Questions about rolling an iksar.

[Swish]

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

frontal stun immunity

A true shaman doesn't need frontal stun immunity to tank teh turtle (and lets face it, all shamans are REALLY looking forward to is tanking Lodi... amirite?

[khanable]

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

this has been discussed at great lengths by shamans. I believe the general consensus is that once you hit 60, torpor makes the regen not as valuable while the frontal stun immunity is fantastic.

also, when the OP asks for an opinion and you dismiss it as "min/max loser talk" its fairly disheartening. The OP obviously wants to play an iksar but wants to hear our opinion on why he should / should not so I gave it to him.

It wasn't really targeted at anyone in specific, it was more of a general statement of 'to hell with min/max'ing, play what you want regardless'

But you're right, sorry for being crass norden!

[SpinFin]

Don't worry about stats or abilities.
I would say to just play to enjoy the main key thing Everquest is about; The Adventure. Don't sweat the what if or should/coulda' regarding races.

Just have fun playing an imaginary character you get to build over time, anywhere in Norrath you choose to venture to.


-Trilok
Iksar/War

[pasi]

A rule of thumb is if you can roll Ogre as a race, you roll Ogre as a race. If you want - check out Samanna.net if you want more educated opinions for shamans.

There is an argument to be made for Troll shaman being superior to Ogre due to the snare necklace and regen, but that really depends what your goal is. For max level content, frontal stun immunity wins out. The argument is that bashes are every 32 seconds when slowed. The counter argument is that getting the mob slowed is the hardest part of the fight and also that timing around bashes isn't always advisable since it's more likely bash doesn't land. You can decide.

Ability to click Kunark Armor is still relevant in Velious and beyond. JBB is still very strong until PoP, Cobalt Legs and Incarnadine BP are the only unlimited invis items until Vex Thal, JBBP's Bramblecoat mitigates the iksar AC bonus and doesn't get replaced until Tunare Belt (which goes to tanks), Blood Ember legs are very useful, Blood Ember BP is a decent click until Dain Hammer, etc.

It's not worth rerolling unless you care about min-maxing. You're talking about a relatively minor difference in power, but if you want to be confident that you made the best choice, Ogre is that.

[LordSterben]

All of the input is helpful, thanks. I've done my reading on race vs race and the information is there...I guess what I'm concerned about is a marked increase in getting my butt kicked after losing the stun immunity and the super high stamina of my ogre. I can deal with it being slightly different/harder but will I be ripping my hair out over it? Lol

My other concern was about kunark itself (field of bone) I like the social aspect of the game and I don't like being in empty zones.

Additional question....does ikky newbie zone have a quest similar to the CB belts turn in to Canloe Nusbek? Rapid Exp type deal?

[lecompte]

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

All of the input is helpful, thanks. I've done my reading on race vs race and the information is there...I guess what I'm concerned about is a marked increase in getting my butt kicked after losing the stun immunity and the super high stamina of my ogre. I can deal with it being slightly different/harder but will I be ripping my hair out over it? Lol

My other concern was about kunark itself (field of bone) I like the social aspect of the game and I don't like being in empty zones.

Additional question....does ikky newbie zone have a quest similar to the CB belts turn in to Canloe Nusbek? Rapid Exp type deal?

You won't be pulling your hair out about the loss of frontal stun immunity. If you roll the shaman, I have a level 1 warrior I'm going to be playing soon. PM me if you do it.

[Malice_Mizer]

dun du it bro

[lecompte]

So things with huge hp but no damage? That makes sense I guess.

[lecompte]

... I wanna see the parse on that.

[xCry0x]

Well a casual player probably wont get to level 50 let alone 60 unless they are casual for a long time... that said if he ever gets 60 the next step is gearing yourself so sooner than later if you stick with it those items will appear on your char.

I said I was going to be casual when I started, no raiding, just play here and there.

5 months later I am lvl 60 with best in slot everything outside of dragon gear =P

Mother f'ing EQ man..