Did I choose the wrong race?

[Fr]

<div></div>Easily the most n00b thing I've done thus far in ANY game I think.I've just got to LVL 20 and realised I chose a Half Elf instead of a Wood Elf for my Ranger by mistake.  I still do great damage and am very happy with my character and I know a lot of you would say "Then what's the problem?".  I just want to make sure I have the best race for the class so my character is as good as it can be.  I dont want to be a lower damage dealing character cos I picked the wrong race like a nub.Any advice is welcome.Thanks everyone.<div></div>

[Fr]

For some reason the other post I made crached during creation and has created a duplicate.  Apologies.God [expletive haxx0red by Raijinn] n00bs ruining the forums man...Sry all.<div></div>

[ChaosUndivided]

<div>Race choice will not make an significant difference to how your class plays.</div><div>You'll be fine.</div>

[Pins]

The best class for a Ranger is an ogre. The main stats for rangers are STR and lesser so INT. Ogres have 30STR, 15INT. Half-Elfs are up as another good choice. Wood Elves, however are not actually stated that great for being a ranger as they have low STR. In the end though, race doesn't matter as the stats between most people will be very similar anyway.

[Star]

<div></div>The more you level the less your race matters. While the effects can be noticable at first eventually the racial stat bonuses are way over shadowed by gear etc. I'd only go back and re-roll as a Wood Elf if you really want to be a Wood Elf and not a Half Elf for appearance or role play reasons. Or if you want to be the "<a target="_blank" href="http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2/board/message?board.id=general_roleplaying&message.id=1316#M1316">purest form of evil in all Norrath</a>"

[Gailstryd]

<div>Yeah you messed up big time because it is clear cut and clean....KERRAN'S ARE THE L33Test RANGERS OUT THERE! =D</div>

[Gareorn]

<div>You can't choose the wrong race.  The only wrong choice you can make is your class, and you obviously didn't choose the wrong class.  It's all good.:smileyhappy:</div>

[Jay]

<div>Yeah, you messed up big time. If you didn't pick kerra, you have an inferior ranger. But hey, at least half elves actually have male models.</div><div> </div><div>/ducks</div><div>/runs</div>

[Fireshad]

<div></div>Kerra's have male models?  You all look like huge kitty (your so lucky it didnt let me use the other word) cats to me.   And I could never tell which one was male or female.  Once again, you are just mad that my male wood elf is prettier then any of the girls in the Kerran race, but its ok, I understand, hairy females doesnt do it for me either. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />  So, before you try to bash beauty in its essence (me), please, lick yourself off and wipe your paws, I dont like dealing with dirty kitty cats.  ThanksP.S. For you Kerrans, it isnt a parry bug, they just finally realized that you cant actually fire a bow with your paws.  And those claws, STOP BREAKING YOUR STRINGS, and you might actually fight better. ;P<div></div><p>Message Edited by Fireshadow on <span class="date_text">03-08-2006</span><span class="time_text">03:53 PM</span></p>

[Saihung23]

<div>Did you at least choose red as your hair color?  'Cause red haired rangers have a damage bonus from their naturally raging personality.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Why hasnt someone made a post about all of this before?  <img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></div><div> </div><div>Sai</div>

[ChaosUndivided]

<div></div><blockquote><hr>Saihung23 wrote:<div>...</div><div> </div><div>Why hasnt someone made a post about all of this before?  <img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></div><div> </div><div>Sai</div><hr></blockquote>Because We assumed everyone knew Half-Elves > All :smileytongue:

[Sirlutt]

yeah dont stress on Race.. hell i am an Ogre . .lol.. not really a race you'd think of when thinking of Ranger.<div></div>

[Star]

<div></div><blockquote><hr>ChaosUndivided wrote:<div></div>Because We assumed everyone knew Half-Elves > All :smileytongue:<hr></blockquote>Except Wood Elves. <img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Saihung23]

<div></div>/whisper If they are red heads sure :smileyvery-happy:

[Star]

<div>I'm not the Wood Elf you are looking for. *waves hand* <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></div>

[Tobann]

FEar not fellow Ranger. DOnt listen to these overgrown [expletive haxx0red by Raijinn] cats.Kerran rangers are a dime a dozen, and have you ever smelled one when it rains?   yuck. Now if you ask me I think my Froglok ranger is the bomb. Nice smooth skin. No problem in the rain, and way more good looking than those furry bow twangers!Buaf 57 Ranger Befallen<div></div>

