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Somebody find me a screeny of the jump to conclusions mat! I'm feeling lazy. To OP: Since I don't want to derail your thread I would say keep your current SK and give a smaller SK a try and see how you like it. If you end up not liking it very much you always have your current character to fall back on. The only thing you lose is a little leveling time. Btw, I have a guildy that is an iksar SK which I believe without looking at the Wiki has the same xp penalty as your troll SK and he just reached level 48 recently. He's one level away from some very useful spells. He says yes that the xp does get painful later on especially during hell levels but he can do so much with that character. Regen goes a long way. | |||
Last edited by Lishrac; 02-10-2012 at 04:09 AM..
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It's a waiters job to pander to customers, kiss ass and take orders. They're paid specifically for this reason. Whereas Lishrac is not on anyone's payroll here and is just presenting his opinion on the topic, probably not giving two shits whether OP appreciates it or not. These two things are not analogous! Anyway, as for OP's question, I agree that race doesn't play a whole lot into the viability of any class. As an SK, Low STR/STA races are going to have a bit of a hard time at low levels because their stat difference will be more pronounced. But by the time you get to level 30 it will hardly make a difference. Honestly, your biggest problem early on is going to be carrying capacity - you won't have all the STR Ogres and Trolls have, so you won't be able to loot up as much before having to hit the vendor/bank. | |||
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noone mentioned slam? isnt that the obv advantage?
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Good point, slam is a nice bonus for the large races.
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I don't always play an SK, but when I do... it's a fuggin Troll with green eyes. Troll hp regen, Slam, Big starting Sta and Str in the beginning all make your life that much easier.
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Honestly, play whatever race sounds coolest in your head. ANY race of SK will be fantastic in groups because they have snap agro, good armor and good hit points. I felt like Troll was the coolest SK ever so I rolled it and love it. The 28% more exp required is definitely noticeable...but remember, the level cap will NEVER increase, and you should just have fun as you go along without trying to rush (especially if you don't plan on raiding).
If you want to solo, Troll and Iksar are by and far superior because of the health regen. It will decrease your downtime massively in combination with lifetap spamming. It can save you in a pinch while FD'ed, since you get regen while faking it. Just make sure you have enough STR to carry your gear, and put the rest in STA. INT is completely unnecessary for anything non-ogre non-troll (arguably any SK at all) | ||
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I had a human SK on live and never had a problem. Was welcome in a lot of lighty towns as well as some evil ones. Granted things got a little better with the slam AA, but it wasn't THAT bad switching weapons with hot keys to bash every now and again.
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Non-fatty SKs are fine, they just have a slight stat disadvantage. You'll be able to max your stamina in the end, which is all that truly matters for tanking, but ogre stun immunity is pretty sweet for a casting tank. Not critical, though.
1h weapons are alright. They have ratios that are almost comparable to 2h weapons and you can use a shield. If I'm tanking something, I'd appreciate 30AC 100HP quite a bit more than some extra DPS, especially on a class that could hold aggro without attacking at all if you wanted (I did that back in the day when tanking Vindi and such). | ||
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Or just stay Troll and slam.
Plus you get to assboard (aka buttsurf) as a Troll. You only need 20% more to level than a gimped SK and you'll be laughing all the way to Grobb when you hit 60.
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