Here is a link to the most recent thread here about this topic.

https://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/classes.html?class=5&mid=1090875247830843524&num=17

Note that the original poster gets race and class backwards however.

Edited, Sat Jul 31 10:48:07 2004 by dfrnchman

Lol people who mess up class and race=complete noobs who have never played a class oriented RPG before.

Missing a lot.

Ogre -pro unstunable in front from lvl 1. Con- experience slash
Erudite- Pro High Int con- melee skills low compared to others, no night vision
Gnome - good agi and dex, good int, no faction problem at home, small target. Con- not that strong, puntable (could be pro too)
Iksar Pro-- good melee stats, no faction prob at home, regen, can stay near home and lvl quite high. Con-- xp slash, faction problems away from home in older zones.

Only thing DE has over any other SK is Ultravision (Best vision in the game)

Trolls & Ogres get Slam, which help stun while you are using a 2 handed wep.

Yes you get the aa 2handed bash ability after oh lvl 59 so thats a while away if you are just starting.

Read that thread posted in the second reply for more info.

Quote: " It's like I'm replaying the movie Groundhog Day"


LMAO

Luna

u mist 2 that i no of

- gnome there good alind and they prob have the best int
bad str and ther littel
dont no to much bout them other then that

- iksar good str, sta, int fast hp regen, tall, dark vishon
bad faction u can to anywer and exp. penlty

sk's dont get kick trols and ogers get a slam to compinsat this comes in handy and there epic is 2hs so no bashing. we dont get dule weal so 2h is the best bet.

i play an iksar cus i like a chaling and u get that hp regen. as an sk u get life taps and life tap procs for your wepon so u dont have to heal as much it makes u a littel tufer i dont no thats just my 2cents
sorry bout the spelling =)

Repost...

This subject has been BEAT TO DEATH. Please review past postings and you will get a TON of answers about this particular subject.

Races pros and cons in a nutshell

Human - pros: no exp penalty, decent start area, decent faction, medium size /cons: poor night vision, average starting statistics, cannot slam

Gnome - pros: no exp penalty, small size, decent starting area, tinkering, above average starting int, best starting faction for an SK /cons: below average str/sta, cannot slam, constantly getting "I'm gonna (step, eat, ****, etc) you/on you" remarks from other races due to diminutive size and papa smurf 3d graphic

Dark Elves - pros: DE SK's look kewl, good starting int, good starting location, excellent night vision, medium size, no exp penalty / cons: below average str/sta, cannot slam

Ogres - pros: Best starting Str/Sta, decent night vision, Frontal Stun resistant, can slam / cons: dumb as a box of rocks, 15% racial exp penalty, below average faction, Large race (cannot fit in some areas without shrink)

Trolls - pros: Second best starting Str/Sta, decent night vision, Regen (decreases in usefulness at higher lvls), can slam, shares starting location with DE's / cons: dumb as a box of rocks, sucky 20% racial exp penalty, Fire Resistance penalty, below average faction, Large race (cannot fit in some areas without shrink)

Iksar- pros: Above average starting int, decent exp starting area, Regen (see troll), AC bonus which gets better at higher lvls, medium size, excellent night vision / cons: below average str, sucky racial 20% exp penalty, sucky faction, cannot wear a lot of pre-planes of power plate armors, cannot slam, having to fight off all the chicks because of how kewl they look...

Erudite - pros: Best starting int, no exp penalty, decent starting area, decent faction / cons: girly man muscles and stamina, looks like a throwback from a Saturday night live Conehead episode, no night vision, cannot slam

You need to study the history of the Iksar (their history is evident all over Norrath). They had most of Norrath either enslaved or fighting a running battle in days long past. It wasnt until dragons and gods interveined that the Iksar were overthrew. As for why they are KOS, its not because they were nice masters. Most of Norrath was food to them, or animals to be slaughtered at their whim.

Actually he is right,Dark elf are even more Evil than the Iksar.
The Dark elves were once high elves years ago who were twisted by the God of Hate himself <Innoruk> into Evil elves who;s only ambition is to Destroy and Manipulate.And unlike the Iksar The Dark Elves are doing a great job at fulfilling their ambition.don't beleive me? Go take a stroll through FV.True Evil is Very intellegent soare the Dark elves,The Iksar while yes are Evil in nature,aren't quite as evil as the scheming Teir dal.IMO lol

hehe right on, i can accept that,i have read the lore,i am aware of the iksar lore i play one on EQ too.
i guess the reason i was saying the Dark elf were more evil was because of their likeness to the whole fall of the rebel angels and satan in the bible.you know,once kind and caring,now evil and twisted.<btw the only reason the DE's let the trolls in their home ,is to use them for all they are worth.The same as what they have done wih the Orcs etc..> ,i guess this discussion if put into real life terms would be, who is more evil,the satanic church or the ****'s?,or for that matter, George w. Bush =p,either way it's a hard one to call and will always be debatable.My vote will always go for the dark elfs though when it comes to evil.

if u posted this before drakkins came out u can be a drakkin SK i think and u can be a froglock and iskar..

Edited, Feb 26th 2007 5:10pm by REEEEX