What Race should be good at what class - Page 2

Jikko · 11-11-2007, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Calbiyum

Barbarian - Warriors, Brawlers, Shamans

Dark Elves - Assassin, Rogue, Mage

Dwarf - Warriors, Crusaders, Clerics

Erudite - Mages, Crusaders

Froglok - Shamans, Crusaders

Gnome - Rogues, Mages

Half-Elf - Anything, pretty much.

Halfling - Scouts, Druids

High Elf - Clerics, Enchanters, Conjuror, Wizard, Paladin

Human - All around good

Iksar - Fighters, Shamans, Necromancer

Kerran - Scouts, Brawlers, Shamans

Ogre - Fighters, Shamans

Ratonga - Scouts

Troll - Fighters, Shamans

Wood Elf - Scouts, Druids

Fae - Scouts, Druids

Arasai - Scouts, Mages

Made some changes to your list there. This is only my opinion as to what races should be able to play successfully as a given class.

Flesch Wrought · 11-11-2007, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Kungao

i am not sure where ya got those descriptions or where they got it but its definatly not what was said at launch at all

This information was in the manual. It was on the official website. It was in the strategy guide, and it was common knowledge for anyone who played eq1.

Now show me where they said race wouldn't matter?

Mareth · 11-11-2007, 08:57 AM

I always loved the fact that you could break the stereotypes in EQ2, and have a ratonga raid tank be just as effective as a barbarian.

Another think I liked goes bye-bye...

Flesch Wrought · 11-11-2007, 09:09 AM

Barbarians had a + crushing mitigation buff and a +5 defense buff while Ratonga had +2 defense +2 parry. Barbarians were still technically better before. Many other classes had +3% hp and +5 defense...they were all still better than ratonga before.

There's nothing that completely ruins a ratonga's ability to tank now and there's nothing barbarians get that will overpower them. It's just overreaction.

Flaming Homo · 11-11-2007, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Flesch Wrought

This information was in the manual. It was on the official website. It was in the strategy guide, and it was common knowledge for anyone who played eq1.

Now show me where they said race wouldn't matter?

Absolute BULLSHIT.

STFU YOU FUCKING ASSHOLE.

Flaming Homo · 11-11-2007, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Flesch Wrought

Barbarians had a + crushing mitigation buff and a +5 defense buff while Ratonga had +2 defense +2 parry. Barbarians were still technically better before. Many other classes had +3% hp and +5 defense...they were all still better than ratonga before.

There's nothing that completely ruins a ratonga's ability to tank now and there's nothing barbarians get that will overpower them. It's just overreaction.

You're ASSLIK posting under a different account, aren't you, ASSHOLE?

Flaming Homo · 11-11-2007, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Flesch Wrought

Nobody has ever pointed out a claim by SoE that any race would be equally good at any class. They said any race could be any class, nothing about equality.

This is exactly what SoE said concerning race/class selections
Everquest 2: Races

There are 'traditional roles' and for the most part these traditional roles match the racials that we now have.

SOE did post on their official forums that RACE WOULD NEVER GODDAMN MATTER, ASSHOLE.

Flesch Wrought · 11-11-2007, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Flaming Homo

SOE did post on their official forums that RACE WOULD NEVER GODDAMN MATTER, ASSHOLE.

I've shown you mine. Now you show me yours.

Novusod · 11-11-2007, 11:24 AM

How come no race currently has the ability to heal itself or others? We have races that get: melee attacks, debuffs, AoE's, DoT's, Stuns, knockbacks, poisons, dumbfire pets, short duration buffs, and even a nuke but no race can heal. Or would a 400-500 heal on a 30 second timer be really overpowered. I would have given such a heal most likely to wood elves rather than the forest fire spell they are getting. Really a heal could have been given to any other priestly or mixed races such as: wood elves, high elves, Fae, or half elves.

I see the wood elf as either a priest or ranger so either giving them either a heal or a ranged attack would work. High elves make good templars or Paladins. The Fae seems to suit a mystic while I would gear the half elf more towards the ideal Bard race.

Flesch Wrought · 11-11-2007, 11:29 AM

Novusod

Halflings and Erudites do get a self ward spell on a 5 minute reuse. It's in place of things such as deaggro skills that other races got. Not quite a heal but it's something.

I agree that the half elf race is a super choice for a bard from a lore perspective. I think my first level 30+ character on EQ1 was a half elf bard.