Necro, how do you not choose Iksar?

[Faywind]

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

You are one of the many necro sheep on this server playing iksar, I feel sorry for you but I won't hold it against you. I hope you enjoy the race, honestly... Your smug superiority only brings a smile to us non-iksar necros, trust me on that.. You truly have taken the path of Sesserdrix, hah!

Relax dude. All I meant was that you can't dismiss regen as " a nice to have" ability. It really is a huge bonus.

I play Iksar because it's my favourite race and just so happens to be the min/max choice for a necro /shrug.

[fishingme]

I made a darkelf necro pre-kunark on p99 and an iksar necro when kunark came out. The regeneration isn't a must have, but any other necro race will be left in the dust. Plus, the 105 strength on a necro farming character..... Yes please!

[Beinen]

Yes strength is an issue! I realized that when I was encumbered with empty backpacks!

[Pipip]

If you're an iksar necro, there's a vendor that sells Medicine Bags right in the field of bone. if you're heading from the city to the pit, she's in the building on your left, upstairs. Much lighter than backpacks and it holds the same stuff.

[Ando]

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

How about saying it another way like:

Non-Iksar necromancers are more challenging to play than Iksar necromancers due to their lack of innate regeneration, extra armor class, incredible starting zone, and loot areas.

I agree 100% with what you said, but unfortunately for OP, that is not at all what he said, or what he meant.

[fishingme]

I have to add another reason behind choosing iksar. There's a point in time where you're going to have to emergency afk while in oot and you will forget about lich, even if you think you won't forget you will, trust me.... The iksar regen will make it so you don't die and won't have to do a corpse run to oot nor will you have to pay 500 or more platinum to get a res.

[Beinen]

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

I have to add another reason behind choosing iksar. There's a point in time where you're going to have to emergency afk while in oot and you will forget about lich, even if you think you won't forget you will, trust me.... The iksar regen will make it so you don't die and won't have to do a corpse run to oot nor will you have to pay 500 or more platinum to get a res.

Amen to that. Sounds like experience talking

[justin2090]

Iksars look so awesome. I think my necro would be Iksar regardless of hp regen.

[fishingme]

I have to add another thing after reading through some comments. The only people who are insulting iksar necros clearly have pent up iksar necro envy. The majority of the best necros I have met on this server are iksars. The difference were talking about here is a warrior with a fungi tunic(iksar necro) or a warrior without a fungi(darkelf necro). Of course you can get the job done without being an iksar but the difference between iksar and any other necro race is an iksar can solo 2 to 3 times more than that of a non-iksar.

[Uteunayr]

All about the stylish, awesome FD animation. No other race matches the beauty of the overly Shakespearean, glorious flop. The others just lay on their sides and curl up like they are weak and pathetic.

Really, I see 2 big reasons for not being Iksar.

1) You made your character pre-Kunark. Not everyone can reroll, or should. I did because it was important to me that my character not be a throttle on my performance.

2) You have a subjective attachment to another race. There is no one who can tell you you shouldn't be a Dark Elf Necromancer if you find value in being a Dark Elf. That's subjective, and that's the way you assign value. That's why when I updated information on the necromancer page, I stated "Go Iksar if you care about min/maxing and having a leg up in terms of efficiency. Non-Iksar can still get the job done." If min/maxing is something which concerns you (being the numerically best race), then go Iksar. But there are other concerns people can have when making their character.

My concern in telling people to go Iksar so often is because too many people come to Project 1999 from games like World of Warcraft, where race by and large doesn't matter much at all. Because of this, they pick any race, and by the time they are level 40-50 and start to learn the class a lot more, it hits them: Oh, Iksar is numerically better. Now, if you're someone who values the race you chose over the regeneration, AC, etc. Then you wont have a problem, and all of this "Go Iksar!" shit wont bother you. But if you're someone that does care, suddenly you're trapped with a character, and you'll keep leveling the one with the inferior race (in terms of min/max) because of sunk costs. That is what I want to prevent people from doing. People should know the value of Iksar, and of the other races, before making a choice so they never feel trapped in sunk costs.