Race for skald?

[Harm]

Don't really like trolls, so I think I'll keep em out of the discussion.

Are really kobolds that bad for skald? (I know.. I should stop the kobold fetish thingie)

What would you suggest? Try to put down some pros/cons if you can.

Thanks

 

[Cyradix]

kobold = low con and str

As a skald you will need both to deal damage and stay alive.

Try a dwarf and use the small shield. People will think you are healer

 

[aveh]

Considerations for choosing a race:

Skalds are on the "Gimps Hitpoint Table". You might seriously want to consider this if you're planning on choosing a kobold, given you'll be working with a low level of hit points to begin with. Also - we're on the 23-points-for-IP-deal too so don't expect to get that much before RR5.

Skalds have no Determination. I'm not sure exactly how this will effect your race choice. Dwarves do get +5% body resist, which will help vs. bard/mincer mezz, and kobies have 5% energy resist, useful vs. sorc mezz. Both are shorter, which might make you harder to target by mezzers.

Skald epic sucks. But doesn't look so utterly horrible on a dwarf. It definitely suits girls better than boys. Something to consider if you're planning on getting the TG armors.

It might sound as if I'm very pro-dwarf, but im not really. My skald is norse, and would be norse if I rerolled from scratch. I would probably also choose a tall model again as well

 

[painman]

skald needs his hit point alot, not even the skald love can change that. go with norse or troll. i have a norse skald myself, it works

 

[Sajko]

always found the troll to be best, since much more dmg (low dex + high str) and decent amount of constitution.

 

[Harm]

Think I might go with a Norse. Just wanna try the look and feel of one. Abit of variance doesen't hurt.

 

[Bagloor]

Dwarf ofc highest con and you still have free sight over the dwarf's head. That you don't get with norses and trolls

 

[Aarweenie]

Originally posted by Cyradix
kobold = low con and str

As a skald you will need both to deal damage and stay alive.

Try a dwarf and use the small shield. People will think you are healer

hmm... if I wanted to stay alive as a skald I wouldn't try to look like a healer ;p

 

[knackor(MID)]

Originally posted by Cyradix

Try a dwarf and use the small shield. People will think you are healer

which isnt a great thing as you will be one of the first targets for the assist train :>

 

[klavrynd]

troll offcourse, no reasons not to take one

 

[Cyradix]

Originally posted by knackor(MID)
which isnt a great thing as you will be one of the first targets for the assist train :>

Same thing as a troll though. If you even remotely look like a troll with a small shield you'll be dead in 2 sec

 

[puk]

well if you play skald with a shield you deserve to die =/

 

[majkster]

troll!

 

[aveh]

Originally posted by Sajko
always found the troll to be best, since much more dmg (low dex + high str) and decent amount of constitution.

Filthy alb! Take your disinformation back to camelot and attempt no further to lead our mighty fighters astray!

Besides which, everyone knows its low Qui that increases styled damage, not low dex

 

[Harm]

On second thought, decided to roll as a kobold. Can't really make dem blue creatures go away :|

 

[Wij]

You may not like troll but the only disadvantage is the large model to target.

You have high str for your weapon. Decent con. Dex hardly affects you as you only have evade 1 anyway and you won't parry much anyway cos you won't want to be in 1v1 duels with real fighters and you'll be a gimp if you get your shield out. Low qui just makes you a natural front loader

Your role is just to assist the proper tanks with a big 2h swing and annoy the casters. Your defense will never be good even if you had 600 dex and qui

GO TROLL !!!!!!!!!1



(Actually I lied about you role. Noone cares what you do really. You're just a taxibot )

 

[Loveless]

Originally posted by Wij
You may not like troll but the only disadvantage is the large model to target.

You're just a taxibot )

The targeting thing may have been a problem a while back. But everyone knows Dwarfs with shields + Kobalds with shields die first!

Also, the taxi thing is old too Try interupting clerics/casters :> Its alot more fun than /stick + sprint /afk

PS: Twoll 50 sword 43 bs! No quickness + ragnarok = big badab00m

 

[Marcus75]

Back in the days when kobolds swam below the water it was great fun to act attack sub in Thidranki but in endgame RvR there arent that much water to jump out of.

If I remade my skald I would probably go norse...not too big and not too small.

 

[Wij]

Originally posted by Loveless
The targeting thing may have been a problem a while back. But everyone knows Dwarfs with shields + Kobalds with shields die first!

Also, the taxi thing is old too Try interupting clerics/casters :> Its alot more fun than /stick + sprint /afk

PS: Twoll 50 sword 43 bs! No quickness + ragnarok = big badab00m

I did mention the big hits and annoying casters but in a normal gank group you aren't really going to turn too mnay fights

(Not that I ever got invited into gank groups )

 

[scarffs]

Dwarfs rule.
As I see it, there is no alternative if you want to look good.
As a bonus, you get to drink for free at the Drunken Dwarf Inn.

 

[eynar]

Although I had a norse skald, from best to worse I'd say:
1 - Troll (are perfect as skald, due to high str / low dex & qui which have little importance for skalds)
2 - Dwarf (make sure to put enough start-up points into str tho)
3 - Norse
4 - Kobold

 

[lator]

No question: Troll.

 

[masentaja]

Troll be the best :>
Most beatiful race in Midgard, and plus, they look absolutely furious when they run with best speed song

 

[mastade]

You are a tank
You want frontload damage
You choose a Troll

 

[Virr]

if u dont want to go with troll (as i can understand, because i refuse to be a troll aswell, since they are just too big etc)
i found dwarf a really nice choise, highest hp, which i found very useful alot of times.
i had hammer (44) and a regular suit that caps everything etc and i did decent dmg i think
i'ld put qui on a final suit tho, thinking about qui changes that are comming
i hope you find your skald fun, imo it's one of the funniest classes i've ever played

 

[taobitzz]

Id have to say if i had a chance to change my race id prolly stick to troll cause i like them etc But if you intend to rvr and dont like trolls id say norse.

 

[Animus_SC]

I like my norse skald. Have a little more qui and little less str than the troll, but I manage.. And the thing about being a taxi.. Kinda misplaced if you know how to play your class. I'm not saying we wtfpwn the battlefield and really make a change of the outcome, but a wellplayed skald doesnt hurt

 

[Mr TNT]

troll for stats if not Norse

 

[naetha]

My skald is norse, and if I rerolled I'd love to be a troll, but I just can't face the thought of being a female troll :scared:

Norse is a good compromise though, and its nice to have the dex (only 5 more than a troll) for parry and evade when you're levelling up. I definitely wouldn't go kobbie, but then I wouldn't go kobbie for any class