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Which is the worst race according to you ?

  • Tan9oSuccka
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    Altmer
    How did this question get 5 pages of comments without going completely off the rails?

    Because it's easy for people to stay on topic when they're talking about something they hate. Hatred is the one universal quality that we all share, it is what binds us and makes the world turn. Now let's sing a chorus of Kumbaya. :)

    Shut up, you! I ain't singing nuthin!!!

    ;)
  • Kurkikohtaus
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    Redguard
    (About Redguards)
    Rickter wrote: »
    It's undeniable that Todd Howard lazily took every real world race of color and threw them into one race. It's like, African, and Arabs and Indians mashed into one race. Then they realized, "hey this might be racist" so they made the redguards this pseudo Japanese Samurai (Kensai = Ansei) honor bound epic warrior race.

    come on Bethesda. . . who are you trying to fool?

    This exactly. Redguards as portrayed in the game seem like tokenism gone overboard.
  • GreyWolf_79
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    Altmer
    How did this question get 5 pages of comments without going completely off the rails?

    Because it's easy for people to stay on topic when they're talking about something they hate. Hatred is the one universal quality that we all share, it is what binds us and makes the world turn. Now let's sing a chorus of Kumbaya. :)

    Shut up, you! I ain't singing nuthin!!!

    ;)


    Fine! But at least we both hate Altmer! So that makes us brothers. Or something like that.

    Maybe we should have a pep rally or some sort of parade? Get matching uniforms? The enemy of my enemy is my friend, yada yada yada.
  • Tan9oSuccka
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    Altmer
    How did this question get 5 pages of comments without going completely off the rails?

    Because it's easy for people to stay on topic when they're talking about something they hate. Hatred is the one universal quality that we all share, it is what binds us and makes the world turn. Now let's sing a chorus of Kumbaya. :)

    Shut up, you! I ain't singing nuthin!!!

    ;)


    Fine! But at least we both hate Altmer! So that makes us brothers. Or something like that.

    Maybe we should have a pep rally or some sort of parade? Get matching uniforms? The enemy of my enemy is my friend, yada yada yada.

    Haha! I'm totally joking. But yes, Altmer are scum. I want to free the Wood elf in Rawlka and give him a medal. Dumping garbage on the Altmer commander.
  • Drakkdjinn
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    Nord
    newtinmpls wrote: »
    The race of the person in IC who just ganked me 3 times.

    I'm a proud Orc - thanks for the tel var!
  • Kurkikohtaus
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    Redguard
    ZOS_BillE wrote: »
    A few posts in this thread were removed for racist hate speech and veering into real world politics. These are not permitted by the forum rules, so please try to keep your comments civil.

    Interesting. While I understand that real world racist hate speech has no place on the forums, isn't the general attitude within the Elder Scrolls universe based on racial intolerance hatred? Slavery, subjugation of lesser races, a hierarchy of superiority between similar races ... and NPC dialogue is brimming with racism.

    So people echo these sentiments on the forums and ...
    Edited by Kurkikohtaus on July 6, 2017 5:47PM
  • GreyWolf_79
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    Altmer
    How did this question get 5 pages of comments without going completely off the rails?

    Because it's easy for people to stay on topic when they're talking about something they hate. Hatred is the one universal quality that we all share, it is what binds us and makes the world turn. Now let's sing a chorus of Kumbaya. :)

    Shut up, you! I ain't singing nuthin!!!

    ;)


    Fine! But at least we both hate Altmer! So that makes us brothers. Or something like that.

    Maybe we should have a pep rally or some sort of parade? Get matching uniforms? The enemy of my enemy is my friend, yada yada yada.

    Haha! I'm totally joking. But yes, Altmer are scum. I want to free the Wood elf in Rawlka and give him a medal. Dumping garbage on the Altmer commander.

    I knew you were joking. And I don't actually HATE Altmer, I just strongly dislike most of their personalities.
  • cyclonus11
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    Dunmer
    Garbage.
  • Enslaved
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    Breton
    Magıc wrote: »
    Enslaved wrote: »
    Magıc wrote: »
    Dunmer, Khajiit or Argonians. Went with Dunmer because, even though Khajiit and Argonians were created to be slaves as they are beasts, at least they don't worship fake gods.

