Old thread, but what the heck:
Why (assuming this is what was meant, as "how" is...well, obvious - you click a different button) do I not choose Iksar?
I can't stand playing Iksar.
It's really that simple. I've tried. I REALLY wanted to make an Iksar monk and do all the punching things with the cool regen and everything, but I really can't stand them at all. Cabilis is ugly and bland and blech, I loathe all the Kunark starting areas despite how everyone else seems to think they're the best (which I still don't understand, outside of Kurn's), the models and sounds they make are unappealing...they're just no fun for me to play. Way too much to sacrifice just to have HP tick up faster. And that's before even getting into the faction issues, which I have plenty of as an evil-as-fuck Dark Elf anyway.
Up to level 51 now, and yeah, it's really apparent how good Iksar regen is when I group up with an Iksar necro for something and compare how fast I'm bleeding out while their bar barely dips in the same period of time. It's definitely significant, and I'd love to have it...but I don't want it badly enough to put up with playing an Iksar to get it.
Besides, I have a feeling I'd play a lot sloppier if I had such a huge buffer on my hp->mana conversion rate. That's not saying anyone else who plays Iksar plays sloppy (some do, but come on, some of every race/class combo play sloppy...MOST of every race/class combo plays sloppy; don't even get me started on bards who don't twist songs oh my god just don't), just saying that I, personally, would probably play sloppier, just knowing my own inclinations. Having a lower margin for error means I play better, focus more. Just the way I am; I operate best under pressure.
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Here endeth the ramble no one cares about~