A Statistical analysis of Charm Duration

[DeathsSilkyMist]

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

the problem with the above is that this was most likely changed after Torven did his research on how charisma works on LIVE servers with the modern client.

The only tidbit of how it was back in classic era on EQlive is from this post on castersrealm,



GZ - Geoffrey Zatkin, original spell designer for EQ and collaborator with the dudes running castersrealm. Also did a nice interview with aLovingRobot and talks about creating enchanters.

The only thing that matters is how it works on P99. P99 uses EQEMU code as the base. From the comment you posted, GZ confirmed CHA is used on the initial resist check. The EQEMU comment says the same. The question is if CHA helps with the future resist checks on tick (charm breaks). OP seems to think CHA does not affect charm breaks based on his data. This would match the EQEMU's implementation and comment if OP is correct.

While I disagree with OP's idea that averages are meaningless in this scenario (they aren't meaningless), that doesn't necessarily mean his findings on whether or not CHA affects charm duration are also incorrect.