Best race for shaman and why?

[mickmoranis]

^if you dont/wont and ur worried about race selection and use any other method than my RP chart then ur over thinking it

[Raev]

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

if you're in a scenario where a bash would get you killed then you are playing incorrectly and therefore are retarded and/or bad at the game

Obviously wrong; there will always been encounters at the edge of your character's abilities where you can't win every time, and a racial ability could be the difference. And it makes perfect sense to try these encounters as long as your expectation is positive, for example winning and looting a 10K item 80% of the time, and 20% of the time capping out and recharging for 200p.

Also even in situations where you can expect to win 100% of the time, racial abilities might enable you to win faster and more conveniently.

[mickmoranis]

both of you gonna die to the seb protector outside the hero

i mean theres no real best. you could edge through a fight as a troll and use a clicky neck to freeze something and be at like 1 hp/mana and regen up and kill it no sweat, but you could argue that you wouldnt even be at 1hp if you didnt miss a bash cast or something earlier.

[jarlerop]

Ogres best at 60, trolls best 1-60. I went troll since ill probably quit once i get to 60 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[pasi]

This comes up every few months.

Ogre for soloing. In general, if you can roll an ogre in EQ, you do it.

Innoruuk worshipping troll shaman for everything else.

[Dreenk317]

Iksar for the winsar!! Innate regen, AC bonus + fashion quest win, sweet cast animation, and you have a tail!!!

[Landael]

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[mickmoranis]

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

This comes up every few months.

Ogre for soloing. In general, if you can roll an ogre in EQ, you do it.

Innoruuk worshipping troll shaman for everything else.

idk man lots of stuff in the crypt ive thought id like that neck to save me from death from a fleeing mob and root breaking, but i have no clue if it gets resisted more than root or if its just totally not worth it. but lots of times i thought, man i wish i had that neck it would be a real game breaker for [insert basically any camp in sebilis and most camps I can think of outside of it]

[pasi]

Resist rate sucks. Cast time sucks. Snare % sucks (mobs fleeing Will still be moving). Duration sucks.

However, it's still giving you a castable version of a strong ability you do not have. Imagine how desireable a 20% attack slow would be on a druid.

Of course, you could always get a spear of constriction with ensnare which lasts a goddamn year.

[pasi]

As I usually add to this, iksar AC bonus is further diluted by lacking access to JBBP. So, unless you're getting a Tunare belt as a shaman, that's something to keep in mind.

I do think JBB is underrated here as well. But that's for another time.