Shaman race dilemma: Re-roll?

[Boarder981]

Thanks for all the great input, guys! I’m still torn about the decision. I actually went ahead and rolled a Troll just to see how it was. Hit level 9 (yay SoW!), but it seemed to take a long time to get there. TBH, I don’t remember how long it took to get to lvl 9 on my Barb, so it could have just felt longer because I know there’s a higher XP penalty. After all, perception is a powerful thing [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]. I’m definitely interested to find out if the Barb penalty actually is 10%. If so, that’s total BS, especially because Barbs don’t have any defining racial benefits.

One thing I DID notice is that since trolls are so large, it’s difficult to click targets in front of me when in 3rd person view. Yeah I know I can use the target nearest/next hotkeys, but a lot of times it’s easier to click. I imagine with an ogre it’s probably worse.

In the end it may just come down to the time factor. If I could play a few hours per day consistently and twink the Troll, then it wouldn’t be such a big deal. Unfortunately that’s not the case, and if the regen won’t be game-changing, then I’m not sure it’s worth the extra time & effort. It’s not that I don’t like Barbs, just that regen has such great synergy with Canni and I think Trolls are a bit cooler.

Any other input is greatly appreciated!