-blue and on a low-blue or green con. But even without that, I "feel" like charisma needs to have a more minor role in charming but without that change affecting durations of charms on p1999. It seems possible/probable that low-level mobs charm too easily on p99, but I haven't seen any data of classic-era tests done with tash on lower-level mobs to see how that played out.
While lots of folks are currently complaining about charm being OP (and have always been doing so, really), if we assume that MR debuffs affect charm durations in a more-or-less inverted way to the way Wandatin's Resist Magic affected his charm durations... then it seems to make sense for p1999 charms with tash to hold well, and p1999 charms with malaise also to last REALLY well, and p1999 charms with -mr gear to last forever when charming a mid-blue con.