Asherons Call: Soapbox - Where is the "Special" in Specialization?

First off...we have a Soapbox! We have a Soapbox! I can't believe it?! A new marketplace, attribute redistribution, life AND war magic changes and NO ONE has written in! Is everyone still in a post-New Year's stupor? *grins* Ok, done ranting.

Longshot the Brave of Frostfell's Soapbox, "Where is the "Special" in Specialization?" presents some interesting ideas on how to make specialization unique in these days of post-creation specialization. Would you like a shield you could only equip if melee was spec'd?