By Valefor.Argettio 2010-04-08 07:00:30
Drain and Aspir has never been fully understood, so working out if the earring, mitt/boots and pole stack would be a nightmare.
It is generally considered true that Pole > Plutos if m.acc isn't a problem, but not many people are willing to carry round another staff on BLM just for a situational and minor improvement.
But if the boost on the earring is similar to the pole then that would be worth it, you only drop 3 skill or 2 INT to wear it, which is nothing compared to the m.acc on a plutos.
Saying that these items are worthless is just plan stupid, as Drain is an incredible useful spell when used aggressively. You can drain anywhere between 100-300 HP of a exp/limbus/einherjar mob which is massive amount of damage for such a small amount of MP. And it heals you, saving you or a healer MP over time.