    Ignorance, bigotry... No one is created to be a slave, not in ESO nor irl. Also, for someone who hate Dunmer, you surely could fit in house Dres with ease.

    Also, about false gods. Who on Nirn are you to tell any race in ESO who to worship? Some worship aedra, other worship daedra, there are various tree and beast cults in ESO. All of them have some power/boon. By your standards, all but Sithis are false gods, so all races are crap.

    Damn I really hit a nerve. Glad my joke lured one fish into the pond though.

    e: @Enslaved Although by you're name, enslaved, I'm guessing you're attempting a troll lol

    Since slavery is something to laugh about...
  • GreyWolf_79
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    Altmer
    ZOS_BillE wrote: »
    A few posts in this thread were removed for racist hate speech and veering into real world politics. These are not permitted by the forum rules, so please try to keep your comments civil.

    Interesting. While I understand that real world racist hate speech has no place on the forums, isn't the general attitude within the Elder Scrolls universe based on racial intolerance hatred? Slavery, subjugation of lesser races, a hierarchy of superiority between similar races ... and NPC dialogue is brimming with racism.

    So people echo these sentiments on the forums and ...

    I think you missed it, there were previously some comments that referenced real world racist hate speech and politics... I believe they have been removed. AFAIK none of the fictionally racist comments have been removed.
  • Nidraachal
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    Breton
    Why are Argonians the second-most-hated race? I mean, they're total badass! They literally KICKED the Daedra back to Oblivion during the Oblivion Crisis, while the other races on Nirn were getting rekt. Afraid, the Daedra themselves closed the Oblivion Gates and they noped out.

    Also, have you guys not seen how cute lizards are?

    http://imgur.com/a/e6fAD

    Cause I have.
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  • Minyassa
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    Orc
    Orc is the one race I won't play. Just physically unattractive to me through and through, and I hate that they're called "orcs". I think it was stupid for ES to use that name for a race of people that aren't inherently evil monsters. They should have saved that name for Dunmer, haha! But seriously, just no. I'm old-school D&D and "orcs" are for killing. They should just have stuck with Orsimer. And I could deal with the green skin, and tusks would've even been cool if they didn't have the worst underbite to go with it, and the males all look like pinheads, and somehow they all look bug-eyed, too. Maybe they were going for a humanoid bulldog/pug sort of thing? Anyway, bleh.

    Oh, and also I really hate Malacath and the resulting culture, but then, I'm reeeeeeeeally not keen on Dunmer religion/culture either. Or Altmer...or Bosmer...or any of the human...

    Honestly the only races I genuinely like, lore-wise, are Khajiit and Argonians. They seem to be the only ones who didn't go out and mug other races for their land. Everyone else are just a bunch of murdering land-thieves.
  • KochDerDamonen
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    Altmer
    faerigirl wrote: »
    Wow this is a total troll thread. People are being bigoted and horrible :(

    I would like to see this thread closed.
    All of this ^^^^^ from post one confirms my view on the worst race: THE HUMAN RACE, All of mankind is the worst on this planet.
    But in game I don't like the High Elves, they are to big, even the smallest of them is gigantic, I have a female high elve set to smallest and she is still bigger than all my other toons. Because they are so big and tall they naturally look down on you while talking, this made them believe they are superior to all, they could not be more wrong... I gave up the much needed damage bonus they give, just because they are giants, and went with a brenton.

    @faerigirl @SlinkySlack oh nooo, people are bad because they can construct an opinion on a question based on a fictional universe with fantasy races that might-sometimes-technically-interbreed but resemble nothing like a species or race upon our own reality. I absolutely one-hundred percent of the time hold myself to my own moral standards while interacting with fictional media at all times, and would never dare do anything I wouldn't do in real life... /s
    (Stop this, before the unnecessary stress compacts your spine into a pretzel.)
    Saw the thread title and immediately assumed that someone would leave a response like this and what do yo know, it's the first one in the thread.

    Personally I don't like redguards because their backstory / lore is a Mish-mash of Persian /Arabic cliches that in my view don't add up to much of anything, just a lot of superficial drivel that I suppose give the loremasters a feeling that they were being politically inclusive and have represented all world cultures equally.

