Little Help With Race Please...Follow

Allright,

So I cancelled my WoW account a few month's ago and am finally ready to get back into a MMORPG.. I played EQ I for several years, so i am familiar with the zones and the classes/races from there.

My problem is this, I have pretty much decided to go one of a few routes, I am really thinking about being a Berzerker or a Bruiser. I always found my niche was melee classes, and while I really do think a Necromancer would be fun... I'd like to try this route first.

I'm joining with a friend of mine, and he decided to go Evil, being a Dark Elf... limiting me to evil races, I know you can betray, but I'd like to play with him from 1-20 as well. Now I cannot think of a single race on the evil side that really fits the role of a bruiser, I could see being a Troll for a 'Zerker... but aside from Ratonga, is there a good race on the evil side for Bruiser... ?

Just could use a little advice, thanks.

You can also take this opportunity to break from the norm. I mean, c'mon, how many Ogre fighters can I stand to see in one day? And an Erudite? Let me guess...um...Mage? /groan

But a cute little female Ratonga that can surprisingly open up a can of woop-@ss is a sight to see.

Or a blond pig-tailed wood elf that cackles as her summoned zombie rips the flesh from it's enemies.

The above poster is right, race does not matter, any race can become any class.

So have some fun, be different, be daring, but BE!

this is some of the best advice i have seen as far as class and races... especialy from a roleplayers point of view.. the same advice i would give to someone in several games including EQ 1..

For what you want: Iskar makes a fun brawler, I would think. It's in their blood. Cool Shadowknights, too. A Iskar dirge would be fun, and you don't see many Iskar healers, a few casters. Iskar necro? Iskar zerker? Great evil race.

Dark elf, of course, since they're allowing ' in names in the near future. Dark elf brawer would look cool, they have some great hair. Dark elf coercer seems fun, and defiler would fit, too. Dark elf SK?

Ratongas make funny looking brawlers. that could be worth it. Ratonga guardian? Tiny tank? Really, rats are good for any evil class. I don't like to play them personally, but I DO have a frog, so...

Kerra can be good or evil. So can humans. But who wants to play a human? I think a kerra with black fur would be an awesome SK. Kerra also make great brawlers. Kerra wizzie would be interesting.

Troll and Ogre are both great in any fighting class, obvoiusly. But why not make them bards, or healers? Hell, I have a troll illusionist, and it's a blast. Be the 1st Ogre Wizard on your block...

And I'll end this post with 2 words: Halfling Necromancer.

Erudite monk or SK would be cool, but they have to be bald. That's a rule, I've heard. Flippy told me. Eirter way, you'd have a very smart fighter.