Race based on a Weapon

Enderenter · #1 08-24-2010, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Arashai [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Just lookin for opinions once again. Do you think its a reasonable reason to make a Barbarian shaman based solely on obtaining a Barbarian Spiritist's Hammer? Or even other gear options for that matter. Or go with the Troll or the Regen?. Also even tho regen is fantastic at lower levels in combination with Canni, is it that important/noticeable at high levels?

Think about regen this way, it all adds up. As a shaman in classic, you'll be regening/chloroing yourself anyways, but the extra racial regen does help. Most people probably don't have access to a Rubi BP at least at first, (or Barbarian Spiritist's Hammer for that matter - 65k or so) and Fungi is out of the picture for who knows how long. I don't know the specifics on troll regen, but I think at 50 it's close to the bump that Rubi BP gives you (and of course stacks). Correct me if I am wrong, I haven't done any tests or anything.

Ultimately, pick whichever of the races you like most. I picked Troll, for the regen and the innoruuk necklace sure, but mostly because I just like Trolls. If I had liked Barbarians more I would have picked a Barb, same with Ogre.

Also keep in mind the racial XP penalties - Troll 20% Ogre 15% Barbarian 5% (though at lower levels the regen definitely mitigates the XP penalty by giving you less downtime between fights)

Bubbles · #2 08-24-2010, 04:56 PM

Basically you'll hit 50 (and eventually 60) really quick no matter your choice, so you might as well pick that which you like best.

hrafn · #3 08-24-2010, 04:57 PM

eh rubi bp is way overrated for shamans. i ended up selling mine after 2 weeks as i didnt really help that much and at 49 i got the spell rage. it adds 20 hp regen, add that to my troll regen and chloro. makes the rubi kinda pointless. planar shm bp adds sta so its way better. more life=more mana.

Enderenter · #4 08-24-2010, 05:23 PM

True, Rage + Chloro makes Rubi BP overpriced in terms of practical usage, but Rubi BP's value has always been as a rare/twink/nostalgic item. Though in Classic, probably only the planar BP outstrips Rubi BP for a Shaman.