Troll or Barb - shaman race?

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

I can't stand looking like an ogre or troll, and the lore behind ogre/troll/barb is completely boring to me and in fact largely non-existent.

So I rolled an iksar, and it's always going to suck balls not being able to use the JBB, but EQ was never a game where I felt like I wanted to min/max, in which case ogre would be the obvious choice.

Probably because one of the things that sucked me into EQ was the difficulty and inconvenience inherent in the design, and then the sense of accomplishment when you succeed. The other day in Firionia Vie I had to sneak my level 14 Iksar across hordes of spider elves with no invis, only to climb onto a dock infested with hostile guards and hope there was a friendly invis-er nearby who could help me onto the boat.

In WoW, I would have simply stepped onto the boat. Convenient? Yes. Fun? Memorable? Immersive? No.

I liked the way my ogre looked untill he is now forced to wear the most ugly helm on the world ... I know it isn't classic to be able to hide it but ... [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]