Posted by Rome on October 22, 1999 at 05:44:42:
In Reply to: Transmuters posted by Newbie on October 22, 1999 at 03:49:41:
> What would be a best race for transmuter and which major/minor is most effective? It depends highly on what you wish to do. Gnome Offense Major/Air Minor Choose this if you want to be a solo force, who can fight well, equip yourself easily, and a general tough guy who can get around easily (basically someone to avoid if possible)... Drow Arcane Utility/Air Chose this form if you feel like gathering a whole pile of nifty equipment, staying duo'd and sneaking around everywhere popping off an occational hold on the unwary. Auto-sneak and duo is a powerful combo, duo is also very nice for staying alive, exploring, and otherwise causing trouble behind the scenes. Human Air Major/utility Chose this form for pure pk'ing. The human keeps your rank high compared to your foes, the air major lets you pick on the weak, and the utility will give you some decent fighting at the lower ranks, and some use at the higher ones as well. Gnome Defense Major/Offense Minor Probably the most basic off all the combo's. This is what every group wants to see standing along side of them. Defense majors are a lot like healers, they may not be the classic deadly class, but they are very powerful in their own way. I've seen very few people who regretted chosing defense major (after mongoose got changed that is). If you REALLY want to have a powerful form, and don't mind that you can't leave the water, nothing tops water forms in fighting strength. A water major will make liches think twice.. too bad they have to stay in the water. Personally, if this is your first transmuter, I'd go arcane. It's VERY safe, and you get your duo form much earlier than your major's, plus you have a lot less practicing (don't have to master shapeshift and shapeshift skill). ...Rome...