Class XP Penalties

[bspa0700]

I know it has been discussed before, but one point that I never see brought up is this.

Yes, class and racial xp penalties are classic, and so is sharing them with the group. However, the playerbase knowing about it while in effect is not. Nobody was ever shunned from a group in classic because nobody knew the mechanic existed. And once it was removed, obviously it was fine then too.

I'm just curious on the thought of removing the mechanic in P99. It seems like many classes have an unnecessarily hard time getting groups, just in the name of a mechanic that nobody ever knew existed during this era of EQ. Re-living it without the knowledge isn't an option, so why relive it at all?

Just curious as other's thoughts.

Thanks.