How bad is the xp penalty as SK?

[Wanderling]

Originally Posted by Potus [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

This server should have never had Hybrid EXP penalties. It was a mistake by the EQ devs which they later corrected and said they never wish they put it in the game. In the beta, the penalty was put in upon the hilariously bad assumption that Hybrids were better than their parent classes in every regard and that the exp penalty would keep everyone from playing them.

Can anyone with a straight face tell me that Rangers are better than Druids and Warriors?

Better than? In absolute terms? No. But that's not really the way I think about the classes/game anyway. More fun than either of the parent classes? HELL YES. All of the classes give something up for everything they gain. I have the most fun on a ranger and that's why I play him.
Am I better than a warrior at soloing? Yes. Tanking? Lol. How bout a druid tank? Sure. Druid quad-kiting/healing? lol.

The unfortunate thing about the penalty is not that it will have a negative effect through YOUR eyes, but through the eyes of OTHERS. Getting turned down for group invites because of the penalty-less-surplus of twinked-out dps classes can get frustrating. *shrug* No one used to care/know about the penalty back in the day but now there are many more min/maxer type people and everyone is in a hurry to get...somewhere.

/rant