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Originally Posted by Uza Khan
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Hi all,
Just about to get started on P99 after a long 10+ year break. I've been looking around some of the various forum postings and I respect that everyone says, "Go with what you like", but I am somewhat torn between a couple of main points and I was hoping some of you knowledgeable guys & gals could help me please.
Dwarf: Best starting stats. Access to Brell Imbued cultural armor. +5 MR.
Half Elf: Mainly for access to Nature's Defender and Medium size. Also, a little fashion quest perhaps.
For the record, I know that this is an extremely small set of deciding points, and I'm sure there are probably more to consider, but I guess it could come down to essentially: is it worth having Nature's Defender (and maybe Hero Bracers) along the way for an HEF or does the mighty mini Dwarf get stuff just as good to make it worthwhile for the long haul?
The long haul is kind of what I'm trying to think about, but I love EQ and I would have a blast no matter which race I went with. I know raiding could also be a deciding factor as well, and ideally I will get to a point where I can do some of that as well because there was a lot of things I missed out on back when I first started playing in 1999 and there are lots of zones and mobs I simply need to see.
Just looking for some expert opinions and thoughts to help me make a choice. I appreciate everyone's time.
Thanks,
Uza
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Dwarf is the better Paladin race, hands down. More str/sta/dex/wis, not to mention access to really good cultural armor. Half elves do have 30 more CHA, which can come in clutch if you plan to do a lot of dungeon soloing as Toxigen mentioned, but ultimately for either race I'd still suggest going CHA for your starting points if you plan to solo or WIS if you want to prioritize grouping/raiding.
With that being said, between the two, I'd play what you like to look at the most. Both look really cool in plate IMO. I do think that Dwarves look cooler with the Paladin epic if you do plan to get that, it's really not that hard. Nature's defender is a nice tanking weapon, but it's ratio is pretty bad so you will likely replace it fast if you plan to do any kind of soloing 30+(think Reaver & eventually Narandi's lance at 55). You can also 2h bash with epic which is really nice. If you plan to do any sort of raiding, I'd personally just go straight after the epic and skip the nature's defender.