Ok, normally I resist the urge to make a post that placed on every section, but after I read the article describing the new-- yes, NEW! --experience tables I thought a round of applause for Verant was in order.
I recognize I am usually one of the first to jump on the Almighty V for their lack of responsiveness to their paying subscribers, but it appears they have finally got it right, so I am here to eat some crow.
Well done, Verant!
There. That's enough of that. Crow tastes pretty awful, so don't expect a whole lot of that in the future, V.
If you are wondering what it is I am writing about, refer to January 15th opening news on this website. It seems that Verant has revamped the whole experience/grouping thing and is going to implement this in the next patch.
Just thought I'd pass along the good news!
--Pusbag Infection, troll shammy on the Druzzil Ro server
/em Pusbag plucks feathers out from between his teeth and scowls at the bad aftertaste.
The Iksar
 | The Iksar starts off in Cabilis in the continent of Kunark. Iksar are killed on sight by every other race in Norrath. What is the best strategy for playing a Iksar? What zones and cities should you take him to and which ones should you avoid? Which factions should you work on improving, and which factions should you be wary of decreasing? How can you safely play your Iksar beyond Kunark? What are the best quests for the beginning Iksar? Where are the best shops? How should you role play your Iksar?
Post your strategies on how to best play a Iksar, and read, rate and comment on those posted by others. |
29 posts
This is BS Iksars cant wear the SK class specific armor, Darkforge AND Blood Ember. What is that? So what if Iksar cant wear plate, make the class specific wearable by all Races that can be that Class. Nice one there Verant
Anonymous
ks has there own armor that = plate armor and they have ac bounece to comaside it also.
work on your sk dreadedscale armor , the quest will be find in the guild
work on your sk dreadedscale armor , the quest will be find in the guild
Anonymous
13 posts
Sure are. Even after spending a lot of time to improve my faction with the Freeport guard I'm still KoS at the monk guild. That requires a different quest.
Anonymous
not true. Starting at level 8, me being an iksar monk i can bank and use guild in freeport. It required hours of stupid questing with alts.
go to this site
http://go.to/thule
it has a faction guide to freeport, and surely as my name is Sukkuro San of the Draxon Clan, it works.
go to this site
http://go.to/thule
it has a faction guide to freeport, and surely as my name is Sukkuro San of the Draxon Clan, it works.
Anonymous
I DONT KNOW WHICH POINTS I SHOULD PUT IN WHAT
Anonymous
depends on what ya doing and wha class ya are...a lil more info plz
Efrate Lvl 15 munk and lvl 8 shammy same name different server (BB and E'ci). Never plays chars past 20...but knows a lil bit of everything
Efrate Lvl 15 munk and lvl 8 shammy same name different server (BB and E'ci). Never plays chars past 20...but knows a lil bit of everything
Anonymous
If you don't play a character past 20 you don't know squat my friend. All you know is you can fight and thats it. I have many characters over 35 and I STILL have much to learn. 55 Enchanter, 52 Druid, 51 Necro, 40 Warrior, and so on and so forth, but thats not my point. My point is in order to understand classes you have to play them to the full extent. Saying you know a little of everything means zero to someone who needs info, and is not very reassuring. Sorry, it just bothered me that you say you never play a character past 20 yet you know a little of everything. My apologies for offending you if I did. Enjoy. (That and my server is down...)
Isolated.
Isolated.
10 posts
What armor size do iskars wear? Can they wear med or just large
49 posts
we wear just medium we are not a large race
3 posts
I've been running an Iskar SK hunting in the commons killing DF Orcs. I have turned in a few DF belts to the captain of the gaurd while in Wolf Form. Is this doing any good? Where might I be able to get good enough faction to trade on Antonica? Thanks.
49 posts
yep you can but takes alot of killin and belts..
Anonymous
you can bank there?
Anonymous
yes you can bank there when you get your faction high enuf to wonder around the city
34 posts
Just thought I'd say HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! Sadly this year I slept through the festivities of this New Year. =( I was probably tired from staying up all night and day playing EverQuest. ;) Just thought I'd share that all with you.
Anonymous
With my SK what faction should i go for raising Dark Elf, Ogre, Troll, or Evil Human?
Anonymous
I have been reading that Iskar's who have a good sneak skill, can sneak into towns where they are KOS and even use vendors and the bank. Is this true? Can anyone verify this?
Additionally, if SNEAK works this good, could you do the "berzerker tail" quest and raise your faction with the outpost? Sneak up on the NPC and give him the tails?
Also, I have been killing goblins. Each one raises my faction with Citizens of Firiona Vie. If I kill enough gobs, can I actually go into town? Just curious if faction can be raised to this level.
Additionally, if SNEAK works this good, could you do the "berzerker tail" quest and raise your faction with the outpost? Sneak up on the NPC and give him the tails?
Also, I have been killing goblins. Each one raises my faction with Citizens of Firiona Vie. If I kill enough gobs, can I actually go into town? Just curious if faction can be raised to this level.
Anonymous
I think faction can be raised to Fironia Vie Looking upon you warmly. Even though that would take eons of time and persistence.So if you want in FV keep at those Gobs.
As for the quest i believe you need a good faction to complete them.Plus do all Iksar get sneak? I thought it was just monks. Agonybathe Screamdrinker on Morrell-Thule.
As for the quest i believe you need a good faction to complete them.Plus do all Iksar get sneak? I thought it was just monks. Agonybathe Screamdrinker on Morrell-Thule.
13 posts
Only monks get sneak.
