"Best" race for a necro

[DrKvothe]

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

Also, just a general side note (not to Swish specifically, but someone above referenced to the xp penalty), although it is a racial -20%, because of the fact that Necros have a base -10%, and that the experience modifiers are multiplicative, being an Iksar Necro really nets -32% experience, so it is -22% more of a penalty from other Necros.

iksar necro receives 20% less exp than non-iksar necro. Thus to compensate, the iksar needs to kill 25% more mobs.

Lets say a kill gives 100 exp to a zero penalty class/race. Non-iksar necro will get 90 experience per kill, and iksar necro will get 72 exp per kill. How much more is 90 than 72? It's 20% more. The non-iksar would get 360 exp in 4 kills, the iksar would get 360 exp in 5 kills. 4 is 20% of 5, and 5 is 25% more than 4.

[Uteunayr]

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

iksar necro receives 20% less exp than non-iksar necro. Thus to compensate, the iksar needs to kill 25% more mobs.

Lets say a kill gives 100 exp to a zero penalty class/race. Non-iksar necro will get 90 experience per kill, and iksar necro will get 72 exp per kill. How much more is 90 than 72? It's 20% more. The non-iksar would get 360 exp in 4 kills, the iksar would get 360 exp in 5 kills. 4 is 20% of 5, and 5 is 25% more than 4.

Well, technically, the XP "penalty" makes you require more XP, not receive less. So the Non-Iksar would need 110 exp while a Cleric (no penalty) would need 100 for equal percentage increase within their level.

A non-Iksar Necro has an experience modifier of 1.1, as it is 10% more required to level than a Cleric (no penalty class). An Iksar is a 1.2, as it is 20% more than a non-penalty race. When these two are combined, they are multiplied, not added. So you have 1.1x1.2 = 1.32. This means it takes 32% more experience as an Iksar Necro than a Human Cleric (no penalty toon) to level.

So an Iksar would require 132 exp to get what a Non-Iksar would get from 110, and a human cleric from 100. This is a 20% increase in the experience necessary from the 110 reference point, but it is 22% more experience required to the model of experience calculation.

Just for citing: http://wiki.project1999.com/Game_Mec...ence_Penalties

[Autotune]

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

Most high level necros I know are either glad they rolled an iksar or regret not rolling an iksar... the regen difference is too good to ignore and unless you're playing a halfling rogue as your other character the comparative difference in leveling isn't that noticeable.

Or you just don't know any that have the VP staff.

[Potus]

I've leveled both Iksar and Gnome. Iksar is the best.

It's almost an entirely different experience.

[Retti_]

Iksar regeneration + LICH

Gnome w Bertox can go to any and all cities (cept maybe cabilis?)

[Potus]

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

Iksar regeneration + LICH

Gnome w Bertox can go to any and all cities (cept maybe cabilis?)

Bertox Gnome is KOS in Rivervale, Grobb, Oggok, parts of Kaladim, parts of Kelethin and Felwithe, parts of Freeport, Qeynos, Neriak and Erudin too if I remember correctly (stay away from all Paladin, Druid, and Cleric guilds).

And yeah super KOS to Cabilis and Firiona Vie.

[mtb tripper]

gnome or erudite

[freez]

dark elf > iksar

[Cecily]

^ That. Iksars are too ugly gd ugly.

[Freakish]

Shut your mouth. I'm beautiful.