We need asian face sets !

F2P_savior_of_ESO

character customisation not on asian level thats for sure, its ok, just matter of taste.
But..if they put some asian face sets there might be better,
because the character model they're all looks western.

Now, I dont know alot about eso lore, but if that do something with the fact that, theres no asian-ish character models in customisation,then i cant say more.

Mojmir

Inb4 the "loremasters" tell you no, i say yes

DKsUnite

this isn't BDO lol

Mojmir

DKsUnite wrote: »

this isn't BDO lol

Too bad, they have better Character customization.

SanderBuraas

There is no Asia in Tamriel. The Elder Scrolls is fantasy. Just like there are no Dark Elves, Khajiit and Argonians on our planet, races from our planet do not exist in the ES.

Anyway, it is possible to create a face with Asian features.

altemriel

Smepic wrote: »

There is no Asia in Tamriel. The Elder Scrolls is fantasy. Just like there are no Dark Elves, Khajiit and Argonians on our planet, races from our planet do not exist in the ES.

Anyway, it is possible to create a face with Asian features.

my redguard has her cheekbones and eyes done so, that she looks a bit like asian

Radinyn

NO ASIAN FACES ALLOWED, MAYBE ONLY ON JP SERVER

Biggest + of ESO is Western style.

Thraben

Smepic wrote: »

There is no Asia in Tamriel. The Elder Scrolls is fantasy. Just like there are no Dark Elves, Khajiit and Argonians on our planet, races from our planet do not exist in the ES.

Anyway, it is possible to create a face with Asian features.

Indees, it is.

Half asian faces at least are ok lorewise, by the way. The last Akaviri invasion triggered the foundation of the Ebonheart Pact, and there might be some survivors around. And Akaviri ruled over the Empire in the first half of the 2nd Age, and founded the warriors guild.

DreadKnight

Hmm and why aren't there any crossbreeds, I mean can't a Redguard get together with a nice Khajit girl for example?

DKsUnite

Radinyn wrote: »

Biggest + of ESO is Western style.

thoroughly agree

Ilmarthethief

DreadKnight wrote: »

Hmm and why aren't there any crossbreeds, I mean can't a Redguard get together with a nice Khajit girl for example?

A cat is fine too?

malchior

You should read up on the before making such requests. It's a western fantasy game not final fantasy game.

F2P_savior_of_ESO wrote: »

character customisation not on asian level thats for sure, its ok, just matter of taste.
But..if they put some asian face sets there might be better,
because the character model they're all looks western.

Now, I dont know alot about eso lore, but if that do something with the fact that, theres no asian-ish character models in customisation,then i cant say more.

DannyLV702

I'm sure you can make something work in character creator

Rune_Relic

Its a western MMO ?

Hhhmm! As a westerner I think the eastern side of the world would find that a borderline insult considering the game is supposed to be globally accessible.
There are loads of eastern MMO with european looking characters after all.

The OP makes a good point.
The fact the game only represents half the human population is a bit of a splinter in a potentially festering wound.
The Akaviri angle should allow literal asian respresentation no ?

http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Akavir_(Race)
http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Duadeen

JD2013

Rune_Relic wrote: »

Its a western MMO ?

Hhhmm! As a westerner I think the eastern side of the world would find that a borderline insult considering the game is supposed to be globally accessible.
There are loads of eastern MMO with european looking characters after all.

The OP makes a good point.
The fact the game only represents half the human population is a bit of a splinter in a potentially festering wound.
The Akaviri angle should allow literal asian respresentation no ?

http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Akavir_(Race)

But there is no ASIA in Elder Scrolls. Nor are there Westerners, Middle-Easterners, Eastern Europeans ... There's Breton, Dunmer, Khajiit, Argonian, Altmer, Imperials, Redguards, Nords, Bosmer, Dwemer, Maormer, Imga, Lilmothiit, Snow-Elves and if we want to go Asian inspired, I am willing to bet that Akavir would fit the bill, and they have Kamal, Tsaesci, Tang Mo and Ka Po' Tun.

Abeille

Depending of the region of Asia you want, you can play around with Bosmer or Redguard character creator and get closer to what you are looking for.

Naughty_Ryder

JKorr

Rune_Relic wrote: »

Its a western MMO ?

Hhhmm! As a westerner I think the eastern side of the world would find that a borderline insult considering the game is supposed to be globally accessible.
There are loads of eastern MMO with european looking characters after all.

The OP makes a good point.
The fact the game only represents half the human population is a bit of a splinter in a potentially festering wound.
The Akaviri angle should allow literal asian respresentation no ?

http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Akavir_(Race)
http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Duadeen

Actually there aren't a lot of "human" in the game. Mer, yes. Beast races, yes. Humans? Not so much. Which isn't shocking, since Nirn isn't our earth. Besides the ghosts in the Pale Pass, has there been a "live" Akaviri in the game? Until they add the map to the game, how could adding Akaviri {whatever they look like} work in the context of the game world?

arkansas_ESO

Thraben wrote: »

Smepic wrote: »

There is no Asia in Tamriel. The Elder Scrolls is fantasy. Just like there are no Dark Elves, Khajiit and Argonians on our planet, races from our planet do not exist in the ES.

