Human vs Iksar

[TrueJohn]

I've asked around a bit and got conflicting opinions on the matter of which is a better race for a monk.

I am thinking of making a monk and unsure which race would best suit me. I won't have access to things like fungis and rbbs but i won't be starting from scratch, maybe 20k.

Now from what I've heard, AC is broken on this server and is only a fraction as useful as on live so that negates the iksar ac bonus but is the iksar regen bonus worth the xp penalty and horrible faction? If i had a fungi I wouldn't think twice about rolling a human for quicker leveling and a general all around easier time traveling and training.

I'd like to hear from some veteran monks what their opinions and/or regrets are for the race they chose.