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Will you race-change?
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Danikat✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭I will not change to stay true to my favourite raceI don't choose races for the passives, I choose based on how I want the character to look and which race I think suits them best/offers the most interesting back story.
Honestly I'd give away my race change tokens if I could because there's very little chance I'm ever going to use them, not just for this update but ever.PC EU player. | PAWS (Positively Against Wrip-off Stuff) - Say No to Crown Crates!
"Remember in this game we call life that no one said it's fair" -
barney2525✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Favorite race? The only races I don't use are the ugly ones.
If I'm mag, I go Breton or High Elf
For Stam It's Imperial or wood elf or Khajiit
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Kiralyn2000✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭I will not change to stay true to my favourite raceNo need to race change, I picked my race from a theme/appearance standpoint. -
DTStormfox✭✭✭✭I will not race change because I don't want to spend cash on race change tokensIt's an easy cash grab, end of discussion.ESO was better in the good old days when it only crashed because your computer was too much potato to have 50+ players on your screen at the same time.
Is Malacath’s Band of Brutality worth it?
New: Stamina Nightblade Non-CP PvP Battlegrounds build (Greymoor patch) -
Loralai_907✭✭✭✭✭
✭I haven't decided. I'm super grumpy right now, but I didn't pick BiS races to begin with, and I am horribly attached to many of my characters the way they are right now. I am prepared for having to change how I play, what skills I use etc, we are used to that. But the dumb af changes to Bosmer have me almost ready to start flipping tables. I don't know why. I think its because it lacks sense on such a profound level I cannot begin to wrap my mind around it. If it at least made sense, even if it was still lame, I think I could hate it less than I hate the current plan.PC-NA - formerly, mommadani907
Guild: Aetherial Legion - GM
Guild: Ayrenn's Army - Officer
Twitter: @ mommadani907
2nd Account - LilithZero
CP 1300+Active characters:
Fauna Rosewood ( Bosmer Stam DK - Master Crafter/AD)///Loralai Darknova (Drunken Zombie Bosmer Stam Sorc - PvP/AD)
Lilith Darknova ( Dunmer Mag DK - Master Crafter - PvP/AD)///and roughly 1billion alts -
bellanca6561n✭✭✭✭✭
✭The whole business of races having certain inherent combat-related characteristics is simply too bizarre to begin with and you can't have a sensible conversation about it. Then again, you can put massive siege equipment IN YOUR POCKET in this game. Thus how sensible can anything really be?
I created three Dunmers who are sisters and did so from the beginning. And I wrote backstories for them, not for RP, but to step outside myself and experience the game as an alternate life story that was, for me, more interesting than treating characters just as so much game gear.
Uh....change their races? What!?
Uh, no. And, as usual, none of the poll options suit
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RaddlemanNumber7✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭I will not change to stay true to my favourite raceMy characters are all RP characters, not just a collection of stats. Even the ones with the super-competitive, solid gold PvP builds have a home life and backstories.
I did consider changing my Bosmer PvP Bow ganker to Dunmer, but it turns out there is no need. He can just stay at home in Snugpod nursing that arrow wound to his knee while he guards my equipment bag. I have a Khajiit Stam NB as well, and with a bit of adjustment to take advantage of the changes I find he can now do an even more scary amount of damage with a bow from stealth in 2 seconds.
What sound do Khajiit make when they want to laugh like a maniac?PC EU -
Mudcrabber✭✭✭✭I will race change for optimal performanceI main an argonian magplar dps. I didn't want to play a different role, or change it to a human or elf. So khajiit becoming magicka-viable has made it a really tempting option.
Khajiit got a bit weaker this week, and less favorable to my class and current gear, and I haven't figured out the character's new appearance, but it's still on the table.
Either way this will put me at 4 tokens so at least one of my 14 characters is getting turned into a Khajiit one way or another. -
Danikat✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭I will not change to stay true to my favourite racebellanca6561n wrote: »The whole business of races having certain inherent combat-related characteristics is simply too bizarre to begin with and you can't have a sensible conversation about it. Then again, you can put massive siege equipment IN YOUR POCKET in this game. Thus how sensible can anything really be?
