Hybrid Exp Penalty Affects The Entire Group

[Baler]

Didn't mean to offend anyone. Just wanted to start a topic of discussion about the hybrid penalty. I shared my feelings on it, as have others. The extreme responses are expected I suppose but they don't fix the hybrid penalty. Let's try to keep this civil, please.

[uygi]

I figured this was either satire or general whining. OP is misleading at best.

I think most everyone agrees that hybrid XP penalties don’t make the game better and that hybrids aren’t especially more powerful than other characters. Even if they were OP, making them level slower is obviously a lousy way to balance that because they remain OP and just spend more time XPing.

[Tilien]

Originally Posted by Baler [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Didn't mean to offend anyone. Just wanted to start a topic of discussion about the hybrid penalty. I shared my feelings on it, as have others. The extreme responses are expected I suppose but they don't fix the hybrid penalty. Let's try to keep this civil, please.

People just got hyped for a server with the same limitations, exploits and quirks as original release eq (or as close as has been implemented ever). If you want less xp penalties, more content, and easier gear you're welcome to go to blue, green is for classic experience which has many difficulties. (Cue blue hate).

[Warioc]

Originally Posted by Baler [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Didn't mean to offend anyone. Just wanted to start a topic of discussion about the hybrid penalty. I shared my feelings on it, as have others. The extreme responses are expected I suppose but they don't fix the hybrid penalty. Let's try to keep this civil, please.

No, your original post is pretty close to the model troll post.

[zodium]

you can fix the hybrid penalty by not caring how fast your exp bar fills up

[SenoraRaton]

Too bad warriors are trash in classic, and if you want a tank, you have to have a hybrid.

[Siege]

Originally Posted by SenoraRaton [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Too bad warriors are trash in classic, and if you want a tank, you have to have a hybrid.

To take it one step further, it can be said that all tanks and melee classes are trash in classic because a group full of pet classes will outshine a perfectly balanced group where every role is filled by the proper class while leveling.

In practice, most people don't care who they group with as long as they aren't dying and the XP is steady. So far I've only come across one person who bitched about a hybrid being in his group group on Green because he thought that one of us was a paladin even though none of us were playing a race capable of being a paladin and most of us were casters. He was a dipshit, in other words.

[Polycaster]

Originally Posted by zodium [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

you can fix the hybrid penalty by not caring how fast your exp bar fills up

HERETIC!

[Videri]

Originally Posted by zodium [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

you can fix the hybrid penalty by not caring how fast your exp bar fills up

Originally Posted by Hoppkins_Wytchfinder [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Because the game isn't a big rush for everyone.

I see a hybrid without a group who is perhaps unable to solo and just see it as an opportunity to make a new friend, help someone out or help someone have a laugh.

It doesnt have to be as serious as people make out.

Kunark doesn't come out for a year.

Don't feel that way? Cool. No worries.

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...Is Not Real Life

[feniin]

Originally Posted by zodium [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

you can fix the hybrid penalty by not caring how fast your exp bar fills up