Enchanters didn't charm until PoP dire charm AA

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I pretty much remember having to strafe run and maybe get a lucky dodge to reroot reliably out of doors was way more popular. Or keep mobs at max distance, and reroot after back peddling, verant had root nuking very highly tuned so that dark blues could sometimes getchu, especially with a bit of lag and a resist. Which was way more common.