[Serventof Wrath]

<div></div><p>I can personally tell you that race has no effect on your game play.<span>  </span>I have a lvl 43 <u>Troll illusionist</u> alt that now has higher INT stats then a lot of lvl 50+ wizards I come across.<span>  </span>Also my lvl 20 <u>wood elf Shadow Knight</u> alt is truly an evil toon and yes I roleplay her and instantly duel anyone that mistakes her for a Pally <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /><span>  </span>Of course having said all that my 56 Ranger is a Wood Elf.<span>  </span>Why anyone would mess up that race/class combination is totally beyond me.<span>  </span>Everyone knows wood elf male rangers have the best hair in game period <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p> </p><p>Oolan Woodswraith</p><p>56 Ranger Najena</p>

[Prandtl]

<div></div><p>Do not be decieved. Everyone <em><strong>knows</strong> </em>that humans are the superior choce for ranja race! After all, weren't the 1st rangers human?  Everone elise is just a downgrade :smileyhappy:</p><p>I recommend re-rolling to a human ranger, preferable with red hair.  At least my Kerran compadre has THAT part right!</p>

[Mary the Prophetess]

<div></div><p>Excuse me.</p><p>[*raises hand*]</p><p>Does anyone else other than me see a wee bit of a design flaw here? </p><p>In fantasy literature, since Lord of the Rings on, Elves, (<em>especially</em> Wood Elves), are traditionally portrayed as Rangers; masters of the bow, and of the forests.</p><p>But the way that the EQ2 developers have seen fit to assign racial characteristics like STR, and AGI, Wood Elves are inferior, (hypothetically speaking), to Ogres as Rangers.  </p><p>I know, I know, it's not really about a character's starting racial attributes, and it's all about their equipment as they advance, but come on---Ogres as Rangers?  OGRES, for god's sake!!!</p><p>For those that do not role-play then I suppose it is all about characteristics, and none of this matters.  It's just numbers and stats.</p><p>But for we role-players...</p><p>Ogres.  Why'd it have to be Ogres?</p><p> </p>

[TaleraRis]

<span><blockquote><hr>Tobann wrote:FEar not fellow Ranger. DOnt listen to these overgrown [expletive haxx0red by Raijinn] cats.Kerran rangers are a dime a dozen, and have you ever smelled one when it rains?   yuck. Now if you ask me I think my Froglok ranger is the bomb. Nice smooth skin. No problem in the rain, and way more good looking than those furry bow twangers!Buaf 57 Ranger Befallen<div></div><hr></blockquote>Of course. Mithaniel Marr placed us on the face of Norrath so we could bless the other races with our presence. Especially those of us with purple pigmentation to their skin.Froooooak.</span><div></div>

[Sigr]

<div>In the end, Race matters little in whatever class you end up choosing.  You might get a little advantage early on in life, but as you level up, you'll be getting gear that makes you as effective as anyone else wearing it.  The only thing that really matters when it comes to race is the fluff bonuses from racial traditions (they aren't earth-shattering by any means) and whether or not you want to play that race for 70 levels.  Other than that, don't worry about it too much.</div>

[Star]

<div></div><blockquote><hr>Mary the Prophetess wrote:<div></div><p>But the way that the EQ2 developers have seen fit to assign racial characteristics like STR, and AGI, Wood Elves are inferior, (hypothetically speaking), to Ogres as Rangers.  </p><hr></blockquote><p> </p><p>If you asked a Dev they would say our primary stat is AGI. So in their minds Wood Elves are the obvious choice. There you have it, Wood Elf Ranger, choice of the EQ2 Devs. <img src="/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> hehe</p>

[Racmo]

<div><p>-------------------------------------</p><p>If you asked a Dev they would say our primary stat is AGI. So in their minds Wood Elves are the obvious choice. There you have it, Wood Elf Ranger, choice of the EQ2 Devs. <img height="16" width="16" src="http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/i/smilies/16x16_smiley-very-happy.gif" border="0">hehe</p><p>--------------------------------------</p><p> </p><p>Then why do we get 4str per rank but 5agi per rank in the AAs?  I think they consider Str as our primary stat.</p><p>Tobi</p><p>51 Ranger</p></div>

[Serventof Wrath]