Sneak is nice and I use it alot but I wouldn't recommend using it to get into a town where you are KoS. Sneak is NOT invisibility and if you get too close and if they're facing you it WILL fail. A town usually has too many guards and it would be about impossible to avoid getting too close to the front of one and then it would be all over.
People often use sneak to use a merchant they normally wouldn't be able to use. Do this by sneaking up behind him. This is because sneak when working resets their standing towards you to indifferent. It works best if there are no guards nearby. It's not hard to sneak up behind one NPC, but avoiding having several face you can be hard, especially when many will occasionally turn.
Where sneak is really great is when you want to get through a high level area. For example, my monk still uses it to get past the drachnids in Firiona Vie. Those drachnids have never killed me when I was using sneak, although they killed me several times when I attempted to get past without sneaking.
Sneak is nice and I use it alot but I wouldn't recommend using it to get into a town where you are KoS. Sneak is NOT invisibility and if you get too close and if they're facing you it WILL fail. A town usually has too many guards and it would be about impossible to avoid getting too close to the front of one and then it would be all over.
People often use sneak to use a merchant they normally wouldn't be able to use. Do this by sneaking up behind him. This is because sneak when working resets their standing towards you to indifferent. It works best if there are no guards nearby. It's not hard to sneak up behind one NPC, but avoiding having several face you can be hard, especially when many will occasionally turn.
Where sneak is really great is when you want to get through a high level area. For example, my monk still uses it to get past the drachnids in Firiona Vie. Those drachnids have never killed me when I was using sneak, although they killed me several times when I attempted to get past without sneaking.
Anonymous
I am a young Iksar in Cabilis and am looking to raise my baking skill. I have found nearly all the supplies to get to master baker still within the city or the newbie zones. I have been unable to find any merchant that sells unlimited fish like the Chef in Oggok. Any suggestions?
Scholar
28 posts
In East cabalis there's a merchant on the 'island' (-200,180) in between the entrances to the Swamp of No Hope and West Cabilis, he sells fishing supplies as well as fish.. Better way to do it though is buy a rod and some bait and do some fishing in the moat just there.. I did that with an Iksar Shaman and caught so much Fish, just wasn't funny.. :)) Sells nicely at lower levels :)
Good Luck
Yilar Thaughbear
High Elf Wizard
Cazic-Thule
Good Luck
Yilar Thaughbear
High Elf Wizard
Cazic-Thule
Problem is, most of the fish you'll catch in Cabilis aren't fresh fish, but various sizes of fetid bass. They don't work in the fish baking recipes.
Problem is, most of the fish you catch in Cabilis aren't fresh fish, they're fetid bass, which DON'T work in the fish baking recipes.
Anonymous
what do you need to make armor out of curskin pelts
6 posts
OK..
You need to go to Cabilis and I THINK it is Hagal Baron or somthing like that. Hail Klok Mugruk and say "I will preform a small service". Then he will give you a 8 slot backpack. You need to fill it up with 8 pup or cup pelts. Then give it back to Klok Mugruk and he will give you a piece of Curscale armor. If he gives you a piece that he already gave you, then just selll it.. Oh and they are low, low AC peices.
Have fun.
You need to go to Cabilis and I THINK it is Hagal Baron or somthing like that. Hail Klok Mugruk and say "I will preform a small service". Then he will give you a 8 slot backpack. You need to fill it up with 8 pup or cup pelts. Then give it back to Klok Mugruk and he will give you a piece of Curscale armor. If he gives you a piece that he already gave you, then just selll it.. Oh and they are low, low AC peices.
Have fun.
Anonymous
But for Lizzis it pretty good, my Warrior wore it until lvl 20-23 (was waiting a month for frined to bring me the banded she had made for me)
1 post
I want to bring my Iksar Warrior over to the freeport area. Any help on how to get the faction up enough to not be KOS and not be an outcast..lol. Or am i better off going to the Gfay area and putting knotches on my belt with Orcs in Crushbone? Any help would be appreciated!
The Warrior-Chooch. Helper to those in need, to death if need be!
The Warrior-Chooch. Helper to those in need, to death if need be!
Anonymous
Just kill alot of orc pawns until ur faction is good with the freeport militia but the merchants might not let u buy and sell (wich really sucks)
16 posts
I have a Iksar monk friend who lives in the Freeport area. He can even use the monks of Qellious to train. This is really weird since he is a Cazic-Thule worshipping monk. Well anyway he told me that he did it by killing deathfist orcs.
2 posts
This is the deal. don't go hunting in EC until you have all your training in for a while. for a warrior, I would suggest lvl 15. that way you have dual wield and double attack. I went there around lvl 9 and couldn't train so I had to come back to cab. Ever crossed thru DL at lvl 9? took me 3 hours to get back. Now, i'm lvl 13 and when i get 15 i will go back and take an orc camp by myself. as i kill orcs, i will gain faction with steel warriors. then I will move to HK for those orcs, which will allow me to move freely there. Moving to the gnolls, I will be able to gain faction with the FP guards by turning in gnoll scalps to the HK captain. That way, when I need to return around 25 to train, I will have DF belts from the orcs in EC to turn in to the warrior guild so I will be able to train. Long and tedious, but it's well worth it to get faction and move freely. Doing all this will allow you to go anywhere you like. Just have to do it alot! But, when in HK, using the orcs and gnolls to level will only do good things for you. For more info I would look at faction reports on this site. It has some pretty useful information on who and what to kill and where to turn stuff in.
GOOD LUCK!
GOOD LUCK!
