I'm kinda curious about what you guys think of the skill "class" swaps in general. The reason I ask is I'm kinda of old school when it comes to my characters and what they can do.

I like my mage to just be a light armor staff weilding mage. Yes, I will be swapping out spells and skills. However, my mage will be a blaster but not a healer. I will never do physical damage with that character. (I hope to not have to pick locks either)

My medium rogue will learn back stabbing and probably archery. He will never cast a spell.

I guess the reason I do this is because, even though I am not a role player at heart, I do see each character as their own entity.

I don't like it when I'm in a group and I'm playing one role and the group asks me to switch to play another role simply because the game has allowed you to do so. I'm not a big fan of multiple aspects for one character.

I'm not saying it is a bad feature. It's just not for me.

How do you guys feel about it?

I see what you are saying, since I am a RPer. However, you seem more rooted in archetypes than character concept. IE a rogue is a rogue, not a mage. But that leaves out a whole range of character types, Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser for example. A barbarian and a thief who are both aspiring mages.

I say play your way, and just avoid PUGs when possible. Find a group of people that accept your style and have fun. At the same time, think about the idea of hybrids. Conan even branched out into thievery ya know.