My experience was that a group would invite a bard, a paladin, or an SK but they would have second thoughts on a troll/ogre unless they were thirsty for a tank. But most avoided rangers like the plague, and adding a second hybrid was not ideal to most.
But really the penalty is primarily only punishing to the person leveling the hybrid. And even then I'd be ok considering it up to level 50, but leveling 51+ after Kunark with a 40% penalty is BRUTAL, and the penalty stays in for a long ass time. Its there for all of Kunark and into Velious I believe, fuck that.
More power to the people leveling bards and rangers for Velious raiding efforts but it won't be me.
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