Starting stats for Iksar Warrior

[Nagoya]

Originally Posted by f2pelerin1182 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I don't intend to raid with this character, if that makes a difference.

that does make a huge difference that all previous posters have conveniently chosen to ignore.

you will never cap any of your attributes and you will never have a lvl 60 pocket shaman at your command.

So forget about what is easy to max or not. Everything is easy in EQ, it just takes a lot of time and commitment.

Casual non-raiding Green Iksar Warrior I would do +25 STR.
People on these forums have really lost the notion of "casual" lol.
My warrior alt has maybe more than 100,000pp(?) worth of equipment on her and that adds to a big whopping +69 STR (http://wiki.project1999.com/Magelo_Blue:Nausicaa).
I am not aiming for STR, and I did +25 DEX at creation, but this is because I am a filthy twink on Blue, not a SSF hopeful on Green...

Charisma lol....

[Snaggles]

Here is my EC geared warrior alt (pre-retired). I went full stamina and was constantly on the verge of being overweight. Again, no raiding gear. Besides the fungi and a few velious items it’s attainable for a casual. Without the cobalt items and a stat BP the iksar might even be more well rounded.

https://wiki.project1999.com/Magelo_Blue:Gnombot

In the end str is more functional. You can carry crap to sell which is great for a new main character. Having more plat is very beneficial for an expensive class to gear. Stam on the other hand directly equates to your tanking job and the aggro between the same builds is the same so really it’s hps (sta) vs attack (str). 120hps at 60 might not seem like much but it might be the difference between a 3k tank and a 2.88k tank. Another type of annoyance.

Much of the warrior life, especially for a casual, is compromise. Just pick your poison. I know either way you will be able to accomplish the job at hand even if situationally griping over hindsight starting points. Kunark is fresh but ykesha weapons (SSoY and The 9/24 1hb) are attainable. They will give you all the aggro you need until better stuff is possible.

[Loadsamoney]

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

Here is my EC geared warrior alt (pre-retired). I went full stamina and was constantly on the verge of being overweight. Again, no raiding gear. Besides the fungi and a few velious items it’s attainable for a casual. Without the cobalt items and a stat BP the iksar might even be more well rounded.

https://wiki.project1999.com/Magelo_Blue:Gnombot

In the end str is more functional. You can carry crap to sell which is great for a new main character. Having more plat is very beneficial for an expensive class to gear. Stam on the other hand directly equates to your tanking job and the aggro between the same builds is the same so really it’s hps (sta) vs attack (str). 120hps at 60 might not seem like much but it might be the difference between a 3k tank and a 2.88k tank. Another type of annoyance.

Much of the warrior life, especially for a casual, is compromise. Just pick your poison. I know either way you will be able to accomplish the job at hand even if situationally griping over hindsight starting points. Kunark is fresh but ykesha weapons (SSoY and The 9/24 1hb) are attainable. They will give you all the aggro you need until better stuff is possible.

I thought Warrior was one of the least gear-dependent melees. Cloth armor and rusty weapons (eventually swapping for banded and fine steel) should be all you need until well into yours 30s.

[Baler]

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

I thought Warrior was one of the least gear-dependent melees. Cloth armor and rusty weapons (eventually swapping for banded and fine steel) should be all you need until well into yours 30s.

Do you only post to troll people?

[Loadsamoney]

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

Do you only post to troll people?

Okay, so I guess a fresh, unfunded character in vanilla was never a thing?

[Snaggles]

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

I thought Warrior was one of the least gear-dependent melees. Cloth armor and rusty weapons (eventually swapping for banded and fine steel) should be all you need until well into yours 30s.

You might start a new thread as it’s a fairly complicated subject (while appearing not to be). In short, for aggro and survival a warrior is reliant on gear and clickies. A knight is reliant on a few spells they buy at a vendor.

So yes, a warrior has to plan their gear more carefully than someone who can just click two spells every time they come off cooldown. Not saying a knight can be a scrub, just saying a scrub knight can generate almost as much hate as one with BiS gear.

[Soothsayer]

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

You might start a new thread as it’s a fairly complicated subject (while appearing not to be). In short, for aggro and survival a warrior is reliant on gear and clickies. A knight is reliant on a few spells they buy at a vendor.

So yes, a warrior has to plan their gear more carefully than someone who can just click two spells every time they come off cooldown. Not saying a knight can be a scrub, just saying a scrub knight can generate almost as much hate as one with BiS gear.

The asinine class design of old EQ gives me an aneurysm. What the actual f*ck were they thinking? A level 9 DoT that does 1 damage per tick is more aggro than a hit from an oggok cleaver. Warriors suffer horribly from the game's crude aggro mechanics.

[Snaggles]

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

The asinine class design of old EQ gives me an aneurysm. What the actual f*ck were they thinking? A level 9 DoT that does 1 damage per tick is more aggro than a hit from an oggok cleaver. Warriors suffer horribly from the game's crude aggro mechanics.

It's fairly balanced in the end though. The tank with the best offensive and defensive caps, more hps/stam per piece and per level, and defensive disciplines takes a bit of time to get to work. Or they burn clickies and speed past that. What's the alternative? Fixing warrior aggro? Giving knights a defensive disc?

I'm sure that's what Blizzard would do, make every class basically the same thing. EQ was semi-broken at all times. Huge pros and cons to whichever direction you went (that you discovered about 300 hours into gameplay). We are just all a bit more impatient these days with the imperfections.

[Baler]

https://wiki.project1999.com/Blood_Point
all dex, i'm just sayin..

[N0tClassic]

All STR