How Taunt Works

[Qaedain]

Just to provide some background...

NOVEMBER 15, 2000

Taunt: Increased effectiveness above level 50. Previously, creatures above level 50 could not be taunted by means of the taunt skill. Now, most creatures below the character's level can now be successfully taunted. As a note, the chance to taunt a creature above 50th level is smaller than that of a creature below 50th.

MARCH 6, 2001

Level 60 players with the taunt skill will now have a chance to taunt creatures that are level 60 to 65. Previously, players could only taunt creatures below their level.

To me, it looks like MOBs below level 50 could be taunted by anyone, while raid bosses were untauntable until November, 2000. After that point, taunt had a small chance of succeeding against these targets. The cap was raised in 2001 to taunt bosses from levels 60-65.

[Dumesh Uhl'Belk]

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

You are correct:
http://www.everquest-online.com/spel...ine-id4499.php

Originally disciplines were innate. As soon as you gained the required level, you had the ability and you could activate it with a chat line command like /discipline defensive. It was only later that they removed that functionality and added the tomes that you had to purchase. This was done to facilitate the new endurance based abilities and to allow certain disciplines to be on different timers.