Keep in mind that if implemented properly, the same patch which removes class penalties will change racial penalties from shared to self-only. Penalized races will consequently level more slowly in full groups than they presently do.
The primary benefits to the penalty change patch are twofold: A) Most importantly, it eliminates a large portion of the bias against hybrids for joining groups; and B) it greatly improves experience rates when solo or in small groups. Note that hybrids aren't the only penalized classes. A majority of classes in the game--9 out of 14--carry some sort of class experience penalty. Thus the experience changes tend to make leveling easier and faster across the board.
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