Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Wonderful View Post
TBH, I'm tired of seeing thread that say "such and such class is boring or unbalanced." Usually (but not always) it's aimed at martial classes, whose primary benefits are combat.

Folks, that is what a DM is for. The DM is there to make sure that EVERYONE has fun, and that usually means EVERYONE participates in the classic three pillars of RPGs = social, exploration and combat.
The DM is a consumer of a product. If they have feedback about that product, why can't they share that feedback?
The other players are consumers of a product. If they have feedback about that product, why can't they share that feedback?
Yes, the DM and other players will try to fix it locally, but they prefer a product that works better VS one they have to apply lots of bodges and patches before it works.

The rest of your post is about engagement. That is the responsibility of all of the players. However it does not negate their feedback about the product they are consuming.