1. Imperials - even tho their Red Diamond seems wont have ICD and will work per target not per damage skill activated, it still look as lucklaster. I suggest to change their bash reduce cost to Break Free reduce cost, in this case it will be versatile effect for both mana/stamina builds, unlike Bash that benefit only stamina builds; and 5% cc break is stronger effect than bash.
Or same as altmers where strong effect have special condition - make instead of 5% reduce bash cost to grant 5% reduce damage in block(like comparison of Footman); will work for both mana/stamina and have condition of proc only in block.

2. Dunmers - it is complicated.
A. Ashlander passive - it suppose to reduce damage from environmental lava but in pvp zones like cyro near Chorrol or battlegrounds zone like Mor Khazgur it doesn't count as environmental lava damage and not being reduce damage; its a bit weird that anti-lava passive not work vs lava everytime. How about change it from lava protection to just lower percentage of environmental damage reduction. Lore-wise being ashlander doesn't mean only lava protection, it is resistance to harsh environment which is not only lava.
B. Ruination passive - is great change. People keep talking that magdk got nerfed but beside dk there is/will 5 classes for which this passive not work. It is very positive that dunmers no longer pigeonholed to be only manadks and my dunmer-templar will literally have one more passive that open lot of diversity possibilities for building.
C. Dunmers as hybrid race - its interesting conception. But problem is that hybrids is most underdeveloped thing in game and that only place where it can potentionally shine better than others is pvp (don't mind it ). The way how hybrids can compete with more efficient max resource stacking builds/races - is sheer amount of splitted stats as some of such splitted stats have no benefit for builds a mana/stamina build:
Such situation was showed by set Armor of Trainee - when it was granting 2k of all resources - it was bis set, but when it droped to 1250 - no one use it anymore as amount of splitted stats not validate loosing of damage potential. And dunmers with overall stats now have 1250m/1250s/600hp = when it goes to compare bonus as Sets stats - it not even compete with Trainee set. Or other hybridish set - Shacklebreaker set. It's loss of hp boost is repaid as boosted max mana and stamina and it made it very favourable set coz it focused only on 2 splitted stas, that allow to compete with max stat sets by its diversity.
So, the possibilities to make dunmers more viable I can suggest several ways:
1. Boost splitted stats to at least Set stat comparison of weakest hybrid set - Trainee, I.e. hp from 600 to 1250. However note that 1250 of full hybrid stat is very weak.
2. Or same as Shacklebreaker - remove 600hp and flame resistance boost from Flame Resist while boost Dynamic passive of max mana/stam further. It wont contradict to description zos made in dev comment as dunmers are literally "harsh elves" not "humans", they "Intelligent and quick" but not "hardy" so their difference from other "sturdy" races like imperials or nords is that they evolved their elven agaility and intellect. Have small boost to only mana build is also lore-wise as dunmers ancestors are altmers.
2. given that Destructive Ancestry lost highest damage boost and now comparable to altmers Elemental Talent - it could get either small boost to its stat, smth like 3% spell and weapon crit - it one of those hybrid stats that benefit only 1 type of buils, same as current Ruination. Or keep as it is so disparity in two races' passive (old and new Ruination vs Elem. Talent) can be repaid by boosted splitted stats of dunmers to keep overall bonuses of races in near effectiveness.

and those of us who are eso plus should get to change ALL of our toons and names if we wish. maybe make it a min time of eso plus, like 1yr. and if new plus members pay for 1yr, they

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Seems like ZOS just rearranging deck chairs in order to sell race change tokens, tbh. It astounds me how these devs think it necessary to spend so much time on this racial crap while the performance of parts of their game stinks to high heaven and they do nothing.

No, I don't buy this. In MY opinion we have a dedicated team of devs who truly want to make the game work as intended.

It seems this is the first of the things being looked at in terms of bringing the game up to where they would wish it to be.

Absolutely there are issues in the game. ZOS have actually acknowledged issues & appear to be listening to the player base, which I am all for. Some people are unhappy with the changes, but I think we all know they are necessary to some degree.
Change is always hard & you will never please everybody.

To me, its a positive start to the year & I remain hopeful these "issues" are being worked on...

In my opinion, you’re just drinking the kool-aid. Changes like this were unnecessary and really serve the purpose to make people re-roll their toons. There is always going to be bis builds, regardless. Nerfing and buffing over the years has not gotten them any closer to their goal of “balance”. They should focus at least one patch on performance this year and then go back to the money grab...in MY opinion.

nerfing and buffing over the yrs made some races unplayable: imperial and nord used to be top tanks. i had to give up my bosmer nb because they nerfed it into the ground. argonian used to be a joke and now EVERYONE wants a lizard. why? cuz op. ditto for when warden dropped. dont tell me they couldnt theorycraft a bit closer to racial equality from the start. if not, then they started with a pisspoor team.