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What do you look for in races?
UltimaJoe777
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So Race Change is on its way after months of anticipation and doubts about its validity have begun to arise in fear it will generate more P2Wness. So I have made this poll to see what the community looks for in their racial choices and if Race Change will be a boon to the Roleplay community or an apocalypse to the PvP community. Feel free to discuss races in any way you wish while you're at it 
Edited by UltimaJoe777 on June 21, 2016 7:05PM Guildmaster of Power With Numbers in PS4 NA Server's Aldmeri Dominion.
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What do you look for in races? 144 votes
Who they are, and who they make me.
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51 votes
Their Racial Passives. 1337 4 1i3f
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39 votes
Both of the above.
30%
44 votes
I just pick whatever because it's whatev.
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Ghettokid✭✭✭✭✭
✭Ofcourse I picked an orc because it looks cool and I have always liked orsimer. But orc passives are also pretty good in my opnion.
I dont understand person who likes argonian but picks altmer because of passives. Or wait now i get it! It is so important to be better than others in videogame!!4 -
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✭✭✭For the record you don't have to be or not be elite for life to vote Guildmaster of Power With Numbers in PS4 NA Server's Aldmeri Dominion.
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✭I play Dunmer because...I like Dunmer. IDC about Passives.Wake up, we're here. Why are you shaking? Are you ok? Wake up...3 -
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✭1) Humans only. I don't like cats or lizards or elves, etc.
2) At first I didn't care about passives, but I do now. Looking forward to race changes.Edited by svartorn on June 21, 2016 8:09PM0 -
UltimaJoe777✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭A) Humans only. I don't like cats or lizards or elves, etc.
At first I didn't care about passives, but I do now. Looking forward to race changes.
What about Bretons? They are technically Human/Elf hybrids.Guildmaster of Power With Numbers in PS4 NA Server's Aldmeri Dominion.
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✭UltimaJoe777 wrote: »
They still look human. 'Tis why I'm making all my magicka users Bretons these days.0 -
Moonscythe✭✭✭✭✭Kind of. I pay attention to passives but I choose a race based on how they look mostly. In ESO, I have several Bosmer because, for the first time ever, I can have a pretty Bosmer. I have a male Dunmer because I can't yet have a pretty Dunmer. I had access to all races in all alliances but have tried as much as possible to choose a race for the alliance. I finally made a Breton for DC though it was hard to make one I didn't think looked odd. The eyes are weird. My Bosmer are still magic users even though that isn't their forté because I play games to do magic.Scura di Notte - Altmer Nightblade (gear)
Lalin del Sombra - Bosmer Sorcerer (alchemy/enchanting)
Angevin Sarkany - Bosmer Dragonknight
Alkemene Velothi - Dunmer Warden (Morrowind)
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mwo1480✭✭✭✭mostly use bosmer cuz of sexyness, never will use racechangeeu/pc
every char has a story
anne-susan ...breton sorch DC
seline kay .... bosmer dk AD
elle wolf .... breton temp AD
fluffy meowmeow... khajiit-nightblade AD
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Jahsul at-Sahan | Redguard Sorcerer | Stamina | Werewolf - Free Bites | PVP Main
Derrok Gunnolf | Redguard Dragonknight | Stamina | Werewolf - Free Bites
Liliana Littleleaf | 9-Trait Grand Master Crafter/Jeweler (non-combat)
Amber Emberheart | Breton Dragonknight | Stamina | Master Angler
Vlos Anon | Dunmer Nightblade | Magicka | Vampire - Free Bites
Kalina Valos | Dunmer Warden | Magicka | Vampire - Free Bites
Swiftpaws-Moonshadow | Khajiit Nightblade | Stamina
Morgul Vardar | Altmer Necromancer | Magicka
Tithin Geil | Altmer Sorceress | Magicka
Dhryk | Imperial Dragonknight | Stamina
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✭✭✭✭✭Breton's my fav race: first I ever picked and it's the Magical Human race
But ofc, if I didn't try to make all of my chars viable, they all would've been Bretons"Stand strong, stay true and shelter all."
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Ravinsild✭✭✭✭Sometimes it's for a character idea - a Khajiit Sorcerer that sells suspect potions...Sometimes it's for min/max like my Stamina Redguard DK, sometimes it's just because they look cool like all of my Orcs and my Argonian Nightblade.
It all just depends. Sometimes character concept and min/maxing mix...sometimes they don't. I wanted a Shadowscale Argonian Assassin...sucks their racials are pure ass for a pvp gank build but it's not like it will be useless without the right race. 99% of it is gear, skills, armor sets, etc...0 -
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✭✭✭✭✭Its both 1 and 4 for me. But, it really comes down to, what Race fills the Role I have in mind. Sometimes, it's what I can make look good. Sometimes it's what can I choose that will make me weaker for more of a challenge. Sometimes, it comes down to, what Race have I not played in this game?Enjoy the game, life is what you really want to be worried about.
