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I created a new Skyrim character: High Elf

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I was able to give my Altmer black hair :)
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In ESO.... This is the darkest hair color that I can choose from
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With all these patches and housing DLC that came through over the months.... No black hair for Altmers.

I'm a very sad panda bear.

ZOS why no black hairs for Altmers?
  • menedhyn
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    Yes to more customisation options in general. Also, i'm obliged to say... @Abeille?
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    This isn't Skyrim. If there new colors expect to pay for them in the crown store. To us this is a game. To them its a business.
    Edited by The_Duke on March 29, 2017 7:18PM
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  • Rickter
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    skyrim takes place more than 800 years after eso.

    and you are playing in a continent the furthest away from the summerset isles - so there was probably a lot of dilution of bloodlines.

    thats a lot of factors that can affect the hair color of altmer between the two games.

    boom. i gave you some lore. b***hes love lore.
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  • Gargath
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    Altmers with dark or black hairs look more like Dunmers, so personally I like the way how ZOS keeps the limits in creating characters.
    Edited by Gargath on March 29, 2017 7:52PM
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  • Lynx7386
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    What I want to know is why can't my khajiit have glorious beards?
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    thats racist!
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    Rickter wrote: »
    skyrim takes place more than 800 years after eso.

    and you are playing in a continent the furthest away from the summerset isles - so there was probably a lot of dilution of bloodlines.
    After 800 years of commingling their "superior" genetics with that of the "lesser" Mer and Men, they finally got their black, chocolately brown hair.

    Except there are already black-haired Altmer in the game, as NPCs. So it's a good thing neither of you is Loremaster. :p
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  • Tandor
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    Why not compare the character creation with ESO with that in Arena? I'm sure you'll be more impressed than when comparing it with that in Skyrim.

    Of course, ESO is neither Arena nor Skyrim, nor any of the other TES games inbetween.

    You either accept that, or play one of the others if that suits you better. Personally, I'd make my choice over something a tad more meaningful than the colour of my character's hair, but each to his own. Meanwhile, I'm puzzled as to why anyone should think everything in this game should be the same as everything in another game.
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    menedhyn wrote: »
    Yes to more customisation options in general. Also, i'm obliged to say... @Abeille?

    Who exactly is abeille?
    Difficulty scaling is desperately needed. 9 years. 6 paid expansions. 25 DLCs. 41 game changing updates including A Realm Reborn-tier overhaul of the game including a permanent CP160 gear cap and ridiculous power creep thereafter. I'm sick and tired of hearing about Cadwell Silver&Gold as a "you think you do but you don't"-tier deflection to any criticism regarding the lack of overland difficulty in the game.
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    The_Duke wrote: »
    This isn't Skyrim. If there new colors expect to pay for them in the crown store. To us this is a game. To them its a business.

    Don't tell me. Crown crates? Their gonna be available only through crown crates, right?
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    Rickter wrote: »
    skyrim takes place more than 800 years after eso.

    and you are playing in a continent the furthest away from the summerset isles - so there was probably a lot of dilution of bloodlines.
    After 800 years of commingling their "superior" genetics with that of the "lesser" Mer and Men, they finally got their black, chocolately brown hair.

    Except there are already black-haired Altmer in the game, as NPCs. So it's a good thing neither of you is Loremaster. :p

    Exactly.
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    Perhaps those loremasters weren't so busy grinding their CP in the skyreach catacombs and spent more time questing for their xp then they'll realize that their are black haired Altmers prowling about in the game.

    http://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Isiraamo

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    In fact IMO I think it makes the Altmers look pretty nice.
    Edited by raidentenshu_ESO on March 29, 2017 9:12PM
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    BlackbirdV wrote: »
    Who exactly is abeille?
    A player who has been vocal about the subject, in part because of this;
    ...Except there are already black-haired Altmer in the game...
    'Pure rains make sweet rivers'
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    >2017.
    >still wanting to have Dunmer hair on an Altmer
    >mfw
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    I'm more sad about the lack of brow ridges.
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    BlackbirdV wrote: »
    menedhyn wrote: »
    Yes to more customisation options in general. Also, i'm obliged to say... @Abeille?

    Who exactly is abeille?

    Why hello that would be me, nice to meet you. I was a little lost in space due to a certain release that happened last week so I missed the notifications. Hi everybody!

    To the people who are arguing against it "because lore", I was ready to school you peeps but I see that other lovelies already did it for me xD

    So now that any possible lore issue is out of the way... Black hair please?
    Rickter wrote: »
    skyrim takes place more than 800 years after eso.

    and you are playing in a continent the furthest away from the summerset isles - so there was probably a lot of dilution of bloodlines.
    After 800 years of commingling their "superior" genetics with that of the "lesser" Mer and Men, they finally got their black, chocolately brown hair.

    Except there are already black-haired Altmer in the game, as NPCs. So it's a good thing neither of you is Loremaster. :p
    They dyed their hair... NotPureBloodHighElves.

    It is possible they are pure, since most of them are part of the Veiled Heritance and they are the kind of group that would take that issue seriously. But I don't mind if it is added as hair dye. As long as my Altmer can have it, I'm good.
    Edited by Abeille on March 30, 2017 3:38PM
    Just so that everyone knows, my Altmer still can't have black hair. About a dozen of Altmer NPCs in the game have black hair. Just saying.