I created three Dunmers who are sisters and did so from the beginning. And I wrote backstories for them, not for RP, but to step outside myself and experience the game as an alternate life story that was, for me, more interesting than treating characters just as so much game gear.
Uh....change their races? What!?
Uh, no. And, as usual, none of the poll options suit
I think it's pretty rare for a game to offer different races without different abilities. I've played a lot of RPGs and I can't remember any where that happens. It's not always passive bonuses of course, sometimes it's the classes (or sub-classes) they can choose or the weapons they can use, but there's almost always a difference.
The nearest I've seen to purely cosmetic races is in Guild Wars 2 where the only combat difference is a small selection of racial skills, all of which are designed to be weaker than the class skills so there's no need to worry about race when designing a build.
Personally I like the idea of cosmetic races, because it gives me more freedom to make characters as I like without worrying about being useless in combat, but I can also see the logic behind them having different abilities based on their culture and physical form.PC EU player. | PAWS (Positively Against Wrip-off Stuff) - Say No to Crown Crates!
"Remember in this game we call life that no one said it's fair" -
Irfind✭✭✭✭I will not change to stay true to my favourite raceIrfind my stam NB Dunmer was my first char, so ... no change.
And Dunmer got a nice stam buff
PC EUEP Irfind - Stam NB DunmerEP Iswind - Mag Warden DunmerEP Ko'runa Silberklaue - Mag Temp KhajiitEP Rena R'is - Stam Warden DunmerEP Saga Hagal - Stam Sorc OrkEP Eldrid Hagal - Mag DK DunmerEP Feyne R'is - Stam Sorc Dunmer ...with BowEP Wynn Loraethaine - Mag NB DunmerAD Runare Loraethaine - Mag Sorc AltmerAD Skadi Hagal - Stam DK Khajiit -
Kalik_Gold✭✭✭✭✭I will Race change my Argonian (he is only level 20, but he is 60/60/60 Horse). Keeping my Redguards and Imperials.Ras Kalik | Redguard - Templar | The Vestige, Ahkahtuz | Champion 1000+ | PS4/NA | ESO+ Cancelled | DC PVPPvP Combatants:
Aurik Siet'ka | Redguard - Necromancer
Cee Fôr | Redguard, Vampire - Nightblade
Cacique the Sage of Ius | Redguard - Warden
Jux Blackheart | Redguard, Lycan - Nightblade
Goliath of Hammerfell | Redguard - Dragonknight
Uri Ice-Heart the Twin | Reachman, Nord - Warden <No CP>
Movárth Piquine | Nord, Vampire - Necromancer <Tank/Support>
Kaotik Von Dae'mon | Breton half-Redguard* - Sorcerer <Healer/Support>
PvE Adventurers:
Herzog Zwei the Genesis | Breton - Templar <Healer>
Cinan Tharn | Imperial, Vampire - Dragonknight <Tank>
Tyrus Septim | Imperial - Sorcerer <Lightning/Shock Damage>
Bates Vesuius of Dawnstar | Imperial - Dragonknight <Fire Damage>
mmoRPG personal lore:Ras Kalik the Vestige, a renown Redguard Paladin and the wielder of Chrysamere; He has been blessed to save Tamriel from Molag Bal’s destructive Planemeld while reuniting the Five Companions. His further accomplishments after defeating Molag Bal, has been to stop the destruction of Morrowind, the Clockwork City, return order to the isle of Summerset and create a new king in Wrothgar and a queen in Elsywer. These events have made him a living legend and continue to lead him into new adventures throughout Tamriel, as well as into the hearts of many ladies including the Elf Queen, Aryenn. (not only Sai Sahan has a secret snowflake!) Over many years of adventurous travels, Ras Kalik had become a loner, until he re-visited his homeland of Alik'r.