2 posts
This is the deal. don't go hunting in EC until you have all your training in for a while. for a warrior, I would suggest lvl 15. that way you have dual wield and double attack. I went there around lvl 9 and couldn't train so I had to come back to cab. Ever crossed thru DL at lvl 9? took me 3 hours to get back. Now, i'm lvl 13 and when i get 15 i will go back and take an orc camp by myself. as i kill orcs, i will gain faction with steel warriors. then I will move to HK for those orcs, which will allow me to move freely there. Moving to the gnolls, I will be able to gain faction with the FP guards by turning in gnoll scalps to the HK captain. That way, when I need to return around 25 to train, I will have DF belts from the orcs in EC to turn in to the warrior guild so I will be able to train. Long and tedious, but it's well worth it to get faction and move freely. Doing all this will allow you to go anywhere you like. Just have to do it alot! But, when in HK, using the orcs and gnolls to level will only do good things for you. For more info I would look at faction reports on this site. It has some pretty useful information on who and what to kill and where to turn stuff in.
GOOD LUCK!
GOOD LUCK!
Anonymous
About what lvl can i start working on faction for other races, and which race/city should I start working on faction with first?
I appreciate the help that anyone gives on these questions
I appreciate the help that anyone gives on these questions
Anonymous
Well ya can start at about level 5 if ya like to walk or find a genorous ported. In gfay go to crushbone and start slaughtering orc centurions, then slavers, then legos, all the way up to crush himself... A good weekend of taking out every orc you see will get ya in Kelethin and Felewaithe. Stay away from kelethin banker though, he is a seperate faction and will slaughter you.
Merchants will still eb dubious-threateningly for a while, free dwarven and elvan slaves to raise yer Kelethin and Felwaite merchant faction and also your faction with the dwarves of Kaladim so you will eventually be able to do CB belt and Lego pad quest for more dwarf faction.
Personally I don't see why ya worry too much...on kunark alone you can get very high maybe even to 60 and cabilis is never all that far away...just get a sow from the 100s of iksar shammys aruond there and run.
After all that faction building you can move on...once ya get in good with the dwarves ya can prolly do a few quests to raise with gnomes who are a short distance away, and mess up orcs in oasis gets freeport faction though there are about 10 different factions in FP so ya gotta play that kinda carefully...once ya good there halas and quenos shouldnt be too bad...kill gnolls for quenoys in black burrow, and gobbies in everfrost for halas...and then ya got pretty much all the good races covered cept halflings...to get in good with the dark races yer gonna hafta hurt other factions....smash up those dwarven slaves in CB to get ogre faction, also kill some kinda trolls in the swamp near grobb for ogre, then for dark elf faction kill elvan slaves in CB, a lot of them since hurting orcs loowers dark elf faction...not sure on troll factoin but I think some frogglocks in guk give ya faction for trolls...and no idea abotu halflings but that pretty much all yer factions ya need. but stick to Kunark it rocks! and ya neevr need to worry about faction
Merchants will still eb dubious-threateningly for a while, free dwarven and elvan slaves to raise yer Kelethin and Felwaite merchant faction and also your faction with the dwarves of Kaladim so you will eventually be able to do CB belt and Lego pad quest for more dwarf faction.
Personally I don't see why ya worry too much...on kunark alone you can get very high maybe even to 60 and cabilis is never all that far away...just get a sow from the 100s of iksar shammys aruond there and run.
After all that faction building you can move on...once ya get in good with the dwarves ya can prolly do a few quests to raise with gnomes who are a short distance away, and mess up orcs in oasis gets freeport faction though there are about 10 different factions in FP so ya gotta play that kinda carefully...once ya good there halas and quenos shouldnt be too bad...kill gnolls for quenoys in black burrow, and gobbies in everfrost for halas...and then ya got pretty much all the good races covered cept halflings...to get in good with the dark races yer gonna hafta hurt other factions....smash up those dwarven slaves in CB to get ogre faction, also kill some kinda trolls in the swamp near grobb for ogre, then for dark elf faction kill elvan slaves in CB, a lot of them since hurting orcs loowers dark elf faction...not sure on troll factoin but I think some frogglocks in guk give ya faction for trolls...and no idea abotu halflings but that pretty much all yer factions ya need. but stick to Kunark it rocks! and ya neevr need to worry about faction
Anonymous
what i dont get is that i cant find the good boat to kunark and its pissing me off whare can i find it????
16 posts
Butcherblock. It appears every very long once in a while. You take those little ferreys out to it. You'll just have to luck into being in ButcherBlock when it gets there. Try asking around the mountains thoses people will probalby know. Plus you can very rarely not know a boat is there because of everybody's frantic cries of "BOAT!". And dont get off at Tuminara's Deep or whatever. stay on the ship till you get to FV. Good luck te yee!
Anonymous
What is is the class only armour for an iksar warrior?
27 posts
Trooper scale
Anonymous
I have 24 Iskar Necro .. and my question is this:
Where in Norrath can I buy food/water, spells, sell to merchants, etc.. other than in Calibis?
Is there a list of npcs that that are "friendly" towards the Iskar?
It would be nice to have a list of npcs available in each zone that were available. I accidentially found a NPC to sell to in Lake of Ill Omen, the dwarf/halfling at the windmill. It would be nice to find others.
Stygian
Where in Norrath can I buy food/water, spells, sell to merchants, etc.. other than in Calibis?
Is there a list of npcs that that are "friendly" towards the Iskar?
It would be nice to have a list of npcs available in each zone that were available. I accidentially found a NPC to sell to in Lake of Ill Omen, the dwarf/halfling at the windmill. It would be nice to find others.
