Why do people like the dark elves/dunmer?

JayAstrophel · March 2019

DisgracefulMind wrote: »

I won't ever understand the beast race and furry appeal, personally. To each their own?

And that's totally fair! I know not everyone likes khajiit and argonians. Personally I like them for their cultures first - both have really neat homelands and lore. Enjoy the races in tamriel that you appreciate, friend.

DenMoria · March 2019

JayAstrophel wrote: »

Kambo wrote: »

I don't mind if you dislike the Dunmer. However, if you dislike Dunmer in favor of the Altmer, then we're going to have a big problem.

You know what I mean by that...

I honestly can't stand most of the Altmer, either XD as someone who plays mostly Khajiit and Argonians all the insults get very tiring. There are a few cool Altmer, though, just as there are a few nice Dunmer - my favorite Altmer is this one banker in Alinor who's always so excited to see me.

MrGraves wrote: »

I like how this thread is a lot of "I don't like them they are ugly" and "I like them they are sexy"

Yeah, out of all the reasonings people have that one is not helpful to me at all. I don't care if a character looks pretty or not - to me it's their personality that counts. I knew making this thread I was going to get some comments like that, but thankfully there have been some very good reasonings in here as well!

Personally I love the Altmer 'cause they're just like me.

I like the Dunmer, 'cause they're bada**es.

I like the Bosmer 'cause I can make them really short and awesome looking.

It's all those nasty humans and beasties that I take issue with.

DisgracefulMind · March 2019

JayAstrophel wrote: »

DisgracefulMind wrote: »

I won't ever understand the beast race and furry appeal, personally. To each their own?

And that's totally fair! I know not everyone likes khajiit and argonians. Personally I like them for their cultures first - both have really neat homelands and lore. Enjoy the races in tamriel that you appreciate, friend.

I'm actually a big fan of Bosmer more than any race, but I think the appeal to the Dunmer lies heavily in their culture as well. They have very structured, elaborate lore and culture. A lot of it is things that many people can relate to as well: organized religion, divisions within same groups of people, more "refined" living standards. They're racist, by all means, but I also think that every race has their own dislikes in regards to the other races. Dunmer are just, well, more vocal about their feelings.

MLGProPlayer · March 2019

Morrowind was almost everyone's first TES game. And they have the word "dark" in their name. Dark races/classes are typically popular in games because they're edgy.

DenMoria · March 2019

MLGProPlayer wrote: »

Morrowind was almost everyone's first TES game. And they have the word "dark" in their name. Dark races/classes are typically popular in games because they're edgy.

D&D and Nordic background.

Dark Elf is just edgy to me.

Sure they're creepy as all get out to me, but, still.. the COOL factor...

Monte_Cristo · March 2019

DisgracefulMind wrote: »

I won't ever understand the beast race and furry appeal, personally. To each their own?

I made a Khajiit based on a cat I used to have. She disappeared, so maybe she went to Tamriel?
Maybe I should start a thread and see if any others have done the same. I'm sure there would be some.

John_Falstaff · March 2019

Monte_Cristo wrote: »

DisgracefulMind wrote: »

I won't ever understand the beast race and furry appeal, personally. To each their own?

I made a Khajiit based on a cat I used to have. She disappeared, so maybe she went to Tamriel?
Maybe I should start a thread and see if any others have done the same. I'm sure there would be some.

I think there's a bigger thread almost entirely devoted to why people like felines - it's called YouTube. ^^

(And yes, to each their own. I don't quite dislike any race, but I'm staying khajiit in heart. ^^)

Druid40 · March 2019

Browiseth wrote: »

...rose tinted glasses, basically

*Ash tinted.

dogman · March 2019

xMovingTarget wrote: »

I just like their dark humor and racism. Dunmer literally are everything I am not in real life. That is why I like them. As a Dunmer, you can roleplay a rude racist(ingame races) and get easily away with it.
Ever since morrowind back in the day I am in love with Dunmers.

this and big tiddy dunmer gfs ^

Androconium · March 2019

M_Volsung wrote: »

Androconium wrote: »

JayAstrophel wrote: »

Honest question here. Personally I’ve never been able to stand them. Their homeland looks cool but the slavery thing bugs me big time. They’re definitely last place for me in terms of the races of Tamriel, so why are they first for a lot of people? Would really love to know

You would really love to know why people choose to play as an elf that enjoys enslaving other races?

