ogres and AONs

[HippoNipple]

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

After years of being on these forums poor Hippo still doesn't understand the Trolling Formula...

Truth x Spin + GIF = Troll

He still thinks you can say any nonsense and it's trolling, trolling is like PvP brah it's an artform and you fail at both.

You have a count on how many AoNs you have helped farm for Gyno?

[Yumyums Inmahtumtums]

Breakout rap album gonna be named "ogres and aons"

[Kergan]

o snap. Last time I really played I was on a necro on RoZ just assumed shm got it too at like level 9.

In Vel people will likely relocate to Thurg or Kael though. They are just so much better as cities.

[BardPop]

If somebody asks you if you want to play an iksar shm just say no

[Lime]

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

One of the best racials extremely powerful in pvp, you're just a terrible player who is absolutely worthless outside your 80 man zerg.

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

It's the only racial that matters.

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

If somebody asks you if you want to play an iksar shm just say no

Alot of iksar hate on forums but Iksar is definitely a top race contender.

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Everyone likes to jump on the Ogre/troll bandwagon here, and they make excellent shamans but being fat is a major drawback. Even if you illusion to be smaller (which is about the only way you can bearably play a large race in pvp) you have to deal with the emulator illusion bug, which makes your illusion huge, aka Giant AoN Skeleton, Giant Dark Elf to others.

Case in point, screencap taken from Lite's 4v4 video. Large race Warrior, with dark elf illusion. As you can see he is super giant and this is not something you want on a support character that has to kite and juke people to get casts off.

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Also AoN has some drawbacks being that it is/was prohibitively expensive, it removes large race bonuses like slam and frontal stun from working (currently), and in zones like SolB, zoning in and AoNing immediately can give away your surprise attack to others with a "Enemy Red begins to cast a spell." Along with a possible negative faction for being skeleton which may make it unusable in some zones currently or in the future.

Iksar/troll also gets +80 hp/minute more than ogre standing/running/plugging, which is great when zone hopping and kiting melee trains especially in situations where you can't get away to cast torpor.

Ogre can get crucial casts off slightly better in some situations, but iksar/troll will be getting slightly more hp or mana per second from regen to get more spells off or turtle longer.

My advice is play the race that you like playing, and don't worry about the min/max peanut gallery, because it matters alot less than player skill.

[Tomm Selleck]

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

Alot of iksar hate on forums but Iksar is definitely a top race contender.

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Everyone likes to jump on the Ogre/troll bandwagon here, and they make excellent shamans but being fat is a major drawback. Even if you illusion to be smaller (which is about the only way you can bearably play a large race in pvp) you have to deal with the emulator illusion bug, which makes your illusion huge, aka Giant AoN Skeleton, Giant Dark Elf to others.

Case in point, screencap taken from Lite's 4v4 video. Large race Warrior, with dark elf illusion. As you can see he is super giant and this is not something you want on a support character that has to kite and juke people to get casts off.

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Also AoN has some drawbacks being that it is/was prohibitively expensive, it removes large race bonuses like slam and frontal stun from working (currently), and in zones like SolB, zoning in and AoNing immediately can give away your surprise attack to others with a "Enemy Red begins to cast a spell." Along with a possible negative faction for being skeleton which may make it unusable in some zones currently or in the future.

Iksar/troll also gets +80 hp/minute more than ogre standing/running/plugging, which is great when zone hopping and kiting melee trains especially in situations where you can't get away to cast torpor.

Ogre can get crucial casts off slightly better in some situations, but iksar/troll will be getting slightly more hp or mana per second from regen to get more spells off or turtle longer.

My advice is play the race that you like playing, and don't worry about the min/max peanut gallery, because it matters alot less than player skill.

Lime knows his shit, basically every other day i think about rerolling iksar... i mean shit you could get into the high 100s for regen with the regen potions on top of iksar regen, and fungi (obviously trolls can too).

Slam is the dumbest fucking thing on this server specially with the AC changes ( which iksars benefit from greatly). The only way you will land slam effectively is if you hit them in the back.

Also, iksars look dope as fuck and with velious coming they will get some beast planar gear AND will be able to wear plate. So all in all you are losing an extremely overrated bash, and frontal immunity..

THE ONLY REASON im staying barbarian is because i am the last of my kind from classic (no ames, burt, cholk, mendan, ghost)....plus i got dat server first epic in my hands and i get to be a FUCKING POLAR BEAR in velious

lime is love, lime is life

AJAx

[Tomm Selleck]

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

Slam isn't broken from AC...AC isn't coded to hit/miss here everything rolls of the skill which is the problem.

Basically if you have a 200 skill you have an equal chance against cloth/plate. Ac doesn't factor hit/miss at all just damage absorb rates.

Slam is broken for three reasons;

A. It never lands, unlike live

B. It doesn't always apply the stun like Bash

C. Here people can regain through short duration stuns, seems to work with NPC's stopping casting bar but not always with player's for some reason.

Like I said earlier Iksar would be the way to go ATM due to slam being basically worthless, and only because of the stone of morid.

my theory is that it sucks balls NOT because of AC, but the fact we dont have a bash skill to lvl up and increase our chance of hitting someone. so it basically works like the shitty racial sneak. Slam is GREAT for big classes if you are a melee class that gets bash, as it can lvl up with it. Also lets you use 2h and bash still before epic no? As I said thats my theory and could be completely talking out my ass.

[Aradune]

If you can roll ogre, you should roll ogre.

Anything else is retarded and shouldnt even be considered.

[BardPop]

Make whatever you want, but keep in mind racials do matter.

I'll throw a few more things to consider in these guys haven't mentioned:
Jaundiced bone bracer: No iksar. If your not rich and can't afford jbb, no iksar on the other pieces as well.
Barb spiritists hammer off ct: great melee item barb only.

[Danger]

hows shaman slam working at 60 atm? thats the tie breaker imho, im in the same boat here trying to figure this out troll vs iksar

also is there still a missing alchie vendor in cabilis? thats something to consider