Stygian
49 posts
well the only merchents I have found are the shaddy shawbulker(sp) in EC and the stuff in SoV the gonoes etc... other than that don;t belive there are any that like you or me as a matter of fact.. oh yeah the duid in Lava but think that is it...
Anonymous
If you talking about merchants that are not KoS to us and we can sell to here are some additional ones that can be found around antonica.
Rathe Mountains - The Merchant Inn. The actual innkeeper is indifferent and will sell to us. The ones in the side rooms are dubious, and at least one was KoS to me. However if you go into the entrance room to the inn he will no aggro on you.
Gypsy camps in Rathe Mtns and Oasis. There are spell gypsies in both these gypsies camps that are indifferent due to the fact they are spell sellers. The other gypsies will con dubious, but they will con indifferent and you can at least sell to one of them
Druid in West Commonlands. Slea Pinewhisper is a Druid Merchant that spawns on the North side of the druid rings. She is indifferent to Iksar and so you can sell to her. An invaluable tool when you are killing the other two druids in WC for xp during your 30's. However note to the wary.. the other two druids that spawn on the south side of the ring are KoS... so tread carefully.
Hope this helps some... if I find others along the way I'll return with more posts on them.
Rathe Mountains - The Merchant Inn. The actual innkeeper is indifferent and will sell to us. The ones in the side rooms are dubious, and at least one was KoS to me. However if you go into the entrance room to the inn he will no aggro on you.
Gypsy camps in Rathe Mtns and Oasis. There are spell gypsies in both these gypsies camps that are indifferent due to the fact they are spell sellers. The other gypsies will con dubious, but they will con indifferent and you can at least sell to one of them
Druid in West Commonlands. Slea Pinewhisper is a Druid Merchant that spawns on the North side of the druid rings. She is indifferent to Iksar and so you can sell to her. An invaluable tool when you are killing the other two druids in WC for xp during your 30's. However note to the wary.. the other two druids that spawn on the south side of the ring are KoS... so tread carefully.
Hope this helps some... if I find others along the way I'll return with more posts on them.
6 posts
what is an iksars max swimming cap, and does it cap each level? mine hasn't capped yet at like 150 thats why i ask.
6 posts
200 my friend and no it has no level cap, so swim! swim to your harts content!
11 posts
Does anyone know the formula for making metal bits in Cabilis. Two small pieces of ore and 1 flask of bloodwater fail to combine. Any ideas?
3 posts
You're recipe may be correct but you must use regular water flask which can be purchased in west cab beside the necro guild. The merchant is female iksar lylar or something similiar.
Anonymous
the merchants name is Lybar
1 post
In my experience, bloodwater is not the same as water. When I smithed I made sure that I specifically used simple water. I believe you can find this in Cabilis in the same zone as the necro guild. Good luck!!!
16 posts
Be sure it's a Flask of Water and not a water flask. Picky detail but important
Anonymous
flasks of water can be found in W. cab. Also, bloodwater is used in the cablilis forge to make the racial armor/weapons
Anonymous
im stuck for picking my race for my shaman. An iksar or a barbarion?
Anonymous
uuuhhhmmmm. no. Barbarian is best for shaman
32 posts
WTF iksar all the way barbarians SUCK VOX'S ****
Anonymous
Actually, I say make a Ogre shaman..They have lower wis then the barb nut not much..much lower then iksar, but they get slam which is nice, and they also get some awsome physical stats, meaning strenght, and sta, and what not. Plus you also gotta take into conceteration that iksars can't wear plate. And some of the best armor out there for a shaman is plate. I am not saying the iksars make terrible shamans, they have the stats for it, but I find that ogres are fun to play. What it really comes down to is this, which one appeals to you? Which one do you have the most fun playing? Cause in the end, stats don't really matter, it is if you had fun playing or not. You can always buy things to up your stats, but you can't buy fun. It is up to you, the choice is yours, and yours alone.
Groans level 16 shaman
on ECI
Groans level 16 shaman
on ECI
49 posts
Well in my opion the whole plate issure it pretty much mute since SoV came out .. the best armor that has Wis and high AC is now chain so Iksar can wear it... plus our Mystic Scale (iksar shammy quest) armor blows Tetomic away for mid lvls shammys so I realy belive it is pretty mute about the whole plate issue :P
any ways laters
any ways laters
1 post
Iksar : cool animations, cool stats, cool regen, spells all in Cabilis, herbs for alchemy all in Cabilis too
Barbarians : not KoS all around the world
I started a she-shaman Barbarian, and switched fast for an iksar one. Dont know what you played before but IMO if you are looking for new stuff, strategies and challenges, pick up an iksar.
Siki Kikomandissi 32nd shaman on Karana
Barbarians : not KoS all around the world
I started a she-shaman Barbarian, and switched fast for an iksar one. Dont know what you played before but IMO if you are looking for new stuff, strategies and challenges, pick up an iksar.
