Well if you want something real fun as a back up try a Troll shadow Knight.
You get good strenth and some cool spell's as well you get the fun of troll
talk. (We smashed dem good!) There is alot of in char stough that is very
funny and makes good conversation.
-----Original Message-----
From: Murphy, Kenneth E. <
MurphyK@...>
To: '
EQ_Necromancer@onelist.com' <
EQ_Necromancer@onelist.com>
Date: Tuesday, April 27, 1999 6:19 PM
Subject: [EQ_Necromancer] Request for some opinions.
>From: "Murphy, Kenneth E." <MurphyK@...>
>
>Hello
>
>I'm in a bit of a delima. I am currently playing a gnome magician on
>mythannial marr named Veneficus and I have reached 15th level so far. I am
>enjoying my time for the most part. As with any class/race combo there are
>problems, but I can mostly live with them. The Olympic jump I need to make
>to get onto the boat between freeport and butcherblock is a Pain, and not
>having the research components in the game for 24+ level pets is a pain
(but
>by the time I'm there it'll most likely be fixed). We'll enough rambling
and
>back to my point.
>
>I am thinking of playing a different char to give myself a break from time
>to time from my main one. I have seriously considered a halfling warrior
but
>I think I'd get board of any warrior type FAST as you just stand there with
>almost no strategy involved. The only real classes that seem to be worth a
>second character are druids and necromancers.
>
>Druids seem very well rounded and but i'm concerned they will be too
>crippled in a dungeon, and I think dungeons can be a blast to fight in. I
>didn't take a Necromancer in the beginning as I was VERY afraid of the KOS
>in most places. However, now that I have a basic feel for the game I'm not
>so afraid of that and I'd be a dark elf so my home town will like me. It
>seems that necromancers fight their own way with their pet so it wouldn't
>feel like my magician feels. Also I'd be tall for a change hehe.
>
>What do you all think. Are necromancers and magicians soo close together
>that I'd feel like I'm playing the same character? Should I thus take the
>druid for a different feel? Are they any MAJOR short falls to being a
>necromancer due to things in the game still being broken?
>
>It seems that necromancers are stronger characters then some other classes
>with the balance coming in terms of difficulty with faction. Is that true?
>Also, what level would I have to take my necromancer too in order to get a
>feel for what its like. it was a minimum of 8th better 12th to get a feel
>for what a magician is like.
>
>Any help is welcome.
>
>Veneficus - The Way -
>Mythannial Marr
>
>
>
>
>
>... Thanks Kenneth
>
>Kenneth E. Murphy, OCP
>Research Associate - Oracle Database Administrator
>OSEDA (Office of Social & Economic Data Analysis)
>University Outreach & Extension
>University of Missouri - Columbia
>Ph: (573) 884- 8794 Fax: (573) 884-4635
>murphyk@...
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