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I agree transforming the idea into a story-like example is great for taking your ideas and dragging the gameplay 'feel' into the light.

I for one would be glad to be in a world with no more "LFM - Healer Druid Only" or "LFM - No more hunters thanks." Just to be able to say, "Well i'm here, I want to play right now and we can decide who's doing what as we go. " I'm not doubting there wouldn't still be arguments about who's getting to do what but at least people get the choice..

My only concern with such a system is how you would give people a sense of identity. In WoW (taking it as an easily relatable example) part of a players identity is their class. They are a priest, they have 'this' equipment. They have 'developed' this character over time. If they could suddenly switch to a tank or a druid, then by extension they can't keep the items they have... or even keep the feeling that they are the only one to be able to carry out their role. I'm sure there are some good possibilities for maintaining a sense of identity though. I'll have a think on it and see if I can't add some ideas for solutions to this later.