Shadowbane is no longer a game in my opinion.

Rather it has turned into a science of sorts.

At this point character templates have been refined
so tightly that deviating from a standard ' template '
( read that cookie cutter ) will result in a substandard
and therefore unusable character.

No one wants to see thieves and scouts rolled, they want
healers ( boring ) and tanks, and specialized gank squads.

In fact, I recall the difficulty in obtaining a group
unless your character was an approved type and template.

I loved ShadowBane don't get me wrong, but I have serious
doubts about ever returning to it.