I played a ranger to 20 when green launched and nobody ever so much as mentioned the hybrid penalty, but then it's only 40% for rangers whereas troll SKs have like 68% or something. The general shortage of tanks means people will usually just accept the penalty. It's not that bad as long as the hybrid isn't also several levels above the rest of the group. If everyone's the same level, one hybrid won't make a noticeable difference. Spread across a 6-man group, it's like 8.5% for a rng/pal/brd and 11% for a troll SK, and people are full of shit if they think 10% less XP matters. But if there's two hybrids or one that's 3-4 levels higher than you, it gets kinda bad.
Right now, warriors are absolute garbage so groups should actively look for hybrid tanks. Warriors without proccing weapons are just utterly useless. People like to say "herp derp just keep every mob rooted 100% of the time" as if root doesn't break every five seconds and cost serious mana at lower levels. It's just something people say to feel better about a broken, dysfunctional class. It's nearly impossible to keep a mob rooted for any length of time when a whole group is DPSing it. The sad reality is that hybrids are the only worthwhile tanks at this point in time. A warrior without (at the very least) 2x Obsidian Shard is just not a tank.
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