definatly not

race doesn't even matter THAT much for high end content - it's not a question if you can do it but rather how well/fast... when people recommend races and builds etc. - for the "high end" players it's mostly about optimizing with regards to completing things faster not being able to complete them

No, just pick a race and side you want to play.

Really it doesn't. You'll see a lot of recommended races for end-game stuff, but even then people still do what they want. I mean, I have a lizard magicka sorc and I do fine.

Well if you make an elf... you're going to have to look at that thing all day long without being able to attack it...

So in that sense yeah. Go with the lizard.

Not for casual play, choose what you like

Hilariously, Argonians are a very strong racial pick for a lot of builds.

Stepping back from that for a moment, though, some elements of the community vastly overstate the value of your race on gameplay. It's marginally relevant in PvP, and group vet content. But, even then it's more of a, "you'd be slightly more effective as this race," not, "you must be this tall to ride this role."

The simple reasoning is, very few players operate at a level where the racial bonuses really matter. Yes, everyone can enjoy some extra stam damage and tankiness as an Imperial, or some magicka and spell damage as an Altmer, but it's not really enough to matter. Not in the way a lot of players seem to think, anyway.

What's happened is we've got a lot of edge case players, who aren't quite good enough to pull their weight, and, somehow, they've gotten it into their head that the right racial bonuses are all they need to close the gap. They're wrong, and when they're proven wrong, the then tend to accuse everyone around them of their failure, because those players aren't using "optimal" racial picks.

So, no, your character's race really doesn't matter.

richo262 wrote: »

Casual players not really.

However, do some foresight with it. Some races are mag related, some races are stam related. Just get that part right.

It won't ruin your toon to get it wrong, but it would just be foolish to make an Orc that focuses on Magicka. Whereas an Alt or Bret would have been much wiser.

Hey, @Ghettokid, you want to orc somebody?

But, seriously, I've got two Breton stam builds, used to have three.

The trick with races is, there is some off-spec value that isn't always immediately apparent. For example, Bretons can make useful Stam characters because of their spell resist, and if they have any utility powers that are fueled off Magicka. For example, a Breton Stamsorc will still get value from Dark Deal and Surge. A Breton Stamblade is probably going to be slotting cloak, and/or Mark Target. They don't scale with magicka, but they do benefit from the cost discounts. And, Breton Stamblades can be aggravatingly slippery in PvP.

Gromgok wrote: »

Hey guys,

I'm considering making a magicka-based Templar (I think I got that right) mainly for solo PvE content, maybe some light group content. Certainly nothing high-end. Does it really matter what race I go with, or should I just go with what I like for this level of play?

Thanks!

I have an Imperial Magicka Templar, and nope, it does not matter in casual play. The race/class combos fall definitely in the min/max End-game logic, where they do indeed matter. In casual play you can make a Nord Mage and get away with it.

richo262 wrote: »

Casual players not really.

However, do some foresight with it. Some races are mag related, some races are stam related. Just get that part right.

It won't ruin your toon to get it wrong, but it would just be foolish to make an Orc that focuses on Magicka. Whereas an Alt or Bret would have been much wiser.

An altmer has an 10% dps bonus over say an nord as an magic build.
If your nord sorcerer does 20k dps the altmer would do 22K.
The altmer would have an easier time getting into an veteran trial group who typically demand 25-35K dps the Nord would need to be an better player / better gear.

So you select an Altmer sorcerer, half a year later Altmer get nerfed down to an 5% benefit and worse magic sorcerer also get nerfed, on the other hand stamina sorc got an strong buff

In short don't select an race you don't like for min max reasons, if lucky it end as an bank alt.
But if you want an magic sorcerer or templar healer and want either an Altmer or Bosmer go for the Altmer.

It doesnt matter that much. In terms of dps, you gear and especially rotation means more. In terms of healing and tanking its all about how well you can manage your resources and buffs/debuffs... Your lizard magplar will be pretty decent for healing, for example.
Theres a lot of players who have perfect race/class combos and are useless in group content, and vice versa. So unless you want to be in, lets say, top 5% of dds, dont bother about "perfect" race if you dont like that race and want to play something else.

No

Orc matters

WeyounTM wrote: »

This one has tried to play as some of the more cooler races but always came back to being a Khajiit. And most of my toons are of the magicka variety. It is far more enjoyable to leave the min-maxing attitude behind and rejoice in a character you really can identify with.
So thumbs up for all those who play non-"meta" races

Khajiit is always an safe choice.