I don't think the class is dead without charm. Charm is (was) certainly the most awesomely cool ability of the class but aside from buffs we can also be very effective in groups with slow, stun, manataps, mez, etc. Think about it: if you bring an enchanter, your damage goes up 50%, and their damage goes down 50%. It's like playing the game on a reduced difficulty setting. Enchanters are and are supposed to be awesome in groups.
The general decision here has been that Verant gets to make the decisions about what is OP and what is not. I think its pretty clear that the latest charm durations deviate from that significantly. The question is whether or not the devs will bring them back in line with classic or not. Either way, I'm not going to quit my character, and I appreciate the free server. My engineering background just feels like this is, well, wrong.
P.S. Nalkin is a mage who, despite having it explained to him several times, doesn't understand that there is a huge difference between charming in a group with a shaman/mage for malo and a cleric to heal you on charm breaks and soloing.
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