What is the best race for the indecisive player?

pod88kk · February 2017

Choose Dunmer over Argonian because if it wasn't for the Pact they'd be making their houses from the mud they cleaned off my boots..... They do make quite Lusty maids though

Lynx7386 · February 2017

Khajiit is always best, especially when indecisive. This one can never decide, will be eat the sweet roll or the pie? Will he steal the shiny trinket or the shiny coins?

Soella · February 2017

I believe OP is not minmaxer, otherwise question would be already answered.

So choose the race you like the look. And in worst case scenario you will level another alt later.

starkerealm · February 2017

Lynx7386 wrote: »

Khajiit is always best, especially when indecisive. This one can never decide, will be eat the sweet roll or the pie? Will he steal the shiny trinket or the shiny coins?

That's a silly dilemma. Both, of course.

Kram8ion · February 2017

Kajitt = versatility

KisoValley · February 2017

Dunmer or Imperial for most well rounded. Make it look cute.

Cerbolt · February 2017

If in doubt pick the one you like best.

S1ipperyJim · February 2017

It used to be Dunmer, but now I'm not so sure...

JinMori · February 2017

max_only wrote: »

Your race doesn't actually matter, people who give you a hard time for a 3% difference here or there can go kick rocks.

Imperials are the most "well rounded" and if you have the option to make one you can choose any faction. Also thEy make great crafters because you don't have to find/buy the Imperial motif.

Pick whatever is the cutest, you'll be soloing so much of this game you'll want to stare at something YOU like.

If you wanna perform at the highest levels race does matter, and a lot. High elf gives you about 4 to 5 k more magicka, to put it in comparison it's 400 to 500 spell damage, judge for yourself. i can reach 47 k magicka with mag nb or sorc, with a non optimized build i would probably reach 42-43 k

JinMori · February 2017

Kram8ion wrote: »

Kajitt = versatility

Not true, the passives are clearly stamina based.

Liofa · February 2017

Dunmer .

I started my character as Stamina DD (dragonknight) around 2 years ago . Switched to Magicka DD to do more DPS . Switched to Stamina DD when Stamina DD was meta . Now completed hardest content as main Tank . Dunmer is simply the best .

TheTwistedRune · February 2017

Any race except Dunmer because they look stupid, like all elves. I mean they're blue for goodness sake.

frethopper · February 2017

Hmm best race for the indecisive.

Not too sure.

frethopper · February 2017

Dunmer!

frethopper · February 2017

No Imperial!

XDragonDoomX · February 2017

Kaide wrote: »

I have a hard time choosing between a magic or stam build in every class. What is the best race for someone who cannot decide what build they want to go from the beginning?

I'm not sure....

MEBengalsFan2001 · February 2017

Any you pick, because the main point at first is having fun. Once you get to end game and if you want to be competitive in PVE content, LMAO (seriously PVE is group and not PVP), you will have to respect your character to maximize his or her SP to get the most out of him or her.

Here is why I stated any race...

Imperial has a bonus to stamina and health. These bonuses allow you to stock up on Magicka with your attribute points if you want a magicka build. This logic can apply also to Orcs, Dunmer, Bosmer, and Redguard.

Nords passive helps all builds survive a bit with some health regen, not the best stat but good enough to help keep new characters alive.

As for the races that have magicka bonus, they can be a backup healer or use some magicka based abilities if needed that a pure stamina build would lack and you could focus all your attribute points into stamina if you wanted a stamina build.

The truth is, any race can play either build. The think is though that certain races have better passives for specific build but you can still get by with another race.

The only time it really matters if you are a min/max type player only worrying about end game content in PVE or PVP.

Zanen · February 2017

Argonian. They're good at everything, but give up about 5% DPS vs a min-maxed toon.

Dunmer is really much better for magicka than for stamina, best on DK.

Otherwise Altmer for magicka, Redguard for stamina.

Fishoscandi · February 2017

I agree with the others, argonian is good. Also as an argonian you get FULL right to have funny names and say "I erect the spine of welcome" with pride! Or erect a spine of whatever you want

theher0not · February 2017

I'd recomend Dunmer, Argonian or Imperial.

As far as I know their racials can be good for anything.

(Khajiit could work since Carnige(weapon crit) is good for both magica and stam and Sneaky is really helpfull, but it wouldn't be as good as Argonian or Dunmer)

starkerealm · February 2017

Fishoscandi wrote: »

I agree with the others, argonian is good. Also as an argonian you get FULL right to have funny names and say "I erect the spine of welcome" with pride! Or erect a spine of whatever you want

Last Argonian I saw that erected that spine was arrested and beaten half to death.

