Enchanter animations, when are they preferred over charmed mobs?

[Vladesch]

You don't want a charmed pet in situations where you are going to be very busy mezzing and your enchanter isn't "strong" enough to deal with it. When I was playing live I used to charm a pet in many situations, but then I was well geared enough and had the runes etc to deal with it.

If I were a level 50 enchanter doing karnors castle with the level of gear and spells we have on this server I would avoid charming a pet because it's just pushing my luck a bit much. Things can get hairy enough in there with just the group.

On this server you also have to consider the possibility of the pet outdamaging the group and eating xp.

Also you can't command your animation to attack. That is an aa we will never get. So they are really not any use in groups. (My enchanter on live used to use the animation a lot since I could command it. A high level animation fully buffed can really dish out the damage)