Spells: Resists

[Nineran]

This may be the wrong place to discuss this, as I do not have hard information such as logs or screen shots to support what I am bringing up. But I am just curious about how difficult it is to land spells on something either the same level as you, or within three levels below.

I am a 52 bard. My Charisma with gear and buffs is at 226 when this is happening. This is in Sebilis, mostly up against Krup frogs. Some Boks, etc. in the mix. Once mobs are at least 5 levels below me, the below experiences do not apply. There are still more resists than I remember, but its not unplayable.

Using Crisson's Pixie Strike. I have little to no ability to mesmerize something of my same level. It is resisted every time, although my sample size isn't indefinite. This experience is on a Krup Knight in Sebilis.

The maximum in a row I have tried to Mesmerize something of my same level was 6 times, and none of them landed. I have entirely given up on CCing anything of my same level. If its a few levels below, I usually just opt to sort of snare kite in small hallways.

Charm has a much better chance of landing than mesmerize. But still doesn't have a chance to land on something the same level as me.

I really just have a question. Is this the way it was in live? I played a warrior during kunark on live, I have no idea how difficult it was to land spells. Formerly, during original eq, I could without much trouble land spells on yellows. It wasn't until I get into reds that I started having major resist issues.

Now I have massive resist issues once they are white, and pretty large issues when they are just dark blue. Bards which I remember as being pretty versatile as either a dot machine. Excellent CC, or good kiters. That's out the window. I am now strictly group buffs. I don't depend on my dots, its too difficult to keep a rotation going. And my CC only works if I am fighting mobs that are significantly lower than me.

So anyways, I am just asking everyone if this is the way they remember it on live. I will adjust to it regardless, its just not as fun knowing how inept bards are at CCing things around their level.

I used to be able to CC 5 Dark blue Mobs. 3 Mezed. 1 charmed, fighting another uncharmed.

Now I can barely CC one dark blue mob that's within three levels of me. I can't stop my mez because if I do, I may run into a chain resist and lose control.

Looking for anyone that is either having the same issues and can just tell me. Get used to it! That's the way it was once Kunark hit. Or no, that's not the way it was it may change to the way live was some time in the future.

Just to clarify my Live Bard experience. I played a bard till 45. He was poorly geared. Could consistently mez and charm mobs that were yellow to him.