Monk - Iksar or Human

[greatdane]

Hey bro i promise that 1pt of regen isnt going to make up for your staggeringly slow exp rate / cap . Go human.

Iksar/troll regen becomes almost three times as high as other races at later levels. For a class that just has its foot in the door of being a viable soloer, regen is a huge advantage. I don't know if you consider -20% exp to be staggeringly slow, nor what you mean by "exp cap". The natural AC bonus is 42 at level 60, which is pretty significant as well.

[Baa]

I suppose it depends if you want to be one of the 200 other iksar monks online at any time... Human monks look better AND have eye patches.

[soup]

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

Iksar are statistically better in every way* but suffer a higher exp penalty and aren't welcome anywhere except Cabilis. The exp penalty is pretty inconsequential, especially if you ever solo where the extra regeneration easily makes up for it, and the faction restriction hardly matters because a) most gameplay goes on in Kunark anyway and b) you just don't need to go to cities much and you can fix your faction anyway with a bit of work. If you aren't a newbie, the faction is almost completely irrelevant. If you are a newbie, you might find it a little challenging. Iksar is the best race in terms of game mechanics, and by a fair margin. Humans were never good at anything.

*except that humans have 1 less delay on their naked h2h attack, which is completely irrelevant. They have slightly more str/sta, but that's nothing compared to the regen and bonus AC of iksar who also have much better agi/dex.

It's outright false to say that the regen makes up for the exp penalty. At least, in terms of speed of leveling. An iksar monk absolutely will level slower than a human with all else being equal, particularly since the regen difference is incredibly small prior to the mid 50s.

Ultimately, pick whatever race you want to be. Iksar are a bit better from a pure min/max standpoint, but the difference is not nearly as significant as some people would have you believe.