Alik'r and it's cities were overrun by the undead Ra-Netu and therefore he made an allegiance with Alik'r's own Ash'abah tribe. These Ash'abah with his help, cleansed the city of Sentinel in Alik'r desert and it's surrounding areas of the undead brought to life by the Withered Hand. After rescuing Sentinel from undead, King Fahara’jad’s personal bodyguard the Goliath of Hammerfell, who was given this name by Imperials in the region; asked to assist the tribe after learning of the defeat of the Withered Hand to the Ash'abah. Kalik promised Goliath he would task him with fighting enemies on the battlefield if he so desired. Goliath being from Hammerfell, and a Redguard wields two massive swords in respect to the Ansei. Not many soldiers are able to wield double two handed weapons, but Goliath loves to get up and personal in a fight.
Jux Blackheart a master thief that was frequenting the Sisters of the Sands inn for pilfering during this time. Jux was known to infiltrate any bank vault he came across and even delved into Ayelid ruins without detection. Kalik can vividly recall the night he met the famed thief. Jux found himself rummaging thru a slightly inebriated Kalik’s pocket for too long, on a full-mooned night and because of this and the glimmer of his golden armor in the moonlight and his greed. He lost two fingertips as a lesson! But in return, he gained a new friend, as it was his first time since a child being caught...
Kaotik Von’Daemon is an outcast, and a half-caste between a Breton mother and a Redguard father. Kaotik become a pariah due to his conjuration of Daedra pets. He was taught healing magic during his childhood years by his Breton mother. His father due to Redguard customs exiled him from the desert, sending him by wagon caravan to be a soldier in the war in Cyrodiil. He happened to meet Kalik while traveling from Alik'r, during this long caravan ride the caravan he was in was ambushed in Bangkorai by a group of bandits. Kalik by chance was also traveling thru this area on his Auridon Warhorse (which was bestowed to him by his friend, Darien Gautier). During this ambush, Kalik was able to rescue five hostages from the bandits. Kaotik was the first rescued, and Ras Kalik also recruited him to be in the Ash'abah tribe. These core Ash'abah tribesmen may never be seen together in travel as they partake in their own adventures but they always know what each other is doing; as they frequent a hideout in northern Bankorai. Their hideout an old Orc castle ruin, is kept watch by Nuzhimeh and she passes messages written between them, and frequently they also enjoy her company and her bed.
The other men rescued were a Dunmer banker, a Breton monk and two Imperial soldiers. One of the Imperials claimed to be related to Abnur Tharn the Battlemage of the Imperial Elder Council (Ras Kalik's mentor in the Five Companions). Cinan Tharn is really Abnur's drunkard treasure hunting illegitimate son, that was caught smuggling artifacts out of the Ayleid ruins in Cyrodiil and the elder of the two Imperials was Tyrus Septim a retired battle-mage soldier and guard to the Tharn family. As much as Abnur Tharn hated his half-sister Euraxia, he dislikes his bas†ard son more. Tyrus now a ruffian and privateer had been paid by Abnur Tharn to watch over Cinan as much as possible. Cinan Tharn is also a master of disguise, and uses his disguises while he robs various delves and dungeons for relics to sell on the black market. Tharn also runs an illegal gambling ring...
The Dunmer captive shackled to the Imperials looked familiar to Kalik from his time in Morrowind.... and he recognized him as Tythis Andromo a House Telvanni slave-owner and banker from Vvardenfell. During a rough interrogation to Tythis, Ras Kalik learnt why the bandits accosted him. The racist Dunmer was providing slaves as soldiers for the Three Banner War. The bandits were trying to negotiate a lucrative ransom for Andromo and the Imperials.... Kalik did not need any of this gold and he could never set Tythis free as he did with the two Imperial soldiers. His past involvement with slavery and war crimes, made Kalik's blood boil. He chose not to execute Tythis, as he figured the worse punishment for this former rich and opulent slave owner, is to now be an imprisoned servant for Ras Kalik and the tribe.