What could you achieve with this knowledge?

ALL human progress has been achieved by a few humans exploiting masses of other humans to achieve their goals.

Slavery exists today.

If you're unhappy with the dunmer racial outline, don't play them.

You play an interesting game with your quest. Goodbye and poor luck to you.

Wow, triggered much?

Not much.
I asked two valid questions, that went unanswered.
I made two statements, that are basically universal truths.
I proffered one modicum of advice.
Finally, I made a droll comment as a summary.

TheShadowScout · March 2019

DisgracefulMind wrote: »

I won't ever understand the beast race and furry appeal, personally. To each their own?

Exactly.
Different people are different and like different things. And as long as it harms none, each ought to do as they will. That is the fun of MMORPGs after all - we all may come for the gaming we can do, but in the end, the thing that keeps us with it is the things our characters can be (Tamriel-barbie dressup is the -true- endgame!

)

For those of us from the roleplayer side, its even more fun imagining backstories as to why our characters are like they are. Spin tales of their trials and tribulations, think up how they grew up, where they learned what they do, how they lived before getting dragged into all that adventuring, imagine their momories of joy and pain, build their character (and secretly wish we could swap our boring and/or vexing real life for our characters on occasion)

And as said, different people have different daydreams. For some, daydreaming about Dunmer is the most enjoyable flavor. For others, it might be the cat-people of elsweyr, or the haughty high elves, or the plant-loving wood elves, or the argonian lizard-people, or whatever.

And some are perhaps more satisfied with their actual life, and thus less keen on daydreaming about non-human races, but prefer to follow some other dream for their characters, be it recreating their idealized version of themselves as fantasy hero, or whatever.

And that is the fun of it.
How all the different people come together with different daydreams!
Think of how friggin boring it would be if everyone thought the same, wanted the same, played the same!

AbysmalGhul · March 2019

I just play them for looks. I didn't pay attention the Dumner backstory.

Billdor · March 2019

JayAstrophel wrote: »

Honest question here. Personally I’ve never been able to stand them. Their homeland looks cool but the slavery thing bugs me big time. They’re definitely last place for me in terms of the races of Tamriel, so why are they first for a lot of people? Would really love to know

Because Sotha Sil is bae.

SewerFairy · March 2019

Well, I don't like Dunmer, but still think they are kind of intresting.
I don't like their look, seems alsways kind of dirty to me, the clean look of Altmer fits more my taste of beauty

However, I like their lore, even if the slavery thing is terrible, cause I love Khajiit. So I prefer to play them as "ashlander", they are intresting and way more bound to their lore roots

While TES III and IV I liked them much more, but since I get to know them better... Familiarity breeds contempt, I think.

And there are some annoying NPC among the Dunmer... Naryu, Almalexia, Veya... <_<
However Sotha Sil is awesome!

Cloudless · March 2019

Monte_Cristo wrote: »

DisgracefulMind wrote: »

I won't ever understand the beast race and furry appeal, personally. To each their own?

I made a Khajiit based on a cat I used to have. She disappeared, so maybe she went to Tamriel?
Maybe I should start a thread and see if any others have done the same. I'm sure there would be some.

You're not alone on that.

That said, TES III was my first Elder Scrolls game - coming from more "tame" standard AD&D settings, I remember it took me a while to get used to the cultural shock of seeing "ugly" elves (even the Altmer aren't exactly pretty, outside of ESO) and places like Sadrith Mora, but once I got into the game's lore, well... It was much, much better than what most standard D&D settings ever had to offer (except for Planescape. Planescape is awesome.).
So yeah, I like the Dunmer due to a mix of nostalgia + well-crafted lore. Honestly, the ones in ESO are even a bit too "human-like" in the way they speak, act and think, for my tastes.

Beardimus · March 2019

dazee wrote: »

Beardimus wrote: »

Because I'm Pact loyal and they are our magika class.

Ugly homeland, i like snowy terrain.

Argonians for magicka so you can be a Lizard Wizard.

I've played since 2015 when lizards were a meme... It was a clear choice back then.

I have one for healing. But for DD dunmers the boss

scholar666 · March 2019

Their sexy dark skin!