SK race

[Kelor]

Does regen matter as much for SK as it does for a Shaman? Would i be better going Ogre for the FSI?

[jolanar]

Do you want to have things go faster when everything is going right? (Regen) Or do you want to get stunned while trying to feign death when everything is going wrong? (FSI)

[titanshub]

Do you want to have things go faster when everything is going right? (Regen) Or do you want to get stunned while trying to feign death when everything is going wrong? (FSI)

Or do you want to have a tail and a sweet chicken mask(also regeneration and higher natural AC)? Iksar.

[Pokesan]

play whatever you think is prettiest (the correct opinion is dark elf btw)

[iruinedyourday]

The only thing that matters in 17 year old phantasy roleplay games is nothing.

[RDawg816]

Regen doesn't matter *as much* on an SK.
Do you plan on soloing more? Regen helps this.
Do you plan on grouping more? FSI makes you a better tank, regen makes you less squishy.
Both are good.
As for large or small races... Having slam to bash with a 2h is great. Not having to duck/rely on shrink is also great. Another factor is the iksar 2hs animation.
It really depends on how you plan to play, what gear you have, and how you like your aesthetics..

[Daywolf]

DE SK
no regen
no slam
one friendly city - well friendly as most wont kill you (kos from warrior guild is easy to get)
horrible starting zone
You'll really need to gear some stats to start, preferable.

DE SK FTW! :D

[thufir]

The more you solo, the better regen is for you. It is not as important as it would be for a shaman, to answer the first question, because you don't have canni.

FSI is very, very good. And FSI can't be duplicated by any items. Regen is expensive, but FSI is impossible to get unless you rolled it at game start.

This quote is more or less bang on:

Do you want to have things go faster when everything is going right? (Regen) Or do you want to get stunned while trying to feign death when everything is going wrong? (FSI)

[Evia]

I have been contemplating sk. I think I'll do iksar mainly because of ability to do Greenmist quest. Plus, Regen

[Swish]

Iksar are a good choice, but seriously with Velious raiding gear - you'll get the job done whatever you pick.

[Kevris]

Play whatever you feel looks coolest.

End the min/max bullshit.

Make a dark elf warrior, an Inorruuk following half-elf, an erudite cleric or a human druid.

[Swish]

DE SK
no regen
no slam
one friendly city - well friendly as most wont kill you (kos from warrior guild is easy to get)
horrible starting zone
You'll really need to gear some stats to start, preferable.

DE SK FTW! :D

Mine is a dark elf.

- Actually with a circlet of shadow you can bank in most places around the walls and invis in/out easily. Also you can bank/trade in Grobb/Oggok so "1 friendly city" isn't so accurate. L2evil.
- Most SKs don't use 2h weps unless soloing so slam isn't too relevant.
- Neriak is a fine starting city, and more accessible than Grobb/Oggok/Cabilis/Paineel.

Sure the downside is you're not starting with 130-150 stamina, but there's plenty of stamina/HP things out there so the gap can be closed somewhat.

Also the downer of playing a troll/ogre is you're going to get stuck going through some places...try pulling CE in Mistmoore as one, or going through tighter dungeons.

[Pokesan]

Play whatever you feel looks coolest.

End the min/max bullshit.

Make a dark elf warrior, an Inorruuk following half-elf, an erudite cleric or a human druid.

my man!

the rest of you min maxing jerks, frankly, are all triple hitlers.

[Sadre Spinegnawer]

Frontal

Stun

Immunity

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[iruinedyourday]

i mean let's be real if you are playing an SK and worried about stats and min maxing then you are not going to play an SK.. so roll what you want. You're going to be shitty and worthless no matter what you choose.


K!K

[Vidar]

Roll a Human. Human SKs look awesome in Darkforge armor.

[Lune]

i mean let's be real if you are playing an SK and worried about stats and min maxing then you are not going to play an SK.. so roll what you want. You're going to be shitty and worthless no matter what you choose.


K!K

Sheriff Lune here, take your trolling out of server chat.

I have not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXvKLthFRCk)

[Lunababy]

Iksar are a good choice, but seriously with Velious raiding gear - you'll get the job done whatever you pick.

Remember, this isn't WoW. Not everybody is guaranteed raid-quality gear, let alone even reaching level cap.

[Rararboker]

Dark elf ftw. FAshionquest is real.

[cubiczar]

Erudite, worst of everything except loads of mana! Also purple armor is cool and cheap as hell (flayed skin). The Warren's was one of my favorite leveling zones as well, the exp is good and some good exp and rewards for those molars.

Honestly though like everyone has said, pick a race you like or that has things you want to quest for (like greenmist). You'll have a better time playing something you like rather than just knowing you picked the "best" race.

[Swish]

Remember, this isn't WoW. Not everybody is guaranteed raid-quality gear, let alone even reaching level cap.

If its just an alt, does it matter more or less which race you choose? ;)

[Uuruk]

i mean let's be real if you are playing an SK and worried about stats and min maxing then you are not going to play an SK.. so roll what you want. You're going to be shitty and worthless no matter what you choose.


K!K

[iruinedyourday]

Trollsk says: 'Har har my bash land gud har har'
Ogresk says: 'lul so duz min but u got stunned, so my powr is strongur!'
Humansk says: 'I didnt land shit but who cares, i have an eye patch!'

DPSParse:
Trollsk 301 damage
Ogresk 302 damage
Humansk 300 damage
SomerandomRogue 3765 damage

http://i.imgur.com/6n2tr0V.gif

[Daywolf]

Mine is a dark elf.

- Actually with a circlet of shadow you can bank in most places around the walls and invis in/out easily. Also you can bank/trade in Grobb/Oggok so "1 friendly city" isn't so accurate. L2evil.
- Most SKs don't use 2h weps unless soloing so slam isn't too relevant.
- Neriak is a fine starting city, and more accessible than Grobb/Oggok/Cabilis/Paineel.

Sure the downside is you're not starting with 130-150 stamina, but there's plenty of stamina/HP things out there so the gap can be closed somewhat.

Also the downer of playing a troll/ogre is you're going to get stuck going through some places...try pulling CE in Mistmoore as one, or going through tighter dungeons.
No not the city, the city is one of the best. Just the starting zone, Nektulos, it's by far the worst starting zone ...unless you plan to take up tailoring and early. The only things that the zone has going for it is it has guards to kill, has porting, and next to EC.

Oh grobb/oggok, yeah probably. I've never taken my DE SK there, just passed though adjacent zones. Well hated by most, but at least a few cities are open for business.

Really meant it though, FTW! I'm not one of those peeps that look for the easiest ways to play the hardest games. I still even like my pathetic ranger, even though I'm still too burnt out rangering on early live to bother taking my ranger to level cap here. Didn't even roll one on at all on PEQ the years I played there. I might on green. Now, if we had the ability to roll a dark elf ranger here, I'd be on it.

Anyway, as far as the needed starting gear, it's mainly some STR. Not even really for damage, just so you can get around unencumbered, especially with less cities to bank at. By the time you add plate, ugh especially if starting with bronze, you wind up at the point of going encumbered. That's fine, you likely still will, but with more room to loot before you wind up crawling to a bank.

[Samoht]

Iksar is the top SK race just because Greenmist and AC bonus. Regen is just a sweet sweet cherry on top of the cake.

[Jaleth]

play whatever you think is prettiest (the correct opinion is human btw)

Fixed sir ;)

[Xaanka]

trolls are fat
fsi sucks
iksar superiority

[Xaanka]

erudites are pretty sweet too