I am quite disappointed by all of this.
As a level 35 SK life is difficult enough as it is.
No transportation spells. No walking speed spells (SoW, Selos). A 40% exp penalty. Not great dps. No Gate spell. No bind spell.
Above all else: constantly dying while the casters in the group safely gate out and then I get to walk X zones to get back to my corpse and regroup.
Despite all of this, despite dealing with lazy casters all the time, I was still ready and willing to go through all the BS because I simply love playing a tank class. Many of you have seen me around lately (just started playing ~3 weeks ago or so) and I like to think that my participation in groups has had a positive effect on everyone. I try to keep everyone in the group happy and am always on the "reorganizing" end of a group when replacements are needed. In other words: I also love to group.
And.... this is the thanks I get for playing a class that isn't even unbalanced. I had a 35 Mage almost not join the group as a replacement last night because of me. Given the tone of this thread, I am expecting several more rejections. Great.
According to the links posted, all of this was changed (hybrids no longer soaked up exp) mid Vel. because the devs realized that they had made an oversight. Can we learn from history and make the changes right now?
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