Necro, how do you not choose Iksar?

[pharmakos]

And you'll always have regen as an iksar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Troxx]

In a game like eq (during this era specifically) total mana pool means little in comparison to regen potential.

Exceptions:
-quad classes need a certain minimum to pull off the quad.
-raids or named encounters where you have plenty of prep and the fight ends relatively quickly
-those rare "oh shit" moments on some classes where having a larger pool means you could get the job done thanks to a slightly larger pool.

Aside from that, in 99% of grouping situations where you don't have an excess of downtime the dps potential or heal potential of a caster isn't really affected much by mana pool.

Very few of these scenarios ever apply to a necro, and it's for that reason that iksar necros will always have a very real and obvious advantage. They're undeniably the min/max choice for p99. For levels 1-49 the difference is small. Once regen kicks in during the 50s, they pull ahead by a large margin. I'd wager a DE necro could get to 60 faster than an iksar necro given the 20% difference in leveling speed, but one you hit 60 that could speed doesn't matter.

Having said that, necros of any race can be effective, just less effective than they would have been as a lizard.

Best reason to not be iksar? You like to look of other races better. At the end of the day, that's not a wrong choice. Do what makes you happy.

I haven't made a necro yet, mostly because I don't want to play iksar and can't bring myself to roll a necro of any other race.

[Danger]

On red, would the leet wall hax of a gnome be worth it to not go iksar?

[Uton]

I think they can do tinkering to make an eye of zomm clickable? That is very useful when you are fd with 10% hp and need to lich.

The wall hax are rly cool but I reserve gnomes for mage, cuz it's fricken fun.

However for raiding scene there are very few mobs to heal off if and an eye of zomm will aggro everything (think it's lvl 1?)

I would say for necro the wall hax is situational and iksar regen is forever... so you decide

[Uteunayr]

How has this gone on for 27 pages?..

[Monty405]

I am passionate about fashionquest.

[Treefall]

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

How has this gone on for 27 pages?..

Because a link to your guide wasn't the first response.

[Beinen]

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

How has this gone on for 27 pages?..

I also think some of the newer players could use more youtube videos. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] I know you've put time into your work, and i'm very appreciative! I know all of us are. This is a topic I struggled with myself when I created the necromancer. When I started this post my necromancer was level 22 dark elf, and I lost hp sitting with the lich on. I researched and saw that a iksar would still gain hp sitting at that point and it ate me alive from the inside, literally and figuratively that another race would have that kind of dominance if this forum readers will allow me to use that term. I first thought I would go gnome for tinker, then dark elf for stats, and finally ended up making an iksar. I am raiding and even if i'm not I still have to use the mana expensive non-efficient life taps over time(BoD) as often as my necro friends/guildies have to. I feel as though I have won this time in the race selection and i'll reserve my gnome choice for another class as the regen isn't as big of a deal to any other class than Necro->monk->shaman/SK. That is my opinion on the order so no need to argue that everyone.

Again, thanks for all you did for the necromancer community.

[Bathcat]

I went Erudite cause of style. Minimum turkey, maximum smooth

[ctre]

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

I went Erudite cause of style. Minimum turkey, maximum smooth

You just like the cricket bat forged forehead.