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    Tegwen, Bosmer troublemaker: You can't prove I didn't do the thing.
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    Aerindel, Altmer stormcaller: After extensive research, I've come to the conclusion that doing the thing would be a waste of resources.
    Liliel, Dunmer pyromancer: Aerindel said I shouldn't do the thing. Something about "resources".
    Gyda Snowcaller, Nord cryomancer: I will find a way to do it that won't waste resources and make Aerindel proud of me.
    Beatrice Leoriane, Breton vampire: I persuaded someone else into doing the thing. You are welcome, dear.
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    High Chanceler Ocato is sad because you didn't use him as examble of brown haired altmer..
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    Rickter wrote: »
    skyrim takes place more than 800 years after eso.

    and you are playing in a continent the furthest away from the summerset isles - so there was probably a lot of dilution of bloodlines.

    thats a lot of factors that can affect the hair color of altmer between the two games.

    boom. i gave you some lore. b***hes love lore.

    Lore warriors should all die, I want weapons dye and better hair colors.
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    Kay1 wrote: »
    Rickter wrote: »
    skyrim takes place more than 800 years after eso.

    and you are playing in a continent the furthest away from the summerset isles - so there was probably a lot of dilution of bloodlines.

    thats a lot of factors that can affect the hair color of altmer between the two games.

    boom. i gave you some lore. b***hes love lore.

    Lore warriors should all die, I want weapons dye and better hair colors.

    Hey now :) Theirs nothing wrong with being a Lore warrior for as long as you get your facts right :)
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    In the 700 years between ESO and Skyrim elves have interbred with inferior, human races :)
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    I assume that using an appearance change token will only let you use the default options?

    Maybe they could offer a hair coloring pack similar to the hair style pack. Everything but a one time deal.
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    Asardes wrote: »
    In the 700 years between ESO and Skyrim elves have interbred with inferior, human races :)

    I prefer to think they were tempted into the black haired forest by Bosmer girls.
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    Phinix1 wrote: »
    Asardes wrote: »
    In the 700 years between ESO and Skyrim elves have interbred with inferior, human races :)

    I prefer to think they were tempted into the black haired forest by Bosmer girls.

    Bosmer men have all the wood an Elf would need!
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    Phinix1 wrote: »
    Asardes wrote: »
    In the 700 years between ESO and Skyrim elves have interbred with inferior, human races :)

    I prefer to think they were tempted into the black haired forest by Bosmer girls.

    Bosmer men have all the wood an Elf would need!

    I would say they have all the meat, because, you know, the green pact don't allow them to use their wood at all.
    Edited by Milvan on March 30, 2017 6:03PM
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    Is it wrong of me to wish that Bethesda would create more Skyrim content, just to get the cult of Skyrim away from the rest of TES and ESO?

    Edited by Balamoor on March 30, 2017 5:42PM
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    Kay1 wrote: »

    Lore warriors should all die, I want weapons dye and better hair colors.

    None of us are against weapon coloring... It would be a significant lore improvement, since we wouldn't be running around with pink/red/blueish-purple weapons.
    ZOS why no black hairs for Altmers?

    Altmer is already plural. I die a little every time someone does that.....
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    Kay1 wrote: »
    Rickter wrote: »
    skyrim takes place more than 800 years after eso.

    and you are playing in a continent the furthest away from the summerset isles - so there was probably a lot of dilution of bloodlines.

    thats a lot of factors that can affect the hair color of altmer between the two games.

    boom. i gave you some lore. b***hes love lore.

    Lore warriors should all die, I want weapons dye and better hair colors.

    I think you meant "people who think they know the lore but actually do not", although I think the post you quoted was a joke.

    Nothing, absolutely NOTHING in the lore stops us from having weapons dyes and more hair colors.

    Black-haired Altmer exist in ESO already.
    Anyone who tries to use lore to justify us not being able to make a black-haired Altmer have no idea of what they are talking about, or are just being funny.
    Just so that everyone knows, my Altmer still can't have black hair. About a dozen of Altmer NPCs in the game have black hair. Just saying.

    Meet my characters:
    Command: Do the thing.

    Zadarri, Khajiit Fist of Thalmor: The thing was done, as commanded.
    Durza gra-Maghul, Orc blacksmith: The thing was done perfectly, in the most efficient way.
    Tegwen, Bosmer troublemaker: You can't prove I didn't do the thing.
    Sings-Many-Songs, Argonian fisher: Sure, I'll do the thing... Eventually. Maybe.
    Aerindel, Altmer stormcaller: After extensive research, I've come to the conclusion that doing the thing would be a waste of resources.
    Liliel, Dunmer pyromancer: Aerindel said I shouldn't do the thing. Something about "resources".
    Gyda Snowcaller, Nord cryomancer: I will find a way to do it that won't waste resources and make Aerindel proud of me.
    Beatrice Leoriane, Breton vampire: I persuaded someone else into doing the thing. You are welcome, dear.
    Sahima, Redguard performer: Doing the thing sounds awfully unpleasant and really not my problem.
    Ellaria Valerius, Imperial priestess: I'll pray to the Eight for the thing to be done, if it is Their will.
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