Thinking about coming back to level another toon - Need twink help to motivate me.

[oldhead]

I'm all over the place waiting for EQ next...
I've got like 5 free to play games going and even tried getting back into Eve online.

Been having cravings of coming back to P99....
If I sell off my monks gear I should have 30-40k plat to twink something.

My thoughts
Class:
- I was thinking a shaman.
- NEVER played one before
- I want to group 100% of the time if possible. Shamans are very group-able and can solo when need.

Race:
- I want Iksar. I crave Iksar shaman cus man I love iksar.
- Ogre are better with stun immunity but I hate fat races (trolls and ogre)
- This race choice between benefit and aesthetics makes me conflicted.. drains my motivation to get started again [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
- Iksar or Ogre? Stun immunity or sweet ass looks and regen?
- I heard the stuns on P99 were bugged and thus makes ogres the must have choice, true?


Next what should I get with 30-40k?
- I will be looking for best bang for the buck.
- Meaning I'd rather not invest an 10k for an item with +2 more wisdom than a 1k item. I looked at the wiki but that is a best in slot guide, not a best budget item for twink.
- I really have zero idea on gear when it comes to shaman as I NEVER played one ever.


Last but not least.... I could just be a cleric but I think shaman might be as if not more group friendly for leveling. Plus while I am a bomb ass C-Heal dropping nukka I do dislike the responsibility of being main healer all the time and very sucky at farming something I want. What do you think?

[Derubael]

iksar obvious choice.

[Arteker]

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

iksar obvious choice.

if u want to be a walking handbag wih teeths and need viagra or a cybernetic mechanic iksar tail

Human > iksar

[khanable]

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

iksar obvious choice.

[Derubael]

2 out of 2 iksars agree, iksar is the obvious choice.

update:

2 out of 2 iksars, 1 out of 1 ogres, and 1 out of 1 tasslehof agree, iksar is the obvious choice.

[Grimfan]

I would actually go Iksar, I regret making an ogre and will probably reroll him to Iksar since I only got him to 10. I got an ogre up to 30ish on another emulator where you could go really fast and old world zones as a fatty is annoying as heck. Being normal sized is much cooler. But I mean, do what you want to do really, if you feel you're going to regret it then ogre is cool too.

[Tasslehofp99]

don't forget that ogre stats are sick for shamans, capping stamina isn't too important but it gives you a nice little hp boost and any other race of shaman will likely not hit 255 stam without the absolute best gear possible in this era. Stun immunity is very nice, but at times I would've preferred iksar or troll regeneration.

My 60 ogre sham hits 4k hps raidbuffed and his gear is mediocre (1 piece of hate armor, the rest was bought in ec tunnel for under 40k) at best.


Personally I would do what others have reccomended though and go with the class/race that you like most, instead of basing your decisions on the opinions of those who are purely concerned with min/maxing.

[Daldaen]

Go Iksar. Ogre stun immunity is vastly overexaggerated in its power I think.

To start off there are a few items that set themselves apart from just 'other items'.

Firstly, Regen BPs:

Fungi - 15 regen - 100k~ (out of your range)
Ikky BP - 5 regen - 25k~
Rubi BP - 3 regen - 15k~

I *may* go for an Ikky BP if I were you and then fill in the rest with bare essentials. But I'm not sure. I too don't like dumping all my money into a single item... unless it is absolutely game-changing (like a cleric or rogue epic is).

Secondly, a solid weapon:

Poison Wind Censer - 2HB 20 DMG / 28 Delay - 1.5-2k~
Darksea Harpoon - 10 DMG / 28 Delay - 1.5k~
Slime Coated Harpoon - 10 DMG / 25 Delay - 1.5k~

I'd suggest a 2hb and a harpoon. The harpoons can be used from 1-10 when you have a 20 DMG cap on all your melee swings (10*2), and then once you ding 11 and that cap is increased you can swap the Harpoon to your range slot for mana. Then melee with 2HB

Lastly some HP Rings.

2 HP Rings (5AC/55HP) - 250 pp each

10AC and 110 HP split between two slots is quite awesome. It easily outweighs mana for basically any class from 1-20~.


Beyond that... Not really coming up with anything that is extremely important to buy from 1-40s~. If you are focusing on WIS:

Ears - Gold Jasper / Forest Loop (50pp/ea)
Neck - Ivory Imbued Collar (100-150pp)
Face - Platinum Ruby Veil (300-400pp)
Head - Nightshade Wreath / Totemic Helm* (200pp)
Fingers - HP Rings (250pp/ea)
Wrists - Runed Mithril Bracer* / Chipped Bone Bracelet (400-500/ea)
Arms - Platinum Armband (200)
Hands - Splitpaw Gloves (20)
Shoulder - Prayer Cloth of Tunare / Lizardscale Mantle (150)
Chest - Bloodstained Tunic (150)
Back - Mammoth Hide Cloak / Molten Cloak (1000-1500~)
Belt - Flayed Turmoilskin Belt / Reed Belt / Mucilaginous Belt (700-1500~)
Legs - Gatorscale Leggings / Sebilite Scale Leggings (1500~)
Feet - Wolf Fur Slippers / Kobold-Hide Boots / Golden Efreeti Boots* (100-500~)
Secondary - Charred Guardian Shield (300-400~)
Primary - Harpoons (1500) -- See above
Range - Harpoons (1500) -- See above

*Iksar can't use.

The costs are guessed for the left-most item. As you go to the further right items they cost more. I'd tend to argue against getting STA items at a low level as their returns are pretty low, and there aren't too many high HP items that are affordable at low levels.

So what is that... 25k on Ikky BP, 2-3k on weapons, 500 on HP rings. If you have closer to 40k than 30k, you can fill the rest of your gear using my list above for under about 10k, closer to 7k I'd guess. May be wise to skip Belt/Leg/Back slot for the time being since they cost so much more than the other slots.

[Tasslehofp99]

I just started playing my sham about a year ago so not very familiar with them compared to other classes.

One thing I do know is that hp gear >>>> wis gear once you have canni.


Its a very unique class when compared to druids or clerics, so sacrificing wis/mana for hp may seem unnatural to those o us familiar with cler/dru but trust me its the right call.

[oldhead]

Originally Posted by Tasslehofp99 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I just started playing my sham about a year ago so not very familiar with them compared to other classes.

One thing I do know is that hp gear >>>> wis gear once you have canni.


Its a very unique class when compared to druids or clerics, so sacrificing wis/mana for hp may seem unnatural to those o us familiar with cler/dru but trust me its the right call.

Was reading the wiki and it made a very valid argument that mana > Hp