Please help me on this, and please tell me which you feel is the best


edit: Argh, can a mod please fix the last part?

Faeling! ... okay, not really. I noticed that it's not even on your list.

Igasho, by far. Their con and str are fantastic, and you'ld never notice the balance, really. Their resistances are nice, too.

Human.

You also forgot dwarves, though they're actually quite crap compared to most of the races now, since all others got upgraded, dont know which was worse, the slower eq, or slower xp. Depends on your archtype, i mean i'm most probably changing to Mugwump now, since they're much better for int based guilds, unless yer in Celest.

One word. Loboshigaru. They have good strength (same as Dracnari) much more con, no sipping penalty, L1 cold and fire protection, and L3 health regeneration, . If you throw a knowledge blessing in there, their intelligence goes up to 12 and you will honestly not feel disadvantaged at ALL when it comes to sipping mana, and the 10 intelligence is the only reason to feel not happy at all about them. The only races who compare are the ones who specialise, who get L3 mana regeneration whilst on home turf too.

For hunting, anyhting with high strength and high con. Int will be of no matter to you when you -hunt-, but you will suck in pvp with low int.

Int matters for surge...

True, why I don't play warriors...

I'd say Dracnari, with their level 3 fire resi.. nothing hurts on Astral

Actually Aesyra, I used to be Dracnari, and while they are okay, the sipping penalty hits you like a kick to the babymaker. Another bonus for Shiro is that the Loboshigaru L3 health regen means that you can have putrefaction up indefinately (even unsurged) with a health regen enchantment up, and now that it gives 45/45 cutting/blunt protection its actually useful.

As a warrior, I say human.
20% faster xp gain, plus harmony.
That's 30%.

Asarnil brings up a good point with Loboishgiaru, but their magic penality is what scares me. Human's may be good for hunting, but you would need runes for them to be good in fightning. I need to find a race that beat's Dracnari, or I will go to them for ic and ooc reasons.

Magic penalty makes you take more damage from cosmicfire and moonburst, moonburst being the one that would hurt the most. But the advantages of being Lobo make up for that easily.

You take more damage from two skills in the game. This is offset by the L3 health regen and good sipping which pretty much counteracts it (definitely would if you include sparkle + mercy) and putting lessons in Magic.

Not to mention that Fire is one of Loboshigaru's resistances, and cosmicfire is half fire now. (I gather.)

There are so many counters to magic damage it's not even funny, so don't worry about it.

HUMANS!!!!!! harmony, autumn, xp bonus = xp whore, not to mention your stats go up depending on your archtype.

I may decide to go human for levels, but that's all. I want an rp race that I can stick with, and one who fits my ic and ooc needs. Loboishgaru and Dracnari are my two top choices.

Loboshigaru are nice, level 76 with weathering and yellow I have 4708 health. With mercy on thats like, 635.58 health regen each tick.

I am happy with my Igasho, and plan to stick with it.

The best race for 80+ hunting is human...it's not even open to debate.

Before that, leveling is fast enough for any race to do well.

Fighting is more up in the air...some class-race combinations are clearly superior, others are more subjective...for damage knights, high-level Humans are fine alongside Brood Viscanti and Dracnari. Even with the balance softening, I wouldn't use anything with a penalty, personally. Aslaran seems the best for speed knights living outside of Glomdoring.

Geomancers get the most benefit as Master Viscanti, Aquamancers as Imperial Merian.

Guardians are less straightforward...Aslarans are great with Tarot, specialized Viscanti and Merians are viable, and Mugwumps seem made for Hexes.