Choosing the race of your characters

FINJERKKUKURKKU

Interesting discussion: How do you decide your characters race?
-Race that has the best advantage for a certain build (e.g. Bosmer or a Khajiit STAM NB, Altmer MAG SORC, Dunmer MAG DK)
-Interest in the lore of a certain race
-Other?


Most of my characters are Nords, since I am very interested in their lore, I love the scenery of Skyrim, I am from a Nordic country and I am interested in real-life Nordic culture in general. I really don't mind being slightly weaker than someone with a race with an advantage over mine.

AzraelKrieg

Depends. Sometimes I go with what is best for the setup I intend to use (ie. Altmer for my magplar, Dunmer for my magDK), other times I go with something fun (ie. khajiit for a stam-blade for the sake of stealing stuff). Then there are my nords. They exist because I like nords.

trav2609rwb17_ESO

Went for 8 different ones just to have a spread but confess that has a weakness for all the Kitty type so main is Khajitt and so will any additional ones (feels sorry for the 2 that did not make the cut but thinks they will forgive him one day)

Shanjijri

Khajiit because I love them.

slumber_sandb16_ESO

Orcs.

Like the culture of survival of the fittest, I like the whole thing about them being outcasts and pariahs from societies yet remain an incredibly strong people. I also like how they look, a brutal and majestic look. A no nonsense people.
Warlike and aggressive yet having a savage nobility with the code of Malacath.

My favourite piece of lore is that it took the combined might of the Bretons and Redguards a whole 3 decades of constant siege warfare to destroy the one city the Orcs had, and even then the Orcs thrive.

ofSunhold

I've been playing Bretons and Dunmer since Oblivion, and I just like them. I've tried other races and eventually abandoned them.

For most of my characters, Altmer would be the best choice, but I can't stand the way they move. It's a small thing but it bugs me.

SHADOW2KK

I pick the best race to maximise potential for my stam/mag builds for PvE/PvP tbh.

WeyounTM

This one cannot be anything but a Khajiit. Don't care what all the min-maxer are preaching for "best in slot". If it ain't got paws and claws....it ain't mine

MLGProPlayer

- They have be sexy (so no cat people/lizard people)

- They have to have good passives (endgame is important to me)

Lavennin

Mostly how they look. I wanted a granny tank and liked how Breton women age, for example.

Cheveyo

I recently decided to make my Mag Warden a Breton based mostly on playing a few games as Jaina in HoTS.

"Yeah, this look fits a frost mage."

KochDerDamonen

I pick the race of my characters by changing them into an argonian, and then finalizing character creation :^)

Shardan4968

I like argonion, I play as argonion.

phaneub17_ESO

You decide...

Imperial - Magicka Templar 1H & Shield Tank / Resto Staff Healer
Breton - Magicka Templar Dual-Wield Swords Caster / 1H & Shield Healer
Bosmer - Stamina Templar 2H Maul / Bow

Altmer - Magicka Sorcerer Duo Pets, Lightning Staff Caster / Resto Staff Healer.
Khajiit - Stamina Sorcerer No Pets, 2H Sword / Bow
Nord - Magicka Sorcerer Matriarch Pet, 1H & Shield Tank / Dual Wield Swords Caster

Bosmer - Stamina Nightblade 2H Axe / Bow
Argonian - Magicka Nightblade 1H & Shield Caster / Resto Staff Healer
Orsimer - Stamina Nightblade 1H & Shield Tank / Dual-Wield Swords

Redguard - Stamina Dragon Knight 1H & Shield Tank / Dual-Wield Swords
Khajiit - Stamina Dragon Knight Dual-Wield Maces / 1H & Shield
Dunmer - Magicka Dragon Knight Fire Staff Caster / Resto Staff Healer

Khajiit - Stamina Warden Dual-Wield Axes / 1H & Shield
Altmer - Magicka Warden Ice Staff Caster / Resto Staff Healer

Yeah, its a giant cluster uh... nevermind.

kunquatb16_ESO

I usually choose based on concept, or looks. I have an overweight Orc Vampire sorcerer who was make purely based on looks, she turned out as horrific, but maybe once she was beautiful, as I'd hoped.

I also have a Khajiit sorc that was made as I wanted a ranger (orc would have been ideal, but not furry). Bow, port, mines cc, good all-rounder. I saw someone in nice spiky armour, and though "I can has kittah in that".

I don't min/max, I go for fun but effective.

Alchemical

I play Argonians largely because they're completely unlike humans, and that always fascinated me. Visually a Breton, a Redguard, even most elves are more or less humans with different coats of paint. They've got different and varied cultures that make them fun to read about, but to me they just lack the alien allure of Argonians.

