The Spirit Realm

Posted this on SoE forums already...but hoping to get more feedback here...

Seems that charm is the new equivalent to fear...so why not introduce a knight AA line for charm resist and "charmless"?

Fear resists changed certain events, but didn't dramatically change content difficulty. I can only assume that charm resist would have a similar impact...providing knights with an added benefit during certain clearing/raid event situations.

well, it certainly would gimp those fights where charmed pc's would proc charm on others and thereby create mass chaos. Mage epic2 fight in Dreadlands being an example of this. I like the idea tho, but not sure it'd go well with the warriors

The mage epic would be one instance where it might alter the paladin or sk's role...but I still don't believe it would seriously alter the event. Even with the super uber paladin dps these days...

While it's an interesting idea, I don't think paladins have any basis to ask for this AA. Charm is not equivalent to fear in any fashion, either gameplay mechanics-wise, or lore-wise. Fearless is doubtless rooted in the idea of the valiant knight, but, well, the knights in question get charmed and seduced with some regularity.

I personally don't think it's appropriate.

Well, what's the difference between Fear and Charm really? Both are attacking only the mind causing you to act at the mob's desire. One causes you to run away or freeze up leaving you vulnerable, the other to do their bidding.

Part of being "knightly" resides in being above seduction, fear, worry, greed, etc. However, contrary to that, EQ isn't really a role playing game, even though it is an RPG.

However, I wish they would utilize fear more. While it's a powerful, sometimes hard ability to over come, a lot of us have put effort into AA lines that are effectively useless due to the fact that SoE doesn't even bother with the ability anymore. It saddens me that the last time it even had a role in raiding was Plane of Time.