Mez in PvP

[Steaks]

pretty sure cha is mez resist rate not mr in pve

pvp? no comment

[Palemoon]

Mezz already lands far too much with good MR in pvp. Classic pvp = enchanters are dispell bots, or maybe later one shot rapture interupt bots.

[Nirgon]

You may all be pleased to know that I'm going to be getting down in the dirt for real with researching resists.

I'll save trolling and input for after I've compiled my research. I'll save my responses from there for people I know to be credible in the department and may take things privately from there.

What I'll tell you right now is this, and the shit can just hit the fan now... it is going to advocate changes that will hurt casters. I'm a caster and one who isn't afraid to play classic EQ pvp. I hope you take the latter part of that last sentiment and consider in your future responses on the issue.

[biscuits2455]

Just wait for rapture. And iksars.

[Nirgon]

Rapture has a bitch of a CD compared to the other mezzes and a rather high mana cost as well.

It's still pretty nasty.

As far as iksars we already have ogre warriors/shamans/SKs

The monks, from a caster stand point, are going to be dangerous more as a result from Kunark gear than just being an Iksar. I believe humans can reach a higher base starting STR than Iksar, too lazy to look.

[Steaks]

kunark opens a world of hurt for casters vs melee

with all the extra resist stuff , MUCH more haste and better weapons?

oh and btw disciplines? oh hi warrior can kill anyone in less then 5 seconds

[Nirgon]

Uh hi to lure of ice, epics mage pets, ridiculous cleric heals that completely change pvp etc too..

Don't wanna drop too many spoilers in this~

[Steaks]

hi lure of ice huge cast time with no channeling aa
oh hi mages have nothing to evade pvp and die in 3 seconds

not to mention mage epic is diffuclt for a reason , i did it on live where spawns / drops are actually rare , im sure on emu its a joke like everything else rare but still

only dedicated mages will ever summon that primary

[compulsion]

Even through Luclin when resists were on every piece of gear, casters more than held their own in PvP. It just becomes more complicated than repeatedly hitting a key and waiting for it to channel.

Nirgon, out of curiosity, where are you pulling information from? Lucid Vision had the only semi useful screenshots I could find. None of the big guilds from SZ have any content still around. As much as I have looked, I can't find anything definitive as much as the information indicates that the resist thresholds from live were much lower than they are here.

[Nirgon]

Lure of Ice is 4.5 seconds and channeling is through the roof (I'll be testing all kinds of shit on that sooner than later hopefully too).

Show me where a melee is going to shut me down in that department as things currently stand. Without a golem wand or assist? He isn't going to get to any of the juicy buffs or my skin. I win the numbers game, and currently, will channel my shit everytime.

Would be happy to demonstrate with a melee as it stands currently and another 4.5 second spell I might have. Bet you I get every single one off, maybe a bash aside (pray to god it doesn't miss) [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.].