Dexterity for casters? Request for information

[Nefarum]

I say it doesn't matter because any effect that putting points into dex would (maybe) have would barely affect anything, and be basically negligible overall. Concentration barely matters at high levels anyways, especially on raids, and if mobs are hitting you at a high level you're going to die very fast.

Hp, mana, and resists matter in a tangible way, so if you're looking to min/max following what I said above is the way to go.

[Synthlol]

AFAIK, Dexterity is the statistic which governs the skill-up rate of the Channeling skill.

[Bohab]

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

Concentration barely matters at high levels anyways, especially on raids, and if mobs are hitting you at a high level you're going to die very fast.

It matters for enchanters that charm krups & soul harvesters

[Ciroco]

Okay, then I want to know if dexterity affects channeling for the sake of knowing.

[Nefarum]

Fair enough. Don't know the answer to the dex question. Figured id help the OP with his min/maxing though.

[Jimjam]

Put your points in to strength. When your sat in a group grinding for 6+ hours solid you're going to be encumbered and the more str you have the less loot you need to destroy [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.].

[iruinedyourday]

Op's signature makes me feel like that's what is reaction is like eveytime he reads a reply here.

[Ikonoclastia]

Dexterity

This determines how hard you hit with your bows, how quickly you learn weapon and rogue skills, and how often a magic weapon will process it's skill. This is a good skill to have for fighters, especially rangers and rogues, and of only limited use for magic users.

http://everquest.allakhazam.com/Creation.htm

Dexterity: Dexterity affects how quickly you learn weapon skills, and how often weapons will do their special. Since Shadow Knights get a number of weapons which proc, and some spells which do this also, there is a definite advantage to putting some points into this statistic. It will also help to increase their channeling skill so they are not interrupted as often when hit while casting.

http://eqthieves.com/class-shadowknight-creation.htm

Both Player comments but this pretty much clinches it, its a supplement for the original EQ manual:

Dexterity:
This is your hand/eye coordination and is used in combat accuracy and spell casting capability. This is used in calculating your missile combat skills and aids in determining if you are interrupted when you are hit while casting a spell.

http://www.angelfire.com/nt/com1/playg.html

Edit: theres most likely 3 checks, agility (avoids getting hit and interrupting), dexterity (you do get hit and determines if you are interrupted), channeling (if you are interrupted whether you continue casting the spell). So they're likely not wasted though the degree's to which each helps I have no idea

[Iumuno]

It was a myth. As far as I remember it was debunked.

[Messianic]

It's an interesting question and worthy of investigation. However, you'll get vastly more benefit out of hp/mana/int/resist gear than you will ever get out if dex. I chime in only to point out that hp gear is incredibly valuable for a wizard early on and mana gear is more valuable than int gear early on.


Thought experiment: if you could ignore int/mana/hp gear to get a 50% better channeling rate, would you?

Nope. And evidence indicates the difference can't be that much.