Should I re-roll my warrior?

[xKoopa]

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

Only draw back is the permanently encumbered status.

the struggle is real

[Freakish]

Play the race you like the best. I made dwarf so I can do this: https://youtu.be/xFXUYl2ljqI

[Issar]

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

This is a game for your personal kicks. Not your investment portfolio

This is probably the quote of the week, for my money [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Oh yes, to the OP. Keep in mind that a good race following RZ can still be KOS in good aligned cities. My wood elf warrior is a follower of the Warlord and I learned the hard way that the dwarves are not particularly fond of RZ. I had to kill a bunch of gobby whelps to enter the city safely.

[kebas239]

Thank you all for the great advice! I did try to do the Halfling warrior for a bit and while I thought it was cool, I noticed the stuns so much more. I felt that this may be a bigger hindrance than I initially thought, since it was happening more often than I expected and all my argo is off procs and melee. Also, some of you also made a fair point that I got to a level where it may be a big waste if I re-roll. I decided to stay ogre - I hate their looks but I think I'm destined to be one haha.

[Kylenorr]

I made mine a Halfling... because... why not? Sneak pull! Plus his name is Merrygrin Rumblebelly... can't get much better than that.

[Jigawatts]

Dorf or Barbie. Short bearded sexy or tall bearded sexy.

[Muggens]

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

I made mine a Halfling... because... why not? Sneak pull! Plus his name is Merrygrin Rumblebelly... can't get much better than that.

Rumblebelly, that reminds me of my greatest D&D character ever, Bobby Ironbelly - Halfling monk(yes, not classic rules) But my friend kept calling him Rumbletummy in-character all the time, just to pester me.

[Jigawatts]

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

Rumblebelly, that reminds me of my greatest D&D character ever, Bobby Ironbelly - Halfling monk(yes, not classic rules) But my friend kept calling him Rumbletummy in-character all the time, just to pester me.

Have you tried out 5th Edition yet? A Halfling Monk would actually be a pretty awesome character in 5E (the monks martial arts ability allows you to use Dex instead of Str for unarmed attack and dmg), and there are no more race/class restrictions anyway so its completely legal.

[Celatus]

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

Frontal Stun Immunity is not required to be a main tank.

Ogres do have the best stats. The size can be overcome with a Cobalt Bracer (shrink click) indoors and Ant Potions (20pp per charge shrink potions) outdoors. Also an AoN (skeleton illusion) fixes the looks issue if you intend to be a really high end tank with a lot of coin.

The top geared main tank in Rampage and Forsaken, the two most hardcore of guilds, are Dwarf/Half Elf I'm fairly sure - (Correct me if I'm wrong, Rampage may have geared out someone else that I'm not aware of.)

Warrior race really doesn't matter at the high end. Frontal stun immunity is a joke of an ability for a warrior, your aggro is just fine when eating 2-3second bash stuns. In fact the more you're stunned the less you can get yourself riposted on. Something more useful would be Iksar AC or Half Elf Charisma (Divine Intervention triggers). Troll regen has a slight benefit but not much at high end tanking. Everyone else's racial is rather useless. Warriors really shouldn't need to hide or sneak, you've got other classes more suited for those things or Invis clickies at the high end.

The top geared tanks are mostly ogre. Frontal stun immunity is required on some fights. Getting stunned and having a backstab mob pushed past you will get you killed. With the changes to flurry resetting kick/bash frontal stun immunity is more important now than ever. Ogre tanks are the min max class for a reason I require fewer stat buffs which opens more slots for things like damage shields and bard songs. I hit 6k hps easy where as a halfling even with my gear would not Especially in MR gear which some of the tougher fights require. If you care about looks then go with something else if you care about being the best tank go ogre.

[Samoht]

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

The top geared tanks are mostly ogre.

That's not even close to true. They're actually mostly half-elfs on this server for some strange reason.

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

Frontal stun immunity is required on some fights.

Can you name one for us, please?

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

Getting stunned and having a backstab mob pushed past you will get you killed.

So just Stanos then? What happens if you're not stunned and the mob still gets pushed past you? Same result, no? So frontal stun immunity had no affect?

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

With the changes to flurry resetting kick/bash frontal stun immunity is more important now than ever.

Not really. Aggro generation is not purely reliant on auto attacks, especially with the rampant recharge abuse on this server.

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

Ogre tanks are the min max class for a reason I require fewer stat buffs which opens more slots for things like damage shields and bard songs. I hit 6k hps easy where as a halfling even with my gear would not

That's probably not true for full stam/hp gear with a stam buff. Everybody caps at 255 regardless of race. The only advantage here actually goes to Iksar for the higher AC cap.

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

Especially in MR gear which some of the tougher fights require.

MR is only useful up to 255. If you're lucky enough to get a bard in your group, then it's really easy to reach the cap without sacrificing too many HP pieces. The differences in HP are negligible, though, considering that almost every single Velious and most high-end Kunark/planar raiding pieces for warriors have both STA and MR on them. Now if you want to talk about fights that require MR, FR, and/or CR... then you might have a very slight total HP advantage if the non-Ogre drops below 255 STA.

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

If you care about looks then go with something else if you care about being the best tank go ogre.

That's debatable. As I established earlier, the only tank with a stat advantage is Iksar for the higher AC cap. So calling Ogre "the best" for a situational-at-best CASTER-related perk is purely subjective.