What's so great about Iksar?

[holsteinrx7]

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

Rly need some EverMath-wiz to tend to this whole AC talk, since I'm not sure if the difference does anything whatsoever. Kunark-era ikkys got their plate handicap so they have no advantage going on yet, and come Velious there's still gonna be a softcap for it, and I'm pretty sure you're gonna hit the cap regardless of your race choice.

let me clarify. the AC from the iksar racial i have heard is avoidance AC, but moreso i have heard it counts as shield ac. shield ac is not goverened by any softcap, and therefore is = 48 worn ac under softcap, assuming that the iksar ac bonus doesnt scale from level 1. if it does scale, it could easily be 100 or more worn ac.

when it comes to casting, high dex> stun immunity (not to mention more procs, i know u put 15 points into dex brutt), and higher int = more spells casted.

where ogres can levy an argument from is that they do 15% more dmg than iksar, making them a little more like warriors and a little less like guardians from eqii. and slam? that and 200 more hp scaled at high levels.

but... greenmist...greenmist...greenmist...ac bonus...dex/agi/int...lore.

i also remember people in live saying they never would have believed that iksar get to surpass any other race at tanking in velious. that greenmist was op with a shield, and that the people who rolled ogres just as vel was releasing qqed as theyre race was huge and didnt tank as well.

i do think that they didnt want the iksar sk to do as much dmg as a ogre and made sure by giving it the minimal str necessary. less than human but more than de, which only has 70- not enough. if a ogre hits for 300 with a double attack, id say an iksar would be hitting for the 255 range. its a big margin, but not noticable as much in a group. also, iksar are hella cheap to gear up. instead of needing best of classic (incarnadine, etc), then can just get their dreadscale, sebilite scale, and kylong armor and be chilling on all their gear that is cheaper than any of the BE or incarnadine..