Been sayin that for a while now: https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/422285/new-player-race-possibilities/p1MLGProPlayer wrote: »There are friendly Maormer in Hew's Bane too. There is no reason why there shouldn't be more of them around Tamriel. It's really only the High Elves who irrationally hate them.
Also, obligatory please make Maormer a playable race.
MLGProPlayer wrote: »It's really only the High Elves who irrationally hate them.
Saucy_Jack wrote: »MLGProPlayer wrote: »It's really only the High Elves who irrationally hate them.
I'm pretty sure a good number of people who live in Khenarthi's Roost hate them quite rationally.
You mean, like back in the day when they added bloody imperials and stinkin' ORCs as playable races?Nooooo neeeeew raaaaaceeeeees! Would totally take the elder scrolls feeling from me if they were to add new races..
So?Saucy_Jack wrote: »MLGProPlayer wrote: »It's really only the High Elves who irrationally hate them.
I'm pretty sure a good number of people who live in Khenarthi's Roost hate them quite rationally.
Saucy_Jack wrote: »MLGProPlayer wrote: »It's really only the High Elves who irrationally hate them.
I'm pretty sure a good number of people who live in Khenarthi's Roost hate them quite rationally.
TheShadowScout wrote: »You mean, like back in the day when they added bloody imperials and stinkin' ORCs as playable races?Nooooo neeeeew raaaaaceeeeees! Would totally take the elder scrolls feeling from me if they were to add new races..
Yeah, exactly like that!
There are quite a few races around that might, Might, make possible additions to the player race selection for ESO. Maormer are pretty much on the top of that list: https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/422285/new-player-race-possibilities/p1So?Saucy_Jack wrote: »MLGProPlayer wrote: »It's really only the High Elves who irrationally hate them.
I'm pretty sure a good number of people who live in Khenarthi's Roost hate them quite rationally.
Play the EP storyline, and you will have many, many good reasosn to hate Bretons, Orcs, and Altmer quote rationally. Maybe Redguards and Bosmer and Khajiit too, by association. Play DC and AD, and you get reasons to hate imperials quite rationally too. Heck, argonians -still- have rational reasons to hate many Dumner...
Does that mean people should not be allowed to play those?
Nah!
(Though I really would have -loved- it if questing as one of those races in regions where that race misbehaves have to jump through extra "build trust" questing hoops... alas, paths not taken.)
MLGProPlayer wrote: »There are friendly Maormer in Hew's Bane too. There is no reason why there shouldn't be more of them around Tamriel. It's really only the High Elves who irrationally hate them.
Also, obligatory please make Maormer a playable race.
Saucy_Jack wrote: »MLGProPlayer wrote: »It's really only the High Elves who irrationally hate them.
I'm pretty sure a good number of people who live in Khenarthi's Roost hate them quite rationally.
Yes but every race holds hard feelings against opposite faction races..Yet you can group up and play with them
Exactly since TES-III:Morrowind!Orcs and Imperials have been part of tes games for years though. Atleast since Morrowind
TheShadowScout wrote: »Exactly since TES-III:Morrowind!Orcs and Imperials have been part of tes games for years though. Atleast since Morrowind
But not from the start, so... there IS precedent of them making NPC races playable at some time.
In fact, if you look at the races in TES games... well, Arena and Daggerfall had eight, Battlespire only six (missing khajiit and argonians), and only from Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrtim we got ten, (Redguard even had only one, but doesn#t count with the whole "premade character" thing anyhow)...
So, really, the "ten TES races" is hardly set in stone just because it has been the thing in the most known (because most recent) of the games.
I mean, it makes sense of them not being "basic" races... but as overpriced crown store unlock, that would definitely be an possibility for ESO... as well as several others, as outlined in the mentioned discussion.
Who knows?
It might just be that someday, in an expansion or two, we might get the sea elves too. Perhaps even with a "high seas magic" guild skill line like the psijcs... (hopefully not a new class though, I would hate that!)
Saucy_Jack wrote: »MLGProPlayer wrote: »It's really only the High Elves who irrationally hate them.
I'm pretty sure a good number of people who live in Khenarthi's Roost hate them quite rationally.
Why would it be hard for races, but not for history, regions, gear, classes, frigging glowing mounts that are technically way more lore-iffy then a odd maormer or a dozend being exiled to live among the landwalkers and such???I think it would be hard for eso to add new races without Bethesda doing so in the other games though? Don't Bethesda still somewhat call the shots? If eso were to add a new race then Bethesda would have to do it in the other games also I think?