Yet another Paladin Race thread!

[Vallanor]

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

keeper of the tombs is a bottle neck FYI

Compared to most other epics, it's a very minor bottleneck. But it's true that Keeper of the Tombs probably won't be up for days and days waiting for you to find him.

OP should note that the Plane of Hate part of the Nature's Defender quest isn't exactly a walk in the park. That zone is an enormous pain in the butt with really wonky aggro and pathing and the 2nd floor mobs are no joke. Still easier than the epic, but you'll need a legitimate Hate raid with 3 or more competent groups for a couple of hours to realistically tackle it.

[Sage Truthbearer]

IMO you guys are making it way too complicated. Just pick whatever race you think looks the coolest. Min/maxing doesn't matter, you chose to roll a Paladin so it's already assumed you don't care about that.

[Trungep99]

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

IMO you guys are making it way too complicated. Just pick whatever race you think looks the coolest. Min/maxing doesn't matter, you chose to roll a Paladin so it's already assumed you don't care about that.

but as a tank class there is a big difference between the starting stats of each race. which can give a large advantage.

[Danth]

Originally Posted by Trungep99 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

but as a tank class there is a big difference between the starting stats of each race

Not for Paladins there isn't. Race just doesn't matter all that much for this class. The best tank-type race available to Paladins--Dwarves--pales next to races like Ogres or Trolls. None of the Paladin races have fancy advantages like Regeneration or frontal bash immunity or Slam. Dwarves are the best available, but not by much, with Humans and Half-Elves making fair alternatives for folks who don't want to be short. High Elves and Erudites are a bit worse, but it still isn't a big deal aside from probable issues with encumbrance for folks without some +strength gear. A few races have access to some quests the others don't get, but the factions are overall similar, they level at the same speed, and in essence any Paladin plays pretty much like any other Paladin. Pick the one you think looks the best because that's by far the most significant difference between them.

Danth

[cuthbertAG]

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

IMO you guys are making it way too complicated. Just pick whatever race you think looks the coolest. Min/maxing doesn't matter, you chose to roll a Paladin so it's already assumed you don't care about that.

This post has made me want to play a paladin again. Thank you Sir Truthbearer.

[Naxi]

Paladins are hindered by race choices compared to other tank classes. Paladins can be Dwarf, Erudite, Human, Half-elf, and High Elf. Tunare Paladins are scumbags. Shadowknights have Ogre/Troll/Iksar to consider from a min-max perspective, and Troll/Ogre starting stats crush Paladin race choices. We got hosed on racial choices compared to other tanks.

Basically Dwarf is the best because of their starting stats, barrel roll, being small, and being elite. Erudite is semi-cool because Prexus is a pretty cool god and they are rare. Humans have amazing staches.

The Tunare sword is cool looking and all, but the epic is better and not too hard to obtain. There are a lot of ToV knight weapons and the Darkmetal Falchion from hate is pretty legit and easy to loot. Even the Tunare Paladins admit they only use their dumb 2her to look cool. But being an elf is already a net negative on looking cool despite wielding a baller sword.

[Nagash]

Dwarves: barrel rolls man! Barrel roll!

[Sage Truthbearer]

To be fair though the Erudite custom helmet is buggy as hell.. and it will likely never be fixed.

[Vallanor]

I admit to being pretty bad at this game, but I value Wisdom below Strength and Stamina on my paladin. I assume Colgate is talking about PvP paladins specifically?

[Colgate]

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

I admit to being pretty bad at this game, but I value Wisdom below Strength and Stamina on my paladin. I assume Colgate is talking about PvP paladins specifically?

you can get capped strength from shaman buffs alone, not even counting primal essence or avatar, if you have 120 strength

coupled with the fact that paladins get yaulp 3 (+30 str) and are supposed to get yaulp 4 (+40 str), and frenzied strength (shit buff but +40 str still), there is honestly zero reason you should even think about strength

plus, you're playing a paladin, strength shouldn't even matter anyway because at the end of the day you're doing like 15 damage per second at best