Do you feel the game is easier now that the community knows more?

[Crede]

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

Enchanters for example were really almost never talked about as a solo class. .

I played live for many years, and always thought enchanters were strictly grouping. Heck, the P99 wiki even says, "Enchanters are a powerful class, but often rely upon a group to reach their full potential".

It wasn't until P99 that I realized they could solo from the forums of Tecmos posting 1 million pp that he soloed and Lorean's Solo Artist Challenge.

Overall though, for me I would attribute the easiness to a internet connection much faster than dial up and a computer that actually can run EQ along with having access to Wiki/Forums/Maps whenever I want online. Couldn't alt-tab before. You just have to find more ways to challenge yourself. HS is still no cake walk. Use less numbers, it's usually more fun/challenging that way.

[Brocktree]

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

I played live for many years, and always thought enchanters were strictly grouping. Heck, the P99 wiki even says, "Enchanters are a powerful class, but often rely upon a group to reach their full potential".

It wasn't until P99 that I realized they could solo from the forums of Tecmos posting 1 million pp that he soloed and Lorean's Solo Artist Challenge.

Overall though, for me I would attribute the easiness to a internet connection much .

To be fair I really think charm is more reliable here. I played an enchanter main for original release > kunark. I agree people did not charm solo much unless there was a huge pull and kind of "oh shit" moment when you had nothing to lose. I have no proof so maybe it's just that people have the strategy down and stack more cha etc. etc. I definitely remember enchanters getting yelled at for charming mobs in group situations by the rest of the party because it was "too dangerous"

[Vexenu]

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

To be fair I really think charm is more reliable here. I played an enchanter main for original release > kunark. I agree people did not charm solo much unless there was a huge pull and kind of "oh shit" moment when you had nothing to lose. I have no proof so maybe it's just that people have the strategy down and stack more cha etc. etc. I definitely remember enchanters getting yelled at for charming mobs in group situations by the rest of the party because it was "too dangerous"

This is what I remember as well. And really, if you think about it, if you made charm unreliable you'd take the Enchanter from being the godlike class it is now to being simply a powerful and indispensable grouping class that provides buffs, CC and a weak pet. Which actually sounds like a balanced class compared to the Enchanter class on P1999 that can do all those things in addition to having a monster DPS and tank pet. I just remember Enchanters being desired for their CC and buffs back in the day, I don't remember much charming at all. I can't imagine that people wouldn't have figured out how to abuse charm back then if it stuck as well as it does here, which makes me believe that charm definitely was much more unreliable back then.

[fastboy21]

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

This is what I remember as well. And really, if you think about it, if you made charm unreliable you'd take the Enchanter from being the godlike class it is now to being simply a powerful and indispensable grouping class that provides buffs, CC and a weak pet. Which actually sounds like a balanced class compared to the Enchanter class on P1999 that can do all those things in addition to having a monster DPS and tank pet. I just remember Enchanters being desired for their CC and buffs back in the day, I don't remember much charming at all. I can't imagine that people wouldn't have figured out how to abuse charm back then if it stuck as well as it does here, which makes me believe that charm definitely was much more unreliable back then.

Charming was always OP. Fewer ppl did it back on live because the prevailing popular play strats were to be safe and conservative. There are many many many more people on p99 that are risk takers than there were on live.