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Originally Posted by Wenuven
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I get that this debate has some relevance to an end-game level 60 min/max discussion, but I think y'all are missing the bigger picture outside of that scenario.
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Yes! Everyone likes to think that they're going to get to level 60, get Torpor, and then play that character for years after. In reality, a lot will quit before they reach level 50, a lot more before they reach level 60, and still more before they get torpor, ... and even among the ones that do get all that, most are not going to play that character forever, they're going to switch to alts or quit.
So, for most shaman the majority of their Everquest lives is going to be spent pre-60/pre-torpor, and thus Barbarian is arguably the best choice, as being several levels higher is kinda better than the other racial powers (if a 45 toll duels a 50 barbarian, guess who will win?). Also it means not having to spend time working on FV faction, or missing out on tons of good Kunark dungeons.
Troll/Iksar are certainly the next best choice, because they're going to spend the vast, vast majority of their EQ life without Torpor, so regen will be helpful. The ogre's frontal stun immunity just isn't that great leveling up. But at level 60, with Torpor, and especially once Velious comes out, FSI
is useful, and you just can't get it any other way, while the Barbarian XP "bonus" and the Troll/Iksar regen have stopped being relevant.
So, at the end of the day it comes down to this: for maximum end-game power, it's Ogre, then Troll/Iksar, then Barbarian. For people who won't play to the maximum end-point, it's the opposite: Barbarian, Troll/Iksar, Ogre.
And since no one can predict how long they will actually play their toon, IMHO the only logical way to pick a race is to just go with what appeals to you.