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Originally Posted by Noselacri
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It's not over 100 extra AC, it maxes at 42. Also, there has been strong speculation and evidence to suggest that this bonus AC was always bugged or not working optimally, being worth less than normal AC in some way. Whatever the case, it's a fairly minor amount, especially on a non-tank who doesn't benefit from it in every aspect of gameplay. I don't see how you could possibly claim that this small amount of bonus AC makes iksar better than ogre, the latter having probably the most powerful racial ability in the game, and with iksar being unable to wear a number of items, one of which is among the most valuable shaman items in the game at that time.
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It is, I had three different race shaman up to level 50+ on Live classic (1999-2000). The Iksar had equivalent level armor (most from kunark (seb armor, cant really remember but it had high AC and iksar could wear) and plane of hate iksar only armor). By the time I was level 53 or so my iksar had over 100 extra total AC...for example my troll had 950 AC and my Iksar had 1050 AC. This isn't raw AC it's total. If played right, that 100 extra AC becomes important. It essentially creates more mana for the iksar as he takes less damage and therefore needs to be healed less often than an ogre, troll, or barb.
I would like to add in that it would be a good debate to see who is the second best shaman: iksar or ogre. It's extremely close, and although I did say iksar earlier I can understand how some will say ogre being the second best shaman (the JBB = free damage).