Best Racial Skills?

[447]

What are the best racials for say a ranger wood-elf? or are halflings better rangers? and i assume taht agility is the way to go with stats, followed by str or sta?Thanks for the help!  Just started playing EQ2 again since about a year and i am loving the ranger wood elf i have!  Its nice to be home <span>again !  :smileyhappy:</span><div></div>

[Jiinx]

Race doesn't matter much - it's not long before your gear impacts your stats more than your starting race.  So, pick the one you like best (which of course is the halfling!  <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />As far as stats to improve, at the moment the most common ranking puts strength first since it impacts how much damage you dish from ranged and melee combat.  Int affects how much damage poisons proc (or at least, I think it still does).  Agility affects your power pool, but Rangers don't often have a power problem.  Agility will also increase your avoidance - which matters when you're soloing, but shouldn't be a factor in a group - the mob is supposed to be paying attention to the tank.Have fun with your Ranger!<div></div>

[Berek_IronAxe]

<div></div><div>Halfling Ranger for the Win - Whoot  :smileyhappy:</div><p>Message Edited by Berek_IronAxe on <span class="date_text">02-09-2006</span><span class="time_text">07:50 AM</span></p>

[447]

thanks for the help... just real quick... agility doesnt matter to a ranfer is what i got out of that post... so am i crazy for wanting to pick a wood elf then?<div></div>

[Saihung23]

<blockquote><hr>44720 wrote:thanks for the help... just real quick... <font color="#cc3366">agility doesnt matter to a ranger</font> is what i got out of that post... so am i crazy for wanting to pick a wood elf then?<div></div><hr></blockquote><p>This is a matter of opinion, you want some sort of balance in mine.  Agility is what determines your power pool, strength adds bonus to damage, intelligence increases the damage from your poison procs.</p><p>Agility is what I take the majority of the time because it means I run out of power less quickly and I get hit less (avoidance is 50% against my own level).</p><p>I figured if I can do more ca's and get hit less I would be good to go as a ranger and I have not been disappointed.  I may not have the damage from one hit that strength rangers do but I hit more often..I think...at least that was all of my reasonings for doing it.</p><p>Good Luck</p>

[447]

thanks again for all the help<div></div>

[xandez]

<div></div><p>I know you already made your choice, but i wanted to add that race REALLY doesnt matter in the long run.</p><p>10 - 15 more or less some stat dont make that much of a difference. Choose a race you want to play.</p><p>++Xan</p><p> </p>

[Teksun]

I just heard Ratongas get a racial ability that lowers agro by 1000+. If I were starting a new toon I would definately consider betraying....<div></div>

[Mirdo]

My Halfling Ranger has a 2k+ hate reducing racial skill. Very handy now our guild has started raiding and master taunts are few and far between <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />Mirdo.<div></div>

[Korpo]

Those racial hate reducers are on long recast timers though, I believe. They're "reverse rescues" more than "reverse taunts".<div></div>