Help Me Pick My Race/Class ! (Free.... Something?)Follow

Wrong forums, dumbass.

Apparently, yep.

Hug?

By the way- you fu[b][/b]cked up your link tags. Allakhazams uses [], not <>.

i think he was calling you a dumbass for going to the gamefaq's forums for advice..


then again, why don't you pick what you wanna play? no point in being the best player if you have to stare at your ogre's *** the whole time.

Thanks Briam and Fallacist -

Choosing a character is something I've had a ongoing problem with, mainly because its a huge decision. So many people know when they get the game exactly what they want too be... I've never been one of those people.

In EQ 1 I played a human monk up to level 55 before I retired, along with countless other low-level classes... when I went to FFXI, I started with an Elvaan mage, and then went to a Human Paladin eventually, however, FFXI's.... erm... choices, were so limited compared to what EQ II has...

If I can figure out what race/class fits me best I'll truley be happy, its a shame right now I am not even playing because until I figure this out, it wont be fun too me... I know its strange.

When I got the game I wanted to be a Iksar Monk... but I didnt realize you had to do the betrayal quest... and Iksar models seem... slightly strange in this game for whatever reason.

Maybe I'm going about this wrong.. if I figure out what class I ultimatley want too be - that may help me pick a race...

Ive had a couple of my friends say they think I should go Fighter or Scout because they think I fall into that role alot better than I do of say a Caster. They think my personality just... "fits" better into one of those... I just love information ultimatley, but for whatever reason the message boards for EQ II havent really taken off yet, on any of the sites I visit, I guess people are just too busy playing the game, which is awsome !

I guess I like reading other peoples expieriences... and going from there, but maybe I just need to sit down and figure it out.

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EDIT: What, you think that having someone else pick for you will make you happier with it?

You can always be an Iksar Brawler without doing the betrayal quest.

No - someone choosing for me wont make me happier with it, but peoples opinions will give me an idea on what I'm looking for...

As far as the Brawlers go, I heard that they were much more... not sure of the word.... different than Monks.... nobody I talked too has played a Brawler or a Monk...

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I guess I'm confused as to why they made it so you HAVE too go with one of the more advanced type classes... I mean, why cant I just be and stay a Rogue if I wanted?

I guess I understand the logic, it just branches out and each "upgrade" is a more powerful version....

Part of me wants to be a mage because, well, I've never DONE a mage for a very long period of time. I just dont know if Mage's will be fun to play in EQ II.

In EQ I it seems Melees had much better equipment to up their stats and overall looks...

I just have never played a game from launch where nobody really knows whats going on, so its something totally new... I just dont want to be gimped !

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not to start a debate, or bring up other games and old arguements. (i was gonna say this before i saw the post above mine anyway):

when ffxi first came out mithra was the posterchild for thf. But no one expected elvaan to bring the competition. but sure enough 60+ your average elvaan was usually outdamaging your average mithra. mithra hit 0's for Dot, where as all elvaan needed was 1 hp to gain tp. Also Dancing edge has a CHR modifier, which elvaan had more of than mithra. and blah blah blah blah~

My point is, what might seem like the ideal race based on stats alone for a job, might not be the best one in the longrun. But you'll never know, so go and play what you like, and maybe you'll be the one who ends up paving the way for the anti-race for your class.

just so u know im the same way had ffxi ince came out on ps2 and finnally got what i wanted but now im off to eq2 and have no idea but well see....by the way what sever u on? ima be on steamfont

Lol. Well I won't debate over which race in FFXI was better over the other. But what I'm getting at is that your equipment was already pre-determined. Your parties usually demanded you have Emp. Pin and Leaping Boots. Other things like subjob quest, AF quests, and level cap quests all were set in stone on how to do them. Things like parties are also set, where you didn't want a DRG over a RNG as your main damage dealer, etc.

All I'm pointing at is, EQ2 is like Lewis and Clark setting out on their expidition of the U.S. We won't know what's out there until we find it.