Severe penalty of hybrids exp is causing unintended shortage class of tanks!

[cd288]

Warriors were actually great at launch, subsequently nerfed, and then came back into their own again in Kunark

[TheRusty]

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

That's the easy way, sure. But nothing that is worth is comes easy and no one did that back in 1999.

Yeah, because in 1999 there wasn't 20 years of know-how. No matter how hard we try, the best we'll ever have is pseudo-classic, because we're all sitting on that bank of knowledge that we didn't have when we were 15 years old. And what we know is that a warrior wearing cloth armor and swinging a rusty two-handed hammer isn't gonna cut it. What we know is that you gotta have money to tank.

[Deathrydar]

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

Yeah, because in 1999 there wasn't 20 years of know-how. No matter how hard we try, the best we'll ever have is pseudo-classic, because we're all sitting on that bank of knowledge that we didn't have when we were 15 years old. And what we know is that a warrior wearing cloth armor and swinging a rusty two-handed hammer isn't gonna cut it. What we know is that you gotta have money to tank.

I hear ya. And what you are saying is 100% accurate. I just don't like it! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Wurl]

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

I think it has more to do with their gear dependence. At a bare minimum a melee class requires the 80+ plat investment of banded armor. Where's that going to come from? Gotta have a higher-level caster class to farm the money or drops for that.

I had the money for a full set of large banded by level 9.

[Copout]

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

I think it has more to do with their gear dependence. At a bare minimum a melee class requires the 80+ plat investment of banded armor. Where's that going to come from? Gotta have a higher-level caster class to farm the money or drops for that.

You don't need banded to tank crushbone.

[Vizax_Xaziv]

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

I'm gonna present the sad reality that I've realized here - if you have a 15 shaman, and a 15 warrior, it's simply easier to just let the shaman tank with drowsy. It gets way better agro and they can tank almost as well in banded. That's just the mechanics of the game.

Also as mentioned, clerics tank fine also.

The reason NOT to do this however is that your Casters should be sitting down and medding so they're not coming constantly OOM.

[jacob54311]

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

This problem should be recognized and addressed.

Just look at what class thread its very clearly paladin and shadow knight are at the bottom of the list, Ranger last... and warrior been extreme gear dependant are barely in the middle of the pack.

What do you guys think? The problem will only get worse as more people became aware of it.

I love the concept of a classic server, but I'd be OK with it if they fudged a few things, like getting rid of stuff that really, really sucked a little sooner than they actually were removed, such as the severe xp penalty on hybrids.