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Oh, thought you might find this interesting. I did once I sat down and compared.

Strength: 18 Alignment: Evil
Agility: 22 Starting City: East Freeport
Stamina: 18 Homeland: Kunark
Intelligence: 20 Language(s): Sebilisian
Wisdom: 22

Traditional Role(s): Fighter , Mage

These are game actual starting stats. These below are the OLD stats before they changed them right before the game was released. These are the stats you will see in your EQ2 booklet, but they are not the correct stats. All race stats were changed just before the game was released, and they didn't bother to update the book.

Str: 20
Agi: 20
Stamina: 25
Intelligence: 20
Wisdom: 15

Now, looking at the actual game stats .... eh, they have low strength...but their traditional role is fighter?? Heck, their Wis is higher than Int., but they're also traditional mages? SOE messed up a bit, methinks. Heck, they'd make better scouts than fighters or mages according to start out stats. Original stats do show them being more for fighter than Priest, most definately.

Bad for all those Iksar fighters who weren't aware of the Stat change. Good for me I guess, but I don't think it's very fair overall to everyone playing Iksar. At least they should have updated the book and put traditional role as Priest or Scout so as not to cheat people.

Edited, Wed Dec 1 15:31:12 2004 by Ivven

I agree with you about the stats seeming off, however I'd stand behind what they listed as the traditional roles... although I would add priest.

"Tradition Role" IMHO points toward a lore perspective on what they typically are, rather than whta they'd be most statistically suited for. In the old empire, they WERE mostly either Fighters (Warriors in the Army, Shadowknights, or Monks(Bruisers in this case)), Mages (The Necromancers), or Priests (Shaman)... and they had a fairly strict caste system if I remember my Iksar lore correctly.

As i said in an earlier post on another thread.....big lizards would have a higher strength and stamina especialy compared to say....a human or elf (which thankfully it is higher then an elf). We were nerfed. Bad vision and lowered stats....I still look bada$$ though and though I may feel gimped, Im not. Dont be detered by all this, iksars are still viable fighters, preists, etc. and fun to boot. 8P

Edited, Wed Dec 1 22:00:44 2004 by WasteOfSpace

Well, in the long run, your starting stats aren't going to make or break you. I say play what you want and have fun with it. :)

Aye. My crusader aint goin no where.

LMFAO dwarves had higher WIS than elves???

Elf: Greetings my dwarven companion. Would you like to group today and slay many evil villanious creatures?

Dwarf: Aye laddy...I be goin with ya, Priest I am. Now git me some ale, eh? Ah, aye...tis a good draught I'm wishin for.


Elf: <_<;;; uh.... you're a priest?

Dwarf: Aye *hic* now will ya stop gaping at me like that eh?? 'Efore I knock ya upside the skull there with me fist!!





Edited, Wed Dec 1 23:14:04 2004 by Ivven