What classes are there too many of?
 

Everyone keeps asking what's needed. But what is there too much of? Who shows up to a raid and is told, "yeah, get in line, please"? Who answers your call for more group members every time, and has to be refused because there's three in your group already?

The class breakdown is actually pretty good. There aren't too many over-populated classes. Monks are highly popular, however most raid groups prefer to have a supply of spare monks and they stack well anyway. Shamans also tend to be numerous but most folks don't want to be the only shaman on a raid so that's also not much of a problem. Most level-capped Druids are used for non-combat utility purposes so their raid population isn't huge.

Nobody ever has to sit out of an EQ raid because there's no limit on how many people you can bring. Having too many of one class merely reduces the rate at which an individual will receive class-specific items.

Outside of the raiding game there's no problems with population balance whatsoever. Since many Necromancers, Druids, and Shamans (three of the four most popular classes) prefer to solo, their active grouping population is fine. Monks are numerous, but they stack as well in groups as they do in raids--being good pullers, great damage, and adequate tanks if needed.

Danth

Too many shamans.
Too many druids.
Too many bad monks.

Enforce class limits. China style.

Cap and trade!

Jesus christ this ^

But mostly this:

I see more Shamans on P99 than I ever saw on live... I think we need more tanks :)

I agree, seems like half the people who played a tank of live are playing a shaman now. Don't think I've grouped with an actual warrior yet.

:p FWIW, for the level 20 and under groups, shamans are tanking to make up for no tanks.

So are wizards..true story.