Shaman race debate

[khanable]

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

slightly misleading, shaman class gets chain, not plate, but some unclassified armor is only useable by plate races (chitin, jaundiced, etc) because it LOOKS like plate.

shamans don't get plate, but iksar can't wear everything the other guys can

When I say "plate" I basically mean the following armor sets:

Jaundice (kunark)
Rune Etched (hate)
Totemic (old world)

[Rararboker]

I always just pick ogre because its my favorite race. My first char on live was ogre and I have continued that proud tradition here.

[slappytwotoes]

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

When I say "plate" I basically mean the following armor sets:

Jaundice (kunark)
Rune Etched (hate)
Totemic (old world)

Don't underestimate these sets either. While nothing here is BIS, you might be wearing Rune Etched or Totemic for a long time. The Jaundice clickies (especially JBB) are powerful time/mana savers till 60.

Much love for ikky but pre-60 and at 60 other races are better.

[Sadre Spinegnawer]

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

For shaman, Ogre is the undisputed best class. There are many factors to consider, but it ultimately comes down to the fact that Ogres are Ogres. Unlike other races which are nowhere near as Ogre-like as Ogres, with most of them actually being not even remotely Ogre-like, Ogres have the unique ability to be Ogres. Ask yourself, do you really want to be going up against PD or AoW (when velious comes out) while simultaneously not being an Ogre?

Ogre or not to Ogre, that is the question.
Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of being called "fatty" all the time
Or to roll a human to avoid those troubles
And by avoiding, end them. To not be an Ogre, to be...
To be what? Not Ogre?
Fuck that.

[Itap]

Never played an Ogre. So ugly. Not fun to roleplay either, imo.

[DevGrousis]

If it helps, I do plan to solo most of my way to 60, but then again i've never played a shammy before, its just been something i've always wanted to do.

I do think that being KOS everywhere in the world would get really annoying, especially with banking, but I've never really played an evil toon, so you guys tell me: is it that big of a bummer?

I wouldn't play an Ogre because they're too ugly for me. So I guess my choice is between Barbarian and Iksar

[Cecily]

Trolls are the best pure raid shamans. The regen and extra STA makes a difference. Iksars are a good non-fat compromise. Barbs are just as ugly as the rest, so not much benefit to them at all. Would never play an ogre.

[loramin]

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

Barbs are just as ugly as the rest

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[Rararboker]

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

If it helps, I do plan to solo most of my way to 60, but then again i've never played a shammy before, its just been something i've always wanted to do.

I do think that being KOS everywhere in the world would get really annoying, especially with banking, but I've never really played an evil toon, so you guys tell me: is it that big of a bummer?

I wouldn't play an Ogre because they're too ugly for me. So I guess my choice is between Barbarian and Iksar

I only play evil characters myself and never really noticed banking to be an issue. I guess it might seem like that if your used to being good since you probably stick close to good aligned cities? As an evil race you do the opposite, you try to stick close to evil cities. For me I do 1-5 Nektulos, 5-10 EC, 10-15 befallen, 15-30Uguk. From there it changes daily but it is usually CoM, Lguk, SolB or something like that.

[iruinedyourday]

after having leveled a barb to 60 I would consider a troll. but then again shaman is so fun I may try a ogre after that, maybe I'll top it off with a nice tall frothy glass of iksar.