Siki Kikomandissi 32nd shaman on Karana
49 posts
SO ya want to be a shammy hehe
Well I started an Iksar one and a Barb on and trashed the barb after jsut a few lvls just didn't like it... Iksar and Barbs are very very close stat wise the only plus is that Barbs aren;t KOS all over the world.... but then agian they have to worry about faction.. ah faction this I kill what I want when I want hehe god it is great being evil.. muahahahahaha :P but it is your choice my seguestion is if you are choising betwen the 2 make one of each play each one to say lvl 8 or so should only take about 8 or 10 hrs each so a weekend and from that you should be able to see what one you like better....
any ways laters
Well I started an Iksar one and a Barb on and trashed the barb after jsut a few lvls just didn't like it... Iksar and Barbs are very very close stat wise the only plus is that Barbs aren;t KOS all over the world.... but then agian they have to worry about faction.. ah faction this I kill what I want when I want hehe god it is great being evil.. muahahahahaha :P but it is your choice my seguestion is if you are choising betwen the 2 make one of each play each one to say lvl 8 or so should only take about 8 or 10 hrs each so a weekend and from that you should be able to see what one you like better....
any ways laters
Anonymous
I look at it thus... Iskar regen pretty quick so when you need to run or are in a stand up fight you'll come out on top
Anonymous
Well I think that iksars are great because they are so feared. Ogres are pretty good, but they are just too slow and dumb. They make up for that in strength though. Barbarians heal very slow so definately don't choose them. Then Trolls are definately way too dumb to be a shaman, I don't even know why they can be. I'd say go with Iksar, but if you don't like them, then be a Ogre.
Kabanazy, level 8 iksar shaman
Kabanazy, level 8 iksar shaman
5 posts
Anyone have any ideas how to raise our faction in Ogguk? From what I have heard, its easier to raise than Grobb/troll faction. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks for the help. =)
Anonymous
You can kill troll slayers in Innothule Swamp to raise some of the orge factions. Not sure how high or how quickly though.
27 posts
In my opinoin each class of Iskar has their advantages and disadvantages. Monks do not make good tanks are very useful in combat. Warriors are ok it just that their not as good as Shadow Knights since they cannot cast.(Both make good Tanks). Necromancers as being the only casting class of the Iskar are very useful in groups early on. Especially in the Kurns Tower with their Ward Undead Spell. Shamans are always in high demand since they are very well wanted in groups with their buffing and healing abilities. Its almost impossiable to not find a group that wants you. You should probably base your personalities on your character.
Anonymous
I am gonna get RoK soon, so what kind of iksar should i start?
2 posts
Shadow knight. Mix great offensive skills, and Iksars AC bonus and regen and you have a great crit. Also, feign death is good coupled with regen, and their necros aren't massively intelligent, and I've never liked being a monk. But thats just my 2 cp.
Anonymous
Ok, I say this, make a Iksar Necro, or monk, and here is why. I say make a monk cause they can wear all the monk gear. Make a necro cause the aren't to many robes out there you can get that say, that iksars can't wear it. I am not doubting that iksars don't make good warriors, or sks, or even shamans. I will tell you they got the stats for it, but the downside is iksars can't wear plate.. And some of the best armor out there is plate..even for the shaman. If you wat a shaman make a Ogre. If you want a warrior make a Troll, they got thems stats for the warrior. If you want a Sk make a dark elf, and max out his strenght.
Basiccly what I asm getting at is this, if you want to put up with the loss of plate, be my guest. I personally would like to have it or be a class that can't wear it. Ia m off my soap box now, and I wish you all out there a merry Christmas, and even if you are jewish, I wish you a merry Chirsitam season.
Basiccly what I asm getting at is this, if you want to put up with the loss of plate, be my guest. I personally would like to have it or be a class that can't wear it. Ia m off my soap box now, and I wish you all out there a merry Christmas, and even if you are jewish, I wish you a merry Chirsitam season.
Anonymous
Ok, i say there are no real "best" classes, i play what i like and for some reason, i like being KOS (hehe) and that is why i chose Iksar. here are the pro's:
MONK:
very offensive, the AC boost helps since you won't be using plate anyway, regen helps a lot, tail attack is nice.
WARRIOR: Regen helps if you don't have a healer in your group, high AGI makes you not get hit, nice newbie quests, nice newbie weapons.
SK:
The most offensive class mixed with the most defensive race is a powerful combo. Natural regeneration helps, as does the AC boost. no plate, unfortunatly, but plenty of other thins to wear.
NECRO'S:
Theese are bad-***** all the way, the most powerful necro out there. Regen + AC boost help with defence, while your pet and spells cook up a storm. although they aren't the smartest, they are certanly the most durable. also, the Regeneration/Dark Pact combo works wonders.
SHAMAN:
these guys also kick **** for a number of reasons. they have the ultimate spell Cannibalize which takes hp for mana. combined with natural regen and regen that you can cast on yourself, you are quite powerful. also, nice spells and IMHO i like the cudgel quests even though they take a while )
i play an Iksar Shaman because the regen/cannibalize intreaged (sp?) me. i see many Iksar monks out there, so if you wanna go with the crowd, be a monk. if you wanna be very very powerful at highest lvls, be a Necro or shaman. if you wanna be a good tank, be a Warrior/SK
MONK:
very offensive, the AC boost helps since you won't be using plate anyway, regen helps a lot, tail attack is nice.
WARRIOR: Regen helps if you don't have a healer in your group, high AGI makes you not get hit, nice newbie quests, nice newbie weapons.
SK:
The most offensive class mixed with the most defensive race is a powerful combo. Natural regeneration helps, as does the AC boost. no plate, unfortunatly, but plenty of other thins to wear.
NECRO'S:
Theese are bad-***** all the way, the most powerful necro out there. Regen + AC boost help with defence, while your pet and spells cook up a storm. although they aren't the smartest, they are certanly the most durable. also, the Regeneration/Dark Pact combo works wonders.
