> Removing the practice option was wrong and i haven't spoken to > anyone who agrees with you

Oh, and how many did you ask? I am pretty sure, that if the Imms held a vote here on who agrees with this change, it would be like 75% (against) vs 25%, if not more even. And if they held this vote a month later, I think most of the players would agree this is a change for good. You are just not used to it yet. It is not bad at all. Yes, fighting classes will be a bit weaker in the low ranks, but they will still beat the crap out of mages, shapeshifters included. And if you tank for your group from time to time, your defences will be perfect or very close to perfect by rank 25-30 (depending on your int). Ranking will go a bit slower, aye, but that is nothing compared to the ranking at near hero levels. And certainly it is more fun than tanking 20 kobolds. And remember, you will not be the only one who does not have defences perfected by rank 15. No one, except may be for a few level sitters, will have them perfected. So you will not be screwed in a PK fight.

And last, but not the least. Insulting the imms here will help nothing. Roll up a warrior, rank a bit, see how the skills progress. And if it actually goes bad (like by rank 35 you still have 90% parry), come and post about it here, then the imms might actually listen to you. Otherwise, you are just wasting your time.