On Live (Bristlebane) I made a Barbarian Shaman named Loramin ... not for any good or logical reason, but because my friend who got me to play was making a Barbarian Warrior, and I wanted to play with him so I made a Barbarian also (and a Shaman seemed like a better match than a Rogue). Oh, and Loramin was a server-generated name
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Fast forward a decade-plus. I discover P99 and make ... a Barbarian Shaman named Lormain. Now look, I read the Shaman's Crucible back in the day (you think this forum has a lot of arguments about the best Shaman race?) I knew full well that Ogre was "the best" Shaman race
at max level ... but I made the Barbarian anyway.
Maybe I like the XP bonus, or maybe it's the faction in good cities. Maybe it's my lovely polar bear hat and the fact that I can turn into a polar bear: I dunno. But I have never regretted making or re-making Loramin.
The one character I do regret though is my Iksar Necromancer. I caved into the pressure and made an Ikky Necro instead of a Dark Elf like I did on live ... and now I never play him.
On Green I'm planning to start a (guilt-free) Dark Elf Necromancer, and I'm really looking forward to it. Now the only question is, do I make him as character #1 or #2 or ...