Bump. this needs another look. I have never seen any mez cause memblur in 18 months as an Enchanter, so I will comfortably claim that it is not in game.
I found a somwhat classic source of a developer sharing how Charisma affects Enchanter spells. He indicated that Charisma would raise the chances of memblur, so I hesitate to accept the percentages on Allakhazam. There was a thread somewhere (The Runes? I'll link when I find it) that explained how those numbers were arbitrarily made up.
The thread that this is from was written in '03. The quotes are taken from the Kunark-PoP era. The links themselves unfortunately no longer work.
http://www.therunes.net/forums/viewt...light=charming
Quote:
here ya go... official statements from SOE staff
Charisma has impact on...
1. Lull Resists (helps determine if you aggro or not)
http://eq.crgaming.com/viewarticle.asp?Article=4882
Is the effect resisted?
If the effect is resisted, will the NPC get angry and tell its friends that it's time for a BardSnack(tm), or will it ignore what just happened?
Charisma is the sole determinant in the second check. It doesn't affect (resists).
2. Charm
http://eq.crgaming.com/archives.asp?Day ... ction=View
I checked with GZ this morning regardng the effect Charisma has in charming. The answer is that its effect is twofold.
Firstly it effects the chance at resisting the initial charm cast. Secondly, and more importantly, it makes it harder for the charmed NPC's save to successfully roll. This basically means it does effect duration.
3. Mez and Blur
http://eq.crgaming.com/archives.asp?Day ... ction=View
Spoke with GZ this morning regarding Charisma and its effect in relation to resists.
In summary Charisma effects the resists of Charms, Mesmerises and Blur-Type Spells across all classes.
Boston Fanfaire (August 2002 -- last year)
http://eq.crgaming.com/viewarticle.asp?Article=4451
Is Charisma actually taken into account on mesmerizations and charms?
Yes it is. It varies on a number of spells to its actual usefulness but it does have a use. There are different levels of charisma for different classes. The system does take into account that an Enchanter should have a higher charisma than say a Necromancer. It’s unfair to expect masters of the undead to be entirely charismatic.
GZ ON CHARISMA (SOFT) CAP
http://eq.crgaming.com/archives.asp?Day ... ction=View
GZ confirmed that the soft cap on Charisma is 200
For those unfamiliar with how a soft cap works, once a stat goes over 200 the actual real benefit diminishes. In practical terms this means an increase of a stat from 190 to 200 gives greater benefit than increasing it from 200 to 210.
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