<div>Hey,</div><div> </div><div>shhhhhhhhhhhh......</div><div> </div><div>Those of us taking the AGI line will happily take +5 per tick insted of the +4.  Now move along.....Nothing to see here.....</div><div><img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></div><div> </div><div>Oolan Woodswraith</div><div>57 Ranger Najena</div>

[Teksun]

Kerran Ranger's... yeah, right. Sure you may be good at what you do, but once that bow string breaks you get SO distracted. I've seen Kaeros playing with a broken bow string for HOURS on end. Then theres the CATNIP, they can't get ENOUGH, there worse than Dwarves and their ALE. Plus you can TELL when a Dwarf is drinking, it's REAL HARD catching a Kerra using catnip, I thought it was a resin bag until his eyes got all wide... SHEESH!!!!As for the right race, there is none. I made a gnome monk on PVP, if THATS not wrong NOTHING is <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /><div></div>

[Star]

<div></div><blockquote><hr>Teksun wrote:As for the right race, there is none. I made a gnome monk on PVP, if THATS not wrong NOTHING is <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /><div></div><hr></blockquote>Gnome Zerker! :smileyvery-happy:

[Yrield]

<span><blockquote><hr>Mary the Prophetess wrote:<div></div><p>Excuse me.</p><p>[*raises hand*]</p><p>Does anyone else other than me see a wee bit of a design flaw here? </p><p>In fantasy literature, since Lord of the Rings on, Elves, (<em>especially</em> Wood Elves), are traditionally portrayed as Rangers; masters of the bow, and of the forests.</p><p>But the way that the EQ2 developers have seen fit to assign racial characteristics like STR, and AGI, Wood Elves are inferior, (hypothetically speaking), to Ogres as Rangers.  </p><p>I know, I know, it's not really about a character's starting racial attributes, and it's all about their equipment as they advance, but come on---Ogres as Rangers?  OGRES, for god's sake!!!</p><p>For those that do not role-play then I suppose it is all about characteristics, and none of this matters.  It's just numbers and stats.</p><p>But for we role-players...</p><p>Ogres.  Why'd it have to be Ogres?</p><p> </p><hr></blockquote>In Lord of the rings, Legolas is an elven archer not a rangerAragorn is a ranger, kinda a Knight/Ranger because he fight mounted and with a sword most of the time, he use plate armor as wellAnd the only reason for Aragorn to be a ranger is because Tolkien know nothing about Ratonga !</span><div></div>

[XxSwiftyxX]

<div></div><div>But hey, doesn't matter what race you are as long as your a ranjah! :smileytongue:</div>

[Jay]

<div></div><blockquote><hr>Teksun wrote:Kerran Ranger's... yeah, right. Sure you may be good at what you do, but once that bow string breaks you get SO distracted. I've seen Kaeros playing with a broken bow string for HOURS on end. Then theres the CATNIP, they can't get ENOUGH<div></div><hr></blockquote><p>So is now the time to tell you that I was messed up on the '[expletive haxx0red by Raijinn] AND had a broken bowstring when I trashed you in 3.5 seconds in our first duel? <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>No, I'm never going to let you live that down. LOL! <img src="/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Fireshad]

/cough Hairy Kerran woman /coughSorry, I hate when stuff gets in my throat.  All I am going to say is that using the bow is a thing of beauty, and who is the most beautiful race in the land?  Why, wood elves.  Thus, drawing from this conclusion, the only true race for a ranger, is a wood elf.  Others may try to claim beaty in their race, but I have yet to see a FEMALE from any other race nearly as pretty as me.  In the end, we all do about the same damage, yes, but none of you look nearly as good as me while doing it.Oh, and Kearos.... /duel you anytime if I am ever able to get back in game.   <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /><div></div>

[Teksun]

<span><blockquote><hr>Jay42 wrote:<div></div><blockquote><hr>Teksun wrote:Kerran Ranger's... yeah, right. Sure you may be good at what you do, but once that bow string breaks you get SO distracted. I've seen Kaeros playing with a broken bow string for HOURS on end. Then theres the CATNIP, they can't get ENOUGH<div></div><hr></blockquote><p>So is now the time to tell you that I was messed up on the '[expletive haxx0red by Raijinn] AND had a broken bowstring when I trashed you in 3.5 seconds in our first duel? <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>No, I'm never going to let you live that down. LOL! <img src="/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><hr></blockquote>Your an Amateur... a Conjuror (Rolma) killed me in HALF that time....</span><div></div>