SK Race Choice

[PatChapp]

At least in my guild on green those go for quite a bit and really not too common. Whereas greenmist relatively easy to attain. But your right,it is a good option

[Snaggles]

A turnkey Inny’s Curse is like 100k+. A Lord of Pain’s Khukri is like 15k?

By far the worse thing about iksars is the 2h swing animation. Shroud of Undeath or a Soul Defiler will fix that though.

[DeathsSilkyMist]

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

A turnkey Inny’s Curse is like 100k+. A Lord of Pain’s Khukri is like 15k?

By far the worse thing about iksars is the 2h swing animation. Shroud of Undeath or a Soul Defiler will fix that though.

I agree that if you plan on never raiding with your SK or getting Epic, then Greenmist can be a good stopping point for very casual players. But then the 25 MR argument for raiding is off the table, for example.

I generally caution against people assuming their characters will never reach level 60, unless they are very sure of themselves. P99 is a game many people play for years. You can change your mind in a couple of years in terms of what you want your character to do. I never thought I would raid when I started playing, but that changed over time.

Greenmist isn't good enough to be something you would choose your race over. Blood Ember will also help you while leveling, so it isn't like you are losing a leveling tool by not picking Iksar. Blood Ember saves you a lot of mana, which is an SK's main bottleneck. This is especially true if you are a Troll/Iksar with Fungi Tunic. You are already going to be regenerating more HP than mana while sitting.

[Snaggles]

I don’t think any knight race is limiting for what you can or can’t do if the rest of your gear/skill is sufficient. Plenty of humans, dark elves, and erudites tank stuff just fine.

If someone likes a lizard, ogre, or troll more power to them.

[DeathsSilkyMist]

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

I don’t think any knight race is limiting for what you can or can’t do if the rest of your gear/skill is sufficient. Plenty of humans, dark elves, and erudites tank stuff just fine.

If someone likes a lizard, ogre, or troll more power to them.

Indeed. I don't believe anybody is saying that Iksars are so bad that they are unplayable. I don't believe anybody is saying you shouldn't pick whichever race you prefer.

This is OP's question:

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

Looking for some input

Is Iksar SK worse for end-game solo crawling than other races?
Do the armor clickies account for serious mana saving etc?

They want to know the pros and cons of Greenmist vs. Blood Ember. That is why they are asking about "armor clickies".

There is no problem with answering this question.

Blood Ember is generally better than Greenmist for solo end-game dungeon crawling.

[PatChapp]

Let's summarize this thread:
Op wants to know which sk race is best for solo dungeon crawling

I think the best advice would be play a class that's good at solo dungeon crawling.

[Sizar]

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

Let's summarize this thread:
Op wants to know which sk race is best for solo dungeon crawling

I think the best advice would be play a class that's good at solo dungeon crawling.

Are you saying SK's aren't good at solo dungeon crawling? Cause if so you are dead wrong.

[Andyman1022]

Doesn't matter class sucks anyways

[putrid_plum]

Any race is just as good as the other in EQ it doesn't matter in the end, pick what you want to look at as you play.

[DeathsSilkyMist]

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

Any race is just as good as the other in EQ it doesn't matter in the end, pick what you want to look at as you play.

This doesn't answer OP's question. If OP only cared about fashion, they wouldn't have asked a question on the forums in the first place. They would just pick what they want to look at.

Different races have advantages/disadvantages over other races in P99, and some people like to know about them. There is no reason to assume your method of enjoyment is the same as everybody else's.