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Originally Posted by DevGrousis
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I know this might be hidden in the forums somewhere, and trust me I tried to find a thread dedicated to it, but failed. So here goes:
What race is the best choice for shammy? Obviously good and evil both have implications to difficulty level in travel, banking, etc. But based on stats alone, which will give me the biggest leg up.
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Stats are the worst (from a power-gaming perspective) way to pick a race. Racial abilities are far more relevant ...
- Ogre is the best race if you get to level 60 and get Torpor. Torpor basically negates the benefits of Troll/Iksar regen, so at this (very late) stage of the game Ogre has the only racial that matters (and no one cares about XP penalties at level 60)
- Iksar are the next best at 60, because regeneration is awesome until you get Torpor, and because Iksar have an AC bonus that is still useful at 60. Iksar can't use the Jaundiced Bone Bracer, which is a very useful item from 45-59, but by the time you get 60 it's not so relevant
- Trolls are basically same as Iksar, except with no AC bonus and they can use the Jaundiced Bone Bracer (and they need slightly less faction work). This makes Trolls slightly worse than Iksar at 60 (because of no AC bonus) but better up until then because of the JBB
- Barbarians have the lowest XP penalty and don't need faction work, so they'll level the fastest. But once they get to 60 they have no cool racials.
So basically, IF you want the most powerful race, and if you're in it for the long haul it's hard to argue against Ogre; it is the best race once you have level 60/Torpor. If you don't think you'll ever save up 100k for Torpor, maybe consider Iksar (better at 60) or Troll (almost as good at 60, and will have an easier time getting there). Only pick Barbarian if you really hate fixing faction or are in a hurry to level up (or, like me, you're just a masochist who loves Barbarian Shaman).