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Custom Race Option
Axoinus
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I'd like to see a custom race option where I can choose the general appearance (among the current options) and then pick the racial skill set you want (among the current set options).
Please note, that the intent of this suggestion is for cosmetic purposes only. So for example, you could appear as an Imperial, but have Bosmer racial passives.
Will pay US dollars for this option. Any race, any alliance, any racial passives.
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Axoinus✭✭✭✭✭JamieAubrey wrote: »Just going to say its not within the Lore
Any race, any Alliance is already not with the lore. That is a paid option already.
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Tasear✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭It would break immersion which is a no no , but here's a secret if you if you make charter say bosmer then say high elf then it looks aweful similar to base race even as you move across the board2 -
Axoinus✭✭✭✭✭It would break immersion which is a no no , but here's a secret if you if you make charter say bosmer then say high elf then it looks aweful similar to base race even as you move across the board
Is immersion even an argument? Again, any race, any alliance, is already a paid option.
Not to mention, armor already conceals.
In PvE limited people don't give a crap what you look like...You just explain "I may look like a Argonian, but I have Bosmer racial passives since I don't want to look like a ***...etc" Does it matter in PvP? I don't even know. I wouldn't think that PvPers are hung up on immersion since they are all about dps and nothing more.
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-GODDAMMIT!! COREECTED SPELLING-Edited by Axoinus on July 12, 2017 1:18AM6 -
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✭✭✭✭✭When the devs considered permitting race change they originally decided we could change our passives to any other race but not change the appearance. In the end they decided all of it would change for whatever reason.
Further, in the original information Zos released about races is that we would be able to see a character and know it was a high elf or wood elf, etc. Obviously we can hide things with many armor and costume setups but that is a side issue.
The point is, I do not think OPs idea will happen. Not suggesting anything about the OP him/herself.2 -
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✭✭JamieAubrey wrote: »Just going to say its not within the Lore
Any race, any Alliance is already not with the lore. That is a paid option already.
ARAA is well within the lore and is actually part of the base game. There's a Khajiit banker in Windhelm, ffs. Giving race passives to a race that it doesn't belong to makes race choice nothing but a façade.Edited by Alpheu5 on July 12, 2017 1:30AMDalek-Rok - Argonian Sorcerer || Dalek-Shād - Argonian Nightblade || Dalek-Shul - Argonian Templar || Dalek-Xal - Argonian Dragonknight || Mounts-the-Snout - Argonian Warden || Dalek-Xul - Argonian Necromancer || Two-Spires - Argonian Arcanist || Dalek-Nesh - Argonian Sorcerer || Dalek-Kör - Argonian DragonknightJudas Helviaryn wrote: »Don't incorporate bugs into your builds, and you won't have [an] issue.11 -
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✭No, lore>cosmetics
But the lore says that a Nord (Shalidor) was an incredibly powerful mage. Shouldn't a player be able to make their Nords powerful mages then?5 -
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Shalidor is powerful because he is Shalidor, it has nothing to do with his race. A player can be a powerful mage but it relies on his skill, not his race. There are dumb Altmer mages too both in lore and in the game9 -
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✭Darth_Trumpious wrote: »
Shalidor is powerful because he is Shalidor, it has nothing to do with his race. A player can be a powerful mage but it relies on his skill, not his race. There are dumb Altmer mages too both in lore and in the game
But that's precisely the point: if being a powerful mage has nothing to do with his race, then logically there's no reason to insist that magic boosting passives MUST be tied to race.3 -
theher0not✭✭✭✭✭I'd much rather see the racials reworked into some sort of "trait" system. It would basicly be what you're suggesting but with the possibility to change them with gold.
How it would work is that you start with the trait corrwsponding to your racials, but if you want you can go to an NPC and change for a small gold fee. This wouid allow casual players to be whatever race they want without losing out on the racial benefits while not affecting "hardcore" min/maxers in any way.
edit: I also love how some people use "immersion" as an aegument for not allowing others to play as they want. How would my choice to get argonian or altmer racials on my khajiit affect you in any way? you wouldn't even know I had them.Edited by theher0not on July 12, 2017 10:34AM4 -
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✭✭✭✭So, you want to look like Bosmer, smell like breton, have one racial passive as an Orsimer, have another racial passive as an Altmer and deep inside be like an Imperial? Cool story, bro.4 -
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✭plz dont. there is a reason we have these races with these kind of passives. dont like it play another game. don't ruin it for the rest9 -
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The perfect slave.So, you want to look like Bosmer, smell like breton, have one racial passive as an Orsimer, have another racial passive as an Altmer and deep inside be like an Imperial? Cool story, bro.
