(Yet Another) Necromancer Race Thread

[loramin]

Ok first off, I understand: Iksar are the master race (racial regen + Lich = win).

But with that being said, I read a great post recently (which I can't find now, thanks a lot forum search [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]) that made a very good case for why Erudites were actually the better race for things like leveling, PvP and breaking a room full of mobs. The post crunched a bunch of numbers to show that the Iksar regen didn't come close to making up for the racial XP penalty, and that because Erudites could use non-Iksar-wearable gear they can have much higher max Intelligence (and then, once you hit the soft cap, higher max HP). The poster even made a mock Magelo just to demonstrate the difference.

So I was wondering ...

1. Does anyone know which post I'm talking about and can link it?
2. That post seemed oriented around Kunark-era gear: will the same logic still apply in the Velious era?
3. How do Dark Elves fit in to the picture gear-wise? Can they only wear the same stuff as an Iksar, or do they (like Erudites) have any high quality gear that's specific to them?