February News/Discussion

[Kevin]

I do understand your point, but, I still consider it a people issue, mainly in the small percentage of ultra-hardcore min/maxers who will do this. If you play in that segment, then yes, this will be a concern. However, I don't think that hybrids should be shackled to satisfty that segment of the population over (imo) a much larger part of the population that won't recruit in that way. Blizzard will do what they think will bring them the most money, and I think that's what is going on now.

For most of the population at large, it won't matter. A lot of guilds in the situation you outlined, if a lock leaves, will recruit a 'DPS' to replace him, unless maybe that was the only lock they had.

And while this doesn't justify it, there was a time the only way you could raid on a paladin is if you were a healer. The only way you could raid on a shaman is if you were were a healer. So pures marginalized hybrids on the hardcore end. I'm not saying that is makes it fine that a hybrid might marginalize a pure (not that I think it's a big issue) but it's not a new issue. It's the same issue that has always existed in that segment of the population.

Priests rerolled paladins to raid heal. Hunters all had to spec one spec for raid DPS. Fire mages didn't raid. Frost mages didn't raid, etc, etc, etc. The really high end always has crap like that going on. The fact that there are so many more options for everyone looks like progress to me. Of course more options tends to broaden competition and with that comes other problems issue.