Iksar bad for a new player?

[pharmakos]

you can do kurn's at 8 in a group. its rough but its doable.

[Deckk]

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

you can do kurn's at 8 in a group. its rough but its doable.

Eh. Just seems like there's a huge gap between 8-10/11. Do people go to LOIO?

[Zulzephur - Tarew Marr]

The problem with Iksars and the whole lvl 8 until Kurn grouping is; things in FoB start going green at 9, 10, and 11 in the pits. We just ended a group at lvls 10 and 11 in FoB in the pits.

We would have been fine, but others didn't want to kill the burynais outside that started conning Yellow. I was pulling, and I had to be real picky on what I pulled. They were either Green or Red; very few evens/blues @ 10 and 11 without hunting the pandas. That's the issue I think.

If you don't care about faction with them, getting to 12 in a group to setup for Kurns isn't bad.

[Sangcreux]

Thanks for the replies so far everyone! What about grouping? Is it harder for Iksars to group?

[curtischoy]

It should not be harder for iksars to group. Maybe a bit of a pain if you want to go to high keep and camp goblins? I've never been there as an evil race.

You get invis at 29 which greatly helps you. With just invis you can bank easily at the bank in north freeport. This is my main bank on just about every character I play.

Being evil (especially iksar) is a hindrance for sure. It makes the game more challenging and makes it more fun and frustrating at the same time.

[JickFromTholuxe]

I have an Iksar shaman that I leveled mostly on Antonica.

I don't mind excluding myself from good cities and having to revisit Cabilis every now and then via the Oasis -> TD firepots shortcut. You can always gate right back to where you were after you resupply. With Velious out, we now have Thurgadin for banking, vendors, alchemy, etc. That evens things out quite a bit if you want to actually spend a lot of time out there. In your 40s and 50s you'll have to focus on your epic a lot in Kunark. Being able to use Cabilis is actually quite convenient then.

I will say that not getting invisibility until level 29 is brutal as an Iksar. I had many failed attempts at getting to HHK without it. If you have the plat, invis potions are about 10pp / charge from a vendor. Usually if you need something from a city very, very badly you can find someone who would be willing to go grab it for you at least.

If you're totally new to EQ, I would say that getting to see the world as a good race is pretty important for the immersion. To me, it's weird to think of someone who has a high level character but knows nothing about Freeport, Rivervale, Kelethin, Felwithe, Halas, Kaladim, Qeynos, etc. But if you have an alt that you play often maybe you can get that exposure on that toon instead.

[Ranndom]

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

Thanks for the replies so far everyone! What about grouping? Is it harder for Iksars to group?

IMO iksars are the easiest race to find a group with pre 20 just because the area they have available is so confined. Plus, FoB and Kurns are hotspots for any one

[Kender]

faction reset basically when you get big enough for velious

[Froakula]

Iksar is master race /thread

[jarshale]

If you do roll up a iks sham Ill make you a set of banded on the house.