Herzog Zwei the Genesis a Breton and also a prominent monk of the Cult of the Ancestor Moth, was seeking to purchase an artifact from Cinan Tharn, before their capture. This artifact being the Ayelid artifact; the sword Sinweaver. After their rescue and the exchange of gold to Cinan for the sword he decided to slip away before Ras Kalik could question who he was, and why the Ancestor Moth cult worshippers wanted that sword. Herzog was headed to Nagastani — An Ayleid ruin in eastern Cyrodiil. He had read in scrolls that the Sword would give him magical powers, if he performed an Ayleid ritual at an old shrine hidden there. Equipped with the artifact sword, he was off to start his own adventure. Ras Kalik did indeed notice the sword however, and instead sent a letter to Jux Blackheart (whom also was interested in Ayleid treasures), to attempt to find Herzog and acquire the sword. (*Azani Blackheart in Elder Scroll's Oblivion is Jux's descendant some 747 years later)
And so the Redguard, Imperial and Breton men have parted ways for now... While Ras Kalik is off to Elsweyr to encounter the latest threat to Tamriel, with Abnur Tharn and Sai Sahan - - DRAGONS!! Little does Kalik know a few people are awaiting him in Senchal besides Sai. A necromancer survived his attack on the Withered Hand, while in Alik'r. The one known as Auriek Siet'ka is also following him to the land of the Khajiits and Cacique the Sage of Ius a Shaman mystic who has become attuned spiritually with Tu'whacca (a Redguard God) and Ius (the Animal God), after being burned severely by the escaped dragons, is awaiting his arrival also.
The journey to Senchal will also put him on a path to meet a strange man which was infected with an untreated Peyrite disease and also was the exiled from the Order of the New Moon cult, due to his sickness. He originally joined the cult to worship Laatvulon, the green dragon, mistakenly thinking it was the Daedric prince Peyrite. This confused and suffering cultist is only known as "the member C-4", as he gave up his born name when joining the cult. Cee Fôr is on a path to spread the disease as he was infected in Orccrest while recruiting members there. Can Ras Kalik and the shaman Cacique cure this poor soul, only time will tell. Little does Cee For know, the infection is tied to Vampirism, but eventually the need for blood, will take over.
Movárth Piquine - a former vampire hunter (now infected) within the Fighter's Guild (and a secretive necromancer) was in Skyrim working with the Morthaal Guard. On a patrol mission he was caught in the Frewien's ice curse outside of Morthaal with the frozen undead. Movárth's vampiric infection kept him from becoming an undead minion to the curse. He was able to use necromantic ice-magic to encase himself safely until he was freed with Freiwen, when the Vestige Ras Kalik broke the curse.
Bates Vesuius of Dawnstar - grandfather of Silus Vesuius.
Uri Ice-Heart - twin of Urfon Ice-Heart. Twin sons of Atli and Oljourn Ice-Heart that are originally from Markarth but are now residing on the Jerall Mountain range near Cyrodiil, their younger sister Araki has also relocated but she is in Windhelm currently. The twins joined the Reachmen while living in Markarth. Urfon pushed east to Hammerfell with the Winterborn Clan, leaving his family behind. Uri sent his parents and sister to live in the family cabin for safety to avoid the Vampire plague infiltrating the Reach. (but he doesn't know his sister has moved on to Windhelm to join the Fighter's guild). After hearing of Urfon's death... Uri left the Reach and is seeking vengeance. -
notimetocare✭✭✭✭✭
✭I will not change to stay true to my favourite raceNo significant changes to warrant a race change. Everything went down a bit. Races good for X are still good and no good race is significantly out performing other good races.
