Imperials vs Nords

Gordon906

Nord is only good for tanking, and I choose that over imperial because Nord can compete with Altmer... In height. Imperial shorties.

Salvas_Aren

Imperials are imps now. They had 2 great percentage boni before the new racials. Now they can't compete with the Nords. Even the red diamond passive is crap now. Before that, it worked at least as a decent melee regen. Now it is a Kentucky fried joke, compaired to the resis and the ult regen of Nord.

NotaDaedraWorshipper

Salvas_Aren wrote: »

Yeah, goofy.

8) <- His expression. That's my issue with nords. Their damn eyes. They have a tendency to look as if the winds of Skyrim blows into one ear and out the other. Or that their head is filled with Skooma.
Not saying they can't be handsome, I just think redguards and imperials are easier to make handsome with better neutral expressions.

Deathlord92

Scrap both races Breton the best and I make it work on my Breton stamblade 😎

Gordon906

Deathlord92 wrote: »

Scrap both races Breton the best and I make it work on my Breton stamblade 😎

Khajiit stamblade.

Osteos

My Nord Warden.

max_only

People posting pics supposedly proving that Nords aren’t goofy and I’m just like

Druid40

Non-Merpeople problems.

hakan

Druid40 wrote: »

Non-Merpeople problems.

ehm.. ill have you know that im a proud, non fotm dunmer. i just need stamdk human. thats it.

max_only

Imperials are better because with careful tweaking you can make them look like any earth race/nationality.

And of course Imperials can look like Redguard, Bretons and Nords easily. And if you do it right they can even look like Dunmer (bluish purple vampire skin)

Nords just look like Nords. Which isn’t bad but it’s limiting.

Imperial_Voice

Imperials are the best looking of the human races, if only because the other three have oddly proportioned heads.

Osteos

max_only wrote: »

People posting pics supposedly proving that Nords aren’t goofy and I’m just like

Who exactly was doing that? He asked to see pictures of Nord and Imperial characters to decide what he wanted. I don't have any male imperials but I do have a Nord so I posted it.

So far the best looking character in this thread is @Ye_Olde_Crowe 's character pre vampire.

Cladius30

Nords look way better, imperials look like they should be a magic race not a warrior race.

dodgehopper_ESO

All humans are good. I don't know what you people are talking about.

max_only

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/461730/glorious-imperials-welcome-cyrodilics-unite/p1

Some good imperial examples in there. Good range of skin colors and ages too.

Perwulf

Facial features:

• Imperials looks like Roman Soldiers (Western features)
• Nords looks like Vikings (Nordic features)

A best example would be this picture:

• A Nord is the middle guy in the pic, the rest are average hoomans.

max_only

Perwulf wrote: »

Facial features:

• Imperials looks like Roman Soldiers (Western features)

Until they don’t

FilteredRiddle

Imperials and Bretons are 100000% the best looking male characters in the game. I use both for mine and have a headcanon behind their names, history, etc.

My main, a Stamina Nightblade (DPS - AD)


Stamina Dragonknight (DPS, former Tank - DC)


Magicka Templar (PVP Healer - EP)


Magicka Sorcerer (DPS - AD)


Magicka Templar (Healer - AD)


Magicka Nightblade (DPS - AD)


Magicka Warden (DPS - AD)


Stamina Sorcerer (DPS - AD)


Magicka Dragonknight (DPS - AD)


Stamina Warden (PVP DPS - EP)


Stamina Templar (DPS -AD)


Magicka Templar (DPS - AD)


Stamina Warden (DPS - AD)


I have since made additional characters, including an Imperial Tank that I ended up switching to Nord for the superior passives. I have kept my Stamina DPS as Imperials through and through since the beginning because I could always hit hard enough but they’ve finally made enough changes that I finally might need to suck it up and change them all to Redguard and it legitimately depresses me lol.

Gordon906

Perwulf wrote: »

Facial features:

• Imperials looks like Roman Soldiers (Western features)
• Nords looks like Vikings (Nordic features)

A best example would be this picture:

• A Nord is the middle guy in the pic, the rest are average hoomans.

Why I chose Nord over Imperial.

Banana

I find imperials better looking

Leeched

Its well possible to make good looking Nords. Tbh I don't see much of a difference between my Nords and Imperials:


First picture shows my 2 Nords and the second one two of my Imperials.

hakan

Well, this is harder than i expected. Nice to see non goofy Nords exist.

I would take passives into account but dunno which is more sweet. Ult regen or Reduction which is applied to ults

Runkorko

barney2525 wrote: »

My Imperial Warden

I know. Clothes look weird for a Warden. He's a bit upitty.

HE ?!
You sure ?

Aedh

Well, here's my Nord, if it can help @hakan make a decision :




It takes some work, but you can make them look more fierce than goofy

NotaDaedraWorshipper

Aedh wrote: »

Well, here's my Nord, if it can help @hakan make a decision :

It takes some work, but you can make them look more fierce than goofy

@Aedh I saw your Nord in another thread, and he is one of the few Nords I've seen from others that looks damn good and intriguing. He looks fierce and definitely not goofy.

hakan

Aedh wrote: »

Well, here's my Nord, if it can help @hakan make a decision :




It takes some work, but you can make them look more fierce than goofy

Daaaammmmn. Easily best looking top3 Nord. Nice work.

Aedh

Thanks guys !

Androconium

Imperials are ugly. Beyond that, I'm stumped.

Sylvermynx

Sometimes you can use chargen to make a really good looking male or female of some race, and then swap to the race you're really wanting. It works - sometimes.