@Turelus - EU PC Megaserver
"Don't count on others for help. In the end each of us is in this alone. The survivors are those who know how to look out for themselves."3 -
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what is powerfull btw? if shalidor was just a max out nord mage he would be still powerfull no? he doesnt have to be highelf to be powerfull. same like darien can be a powerfull warrior as breton1 -
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I agree with this. The fact is that, by mere virtue of being player characters, ALL characters are already super special snowflakes. And the lore supports all races having the potential to be powerful mages. So really, all races SHOULD have the option for any of the racial passives they would like.PAWS (Positively Against Wrip-off Stuff) - Say No to Crown Crates!4 -
PzTnT✭✭✭I would be in favor of something like this. Of course i would prefer if the first racial passive skills remained locked to race but with the rest being changeable as a set.
So for instance an argonian with bosmer passives would have Amphibian, Y'ffre's Endurance, Resist Affliction and Stealthy.2 -
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✭I would be in favor of something like this. Of course i would prefer if the first racial passive skills remained locked to race but with the rest being changeable as a set.
So for instance an argonian with bosmer passives would have Amphibian, Y'ffre's Endurance, Resist Affliction and Stealthy.
thats where you mess up1 -
AoDD33pfri3d✭✭✭I remember day one of release, you don't belong in this alliance your a wood elf. I had said ever heard of any race any alliance0
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PzTnT✭✭✭I would be in favor of something like this. Of course i would prefer if the first racial passive skills remained locked to race but with the rest being changeable as a set.
So for instance an argonian with bosmer passives would have Amphibian, Y'ffre's Endurance, Resist Affliction and Stealthy.
thats where you mess up
Well, looking at the current passive names there's a grand total of two that may need new names, Y'ffre's Endurance and Argonian Resistance. Everything else has generally neutral names.1 -
GreyWolf_79✭✭✭✭So, you want to look like Bosmer, smell like breton, have one racial passive as an Orsimer, have another racial passive as an Altmer and deep inside be like an Imperial? Cool story, bro.
That's why I play a Breton. I get the perks of being an elf without the downside of actually having to be an elf.
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Axoinus✭✭✭✭✭So, you want to look like Bosmer, smell like breton, have one racial passive as an Orsimer, have another racial passive as an Altmer and deep inside be like an Imperial? Cool story, bro.
That's not what I said. I made it quite clear that my recommendation would result in cosmetic changes only. Meaning you could not pick racial passives across multiple races. I'm not sure how much clearer I can make it.
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Axoinus✭✭✭✭✭AoDD33pfri3d wrote: »I remember day one of release, you don't belong in this alliance your a wood elf. I had said ever heard of any race any alliance
Search for Imperial edition. "Any race, any alliance" is a purchasable option under the Imperial edition. It may be default now - I'm not sure.1 -
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✭✭✭✭✭I played a magically gifted Bosmer for 5000 hours in Oblivion. I played a magically gifted Bosmer in Skyrim for 5000 hours. I play a magicka Bosmer in ESO but this particular game breaks tradition with its predecessors by not allowing a Bosmer to be magically gifted. I cannot even make a short Altmer and pretend she is a Bosmer to achieve this.
News flash: Not every member of every race is identically out of the the same box - in real life or in Elder Scrolls. There should be short Altmer, tall Bosmer, scrawny little Orcs seen occasionally. Every TES game has numerous examples of NPC individuals who are skilled and gifted in areas that don't typify their race.PC NA(no Steam), PvE, mostly solo4 -
AoDD33pfri3d✭✭✭AoDD33pfri3d wrote: »I remember day one of release, you don't belong in this alliance your a wood elf. I had said ever heard of any race any alliance
Search for Imperial edition. "Any race, any alliance" is a purchasable option under the Imperial edition. It may be default now - I'm not sure.
I got any race any alliance on day it came with my pre-order copyEdited by AoDD33pfri3d on July 12, 2017 12:26PM0 -
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✭GreyWolf_79 wrote: »So, you want to look like Bosmer, smell like breton, have one racial passive as an Orsimer, have another racial passive as an Altmer and deep inside be like an Imperial? Cool story, bro.
That's why I play a Breton. I get the perks of being an elf without the downside of actually having to be an elf.
and in the teso series not the weakness to magic
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Dracindo✭✭✭✭✭JamieAubrey wrote: »Just going to say its not within the Lore
Any race, any Alliance is already not with the lore. That is a paid option already.
ARAA is well within the lore and is actually part of the base game. There's a Khajiit banker in Windhelm, ffs.
I second this. I believe I saw an Argonian once in AD, who stated that she wasn't tied to EP. Also, you could be an EP Argonian, killing your fellow EP friends in AD during Cadwell's gold, and return to your faction and still be welcomed. I believe that's a bigger lore-flaw.
AlsoWill pay US dollars for this option. Any race, any alliance, any racial passives.- What's wrong EU euro's?
- If you had to pay for it would be Pay2WIn.
Knowing the race of your enemies could give you a benefit on the battlefield. Example:
- My opponent is an Argonian? Alright, spam physical skill instead of my favorite spammable poison damage skill.
Knowing a race can give you min-max'ers a boost to defeating a certain players.
I'm no min-max'er, but I don't want to see Dunmer showing off with how fast they can swim.1
