#1 - Nov. 14, 2017, 4:14 p.m.
For classes that have multiple roles, this would not only break the balance of the game, but it actually GOES AGAINST THE ORIGINAL DESIGN BY BLIZZARD. (See quoted section below)
Hybrid classes are "jacks of all trades" in some cases, and it typically means they are masters of none.
http://web.archive.org/web/20061215232521/http://www.worldofwarcraft.com:80/info/classes/druid/
weakness: animal forms are not as powerful as their counterpart classes
http://web.archive.org/web/20061216080407/http://www.worldofwarcraft.com:80/info/classes/paladin/
weaknesses: heavily dependent on mana for offense and defense abilities, limited abilities with which to draw enemy attacks
http://web.archive.org/web/20061216053653/http://www.worldofwarcraft.com:80/info/classes/shaman/
weaknesses: high dependence on mana pool for offense and survivability
^^^^^^
The "Authentic" Experience that we are going to get, is going to be just like this.
Say NO to Changes , and say NO to "Class Balancing"!
We don't want WOW:Classic to turn into a homogenized crap heap like Live.