Smaller characters move faster?

waterfairy

I was playing my mountain of an Orc, max height and muscle then switched to my pack mule character who's a female Breton with min height and muscle and she seems to move faster on both foot and horseback. Has anyone noticed a similar difference between large and small characters?
I thought that armor might make the difference but I stripped them and it still feels the same.

Pman85

All characters move the same speed, it just looks like you are moving faster because of the quicker animation.

There are ways to incease your speed, but the default run speed is the same all around.

Cernow

Size doesn't affect movement speed, although it sometimes appears that it does because the different animations make the larger character models seem more ponderous and lumbering.

If you're not convinced, break out a stop watch and time your characters across a fixed distance

dennissomb16_ESO

The only reason I make shortest characters in MMOs is the appearance that I running faster heh

dodgehopper_ESO

Orcs have the potential to run better than anyone else. You'll want to wear a good medium armor set for running to start, as well as get the Steed Stone. Orcs get the Swift Trait as well, which grants a 12% cost reduction for running, as well as a 9% boost to run speed. This makes the Orcs the fastest race, all other things being equal (armor types, set bonuses, standing stones).

waterfairy

I guess it was the animation tricking my eyes....her little Breton legs are hustling hard.

I didn't know about the speed boosts and Orcs, thanks for the info,