I think making the Shift spell castable outside of combat makes a lot of sense. It's not a combat-oriented spell (at least no more-so than any other buff) and just creates wonky strategies like shifting the fight before. I'm not understanding why this spell is the one-off case of being only castable in combat.
Perhaps this would also help alleviate some of the HoS gripes as well.
Shift coupled with greater invis was a powerful combo in PvP from back in the day..
But as with everything there is always a work around.
If shift was usable out of combat the potions would have less value.
I think shift would be too powerful outside of combat and this coming from someone who runs a wiz
I would like to have it available out of combat, but I mostly solo. It would be a help.