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✭I'm an RPer and a lore geek, so I love picking races that will make for interesting stories... e.g., an Argonian ex-slave-turned-ex-pirate-turned-healer who's trying to make a fresh start in the Covenant, or a delicate Altmer scholar come to the harsh lands of the Pact to study her passion: volcanoes! To me, a character's race informs a big part who they are as a person.
Which is why I have no intention of ever using this feature. But a hearty "Have fun" to those of you who do.
Living vicariously through my characters.
My Girls:"If you were trapped in your house for, say, a year, how would you pass the time?"
Nephikah the Houseless, dunmer assassin: "I suppose I could use the break. I have a lot of business holdings now that need management."
Swum-Many-Waters, elderly argonian healer: "I think that I would enjoy writing a memoir."
Silh'ki, khajiit warrior-chef: "Would this one be able to go outside, to the nearby river? It's hard to fish without water!"
Peregrine Huntress, bosmer hunter: "Who is forcing me to stay inside, and where can I find them?"
Lorenyawe, altmer mechanist: "And why would I want to go outside in the first place? Too much to be done in the workshop."
Lorelai Magpie, breton master thief: "I'd go nuts. Lucky for me, I have a little experience sneaking out!"
Rasheda the Burning Heart, redguard knight: "I would continue my training to keep my skills sharp."
Hex-Eye Azabi, khajiit daedric priestess: "I suppose it would be lucky, then, that I built a shrine to Mephala in my backyard."
Yngva Stormhammer, nord bandit (reformed...ish): "I hate being inside even when I'm not forced to be. GET. ME. OUT."
Madam Argentia, vampire dunmer aristocrat: "I suppose it would be more of the same. I have a rather... contentious relationship with the sun."
Mazie gra-Bolga, orc scout: "Uh... I'd have to house train my bear..."
Felicia the Wanderer, imperial witch-for-hire: "What Lorelai said."
Calico Jaka-dra, retired khajiit pirate: "This one would like a rest from her grand adventures. Her jewel shop runs out of stock!"
Shimmerbeam, blind altmer psijic: "Provided that I am confined to Artaeum, I do not think I will want for things to occupy my time."
Shauna Blackfire, redguard necromancer: "Sounds like paradise. I hate people."
Kirniel the Undying, cursed bosmer warrior: "I would feel useless, not being able to fight."
Echoes-from-Dragons, argonian who thinks she's a dragon: "All the better to count my hoard!"
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✭✭✭✭✭It depends on the character. I usually have an idea I use as a starting point and then I match everything else to that.
Sometimes that idea is the race, as with my main where I wanted a khajiit and chose a class, appearance and build to suit how I wanted to play a khajiit. Sometimes it follows on from the original idea, like when I wanted to make a character who was primarily a crafter - I made him an Imperial because it would be much more expensive to buy that motif than the other racial ones.
I don't really worry about the racial abilities. I will take them into consideration when I'm trying to decide a build, for example I focused my Breton more on magicka because that fit the racials. But it's highly unlikely it would ever be the deciding factor for me.
Edit: I can't see myself ever using the race change option. I spend a lot of time designing the character in my mind before I make them in the game. By the time I actually make them they're a fully formed person in my mind and the race is an integral part of that. I suppose maybe if it wasn't expensive (which it will be) I might use the race change, appearance change and name change all together if for some reason I wanted to delete a max level character and make a new one around the same time. But most likely that will be prohibitively expensive and I'd rather just level up a new one.Edited by Danikat on June 21, 2016 10:01PMPC EU player | She/her/hers | PAWS (Positively Against Wrip-off Stuff) - Say No to Crown Crates!
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✭✭✭rotaugen454 wrote: »Swimming speed...
I KNOW right?! It's so underappreciated but that moment when you outswim death by Slaughterfish and then tell them to suck it Guildmaster of Power With Numbers in PS4 NA Server's Aldmeri Dominion.
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Tekyn✭✭✭It's honestly hard to tell if I pick Khajiit for the passives or if I pick my builds because they're compatible with Khajiit passives. I was a khajiit in Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim. I always play a melee. My main is a stam NB and my alt (only serious one anyway) is a stam Sorc.-- Khajiit like to sneak --0 -
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✭UltimaJoe777 wrote: »So Race Change is on its way after months of anticipation and doubts about its validity have begun to arise in fear it will generate more P2Wness.