All but one of my characters is an Argonian. I try to find ways to build around their racials, which aren't great, but they lend themselves to situational and gimmicky builds, which I enjoy fiddling around with as much as (if not moreso) than actually clearing prestigious content. I also greatly enjoy playing Werewolves, and find the Argonian poison resist and hybrid racials helps a lot with sustain that otherwise squishy wolves love, especially in PVP.

Ultimately I play to have fun. I try to play and build to the best of my abilities to balance throughput and fun. I know I'll never be in the top percentage of players or pull ridiculous raw DPS. My quirky Argonian Hybrid Warden might never clear (or even get invited to) vet Trials. But all that doesn't bother me, and if it did I would just go play my Redguard that exists for exactly that reason.

Danikat

For me it's usually mainly aesthetic. Although I don't role-play often I do like my characters to have a backstory and personality and to feel like fully fledged characters rather than an avatar of me...if that makes any sense.

I usually take my starting point - my reason for creating a new character - and then match everything else to it.

For example my main is a khajiit templar because she's the latest incarnation of the character I play in every TES game. She's a khajiit because I found them more original than humans, elves or orcs (Argonians are cool too, but khajiit fit my play style better) and she's a templar because their skills are the closest to the Destruction and Restoration magic she normally uses (along with (short)blade and light/medium armour).

My crafter is an Imperial because then I didn't need to find/buy that motif. My warden is a breton because she's another re-creation of a character from other games who is usually a half-elf. My sorcerer is a dark elf because magic is intrinsic to their culture and the dunmer appealed to me more than the altmer. My evil character is a bosmer because I thought it'd be more interesting to role-play an evil character if they're from a culture which already has very different views on morality to the rest of the world. I also have an argonian but in that case the race was my starting point - I wanted to play an argonian, so I matched everything else to how I wanted to play one.

Terpsichoreli

I try to take the race's passives into account as much as I can, but my favourite is still my Argonian. Love their lore, love their culture and especially how peaceful they are and their connection to nature. They're weird and I like that

So ultimately I guess I pick my characters' race based on my connection with it. I try to create characters based on my own personality and in the same way I try to make decisions as close to what I think my own decision with be. I like to have a deeper bond with my characters, because role play is what keeps a keep interesting to me. If I have no affinity with my character I simply don't enjoy the game!

Coggage

FINJERKKUKURKKU wrote: »

Interesting discussion: How do you decide your characters race?
-Race that has the best advantage for a certain build

That's it right there for me. I have absolutely zero interest in game "lore" whatsoever.

Huyen

Griffe wrote: »

Khajiit because I love them.

Couldnt agree more! Khajiit NB healers ftw!

stewhead2ub17_ESO

As an admitted altoholic, I like to sample 'em all for cultural, lore, and rp reasons.

VDoom1

Long ago in the days of Oblivion (nostalgia) my first character ever was an Imperial. Imperial may not be the best class in ESO, depending on how you game, class and such. But my main is an Imperial and I really like it. However seeing Khajiit in ESO made me test it out, now my second strongest character. Argonian is also a race I hadn't played before ESO but decided to try it out. I really like those 3 races, their awesome.

Why I picked them? Imperial kinda for lore, just had a nice ring to it. "The Imperial Dragonknight returns to his homeland of Cyrodiil to reclaim it from the Daedric Prince Molag Bal." See what I mean, hehe nice ring to it. Khajiit and Argonian was initially just a test, but now I think their really cool.

Tryxus

#Bretonmasterrace

AKSb16_ESO2

I always pick the least human race in games, because I'm human myself in real life. xD

Eshja

My main need to be bosmer, cause I love bosmers. Oh, geez, praise Y'ffre, cause bosmers are so awesome.

My alts have meta race but only if I like the race.

theher0not

Let me present to you theHer0not's official quiz for choosing race:

Is it khajiit?

If yes: Pick it
If No: move on to the next on

SHADOW2KK

Tryxus wrote: »

#Bretonmasterrace

One of my friends, Cortex, leader of The Royals would love you so much right now.

MjolnirVilkas

I don't care about leader boards even though I do PvP aswell as trials (sticking to normal so far).


Since I loved Skyrim (and still) do, my prefered race is Nord. My main is 2hsword/bow WW stamina DK, which I use for PvP mainly.

I also have a character full of contradictions: a nord tank, who's a magplar and also a vampire. On top of all that he wears a werewolf armor chest piece (by that I mean crafted set in Skinchanger motif). I use this character for PvE/dungeons/trials mainly, but also non-CP PvP. My CP is more or less optimized for PvE tanking so I really feel at an disadvantage in CP PvP.

My 3rd character is a Breton sorcerer that I don't know what exactly to do with right now. I use him mainly as my mule for now. I might lvl him up at some point.