SHAMAN:
these guys also kick **** for a number of reasons. they have the ultimate spell Cannibalize which takes hp for mana. combined with natural regen and regen that you can cast on yourself, you are quite powerful. also, nice spells and IMHO i like the cudgel quests even though they take a while )
i play an Iksar Shaman because the regen/cannibalize intreaged (sp?) me. i see many Iksar monks out there, so if you wanna go with the crowd, be a monk. if you wanna be very very powerful at highest lvls, be a Necro or shaman. if you wanna be a good tank, be a Warrior/SK
Anonymous
BAh, Shaman kick *** and Heal and SOW!! if you want to get off this rock then make a Shaman, teleport, bind and sow your way across the world. Oh and food & water too.
Solent
ISK SHM
Solent
ISK SHM
Anonymous
Umm, Shaman can't TP
Anonymous
ER i ment Levitate not teleport. heh
Anonymous
If im not to late i would like to recomend an iksar warrior. No they cannot wear most forms of plate but in the end it really doesnt even matter, and to hold you off you can purchase cabilis scale which is one of the best if not the best smithed item. Iksar do have a natural AC bonus which does make up for the loss of plate, and warriors get a good starting weapon along with our trooper gear quests are quite rewarding. Warriors are actually pretty well liked by most people, as far as iksars go and i could go on and on about how good they are, but i dont need to, they speak for themselves. To say the least i have had an enjoyable time as an iksar warrior and i have earned the respect of quite a few people with a less then cool name.
Celebrate from Drinal
Celebrate from Drinal
Anonymous
a necro!!Never start a monk as first character.
coz you will had a lot of problem in earning money.
coz you will had a lot of problem in earning money.
Anonymous
I say monk, and here is why:
Iksar wars/sks are hard to use because they dont get to use plate armor (bronze,etc). The closest you can get is banded. They also cant get the quested armor (crafted / darkforge [not sure if df is for sks]) and have a tougher time w/ kos problems. For a war/sk use an ogre or troll.
Necros, well, lets just say that iksar may make the toughest necros but they sure as Cazic don't make the smartest ones.
Monks are a great melee class, because they have no use for plate armor, and they dont have to spend millions of dollars on all sorts of goodies. Besides, they get dual wield right off the bat, and get mend and all sorts of really cool looking moves.
Brussek
Iksar monk on the Rathe
Iksar wars/sks are hard to use because they dont get to use plate armor (bronze,etc). The closest you can get is banded. They also cant get the quested armor (crafted / darkforge [not sure if df is for sks]) and have a tougher time w/ kos problems. For a war/sk use an ogre or troll.
Necros, well, lets just say that iksar may make the toughest necros but they sure as Cazic don't make the smartest ones.
Monks are a great melee class, because they have no use for plate armor, and they dont have to spend millions of dollars on all sorts of goodies. Besides, they get dual wield right off the bat, and get mend and all sorts of really cool looking moves.
Brussek
Iksar monk on the Rathe
Anonymous
a iksar munk wen they r a high lvl they can kick some lot of FAT ***...
Anonymous
Omg you all forgot about shaman! Iksars are great shammies if the KOS part doesnt get to ya...
Anonymous
I say Shaman make great iksars. But you have to give props to the Shadow Knights and Warriors. I think Monks just plain suck. Shaman is fun because you get to cast very early. But Shadow Knights and Warriors are very good in battle.
Kabanazy, level 8 iksar shaman
Kabanazy, level 8 iksar shaman
Anonymous
I would have to go with a Shadow Knight..
We are the most offensive class available and at the higher lvs.. We just plainly kick ***.
Tazok Soulsteal of the Seventh Hammer
We are the most offensive class available and at the higher lvs.. We just plainly kick ***.
Tazok Soulsteal of the Seventh Hammer
Anonymous
what is the best RACE for a SHAMAM??and a EVIL race......
10 posts
All races have potential to make great shaman, whichever is BEST is up to your discression. Of all the races capable of playing shamen, Iksar are the only non-large sized race (and also, the only unable to slam), and are pretty well despised all over Norrath, but we get nice regeneration, better ac in most cases (not getting to wear totemic or jaundiced bone is a bummer, but hey, they're shaman, not tanks), and foraging is great for scrounging up all kinds of things.
Trolls are big, ugly, and stupid, and their noses are big and runny and they talk funny. Beyond that, they're large, can bash, regen like iksar, and talking like a troll is somewhat addictive (Mes barsh you gud!)
Big, ugly, and stupid as trolls are, Ogres are bigger, uglier, and stupider yet.. if you're after melee stats, the ogre has them.. plus they can't be stunned from the front under most circumstances.. very nice for getting off that last second heal.
And of course barbarians are the big blind lunks that everybody in norrath likes.. tha sissies.
It all really depends on the type of shaman you want to play, if you want lots of mana, iksar or barbarian.. if you wanna fight, ogre or troll.
And say Please next time durnit :P
Trolls are big, ugly, and stupid, and their noses are big and runny and they talk funny. Beyond that, they're large, can bash, regen like iksar, and talking like a troll is somewhat addictive (Mes barsh you gud!)
Big, ugly, and stupid as trolls are, Ogres are bigger, uglier, and stupider yet.. if you're after melee stats, the ogre has them.. plus they can't be stunned from the front under most circumstances.. very nice for getting off that last second heal.
And of course barbarians are the big blind lunks that everybody in norrath likes.. tha sissies.
It all really depends on the type of shaman you want to play, if you want lots of mana, iksar or barbarian.. if you wanna fight, ogre or troll.
And say Please next time durnit :P
Anonymous
amen iksar shamans are the ****!
