an idea on racials

gimpdrb14_ESO · March 2016

just a random thought I had on racial passives.
what if instead of getting an XP bonus to a certain skill line we got a 2%/4%/6% increase to that skill lines passives instead. thoughts?

laksikus · March 2016

Stupid

Llilium · March 2016

nah. i mean it's useless as it is, but nah.

gimpdrb14_ESO · June 2016

I still think this is a good idea.

Duiwel · June 2016

People are already pissed off at the "imbalance" this would make the crying worse.

I actually think this is a good idea though as I am one of the FEW people who like the way racial passives work.

It's an inherent part of The Elder Scrolls, you have ALWAYS picked your race for bonuses.

If you wanted to be a Magicka caster you went Altmer, Breton

If you wanted to be a 2h wielding brute you picked Nord or Orc

If you wanted to be a sword and shield or long sword player - Imperial or Redguard

If you wanted to be a sneaky character - Khajiit, Argonian, Bosmer

Dunmer could fit into the Redguard/ Imperial or Altmer/ Bosmer groups they were versatile.

The way ZoS handled this MMO is impressive because they KEPT that inherent part of TES alive!

Nothing in life should be 100% balanced imo.

Power>Speed>Knowledge
Magicka>Strength>Agility
Dexterity>Intelligence>Might

They never balance perfectly there is always a counter to everything, this is how people should view games not, "oh he did more dmg with his 2h than I did with my bow - nerf 2h" .... uhm he has to get close and personal to do that, you can kite and keep distance ... you sacrifice dmg for protection... People just don't see things that way anymore OP.

P.S. the whole >< >< >< example above is just an illustration and should NOT be taken literally as those attributes are better than the ones I depicted I just gave an example for the sake of the argument.