Red Mage idea

[Duelle]

Rogues, Warlocks, Mages and Hunters could ONLY fill those roles, whereas Paladins, Druids, Warriors, Death Knights and Shamans could fill 2-3 depending on class.

And the guys that wanted to play as those other roles were effectively screwed out of them. I was there, so I remember pre-WotLK class dynamics. If you were a Paladin you were always healing. If you were a warrior you were always tanking.

Anyone worth talking to never said they wanted to absolutely stomp hybrid classes on the DPS meters, but that in equal gear/skill levels, the pure DPS would come out on top. For awhile, that wasn't the case.

Believe it or not, I am fine with minor discrepancies. I liked the idea of the mythical 5% from WotLK, because it prevented raid leaders and the community as a whole from making stupid assumptions like "the pure should always get the DPS spot because that hybrid deals less DPS". That alone was enough to "fool" the masses, even if the number crunchers could find the difference in performance.

Either way, we're restricted by the armoury system, so I expect the job to be built around the weapon, with the skills and spells complimenting the fact RDM is a melee mage. That, however, doesn't mean we shouldn't be wary of ideas that give birth to idiocy from the community.