I did find this intersting post on alt.games.everquest:
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https://groups.google.com/forum/#!to...st/wXVnVfybP24
Posted 11/06/2002:
> Has anything changed in TOFS in the last year? A google search didn't come
> up with anything recent.
With the caster changes, the students and such on the second floor now
prefer things like charm over the silly crap they used to cast. It can be
dangerous even to 50 plus chars now if the monsters get a lucky cast on one
of their group.
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I'm guessing the changes referred to are from some Luclin era patch notes:
Quote:
http://www.tski.co.jp/baldio/patch/20020605a.html- NPC casters should be a little bit smarter now. They will choose their spells a little more carefully.
http://www.tski.co.jp/baldio/patch/20020612.html- NPCs are now bound by spell casting distance rules, meaning that an NPC's spell will no longer connect from halfway across the zone.
- NPCs now have a chance to be interrupted by normal combat when casting newer spells.
- NPCs that are much lower level than their target have had their potential casting damage reduced using a similar mechanic to the one that player characters' level differences use.
- NPC Wizards no longer have an inherent bonus to their fire and cold based spells.
- Most NPCs that had previously had their spellcasting level inflated to make up for poor spell selection have been brought back into line with their actual level.
- NPCs no longer automatically get free access to rarely dropped spells, such as Garrison's Superior Sundering and Funeral Pyre of Kelador.
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http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/z...tml?zstrat=117
On the Allakhazam page, the Velious era comments mention Tserrina charming, but not a word about the 2nd floor mobs charming.
Conclusions:
- Charm needs to be removed from the ghostly scholars in TOFS, and possibly from other enchanter NPCs in lower level zones.
- Caster NPCs in general need to be overhauled. Their spell selection needs to be reduced, they need to be a little bit dumber about their casting, and in some instances their spellcasting level will need to be inflated to make up for the poorer selection.