What race did you go?

I can't understate how awesome hide and sneak were on my halfling cleric. Hide works on almost everything, including undead. Then sneak is amazing for stuff like getting into/out of a zone like KC without aggroing those dogs, doing quests with people who hate you, etc.

thanks for your help! once again its very much appreciated...

i went dwarf but i am not totally set on it lol i am only lvl 3..

Halflings are badasses. I went dwarf myself(cleric)due to the strength and stamina. It's hard to argue against halfling on many classes. They make the best rogue/ranger in my opinion.

I didn't know that sneak and hide were that awsome on non rogue classes... i may re-roll just so i can make use of it...

I am really looking forward to logging on tonight now... EQ is my fav MMO of all time i just wish i could talk some of my friends into rolling with me!

Whichever race you will have the most fun with is the best one for you.

That said, yes, sneak and hide are so awesome for non-rogues.

Hide gives safe afk med breaks, a pretty decent chance (hide seems to work like 1/3 of the time per attempt for halflings/dark elves) to dodge an incoming wanderer/train, etc. And sneak lets you vendor/quest/bank with NPCs who would normally not deal with out, sometimes helps you navigate parts of a dungeon where you would aggro something without it, etc.

The only drawbacks are that they are set at 50 skill (I think it's 50), so you do fail a fair amount of the time, and you cannot use hide and sneak at the same time (only rogues can do that).