    @Kurkikohtaus No mention of the absolutely ripped Nord culture and the blender usage on all those nordic realworld cultures? Mind that the Redguard are one of the original races available all the way back in TES:Arena, that game is from 1994! So are Nords, haha

    ///////

    Coming back to this thread, I'm actually... baffled how Nord managed to get 25% of the votes. I didn't think they were everyone's favorite, but most hated? :p
    Edited by KochDerDamonen on July 6, 2017 6:16PM
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  • cellobuddy
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    Dunmer
    It's the Dunmer's fault that the Dwemer are gone. They can't make up their minds on what to worship and end up betraying everyone that they work with. It's also their fault that orcs even exist in their cursed state (good on the orcs for making the best of it, though). They consistently meddle in things that they shouldn't and let their arrogance get the better of them when it comes to these things rather than thinking logically, leading to mass die-offs and brutal slaughters of not only their own people, but also other races. Just all around awful. The one positive thing that happened due to the dunmer is the agreement that sotha sil supposedly made with some of the daedric princes. But the bad truly outweighs the good here.
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    Khajiit StamDK - Cellobuddyslices
    Bosmer Stamblade - Cellobuddysnipes
    Altmer Magplar - Cellobuddybeams
    Nord DK - Cellobuddytanks
    Breton Magden - Cellobuddylistens
    Orsimer Stamden - Cellobuddyprotects
    Argonian Tankden - Cellobuddypaintswithwind

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  • Stania
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    Khajit
    Khajiit. Worst sustain I've seen and it's delicious to see how easy is to trigger furries and "cat lovers".
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  • Moonscythe
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    Nord
    There are some I don't like the look of like Orcs; and while some are barbarians, a lot of Orcs are really nice people and it seems a shame to hold the tusks against them. There are some that are just unpleasant to be around, like the Dunmer; but I can walk away and I never play a Dunmer that way. Nords are a whole different level of unpleasant. I don't like their looks and I have never met a Nord male who was not rude, crude, and socially unacceptable, not to mention drunk. The women are just bad-tempered and cross. Gotta disagree with Breton lovers, too. I hate their maze like cities, their attitude even towards their own people is too much like a corporate lawyer. Their kings are idiots, too.
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  • Vercingetorix
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    Nord
    Rickter wrote: »
    I voted Redguard.

    Thing is: lore wise, they are awesome. The entire story line of the Ansei and their Shihai, the Ra'Gada warrior wave, Yokuda and its Atlantean inspired lore - its ALL soooo awesome.

    BUT

    It's undeniable that Todd Howard lazily took every real world race of color and threw them into one race. It's like, African, and Arabs and Indians mashed into one race. Then they realized, "hey this might be racist" so they made the redguards this pseudo Japanese Samurai (Kensai = Ansei) honor bound epic warrior race.

    come on Bethesda. . . who are you trying to fool?

    To be fair, the Dunmer have far more Japanese-centric features when you look at their architecture and their "Great Houses" social structure. The Redguard architecture and culture does seem to be all over the place, though.
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  • Ihatenightblades
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    Nord
    Nord hands down dont think il ever create a nord lol no matter what content i plan on doing.

    They are ok tanks i guess i would go imperial argonian or orc over a nord
  • Aliyavana
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    Argonian
    cyclonus11 wrote: »
    Garbage.

    I think you meant to click argonians
  • Aliyavana
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    Argonian
    Nidraachal wrote: »
    Why are Argonians the second-most-hated race? I mean, they're total badass! They literally KICKED the Daedra back to Oblivion during the Oblivion Crisis, while the other races on Nirn were getting rekt. Afraid, the Daedra themselves closed the Oblivion Gates and they noped out.

    Also, have you guys not seen how cute lizards are?

    http://imgur.com/a/e6fAD

    Cause I have.

    They are not real people tho
  • bloodthirstyvampire
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    Altmer
    Wood elves they eat me, I drink them
  • Hallothiel
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    Bosmer
    I believe I have discussed my dislike of the Bosmer repeatedly on these forums. It is an intense dislike, possibly verging on the pathological. But happy to rant again.

    It's not that I find their lore ridiculous, nor that they are too teeny-tiny, nor that I dislike their general look. These are part of my dislike but not the main reason.

    It's the fecking accents. I can't describe just how appaling the Mockney accent is. It is painful to have to listen to through 3 (three!) whole zones. Far worse and much less endearing than the travesty in Mary Poppins.
  • Father_X_Zombie
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    Argonian
    tplink3r1 wrote: »
    Argonians, for obvious reasons.