49 posts
OK I love my Iksar shammy and wouldn;t trade him for any other one... I have gone toe to toe aginst all other types we each pulled a mob and killed it and see who could kill the most in one hr and won by a whole 2 mobs... hehe but it is personal perfrance I dont; like the large races so when iksars were non large and could be shammies I cheered any way that my 2 cp
any ways laters
any ways laters
Anonymous
me say orge overall
Anonymous
err... orge =)
#Anonymous,
Posted: Dec 01 2000 at 11:12 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) HEY dude i'm a Troll and shut up..my troll shadow knight could kick a iksar's *** in a sec...they r ugly but strong and yes they r stuped.. big yes.. but Ogre's r big fat ugly and stuped looking...O and dude i was looking for a EVIL race not a good race like the ogre and half elf.....
10 posts
When rolling up an iksar character, you have to consider many things, not the least of which is which class you're going to choose, and how effective they'll be in the long run.. If you're in EverQuest for the RP aspect, it really doesn't matter which class you choose, they all have great potential in that regard, and I won't get into that here. But if you plan to advance your lizard to high levels, there are some things to consider beyond stats, which I'll try to go into here, class by class as I've had experience with them. Right up front, I'll point out that I think the armor restriction placed on us was rather uncalled for, given the major faction hit we've been stuck with as well.. but as staggering as that can be, its not as crippling a disadvantage as some would make it out to be.
Warriors: The no plate armor hinderance really hits these poor guys hard, they can't use a large amount of the warrior only armor, and planes warrior gear is almost all plate (unless its weapons or rings or the like), so they can't use items like crafted armor, cobalt pieces or others, a very large hinderance indeed. This isn't to say that an iksar warrior can't be played at high levels, or is nececcarily at a major disadvantage, but their role in a group is distinctly different than that of a 'standard' warrior. Without the big AC items, iksar warriors aren't the damage-sponges that the rest are, but they make a great secondary tank.. just keep Bash up to snuff and master the dual wield bash trick.. which should be easier than ever now that we have 10 hotboxes to a panel, woot! Iksar warriors can stand in back of a mob and pound away while the main tank soaks up the damage, and cover for the main tank if he has to back out of combat for one reason or another. Granted, they'll have a harder time finding groups at higher levels, but like any well played tank, they're incredibly useful, especially given their natural ac boost and regeneration.
Shadow Knights: Again, pretty well shafted in the armor department, though they aren't as hurt by it as the warriors are, as shadowknights have their spells and typically aren't filling the main tank role. I can't claim too much knowledge of SK items, but it seems fairly certain that they're just as short on items as the warriors are.
Shaman: No totemic, no jaundiced bone.. ouch. But hey, there are plenty of other items that they can use out there.. shaman really aren't hindered too much in the armor aspect, particularly at the latter levels, where melee for them is somewhat pointless, the fact that they can't slam is a downside at earlier levels, especially against caster npcs, but once again, that's what tanks are for.
Necromancers: The biggest disadvantage I can think of here is that you probably have the worst faction in the game, even more than a troll shadow knight. This pretty much means giving up getting into any town other than Cabilis and maybe the sewers of Queynos/Freeport, which, actually, can be something of an advantage as far as levelling, you know you won't ever be non-KOS in these places, and won't bother wasting your time gaining faction for a week or more of playing time, thus gaining experience and loot much faster than those iksar that do choose that path. Again, I can't claim an overwhelming knowledge of Necromancers past 10th level, but from what I can tell, they're pretty well on par with the other races.
Monks: Monks are quite balanced as near as I can tell. Granted, their natural haste isn't as high as a human monk's (and though I've heard rumors of lower skill caps, I haven't actually seen evidence of it yet), but they have the ac bonus, which I'm told is 3 points per level (or maybe just +12 period.. I haven't had either confirmed for certain, and I'm too lazy to check it out myself), leading to the conclusion that human monks are based more on attacking, while Iksar monks are more capable of avoiding damage should the creature they are facing turn its attention to them. All in all, I'd say it evens out between the two in the long run, except, of course, for the fact that the humies, while they do good damage, don't do it with the STYLE that we lizard monks can! In the faction struggle, iksar monks have it probably the easiest of all, given that their sneak skill makes questing for faction much easier (where it wouldn't be possible for the other classes without help from an invis spell). All this, plus our infravision, regeneration, and natural ability to forage for food, makes for a good munky.
Beyond this, its my opinion that iksar have a leg up on the other races in their starting locale. Cabilis is isolated, thus the newbie areas have nothing but iksar roaming about and killing things. The mobs drop excellent loot for their level (its easy to make a plat in a very short amount of time, just killing beetles and scorpions), there are two excellent general quests in the pincers and curescale quests, good exp and faction from them both, and the ability to fight your way to 20 without ever leaving the zone, and a decent dungeon nearby, with higher level adventurers wandering through towards Kaesora or other parts often stopping to throw uberbuffs at burgeoning lizards. And beyond that, the entire continent of Kunark is ath their fingertips, with some of the best items about just a couple zones off. Iksar have all of this, while the other places are often overcrowded, with typical newbie fodder of bats, rats and orcs, with newbies jostling for position with every race within a five zone radius, turning in gnoll fangs and whatnot for a few coppers and pixels of experience.
Sure, iksar have some hefty burdens on them, but as the likelyhood of Verant changing our faction or suddenly letting us wear plate are about as slim as an ogre's chances of getting a date with a high elf, its best to learn to deal with them.. get around them, alter your role in a group to fit your capabilities, or pick another race.
Hope that helps out some of you lizards out there.
