Yeah, originally it was a big argument inside of Verant about how OP hybrids were supposed to be. This was based on D&D and MuD experience with like 'warrior/mage' combos that turned out to be, in that ruleset, too powerful. It made them overcautious about EQ hybrids, and to compensate they not only toned down the abilities they increased the exp requirement, which is straight outta D&D. Even then they got nervous and nerfed Rangers into the dirt in beta, if I recall correctly.
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