Necro, how do you not choose Iksar?

[Froakula]

Sesserdrix thanks for your guide it's been really helpful to me thru 24 so far. One question, stein of ulissa is in your guide to get, it doesn't show nec as usable classes. The click still works tho?

[eisley]

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

Iksar faction is also a total pain in the ass and wastes alot of time factioning so that you can bank and vendor places that could be used for other things.

It's crazy to me that so many people think Iksars have any sort of banking restrictions. I wonder how many people run all the way back to Cab just to bank.. yikes

[pharmakos]

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

Sesserdrix thanks for your guide it's been really helpful to me thru 24 so far. One question, stein of ulissa is in your guide to get, it doesn't show nec as usable classes. The click still works tho?

yes, any class can click Stein of Ulissa from their inventory. it is a must-have item for all pet classes, not just mage.

[Brujean]

Yeah, have fun min/maxing so well on paper, of course in the actual game things are a lot different. Lawl assumed Iksar superiority.

[ctre]

One Key thing.
The Iksar is the safest race to kill mobs with.

All other races are definitely not as safe.

The only real downside I can see with Iksar is int, ( they are dumb mofo-s ). /shrug that is all.

[Brujean]

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

One Key thing.
The Iksar is the safest race to kill mobs with.

All other races are definitely not as safe.

The only real downside I can see with Iksar is int, ( they are dumb mofo-s ). /shrug that is all.

Yes. This.

Iksar regen doesn't regen your mana any faster. As long as a non-iksar race can keep up lich without dying, there is no damn difference between the races (well except the massive int difference, allowing gnomes etc. to stack HP items easier). When you get into real high-end raid and group situations, maybe you'll see for yourself; hell, I often refuse to dispel shadowbond on myself just to keep it interesting; clerics are crying for me to stop twitching cause all the mana is going to make them explode... false iksar superiority is false.

[Llodd]

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

yes, any class can click Stein of Ulissa from their inventory. it is a must-have item for all pet classes, not just mage.

Any of them work from inv, not just the stein: (incase you want to play fashionquest ;p)

http://wiki.project1999.com/Vira

[Crawdad]

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

1) ...As long as a non-iksar race can keep up lich without dying, there is no damn difference between the races (well except the massive int difference, allowing gnomes etc. to stack HP items easier)....
2)When you get into real high-end raid and group situations, maybe you'll see for yourself
3)... I often refuse to dispel shadowbond on myself just to keep it interesting; clerics are crying for me to stop twitching cause all the mana is going to make them explode... false iksar superiority is false.

1) The actual point is that Iksars have a much easier time not dying to Lich than other races. 18hp/tick vs 7hp/tick doesn't sound like much, but with Lich going it adds up quickly.

A Fungi tunic is 15hp/tick and currently fetches 65k.. I wonder how much Zlandi hearts will go for on this server, and why every necro on the server will want one..

2) I played an Erudite necro on Live and raided quite a bit Kunark through PoP. You aren't going to notice something like Hp regen outside of wipes/close calls. You do come off as quite condescending though so congratulations?

3) I actively tell people not to min/max and just enjoy the game... but some people actually enjoy min/maxing. Good or bad, there are clearly some race/class combinations that are better than others in EQ, and Iksar Necro happens to be one of them... also, why would you purposely play poorly?

You can curse and complain all you want, but numbers don't lie. There's nothing wrong with not wanting to min/max. If you don't like Iksars, don't play one. Nobody is going to turn you away for being a gnome/other inferior race. They might if you come off as a douche, though.

[Beinen]

Idk if I've stated I made it to level 12 as a dark elf necro!! Woot! I've noticed how iksar regen has caused other necros to fail where I have not..... Yes they died as where I lived in my undead like ways. I have seen iksar necros over the weekend run through areas like EC, nektulos and g fay to be destroyed by guards and their regen and ac bonuses have caused them, or rather not provided assistance to their survival and lost experience as where I have not!

[Tiewon Shu]

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

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

True true. I have an Erudite Necromancer because I like aesthetics (Erudite Females are beautiful) and the challenge of it all. I can live without regen because all my robes look swanky and cool! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

That said, I did play and Iksar necro on live, and I can tell you that the regen saves you so many times when you are in the "purple" zone on your health bar after killing a mob and the mob's DoT is still active on your character.