Enchanter Race Question

[Norathorr]

Hi guys,

Im thinking of starting an enchanter and I have managed to amass some cha gear. I have narrowed it down to three races DE HE or Gnome. I can see that statistically the HE seems to be better for cha by quite a margin. The DE has hide and I just like gnomes! Does that extra 20 cha for High Elf really help alot? I could see that it would open up alot more room for int gear when you hit around 200 cha as you have buffs to take you further in Cha. So a HE would have greater control over a charmed pet plus a potentially higher mana pool. DE hide looks good for charm breaks, but how effective is it? Gnomes would be inferior I guess though would not have to gnome illusion all the time to look through walls?

I know some will say play whatever race you like the most, but I would like some info as to whether not picking a HE would make those earlier levels alot tougher till cha buffs get alot more powerful etc. Any thoughts are much appreciated.