Also, bad poll options so I guessed at which would be more popular. Was rightEdited by notimetocare on February 12, 2019 10:36PM -
PocketNova✭✭✭✭I will not change to stay true to my favourite raceAltmer since 2014. I am not changing now. I refuse.PC NA
Master Angler
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Sylvermynx✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭I will not change to stay true to my favourite raceAll races except orc and argonian are my "favorites", and those two are just "okay" (have one of each, that's it). I'm not race changing anyone - I have some of everything over two accounts, and cover pretty much the entire gamut of classes etc. -
Tasear✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭I like seeing different reasons people have for switching or staying. We have people who switching races cause their favorite race is now viable. There's a person going between stamina and Magicka with just 1 race. Some just like all different options now. Only worrisome thing is a lot of players switching altmers. -
Sylvermynx✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭I will not change to stay true to my favourite raceI like seeing different reasons people have for switching or staying. We have people who switching races cause their favorite race is now viable. There's a person going between stamina and Magicka with just 1 race. Some just like all different options now. Only worrisome thing is a lot of players switching altmers.
I only have one (because they're just not all that appealing to me). I'm not changing her. -
Wildberryjack✭✭✭✭✭
✭You need another category. I'm likely to race change one character but only because I'm bored with his current race and want something different. I don't care about meta builds, just having fun.The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls. ~Pablo Picasso -
KBKB✭✭✭✭✭
✭I will race change for optimal performanceI have 8 Max toons
Breton M Sorc - Same (has been resto destro since release wouldn't dream of changing race)
Orc S Sorc - Same
Imp S Templar Most likely Arognian or Khajit and back to Heals
Imp S DK - Same (was leaning towards Dunmer but Imp looking dece)
Redguard S NB - Same
Altmer M NB - Same (I really dont like Altmer's from law tho so maybe a Dunmer or Breton again)
Bosmer S Warden - Same
Altmer M Warden - Unsure
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Tasear✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Sylvermynx wrote: »I like seeing different reasons people have for switching or staying. We have people who switching races cause their favorite race is now viable. There's a person going between stamina and Magicka with just 1 race. Some just like all different options now. Only worrisome thing is a lot of players switching altmers.
I only have one (because they're just not all that appealing to me). I'm not changing her.
Yeah I have one too but all changes make me kinda sad that I picked her race for meta at time. It was only 1/2 I did that with. Now honestly I just don't see enough reasons to keep it for my Templar healer. The altmer race just doesn't seem as interesting as Breton or Nord healer...hell even khajitt, dummer and bosmer look more fun. For me personally, I lost appeal of character concept. -
Vanthras79✭✭✭✭✭I will not change for my favourite race got buffedI still love my Breton
Norion Germain - Telvanni Wizard, Covenant Battle Mage, Resident of Wayrest, and Lord of Tel Galen. -
Sylvermynx✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭I will not change to stay true to my favourite raceI like seeing different reasons people have for switching or staying. We have people who switching races cause their favorite race is now viable. There's a person going between stamina and Magicka with just 1 race. Some just like all different options now. Only worrisome thing is a lot of players switching altmers.
I only have one (because they're just not all that appealing to me). I'm not changing her.Sylvermynx wrote: »I like seeing different reasons people have for switching or staying. We have people who switching races cause their favorite race is now viable. There's a person going between stamina and Magicka with just 1 race. Some just like all different options now. Only worrisome thing is a lot of players switching altmers.
I only have one (because they're just not all that appealing to me). I'm not changing her.
Yeah I have one too but all changes make me kinda sad that I picked her race for meta at time. It was only 1/2 I did that with. Now honestly I just don't see enough reasons to keep it for my Templar healer. The altmer race just doesn't seem as interesting as Breton or Nord healer...hell even khajitt, dummer and bosmer look more fun. For me personally, I lost appeal of character concept.
I NEVER chase meta. When you live with 2k+ ms ping, there's no point in the first place. Second thing.... I just don't run that way. I play ESO the way I've always played the SPMR games: a character idea pops up., I make that person, and I play it. They all have elaborate backstories, they all have personalities.... they're PEOPLE to me.
Nope. Not going there as for race changes.Edited by Sylvermynx on February 13, 2019 1:31AM
