Bad idea to make a Halfing Warrior?

[VincentVolaju]

Hey so I mentioned this in a different thread but didn't get many opinions on it so thought Id be make a thread for it. A lot of people say that making any kind of Warrior other then Ogre is just worthless. That the front stun immunity + str is too important to give up for other races.

I really want to try a Warrior but, I really don't like the look of Ogres (or Trolls for that matter) lol, not to mention being "evil" is just a pain in the ass. So I was wondering, how much of a nerfed Warrior would I be if I chose something other then Ogre/Troll for my race? Such as a Halfing or Wood Elf?

How big of a difference would it make in both leveling the character, tanking in groups, and end game raids?

Thanks!!!

[Xumosa]

big enough that you will always feel a little gimped, but not big enough that you shouldnt play the race you want to play, when i played on EQ live our best guild on the server main tank was a dwarf warrior and he out tanked any other warriors out there..my guild which was like 4-5th? best on server our main tank was a wood elf...it comes down to skill of player imo if you can hold hate and take more dmg then a ranger then it'll all work out in the end!


ps imo gnome warrior ftw

[VincentVolaju]

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

big enough that you will always feel a little gimped, but not big enough that you shouldnt play the race you want to play, when i played on EQ live our best guild on the server main tank was a dwarf warrior and he out tanked any other warriors out there..my guild which was like 4-5th? best on server our main tank was a wood elf...it comes down to skill of player imo if you can hold hate and take more dmg then a ranger then it'll all work out in the end!


ps imo gnome warrior ftw

How exactly do you become a "better tank" then others in EQ. I thought in EQ the only things you really do for aggro is Kick or Bash, and then Taunt. Or is there more to it then just that? I really dont know much about the game, most of what I know is from asking/reading stuff on these forums. Are there other ways you gain aggro as a warrior other then Bashing and Taunting?

[Xumosa]

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

How exactly do you become a "better tank" then others in EQ. I thought in EQ the only things you really do for aggro is Kick or Bash, and then Taunt. Or is there more to it then just that? I really dont know much about the game, most of what I know is from asking/reading stuff on these forums. Are there other ways you gain aggro as a warrior other then Bashing and Taunting?

was thinking more along the lines of how fast you pull stuff off casters/your healer, the speed of which you you react to adds and observation of surroundings all these kind of things hehe

[PearlJammzz]

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

How exactly do you become a "better tank" then others in EQ. I thought in EQ the only things you really do for aggro is Kick or Bash, and then Taunt. Or is there more to it then just that? I really dont know much about the game, most of what I know is from asking/reading stuff on these forums. Are there other ways you gain aggro as a warrior other then Bashing and Taunting?

If only that was the case. It's highly gear dependent, but it's also lots of skill. What do you do when the chanter pulls aggro from a broken mez? You need to have split-second reaction and skills to pull that mob off. Tanking isn't trivial. If you are an ok player it may seem trivial, but there is a big leap in the average warrior, and the best warriors in terms of skill for sure.

[Lelroni]

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

How exactly do you become a "better tank" then others in EQ. I thought in EQ the only things you really do for aggro is Kick or Bash, and then Taunt. Or is there more to it then just that? I really dont know much about the game, most of what I know is from asking/reading stuff on these forums. Are there other ways you gain aggro as a warrior other then Bashing and Taunting?

Some other things warriors need to learn to be 'good' are positioning the mobs correctly (cornering them, moving them into position so AE's don't hit your casters "LoS") and timing your taunts/aggro abilities. Warriors are also very gear dependant.

[PearlJammzz]

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

Some other things warriors need to learn to be 'good' are positioning the mobs correctly (cornering them, moving them into position so AE's don't hit your casters "LoS") and timing your taunts/aggro abilities. Warriors are also very gear dependant.

Playing a rogue, and having a mage with a backstab pet I can't stress enough how much we LOVE a tank who takes a mob, and flips it for the group. It makes it so all melee attacks can't be parried/reposted. It's nice to not have to run circles around mobs in order to BS too lol.

FLIP MOBS YOU WORTHLESS BAGS OF MEAT! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[alreadyhome]

What about iksar when when Kunark comes out? I was thinking of making a lizard warrior..

[Waedawen]

Don't be anything except 1) Ogre 2) Troll 3) Barbarian 4) Dwarf 5) Human (MAYBE).


You will be killed.

And chances are anyone who says that they're planning to make a Wood elf / half elf / halfling / gnome warrior is going to twink the hell out of it, so take their opinions with a grain of salt.

[Sadface]

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

Don't be anything except 1) Ogre 2) Troll 3) Barbarian 4) Dwarf 5) Human (MAYBE).


You will be killed.

lol wut