MythicEmperor · February 2017

TheTwistedRune wrote: »

Any race except Dunmer because they look stupid, like all elves. I mean they're blue for goodness sake.

.........

How dare you. N'wahs cannot comprehend the power us Dunmer hold over the lesser races, who are fit for nothing but slavery. Even are Pact "allies" are fiends; a means to an end. Do you not remember when the savage Nords invaded our lands? Do you not recall our alliance with the Dwemer against the cursed men, Dumac take them? It ended with the death of our beloved Nerevar. Man must pay for their insolence.

Do you not understand the inferior nature of the Argonian beasts? They lack emotion as us civilized mer know it. They cannot be trusted. We must eradicate this scourge from our land. Then we must remove them from creation. Only then may there be harmony.

Oreyn_Bearclaw · February 2017

KingYogi415 wrote: »

Roll all 8 combos and and start feeding the horses.

Thank me later.

I did this like a year ago, so many mouths to feed. Haha. Definitely dont regret it.

Dunmer is the best if you actually plan to switch back and forth.

Lynx7386 · February 2017

MythicEmperor wrote: »

TheTwistedRune wrote: »

Any race except Dunmer because they look stupid, like all elves. I mean they're blue for goodness sake.

.........

How dare you. N'wahs cannot comprehend the power us Dunmer hold over the lesser races, who are fit for nothing but slavery. Even are Pact "allies" are fiends; a means to an end. Do you not remember when the savage Nords invaded our lands? Do you not recall our alliance with the Dwemer against the cursed men, Dumac take them? It ended with the death of our beloved Nerevar. Man must pay for their insolence.

Do you not understand the inferior nature of the Argonian beasts? They lack emotion as us civilized mer know it. They cannot be trusted. We must eradicate this scourge from our land. Then we must remove them from creation. Only then may there be harmony.

Oh hush you, we all know dunmer are just jealous they didn't get tails.

MythicEmperor · February 2017

Lynx7386 wrote: »

MythicEmperor wrote: »

TheTwistedRune wrote: »

Any race except Dunmer because they look stupid, like all elves. I mean they're blue for goodness sake.

.........

How dare you. N'wahs cannot comprehend the power us Dunmer hold over the lesser races, who are fit for nothing but slavery. Even are Pact "allies" are fiends; a means to an end. Do you not remember when the savage Nords invaded our lands? Do you not recall our alliance with the Dwemer against the cursed men, Dumac take them? It ended with the death of our beloved Nerevar. Man must pay for their insolence.

Do you not understand the inferior nature of the Argonian beasts? They lack emotion as us civilized mer know it. They cannot be trusted. We must eradicate this scourge from our land. Then we must remove them from creation. Only then may there be harmony.

Oh hush you, we all know dunmer are just jealous they didn't get tails.

Pfff no... Maybe....

ThePaleItalian · February 2017

Orc...

Because

disintegr8 · February 2017

A Hiduntkahdarnorredimporcton.....

Jitterbug · February 2017

Hawco10 wrote: »

As your indescive, I would recommend that you play a different game. . This game is all about making descisions. And if you can't make a basic one like selecting a race, then you probably won't fare well as you progress through the main story line.

I don't get it...

ThePaleItalian · February 2017

Hawco10 wrote: »

As your indescive, I would recommend that you play a different game. . This game is all about making descisions. And if you can't make a basic one like selecting a race, then you probably won't fare well as you progress through the main story line.

What?? There is race changes, appearance changes and respecs galore.. Am I missing something or are you just being a jerk?

Bigevilpeter · February 2017

JinMori wrote: »

max_only wrote: »

Your race doesn't actually matter, people who give you a hard time for a 3% difference here or there can go kick rocks.

Imperials are the most "well rounded" and if you have the option to make one you can choose any faction. Also thEy make great crafters because you don't have to find/buy the Imperial motif.

Pick whatever is the cutest, you'll be soloing so much of this game you'll want to stare at something YOU like.

If you wanna perform at the highest levels race does matter, and a lot. High elf gives you about 4 to 5 k more magicka, to put it in comparison it's 400 to 500 spell damage, judge for yourself. i can reach 47 k magicka with mag nb or sorc, with a non optimized build i would probably reach 42-43 k

But if he chose high elf or dunmer he barely gets any useful bonuses for stamina builds, so for an indecisive player Argonian is the only race that has passives that help in all roles