Dexterity for casters? Request for information

[fastboy21]

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

For classes like an enchanter, I think giving up 200hp for 25% more channeling (by your example) would be worth it in a group setting. 1 regained mez can easily make the difference in a harry situation.

having 200 extra hp can easily make the difference too.

the question is whether having 200 hp makes a bigger or a smaller difference than more channeling. the 25% more you reference has no actual data to back it up, as far as i know. without data to back it up it makes very little difference what my feeling is, but I doubt you'd see that much of an increase in regular play if you did parse it out.

on my chanter channeling is rarely an issue at all in group settings. typically, in a hairy situation what matters more is my timing (i.e. when i hit the button) on my stuns. this ability isn't affected by any stat that you can modify because its twitch play more than anything.

like i said in my earlier posts, if you have such a strong intuition that dex will make a meaningful difference---enough to justify losing mana/hp---then you should invest the time to parse the data out. then share it with us.

[Clark]

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

A+ post bro, good job, never stop posting, ur a funny dude, you bring value to this community, gold star, post of the year

o.O

[Briscoe]

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

...its a supplement for the original EQ manual:


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

Some highlights from this link include:

Agility:
This is your physical dexterity

Charisma:
This is a combination of the physical beauty and charm of the character and is used primarily to calculate how various NPC factions react to the character. The higher the charisma, the less likely they will be adversely effected by actions that will lower the characters standing with a group

[Sadre Spinegnawer]

Come on people, I want to see parse spreadsheets. I'm getting blue balls here, man.

[thieros]

i feel like i channel through push a lot more @ 60 on my SK than i do @ 60 on my shammy or @ 60 on my cleric.

i realize this post is worthless because ive provided 0 facts, simply speculation, but it answers a question ive always wondered of why my sk channels better than my casters. it helps me sleep at night.

[webrunner5]

Dex on A Melee matters for procs. It is a REAL big difference on a Ranger for their bow crits. On a Caster it does not do shit. Put your extra points in strength so you can carry shit unless you are rich and have 8 Tink Bags. End of story. Go play your toon instead of this silly ass min max shit.

[Frug]

> On a Caster it does not do shit.

This is every bit as useful as saying "it helps channelling". Without a parse or a dev's word... meaningless.

[Sadre Spinegnawer]

parse parse parse parse parse

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[Sadre Spinegnawer]

Did we give up when charisma turned out to have no effect on JC skillups for chanters?
No.
Did we give up when we realized the mosscovered twig was just a fuckup by the devs they hoped we would forget?
No.

So why would we forget dexterity and its significant, and [erhaps game-changing role, for casters?

I say, we have to put all our points in DEX.

Who's with me??

[Clark]

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

Come on people, I want to see parse spreadsheets. I'm getting blue balls here, man.

Lol