    1. Their architectural apex? Mud huts.
    2. Live in a swamp.
    3. Reptiles.
    4. Best slaves.
    5. Weird voices.
    6. Have tails.
    7. Did i mention they are the best slaves yet?
    8. Never had an empire.
    9. Slaves.

    Argonians, Bosmers, Khajiits, and Orcs should be expelled from Tamriel.

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  • Xvorg
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    Nord
    Some patches ago, I could have said Nords, Argonians and Orcs. Now it is clear.

    BTW those who say "Argonian" know nothing. Currently it is the most versatile class, just one step above Dumer (just because sustain issues).
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  • Aliyavana
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    Argonian
    Xvorg wrote: »
    Some patches ago, I could have said Nords, Argonians and Orcs. Now it is clear.

    BTW those who say "Argonian" know nothing. Currently it is the most versatile class, just one step above Dumer (just because sustain issues).

    Argonians are not a class, nor race, they are property or a source of low quality leather
    Edited by Aliyavana on July 6, 2017 8:04PM
  • Vercingetorix
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    Nord
    tplink3r1 wrote: »
    Argonians, for obvious reasons.

    1. Their architectural apex? Mud huts.
    2. Live in a swamp.
    3. Reptiles.
    4. Best slaves.
    5. Weird voices.
    6. Have tails.
    7. Did i mention they are the best slaves yet?
    8. Never had an empire.
    9. Slaves.

    Argonians, Bosmers, Khajiits, and Orcs should be expelled from Tamriel.

    Don't forget they make good handbags

    Ok, I'm gonna have to stop both of you right there. Argonians have perhaps the coolest looking architectural design - I'm not talking about the mud-huts that many of the slaves or refugees are often pushed to create. No, I'm talking about the massive Aztec-themed "Xanmeer" structures. Argonians have had an empire. It was a long time ago and they had it disrupted by a race called the Kathringi, who eventually died off in Black Marsh as well.

    Argonian Xanmeers are RUINS for a reason, much like the Ayleids, only the Argonians kept primarily to themselves in the Marsh. There are VERY few Ayleid ruins that far South for a reason. The only species really capable of surviving there are the Argonians themselves. Also, being that Swamp is a completely hostile environment to all other races but themselves, their region is naturally fortified. Also, they have mentioned in texts of having a "king" and having "royal assassins" plucked from birth as Shadowscales.

    Remember, Black Marsh is a BIG place and Shadowfen really doesn't do the Argonians or the region justice! :)
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  • Hippie4927
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    Orc
    Delpi wrote: »
    Female orcs.... Do they exists?

    Oh, yeah! They exist! It's just hard to tell them apart from the males!
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  • TheNuminous1
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    Passives and game mechanics wise: Nord.

    Lore and otherwise: Altmer. Elves have allways been the forefront agressor in every tamrielic war, and here Ayrenn is actively draging her people WHO DO NOT WANT TO BE INVOLVED into a war for her own power and crusade. Ayrenn is a godamn warmonger.

    That is the biggest lie I've ever read. Ever heard of the allessian rebellion. The races of man just had to get up in a tizzy and overthrow there elven masters. That was all humans that started that ***.

    If you experienced what the Ayleid's did to them, you'd join Alessia as well.

    I was being ironic, sort of... Anyone who knows their lore knows how inhuman and brutal the ayleids were to nedic slaves.
  • steff127b16_ESO
    Voted for Argonians, but to be honest: all races of humans.. Everytime elves and humans try to coexist, humans start to slaughter elves, because they are "alien" and "the devil".
    Doesn't matter how elves treat the humans, intermingle with them (Direnni), enslave them (Ayleids) or do nothing, humans always end up resenting them and slaughtering them in the end... Typical human behaviour, not bright enough to think outside the box
  • xxfgrxx
    xxfgrxx
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    Bosmer
    Ugh, Altmer are not "terrible people" like a lot of you said, some of them are bad people like the Vailed heritance, but the Aldmeri Dominion took care of them, besides one of the most important guilds and the cause that magic is a thing in Tamriel was created by Vanus Galerion, an Altmer.
    Bosmer are by far worse, they are ugly, they cannibalize, (but not too much now thanks to Queen Ayrenn, again, an Altmer) and they are just a big mess wherever they are.
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