is wood elf ranger a good choice?

[DavidBelari]

<p>Hi - I am new to EQ2 and on-line gaming. Thinking of a wood elf ranger. has this build solo potential? are there threads for different class types? any advice welcome?</p>

[Nahlis]

<p>Each class has their own forum on here where you will find more information about that class than you ever wanted to know. <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />  Just look on the main page and click on Class Discussion, that will open a list of all the classes, clicking on one opens the forums for that partiuclar class. Can't really help you on the Ranger though, it's a class i do not have direct experience with, though a irl friend plays one and is happy with it, both in group and solo.</p>

[DavidBelari]

Thanks for that Nahlis. I see you have a wood elf mystic!

[Nahlis]

My pleasure!  Yes, the W-E mystic was actually my first EQ2 character at launch, though in truth i only got him to lvl 30 or so before I tried out the troll bruiser (just to see what Freeport looked like) and fell in love with the class. heh  Eventually went back and leveled the mystic up a bit, but it's never really 'grabbed' me so to speak.  Currently working on an Inquisitor (lvl 43 currently) and really, really enjoying the class.

[Haruk]

Wood elf ranger is a great choice. Even though race doesn't matter that much, as a ranger Wood Elf has a useful ability they can get, that only one other race(High elf I think?) gets, which makes it so you have a higher chance to do critical hits on a ranged attack. Have fun! I found ranger to be the most fun class(imo), I've played many different classes, but Ranger stuck to me the most.

[Ziole]

David, you should note that races do not really affect the quality of the class. The only time you will see a difference is about the first 5 or 10 levels, after that the difference in starting stats will be evened up with your equipment. For example if you take a gnome which is naturally better suited to be a caster since it starts with a higher intelligence then strenght and you make a gnome guardian you might be overburdened a bit more till about level 10 and have a lower strenght. However once you get higher you will have more equipment that gives + strenght so it will not make any difference which race you chose. Chose something that appeals to you.