Drow vs human, for final life?

[Bolo_Grubb]

This would be a Mech repeater build, 18 rogue, 2 arti.

My questions is which race would be better overall, Drow or human. I have done most lives as a drow for the extra 2 int, but the extra skill point and extra feat for human is nice too. Anything else I should know when deciding between Drow or Human?

Drow vs human what are all the pros and cons?

[Saekee]

This would be a Mech repeater build, 18 rogue, 2 arti.

My questions is which race would be better overall, Drow or human. I have done most lives as a drow for the extra 2 int, but the extra skill point and extra feat for human is nice too. Anything else I should know when deciding between Drow or Human?

Drow vs human what are all the pros and cons?

human gets damage boost for 1 AP. You can also go DM for DDoor whereas the drow tree has Nothing is Hidden (good if doing epic PL grinds to quicken things).

Drow will have an easier time qualifying for the high dex needs of the upper ranged feats so you can pump up dex & int easily. But you probably have dex tomes so you may not need this.

[unbongwah]

Human pros: extra feat, Dmg Boost, heal amp; Passage DM opens up DDoor (you can also UMD scrolls, but they're rare drops which can't be bought from vendors)
Drow pros: +2 INT & CON, can hit higher max INT (is drow SR useful yet? can't remember if it stacks w/Insightful SR)

Human is clearly better for burst DPS (nothing beats Dmg Boost) and can be better for survivability (cheap heal amp). Drow +2 DEX makes it easier to hit your stat pre-reqs if you're tome-challenged; they can theoretically hit a higher base dmg mod due to higher INT (though in practice you're more likely to be AP-constrained); SR might be useful for leveling on a low-Will-save class.

If you were asking about pure Mechanics and had at least a +5 DEX tome, I'd say human wins just for the extra feat; the Dmg Boost and heal amp are the icing on the cake. For rog 18 / arty 2, it's a bit iffier, since you get free Rapid Reload from arty splash, making the extra feat less important. In general the answer is usually "human (or Bladeforged)," but either race can make a good Mechanic.

[Bolo_Grubb]

mostly I am making sure I am not forgetting to consider something.

This toon has a +6 supreme tome. So meeting various stat requirements is easy.

It seems it really comes down to the extra feat and the different Racial enhancements.

Human has possible d-door and Sniper (Although I am not sure if human sniper stacks with Mechanic sniper or not)

Drow has a bit more Int and Nothing is hidden. Nothing is hidden is a nice to have, but not a must have. I know where most traps are, but the enhancement is just fun.

Since this is for final life I more focus on end game results vs leveling. I have just a couple of lives left to be triple everything on this toon.

Right now I am leaning towards human, but still looking at my build options, mostly the racial enhancements. Of course I wish I had a few more AP for enhancements

[unbongwah]

On a pure human Mechanic, you'd spend something like 41 Mechanic / 25 Assassin (Killer+SA Training) / 3 Acro (Fast Movement) / 1 human (Dmg Boost), with 10 APs left over to spread between Harper (KtA) and human (heal amp). On rog 18 / arty 2, you can put less into Mechanic (tho still up to 40 APs so not a major savings) for more Harper or racial enhs.

[Eth]

Drow, clearly. They look way better.

[Bolo_Grubb]

Drow, clearly. They look way better.

I disagree. I think they look good, but so does human. So for me it is a wash