>Because while
>shifters may not have a pletora of options, they are good at
>what they do. Ever try to out damage a ram? Out dodge a
>mongoose? Out run an eagle? Even assuming you are whooping on
>a shifter, how hard is it for them to get away? And since they
>have maybe a whole two choices on commands they're able to
>reengage pretty damn quick if you try to run, unlike those
>bash spamming warriors. I don't play shifters anymore, but
>again, it isn't because they're broke, they're boring. You
>want something that requires a little more thought go play a
>non-sword-spec-giant-bash-legacy warrior. If all you want to
>do is type murder bob, shifter is probably the class for you.

This isn't quite where I'm at (I don't see them as that boring) but it's close. It's not that shifters don't have a variety of options so much as 90% of the time, a certain set of tactics will probably work well enough.

It would be nice for a class like that to play in a little more interesting way, and someday they probably will, but it's not at the top of my list; there are a lot of projects that are either more interesting or more pressing to me.

Of course, if you bribe Zulghinlour or Sebeok with enough beer, you never know.