My shaman is barbarian. I chose that way because it was the first char I made when I began on P99 and I was on Tallon Zek back in live and there it was team pvp and I was used to only ever playing a light race. I knew I wanted to play a shaman to how powerful the class is in Kunark/Velious era and wanting to be a light race there is only barbarian. I didn't know about exp differences nor did I remember much about frontal stun immunity or regen.
I personally happen to find ogres and trolls ugly. I don't find barbarians particularily aesthetically pleasing, but for sure the lesser of evils big time. Just can't stand those big models scratching their asses. Iksar is decent, looks wise, but again, dark race.
Having played on p99 for 5 years now and having gotten used to not really thinking much about race in the old pvp light/dark schism I'm overall happy enough with my choice of barbarian.
Like others have said, at 60 with Torpor, the regen gained from being a troll/iksar really doesn't matter very much (if at all). The stun immunity is by far the bigger, more impactful racial ability at 60, but even having said that, Torpor, Slow and Canni are what make the shaman able to do what the shaman can do and there is nothing an ogre shaman can solo that a barbarian, iksar or troll shaman can't.
Having said that, there isn't a time when some stupid mob kicks or bashes me and my spellcasting is interrupted and I start spinning around that a part of me doesn't growl and wish I was an ogre
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