eDA upped the ante in recent update/patch?

[Gurei]

For the first several runs of eDA I didn't have a +2 exc int item yet so my ench dc's were only 41 which worked fine in eDA, but each run was smooth and devils weren't saving much against my disco balls. I ended up taking a 2 week break from the quest because I like an easy time.

I finally got the spyglass when CC came back and rant he quest again recently a couple times and both runs the devils were saving left and right, I was relying much more heavily on my sla's than I normally would despite my dc's being 1 higher. Yes, I have yet to get Yugo pots but I'm doubting that 1 extra dc would make it or break it, seeing how I feel like I'm shooting otto's spheres at dc 39. I've checked what the dc says on all my spells to make sure I didnt forget to turn heighten on, and things like that but it says 42.

Anyone else noticing this quest is more of a challenge than about a month ago? Thanks in advanced for the awesome replies I know I'll get

[Teharahma]

Maybe there wasn't a FvS in the party, also, that 1DC does matter.

[Gurei]

fvs in both recent parties i was in, and I know 1 dc makes a huge difference, it has in every other quest since i got the +2 exc item. I'm just poking fun at feeling worse with 1 dc than better in recent eDA's.

Needless to say, I won't be running it again until I get some nice yugo's lol.

edit: ty for your idea though, that is a very good point that I hadn't thought of

[maddmatt70]

A couple of different tricks for you that I often do on my bard hangover when she does cc in there is I cast alot of crushing despair and hypnotism which lower the mobs saves. I doubt that this was the case but like the early poster I have to ask was there a) a spellsinger bard on one of the runs and/or b) did you pick up the ship buff that provides +1 to your enchantment dcs. That ship buff is a moral bonus which does not stack with the spellsong trance, but if you missed out on getting a bard song or the ship buff then that would be -1 to your dcs right there.

[Argila]

You may also want to try to put a Mind Fog where you place the dance ball. It usually helps.

[Ballyspringer]

I've actually been noticing the same thing on my Wizard - I had 41 DC's as a first life and was having no issues in many epics, mobs were not saving often at all without anything like mind fog or a bard helping out. At the same time the last update happened I got my DC's up to 42 for enchant (finished my epic illusionist robe - got the shard on my fighter) with no other changes, and now those same epics mobs are routinely saving against and EDA is one of them.

This could completely be me and you imagining it - but I've had other friends and guildies say the same thing you are, to me it seems the spell penetration needed was increased and not the DC's. The reason I say that is I ran an epic last night with a friend of mine who's a 2nd life Wiz with 41 DC's - we have the same enhancement lines and feats taken for spell penetration and my CC's were being saved against with my 42 DC, but his were working 100% of the time with 41. Was very frustrating!