Anyway, it is possible to create a face with Asian features.

Indees, it is.

Half asian faces at least are ok lorewise, by the way. The last Akaviri invasion triggered the foundation of the Ebonheart Pact, and there might be some survivors around. And Akavari ruled over the Empire in the first half of the 2nd Age, and founded the warriors guild.

Aren't the Akaviri all snake people though? I don't think they'd look that much like asian people.

Arundo

Rune_Relic wrote: »

Its a western MMO ?

Hhhmm! As a westerner I think the eastern side of the world would find that a borderline insult considering the game is supposed to be globally accessible.
There are loads of eastern MMO with european looking characters after all.

The OP makes a good point.
The fact the game only represents half the human population is a bit of a splinter in a potentially festering wound.
The Akaviri angle should allow literal asian respresentation no ?

http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Akavir_(Race)
http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Duadeen

Well this probably validates it in my eyes not that we need the race Asian as to Red Guards etc but the ability to make an Asian looking character sure why not. I always like to see more variation anyway.

HatchetHaro

The word you're looking for is "Akaviri".

And lore-wise, I don't think it would be viable for Asian races to be in the game, at least, not yet. Not until we reach a timeline where the races of Tamriel and Akavir can interact in peace, which probably will not happen in the ESO timeline.

Yeah some of the races in this game are actually based on actual civilizations here on Earth. Bretons are French, Imperials are Romans, Nords are, well, Nords, Redguards are Middle-Eastern, Argonians are Mayan, Bosmer are Australian, High Elves are British, Khajiit are Egyptian(?), and the rest I don't know. The Akavir race, as we know, is East Asian, something of a combination of Chinese and Japanese cultures.

nine9six

>_<

Ch4mpTW

Tranquil_Fairy wrote: »

nine9six wrote: »

>_<

KochDerDamonen

That's basically it, lore. The races with heavily asian-influenced culture are the Orcs and Akiviri. And we're not actually sure what an Akiviri person looks like, as they do not live on the continent the games take place.

tplink3r1

Rune_Relic wrote: »

Its a western MMO ?

Hhhmm! As a westerner I think the eastern side of the world would find that a borderline insult considering the game is supposed to be globally accessible.
There are loads of eastern MMO with european looking characters after all.

The OP makes a good point.
The fact the game only represents half the human population is a bit of a splinter in a potentially festering wound.
The Akaviri angle should allow literal asian respresentation no ?

http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Akavir_(Race)
http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Duadeen

That map is fake. No one knows the size or shape of the other continents.

Mercutio

This is how I view it.

I respect the people concerned about the lore. That's an important aspect of the game to many.

However, every gamer should be able to create an avatar they identify with. I strongly believe in this.

It also might increase sales in the Asian market.

I believe that the devs could satisfy both the Lore Enthusiasts and Asian demographic with the discovery of a 'new continent'. Or some other mechanism (portals from other worlds?).

Cazzy

You can create an Asian character it just won't be a race within Tamriel. Just how all Elder Scrolls races don't exist in our world.

Characters can look American, Asian, European etc. - but none of those actually exist.


So an Asian look does already exist within the game should you choose to create it

iNSiPiD1

Mercutio wrote: »

This is how I view it.

I respect the people concerned about the lore. That's an important aspect of the game to many.

However, every gamer should be able to create an avatar they identify with. I strongly believe in this.

It also might increase sales in the Asian market.

I believe that the devs could satisfy both the Lore Enthusiasts and Asian demographic with the discovery of a 'new continent'. Or some other mechanism (portals from other worlds?).

The problem with this philosophy is that it can really restrict creative freedom from the developers perspective.

The minute every game developer has to make sure everything they do includes everyone, and they can all make a character that looks just like them, we've all lost. Heck, at that point the game is real life.

They should be allowed to develop a lore that includes ANYTHING they want, INCLUDING the ability to leave things out.

For example, imagine if people took great offense because Worms Armageddon didn't have humans in it. Should the developers go ahead and code humans into that game too? A line has to be drawn somewhere, and unless you want to stifle creative freedom, the game developers should be able to do whatever the heck they want, including develop lore however they darn well please.

chuck-18_ESO

All of you people acting like Akavir is the solution to explaining the Asian look when there's no reason to think the Akaviri looked Asian at all. Having an Asian theme to their building style and arms doesn't mean they would look Asian. In fact, the few examples we do have of them makes them look like your standard Imperial.

I agree that being able to create a more Asian look would be nice for people, but people shouldn't just invent excuses to justify it.

Number_51

Seems to me like the Dunmer/Dark Elves are the most Asian-like, at least culturally.

There are no half-breeds in Tamriel (all of Nirn?) because the children always take on the traits of the mother.

KingYogi415

^ Beat me to it!

Mess with high elf!

Cheers!