Human necromancers

[mojojellyfish]

How much worse off are they compared to iksar? I've tried to level an iksar but I really hate their run animation and looks, not to mention the xp penalty.

[Toxigen]

if you hate looking at iksar, dont play iksar

its not as optimal, not even close, but there are plenty of non iksar necros out there

[Uteunayr]

Play what you'll love playing.

Iksar is optimal. Folks pay bank for Zlandi Hearts and Aura of Battle items just to get a a bit of regen on their necros. Iksar get a good bit of it by just being that race.

Also keep in mind that from 34 on, you'll likely be in skeleton form the majority of the time (especially if you're an iksar since it's easier to sit in skelly form full time without risking liching to death).

EQ is a 25 year old game though. Play what you'll love playing. You don't need to be optimal to have a fun time experiencing Norrath.

[PatChapp]

You'll be fine. For leveling,especially pre 50the xp penalty easily makes up for the regen difference. A lot ot necrosis like to afk dad camp guards,and race makes no difference there.
They are less optimal,but as stated you'll be completely fine.

[Vexenu]

Erudite is the best non-Iksar race, but Humans are rare and very fashionable.

[Wakanda]

You’ll be in skeleton form most of the time anyways

It makes me question my decision to have invested in netted kelp armor because I never see myself anyways lol

I feel the same way about Druids on wow. Their appearance doesn’t matter when they are in cat form the entire time

[Toxigen]

@ OP - if I were going anything but Iksar necro it would definitely be gnome for wall hacks.

[zelld52]

dark elf for hide isnt bad either. sometiems you want to sit and meditate AFK and not FD with low level lich

[zelld52]

How much worse off are they compared to iksar? I've tried to level an iksar but I really hate their run animation and looks, not to mention the xp penalty.

worse off not just because of the regen - but iksar also get most of their spells in cabilis. other races have to run around to various zones to collect spells

[Morningbreath]

I had a great experience leveling a human necro out of Qeynos.

In my entire time on live(beta to 2007) I never went to the evil class area under the Qeynos arena as far as I remember. Probably because it's stupid difficult to find without spoilers.

It doesn't get more Classic than that.

[Duik]

Cat form?

[shovelquest]

I had a great experience leveling a human necro out of Qeynos.

In my entire time on live(beta to 2007) I never went to the evil class area under the Qeynos arena as far as I remember. Probably because it's stupid difficult to find without spoilers.

It doesn't get more Classic than that.

Qeynos necromancer is fun, the lore there is rich and the cult of bertoxx are psychopaths and the sewers are cool.

I feel like Poisson bolt cast by a bertoxx human necro just does more damage.

[Jimjam]

I had a great experience leveling a human necro out of Qeynos.

In my entire time on live(beta to 2007) I never went to the evil class area under the Qeynos arena as far as I remember. Probably because it's stupid difficult to find without spoilers.

It doesn't get more Classic than that.

The love that went into the newbie experience was incredible imo. i love how you have to solve a treasure hunt riddle in the human necro notes to find your guild (unironically).

I also love the set up of how many weapons you can find at level 1. Being able to upgrade them with tradeskills. Looting or buying cloth armour, or crafting the superior tattered armour (or with practice raw silk).

Making sammies out of wolves and bears, then learning to do grills.

Honestly the first 5 levels are amazing fun played minecraft survival stule

[Mystero]

Erudite is the best non-Iksar race, but Humans are rare and very fashionable.
Had a blast lvling my Erudite off my own guards in Paneel in my 20's. I also caught alot of other people coming from the Hole trying to sell quickly, and ended up with almost a full set of Loam.

[Eisai]

They both get to wear that sweet looking flayed skin from kc and that's what matters the most :D

[branamil]

Is it a roleplaying game or accounting simulator? Play what you like to look at, not what makes the best numbers