~Aubrin
Warriors: The no plate armor hinderance really hits these poor guys hard, they can't use a large amount of the warrior only armor, and planes warrior gear is almost all plate (unless its weapons or rings or the like), so they can't use items like crafted armor, cobalt pieces or others, a very large hinderance indeed. This isn't to say that an iksar warrior can't be played at high levels, or is nececcarily at a major disadvantage, but their role in a group is distinctly different than that of a 'standard' warrior. Without the big AC items, iksar warriors aren't the damage-sponges that the rest are, but they make a great secondary tank.. just keep Bash up to snuff and master the dual wield bash trick.. which should be easier than ever now that we have 10 hotboxes to a panel, woot! Iksar warriors can stand in back of a mob and pound away while the main tank soaks up the damage, and cover for the main tank if he has to back out of combat for one reason or another. Granted, they'll have a harder time finding groups at higher levels, but like any well played tank, they're incredibly useful, especially given their natural ac boost and regeneration.
Shadow Knights: Again, pretty well shafted in the armor department, though they aren't as hurt by it as the warriors are, as shadowknights have their spells and typically aren't filling the main tank role. I can't claim too much knowledge of SK items, but it seems fairly certain that they're just as short on items as the warriors are.
Shaman: No totemic, no jaundiced bone.. ouch. But hey, there are plenty of other items that they can use out there.. shaman really aren't hindered too much in the armor aspect, particularly at the latter levels, where melee for them is somewhat pointless, the fact that they can't slam is a downside at earlier levels, especially against caster npcs, but once again, that's what tanks are for.
Necromancers: The biggest disadvantage I can think of here is that you probably have the worst faction in the game, even more than a troll shadow knight. This pretty much means giving up getting into any town other than Cabilis and maybe the sewers of Queynos/Freeport, which, actually, can be something of an advantage as far as levelling, you know you won't ever be non-KOS in these places, and won't bother wasting your time gaining faction for a week or more of playing time, thus gaining experience and loot much faster than those iksar that do choose that path. Again, I can't claim an overwhelming knowledge of Necromancers past 10th level, but from what I can tell, they're pretty well on par with the other races.
Monks: Monks are quite balanced as near as I can tell. Granted, their natural haste isn't as high as a human monk's (and though I've heard rumors of lower skill caps, I haven't actually seen evidence of it yet), but they have the ac bonus, which I'm told is 3 points per level (or maybe just +12 period.. I haven't had either confirmed for certain, and I'm too lazy to check it out myself), leading to the conclusion that human monks are based more on attacking, while Iksar monks are more capable of avoiding damage should the creature they are facing turn its attention to them. All in all, I'd say it evens out between the two in the long run, except, of course, for the fact that the humies, while they do good damage, don't do it with the STYLE that we lizard monks can! In the faction struggle, iksar monks have it probably the easiest of all, given that their sneak skill makes questing for faction much easier (where it wouldn't be possible for the other classes without help from an invis spell). All this, plus our infravision, regeneration, and natural ability to forage for food, makes for a good munky.
Beyond this, its my opinion that iksar have a leg up on the other races in their starting locale. Cabilis is isolated, thus the newbie areas have nothing but iksar roaming about and killing things. The mobs drop excellent loot for their level (its easy to make a plat in a very short amount of time, just killing beetles and scorpions), there are two excellent general quests in the pincers and curescale quests, good exp and faction from them both, and the ability to fight your way to 20 without ever leaving the zone, and a decent dungeon nearby, with higher level adventurers wandering through towards Kaesora or other parts often stopping to throw uberbuffs at burgeoning lizards. And beyond that, the entire continent of Kunark is ath their fingertips, with some of the best items about just a couple zones off. Iksar have all of this, while the other places are often overcrowded, with typical newbie fodder of bats, rats and orcs, with newbies jostling for position with every race within a five zone radius, turning in gnoll fangs and whatnot for a few coppers and pixels of experience.
Sure, iksar have some hefty burdens on them, but as the likelyhood of Verant changing our faction or suddenly letting us wear plate are about as slim as an ogre's chances of getting a date with a high elf, its best to learn to deal with them.. get around them, alter your role in a group to fit your capabilities, or pick another race.
Hope that helps out some of you lizards out there.
~Aubrin
Anonymous
Iksar Necros suffer from their low starting INT and no GEBs/GCBs but more than make up for it, IMO, with better AC and natural regeneration. I found myself soloing without a pet from 20-30 without a problem. I buff with damage sheild (Banshee Aura 8-11pts) and just melee with a mob while intermittently draining life from them. I'm not sure how many levels I'll continue to do this, but I'm sure saving time and effort not having to buy/farm bone chips :/
27 posts
Just for your info, a couple of patches ago they implemented trooper scale armor which is iksar warrior only. It's even better than crafted!!
Plus with Velious in plane of growth there is new warrior armor that iksar can wear and it's better than Cobalt!!!!
Plus with Velious in plane of growth there is new warrior armor that iksar can wear and it's better than Cobalt!!!!
Anonymous
Question about the newbie quests you mentioned. I found the pincer quest, but who do you see about the curscale quest?
Anonymous
hail the merchant in the building across from the monk guild
2 posts
it's the guy in the Haggle Baron
Anonymous
i want to make an iskar but dont know what race which one is the coolest?
10 posts
'Coolest' is a subjective term, it depends entirely on your point of view.. I personally prefer the monk, others would say warrior, still others would say necro is the way to go. The choice depends entirely on your play style, if you like to group, pick warrior, if you want to solo, necromancer.. it all depends on you.
And just nitpicking, but you're trying to decide class, iksar is the race. /bonk
~Aubrin
And just nitpicking, but you're trying to decide class, iksar is the race. /bonk
~Aubrin
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