Bad idea to make a Halfing Warrior?

[Lelroni]

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

How exactly do you become a "better tank" then others in EQ. I thought in EQ the only things you really do for aggro is Kick or Bash, and then Taunt. Or is there more to it then just that? I really dont know much about the game, most of what I know is from asking/reading stuff on these forums. Are there other ways you gain aggro as a warrior other then Bashing and Taunting?

Some other things warriors need to learn to be 'good' are positioning the mobs correctly (cornering them, moving them into position so AE's don't hit your casters "LoS") and timing your taunts/aggro abilities. Warriors are also very gear dependant.

[PearlJammzz]

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

Some other things warriors need to learn to be 'good' are positioning the mobs correctly (cornering them, moving them into position so AE's don't hit your casters "LoS") and timing your taunts/aggro abilities. Warriors are also very gear dependant.

Playing a rogue, and having a mage with a backstab pet I can't stress enough how much we LOVE a tank who takes a mob, and flips it for the group. It makes it so all melee attacks can't be parried/reposted. It's nice to not have to run circles around mobs in order to BS too lol.

FLIP MOBS YOU WORTHLESS BAGS OF MEAT! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[alreadyhome]

What about iksar when when Kunark comes out? I was thinking of making a lizard warrior..

[Xumosa]

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

What about iksar when when Kunark comes out? I was thinking of making a lizard warrior..

change topic from "Halfling" to "Iksar" and re-read everything

[Gweed]

Play what you want.

Also, Ogre frontal stun immunity does not work on p1999

[magic]

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

change topic from "Halfling" to "Iksar" and re-read everything

i lol'd

[VincentVolaju]

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

Play what you want.

Also, Ogre frontal stun immunity does not work on p1999

Really? If thats the case then I will def. be a halfing or wood elf =)

[Otto]

I played a Halfling Warrior on live.

I was main tank many times for high end raid encounters, and we had plenty of geared ogres/barbs/trolls.

I tanked every raid target from Velious to Quarm in PoP. Then I quit. It was not an issue for the clerics to keep me alive.

Play what you want. The statistical difference between races is not so drastic that it warrants you to pick between only one or two races.

[xorbier]

You'll notice a big difference in the low levels but once you reach the high end game it really doesn't make that much of a difference. Skill is more important than anything.

Back in the day pre pop some of the best warriros i saw were not ogres.

[akusei]

Yeah when it comes down to it, gear and skill are what make a tank. Ogre's frontal stun immunity is nice, but since it isn't working, then just go with the race you want to play. I played a gnome war (and then froglok war once they came out) and was a main tank and did just fine. Stamina is what you want to look at, but a few more base hp isn't going to be the determining factor. Like people said before, basic things like being able to corner a mob (shrinking down to fit in the corner so the mob is stuffed face-first in the corner), being able to snap aggro (pulling mobs off of your group), and knowing to turn mobs for your group so rogues/mag pets can backstab and if you have morons in your group that like to fight from the front and get eaten alive by riposte.