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Originally Posted by Zuranthium
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That's not how skeleton form is supposed to work. It's another non-classic thing on p99. But beyond that, Necros don't get skeleton form until Level 34 (it's also a research spell), so young Iksars who want to travel elsewhere and don't have experience with the game may have difficulties. Ofc, there's no need to leave Kunark anyway during that timeframe, unless you're dying to meet up with a friend somewhere, and you're KOS in good-aligned places anyway as a Necro.
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I have a feeling this is true. I think we would remember skeletons being non KOS in cities. I don't remember witnessing this or hearing anyone talk about it. I also had a Druid friend who used to PL us in UR and I don't remember wolf form making us non kos in that zone. I feel like at least one of us would have picked up on this, but maybe I'm wrong.
I think Iksar Necromancer kind of does feel obligated to go to the main land early on to try and get their crafted spells (Animate Dead, Haunting Corpse and Intensify Death). As someone who has leveled two Iksar Necromancer in the last year though I can honestly say you'll almost never use intensify death because you already struggle with making sure your pet doesn't KS you. Mid to late 20s you are nuking Treants to death so fast your pet is really just there as a safety buffer.
But that being said, having access to the internet, I didn't find life in Antonica that rough. Iksar Necro isn't KOS to the sewer and you can hand in a stack or two bone chips to move from Dubious to Apprehensive etc.
I could see why this may be daunting to a new player, but I twinked a real-life friend's Troll Warrior with over 100K of items and offered to PL him any time he wanted. He had never played P99 before. Every time I checked on him he was playing his Iksar Necromancer who essentially had no gear. He leveled super fast and was having a blast. When our fellow female friend decided she wanted to play a few weeks later he insisted that she play Iksar Necromancer and explained that it was way easier than playing any of the other classes he tried etc.
For me Necromancer really is playing the game on easy mode. So much that I don't even play mine anymore
[You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] to do the same stuff on my Enchanter it feels way more dangerous and way more strategic. And Shamans require an insane amount of plat to get their epic, torpor, and even their 50+ DoTs are super expensive for a new player. Doesn't take into account JBB, Fungi, Fungi Staff etc. other items that a lot of people are going to want to have (although I leveled without these fairly easily).