Necro mez

[NeSikWay]

Okay when a enc mezzes it based on high the charisma is. Necro's generally have a low chr, and I was wondering if by the name of the spell (screaming terror) if its based on high or low charisma? My necro's chr is 30 (yeah terriable) but shouldn't we for game play be very dislikable?


Nesikway Uldifurme
Officer of Tel'faenor
Necromancer of the 44th circle of death

[Slitherclaw]

I really don't know. I hardly used st just doesn't last long enough for me.


Slitherclaw

[Schaeffer]

Screaming Terror is not effect in the standard group environment as a mezz. It only lasts about 20 seconds and it doesn't always do the Mem Wipe aspect of the spell. On top of that, it causes significant aggro towards other mobs in the area, so if the puller gets three or four, count on the extra two MoB's not engaged will be pounding on you. You're better off root separating

It is useful, however in Solo situations when you're pulling from a crowd. ST one of the MoBs and then run while the other chases you. One less add to deal with while FDing the others off. And unlike Root, when it wears off you should definitely have lost aggro from the ST between the Mem Wipe component and the FDing and you should have ran far enough away that it won't re-aggro.

I have a Charisma of 14 and it rarely ever resists. Not sure if it's because of that or becuase I'm 54

I know that Necro Charisma check is used in Charms. The lower the better and I have noticed that they last longer and resist less often the lower I have gotten my Charisma.

[Vavra]

I love my ghetto mezz, I use it all the time in LDoN when there is no chanter. I have saved alot of clerics/healers with that one spell, I will also chain cast it to interrupt a caster type mob as well.. also after it is mezzed I will sometimes root it for that extra bit of safety.

[Amused]

This spell saved my ass while soloing Ancient Croc's in Upper Guk. Amused, being the almighty necro that he is, tried to solo a blue with 15mana. Snared, sent pet in, dotted... was oom... pet died... i was getting pwned... clicked off screaming terror and boom... no more aggro for me. Of course having balls of steel like I do I tried to do it again with 20mana this time. Same thing happened. I had to use screaming terror again to wipe aggro, then meditated a bit and gated (was really low on health... like 16%)

[NeSikWay]

thank you all for the information. I have noticed that the ghetto mez is wonderfull in LDON, I only use if there isn't an chanter about. also have it timed so I can cast one other spell or two and get back to him to cast again. I do normally have to FD if no one else has hit on it, if someone else does the agro seems to go away nicely. I've not seen any change in the spells behavior based on chr, but was wondering if it was. (just one of those things thats nice to know)

and the mez has saved me too when FD failed. seems like my FD fails more since the last patch *sigh*.


Nesikway Uldifurme
Necromancer of the 44th circle of death
Officer Tel'faenor
Quellious Server

[Mixylplix]

Of all the slots to hold a spell this one just never made the list. I'd rather root. I guess it is supposed to be a decent function, but this one generally stay in the book.

[Amused]

Quick question. I'm gonna check on castersrealm after this, but I'm level 27 and am yet to find a non-undead root spell (which makes it really hard to solo AC's in UpperGuk). So when do we get our root spell?

[Schaeffer]

Hungary Earth is an Undead Only root you get at 16

The rest have no MoB type restrictions:

You get the 48 second Root at 34

Then the Paralyzing Earth 3 minute root at 49

and the fsat cast Instill at 53

[Mixylplix]

The 3 minute root only works for three minutes if you leave the mob alone. If you touch him he breaks free FASTER than the 48 secodn root. The three minutes version is really for running away from things best I can tell, beyond that it has proven useless.

Frankly root and rot is not what w do best though. Darkness, Pet, Dot, Fear. That is the solo necro's life blood. Was able to solo yellows fear kiting. Just got to know how to do it and do it in the right places.

The 48 second root is pretty good overall. It is just called ROOT.