Only among a select but very vocal minority on the forums, including you.
For the rest of us it is a welcome change.UltimaJoe777 wrote: »So I have made this poll to see (...) if Race Change will be a boon to the Roleplay community or an apocalypse to the PvP community.
How is a poll going to show you that?
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✭✭✭UltimaJoe777 wrote: »So Race Change is on its way after months of anticipation and doubts about its validity have begun to arise in fear it will generate more P2Wness.
Only among a select but very vocal minority on the forums, including you.
For the rest of us it is a welcome change.
Such assumptionating. I personally don't care about Race Change, nor do I need it.UltimaJoe777 wrote: »So I have made this poll to see (...) if Race Change will be a boon to the Roleplay community or an apocalypse to the PvP community.
How is a poll going to show you that?
With enough votes it gives a general idea. That and the feedback, and we all know Zenimax loves them some feedback!Guildmaster of Power With Numbers in PS4 NA Server's Aldmeri Dominion.
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AugustoCP✭✭✭I pick races based on their lore, but it sucks that my playstyle has to suffer because of this. We really should have the option to pick another race's passives for a small fee.0 -
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✭✭✭✭✭UltimaJoe777 wrote: »rotaugen454 wrote: »Swimming speed...
I KNOW right?! It's so underappreciated but that moment when you outswim death by Slaughterfish and then tell them to suck it
It has saved me more than once. I think that I've even made it across areas that I wasn't supposed to."Get off my lawn!"1 -
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✭✭✭rotaugen454 wrote: »UltimaJoe777 wrote: »rotaugen454 wrote: »Swimming speed...
I KNOW right?! It's so underappreciated but that moment when you outswim death by Slaughterfish and then tell them to suck it
It has saved me more than once. I think that I've even made it across areas that I wasn't supposed to.
Yeah that is no doubt why it stops at 50% as opposed to like 100% but 75% wouldn't be too bad I think.Guildmaster of Power With Numbers in PS4 NA Server's Aldmeri Dominion.
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theher0not✭✭✭✭✭In TES the choice is easy: always khajiit.
Here I play NB and in Skyrim I played a mix of conjuration magic and weapons.
In other games it depends on how the game works (such as how the faction and class system works)Edited by theher0not on June 22, 2016 12:08AM1 -
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✭✭✭✭✭I just pick whatever after my first (always go Khajiit first) and see how the character I want fits into the average racial narrative. Sometimes it's closer to the stereotypes, sometimes it's very far away, and it's such a joy to tease out the details. Not that there's no part of me that desires an Altmer Proxy-bomb Soul Tether Vicious Death Magicka Nightblade, it just isn't super high on the priory list compared to Who I want to play.Men'Do PC NA AD Khajiit
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✭✭✭✭BlackSparrow wrote: »I'm an RPer and a lore geek, so I love picking races that will make for interesting stories... e.g., an Argonian ex-slave-turned-ex-pirate-turned-healer who's trying to make a fresh start in the Covenant, or a delicate Altmer scholar come to the harsh lands of the Pact to study her passion: volcanoes! To me, a character's race informs a big part who they are as a person.
I would say my approach is similar (as you can get a small taste of from reading my sig). If I think of an idea for a character, then I create him/her, and sometimes also a brother, or somebody from that person's past/life and so on. Or a relative/whatever to a character run by a friend (usually my spouse).Tenesi Faryon of Telvanni - Dunmer Sorceress who deliberately sought sacrifice into Cold Harbor to rescue her beloved.
Hisa Ni Caemaire - Altmer Sorceress, member of the Order Draconis and Adept of the House of Dibella.
Broken Branch Toothmaul - goblin (for my goblin characters, I use either orsimer or bosmer templates) Templar, member of the Order Draconis and persistently unskilled pickpocket
Mol gro Durga - Orsimer Socerer/Battlemage who died the first time when the Nibenay Valley chapterhouse of the Order Draconis was destroyed, then went back to Cold Harbor to rescue his second/partner who was still captive. He overestimated his resistance to the hopelessness of Oblivion, about to give up, and looked up to see the golden glow of atherius surrounding a beautiful young woman who extended her hand to him and said "I can help you". He carried Fianna Kingsley out of Cold Harbor on his shoulder. He carried Alvard Stower under one arm. He also irritated the Prophet who had intended the portal for only Mol and Lyris.***Order Draconis - well c'mon there has to be some explanation for all those dragon tattoos.
House of Dibella - If you have ever seen or read "Memoirs of a Geisha" that's just the beginning...
Nibenay Valley Chapterhouse - Where now stands only desolate ground and a dolmen there once was a thriving community supporting one of the major chapterhouses of the Order Draconis0
