To start, I played an enchanter because I love to CC. It is very true that a skilled enchanter was the most overpowered class in any MMORPG to date. We used to break hate and fear with a single group. That was really intense and fun (especially for the enchanter).
Personally I liked Kunark a lot more than Velious. Lots of GREAT dungeons that required an enchanter (Sebilis, Howling Stones and Karnor's Castle being my favorites). Sebilis had lots of different camps, great loot, fast action, and froglok wizards were great for charming. HS was crazy dangerous and pretty empty. KC was unrest 2.0 with the trains. In classic/Kunark, if you were a good enchanter, people would beg you to join their groups. Also with Kunark came the epic weapon quests, I still remember the moment I made the final turn-in in Burning Woods (although with it came the never ending tells of "shissar speed plz").
Velious started out ok but the high end raid content didn't need crowd control, and in places like ToV nothing could be mezzed. Enchanters turned into buff bots. Planes of Growth and Mischief were the highlights for me.
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