Hybrids are fine in theory, the problem is Hybrids in this game are able to be too good at multiple things that it puts people who dont hybrid at a disadvantage.
You can have a huge weapon with high base damage, Artificially boost its speed by going AGI, while also being able to increase a range attack.
End result is your able to kill from really far away, if the enemy starts getting close you can then out run them 8 out of 10 times, or if the enemy is alone you can whip out your huge weapon and spam them to death.
At this point playing just a sword/board, or just a 2hander, or just an archer, etc. is handicapping yourself. 90% of players have some form of range weapon now, to go with their melee of choice. Its just really frustrating for me, to cut through a group of enemies, chase after an archer, hit him with my 24str 8 Ps in his head from behind, only for him to not die, jump, and while in mid air pull out his boulder on a stick and swing it at me all during the same jump, now this person has an AGI build so they are able to spam their longer heavier more damaging weapon faster then i can attack after a block. lets say i hit them again and they don't die, maybe they have a sliver of health left, then they start running away again FASTER then i can run in heraldic mail. turns fire off an arrow or two, run more spin switch swing bullshit.
Next retirement i will be joining the ranks of people who hybrid. The benefit of 20-30 late level WPF isnt as valuable as say 100 WPF in crossbow/throwing