I think part of this goes back not only to what dedicated players knew, but what casual players knew.
On P99 most players are fairly dedicated and know their own class inside and out as well as every other class in their group. On live this wasn't the case, not because people were stupid but because a larger percent of the player base were playing casually.
On p99 what percent of players dedicate time to learning about game mechanics? 50%? 70%?
On live what percent were doing the same? 20%? Probably most people wanted to hop on and whack a few orcs for an hour or two. It wasn't what was known as optimal, but what fraction of the player base cared to learn or act on it.
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