By Leviathan.Gotterdammerung 2010-12-06 21:32:48
if u believe that abyssea is the only thing worth doing then for now yeh charm dont work in there.
But it still has its uses outside abyssea.
and in abyssea it can still be used as a quick claim tool and a bind/hate/kite tool
Its possible this is the last abyssea update and updates 95 and 99 could bring about more uses for charm for current lvl appropriate end game content.
Personally, i don't see charm making a strong comeback though.
I believe the main reason for SE boosting jug pet performance was to justify the atrophy of charm. The hp and stats of a jug pet can be easily regulated to be balanced however the stats of the monsters have to be adequate to challenge the players. This means that if charm was working normal today then the pets a bst could charm would become exponentially stronger by 99. Case in point a 99 bst would be able to easily play with lvl 101 monsters as pets, and they would have just as much hp and stats as any other wild monster of that type.
If your asking this question because ur a bandwagon beast and u want to know if its worth it to blow the dough on a charm set, i would say at least make a small cheap one.
if ur asking this question because ur an old nostalgic bst mourning the loss of a class defining skill, i say 2 u cheer up its still useful and in trade for losing some of its usefulness we got some kick butt jug power.
Personally, as a career main bst, i promise u i will ALWAYS have my charm set on me.