Change ZEMs for a MORE Classic experience!

[TripSin]

Originally Posted by azxten [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Enchanters never charmed in live classic/kunark because the spell was so broken.

Didn't read the rest of that wall of text, but feel compelled to chime in on this bit of ignorance. I charmed in classic. I'm fairly sure it's not just because the spell is somehow less broken than it used to be or something like that that people didn't charm as much back then. It's because it's now 2021 and not 1999. It's because we're no longer on 56k modems with huge delay latency. Charming requires fast reactions to charm breaks. Trying to do this on dial up and slower connection speeds made it incredibly more risky and harder to do. It's because we have GINA and timers. It's because everyone playing P99 is much more knowledgeable about how EverQuest works - for example, probably the vast majority of people playing in P99 know about using clickies to decrease cooldowns. It's because in 2021 we have a different mindset and there is a different meta attitude. These all make a world of difference. All of this contributes to why charming is more prevalent now than it was in classic not just because "herr dEy MaKe cHaRm SpElL sO eAsY nOw". And even with all this charming in P99 is still extremely dangerous and takes skill to pull off.

As much as people go on about this and that being "not classic", things will never be classic because we the players, our hardware, our knowledge, etc. etc. are not classic. We the players are the least classic thing about P99 and the players are the largest component of EverQuest.