Kaev, at L50 an Ogre Shadowknight with a Bladestopper is going to have more HP, more AC, more aggro, and way more utility than a L50 Ogre warrior with two Yaks (especially if said SK has Lustrous Russet). Even Rangers are pretty solid at 50 with that 5/14 whip (remember that 6/13 monk fist that drops off of Vulak?). What fucks the hybrids over in Kunark is getting a bunch of moderately useful spells with huge casting times instead of evasive/defensive discipline and better skillcaps. If Shadowknights had 250 defense and 250 offense and even a mediocre version of defensive there would be no reason to play a warrior.
Classic: Verant designed hybrids to be a bit better and they deserved their penalty
Kunark: Verant decided to balance the classes a bit and suddenly the hybrids were equal or slightly worse
Velious: Verant belatedly remembered to remove the XP penalty
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