What Race should be good at what class

Calbiyum · 11-11-2007, 12:53 AM

I saw a thread with somebody complaing that there Barbarian Wizard will now suck. IMO they should because Barbarians are more of a fighter class not mage. So anyway I'm going to name what each race should be good at IMO. If you think diffrent post what you think they should be good at.

Barbarian - Fighters

Dark Elves - Assassin, Rogue, Mage

Dwarf - Fighters, Cleric

Erudite - Mage*

Froglok - Tough one but I guess healers

Gnome - Rogues, Mages

Half-Elf - I don't know

Halfling - Scouts, Druids

High Elf - Rangers*, Cleric

Human - All around good

Iksar - Fighters, Scouts

Kerran - Scouts

Ogre - Fighter

Ratonga - Scouts

Troll - Fighters

Wood Elf - Scouts

Calbiyum · 11-11-2007, 01:02 AM

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS SHOULD BE!! THIS IS NOT TRUE! SO DON'T READ IT AND REROLL AN ALT JUST BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU SEE ON THIS THREAD!

Flaming Homo · 11-11-2007, 01:14 AM

Are you saying this is what you think the best class choice for each race should be based on some personal view of the universe and rainbows? Or is this based on your interpretation of the new race traditionalfuckups?

If the latter, I'd say you're about right. Especially on half-elves, who now apparently suffer from a lack of identity.

Zakaris · 11-11-2007, 01:22 AM

IM AN IKSAR SHAMAN U JERK!

Calbiyum · 11-11-2007, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Flaming Homo

Are you saying this is what you think the best class choice for each race should be based on some personal view of the universe and rainbows? Or is this based on your interpretation of the new race traditionalfuckups?

If the latter, I'd say you're about right. Especially on half-elves, who now apparently suffer from a lack of identity.

I'm asking what race should be best at what class based on obvious reasons. Like a gnome is to small and skinny to tank anything. And an ogre is to dumb to be a mage. When you made your toon you should have known that an Barbarian wizard would not be as good as a Erudite. And an Erudite guardian not as good as a Barbarian guardian.

Stevers · 11-11-2007, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Calbiyum

I'm asking what race should be best at what class based on obvious reasons. Like a gnome is to small and skinny to tank anything. And an ogre is to dumb to be a mage. When you made your toon you should have known that an Barbarian wizard would not be as good as a Erudite. And an Erudite guardian not as good as a Barbarian guardian.

Did we know? Yes, of course. Were we also told what race you chose would have no significant bearing on what class you played? Yes.
Did we take that bait hook-line-and-sinker? Fuck yeah we did.

IF i was told my race has no bearing on the class i chose, of course i wont choose a fucking barbarian, ogre, or troll class for a tank, thats so unoriginal its pathetic.

Now 3 yrs later they decide to go against their word? Okay, thats fine, give us a racial respec though and dont feed us bullshit excuses like its too hard to code. Oh and uhh.. gnomes get +parry, that makes total sense because a gnome totally would parry an incoming hit from a 17 foot tall creature bearing down on him, with his shield of course. but wood elves cant? They cant even get a +avoidance of some type? That makes sense since they're only one of the most, if not thee most, agile of races?

Flaming Homo · 11-11-2007, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Calbiyum

I'm asking what race should be best at what class based on obvious reasons. Like a gnome is to small and skinny to tank anything. And an ogre is to dumb to be a mage. When you made your toon you should have known that an Barbarian wizard would not be as good as a Erudite. And an Erudite guardian not as good as a Barbarian guardian.

Just how the fuck was anyone supposed to know that three years later the assclowns at SOE would suddenly decide that race would have an impact on game play after all? Were we all supposed to call 1-900-Talk to a Psychic Slut before rolling our characters?

In other games ogres don't make good mages. In other games gnomes don't make good tanks. In other games the rules are setup to either prevent such race/class combinations through restrictions or state up-front the penalties for choosing such a combination.

When launched, EQ2 did not have any race/class combination restrictions and the ruleset rendered null any potential penalties for choosing a combination which was not endorsed by the standard canon of fantasy novels, movies and games.

And where does it say anywhere in the ruleset or the lore that a half-elf swashy is obviously a lame choice?

I really hope you're a good lay, because you are one dumb fuck.

Flesch Wrought · 11-11-2007, 03:05 AM

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.

Stevers · 11-11-2007, 03:34 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.

Nope, wrong again. Wood elves have nothing that would make them good fighters as far as racial trait/abilities go. Nada.

And if gnomes are mage/scout/priest why do they have a bullshit +parry? and wood elves dont? Nah, SOE just fucked up royally.

Kungao · 11-11-2007, 06:45 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.

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