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Will we ever be able to change our race?

Erock25
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This game was advertised as Play the Way You Want. Unfortunately for my Khajit Sorceror, melee is not really an option. It is severely underpowered and therefore I have completely useless racial bonuses.

Hey Zeni .... why don't you sell a Race Change potion or something? I would gladly buy it, as well as many other people. More money for you = good thing for game.
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  • Frcyr
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    Please don't make an race change possible!

    If you are underpowered change something. You have so many things you can change and you want to change one of the few unchangable things?
    Orc Sorcerer isn't best way to, but i can live with him, so i don't realy care that my racial skills arn't the best for my playstyle.
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  • Erock25
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    Frcyr wrote: »
    Please don't make an race change possible!

    If you are underpowered change something. You have so many things you can change and you want to change one of the few unchangable things?
    Orc Sorcerer isn't best way to, but i can live with him, so i don't realy care that my racial skills arn't the best for my playstyle.

    How would it affect you at all that I can change my race? Why would you protest this?

    The reason I picked khajit (6% melee crit) is completely useless to me because melee is gimped. I want to change my race.
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  • Niliu
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    Erock25 wrote: »
    Frcyr wrote: »
    Please don't make an race change possible!

    If you are underpowered change something. You have so many things you can change and you want to change one of the few unchangable things?
    Orc Sorcerer isn't best way to, but i can live with him, so i don't realy care that my racial skills arn't the best for my playstyle.

    How would it affect you at all that I can change my race? Why would you protest this?

    The reason I picked khajit (6% melee crit) is completely useless to me because melee is gimped. I want to change my race.

    Then delete your character and/or make a new one. Stop whining about your bad choices and making everyone else fix them.
    Gimme back my sweetroll or so help me
  • Erock25
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    Niliu wrote: »
    Erock25 wrote: »
    Frcyr wrote: »
    Please don't make an race change possible!

    If you are underpowered change something. You have so many things you can change and you want to change one of the few unchangable things?
    Orc Sorcerer isn't best way to, but i can live with him, so i don't realy care that my racial skills arn't the best for my playstyle.

    How would it affect you at all that I can change my race? Why would you protest this?

    The reason I picked khajit (6% melee crit) is completely useless to me because melee is gimped. I want to change my race.

    Then delete your character and/or make a new one. Stop whining about your bad choices and making everyone else fix them.

    You have some issues there buddy. I'd rather not delete or re-roll my V3 character.
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  • Niliu
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    Erock25 wrote: »
    Niliu wrote: »
    Erock25 wrote: »
    Frcyr wrote: »
    Please don't make an race change possible!

    If you are underpowered change something. You have so many things you can change and you want to change one of the few unchangable things?
    Orc Sorcerer isn't best way to, but i can live with him, so i don't realy care that my racial skills arn't the best for my playstyle.

    How would it affect you at all that I can change my race? Why would you protest this?

    The reason I picked khajit (6% melee crit) is completely useless to me because melee is gimped. I want to change my race.

    Then delete your character and/or make a new one. Stop whining about your bad choices and making everyone else fix them.

    You have some issues there buddy. I'd rather not delete or re-roll my V3 character.

    Well who's fault is that for going that far with an "underpowered" character. News flash, *** is harder in VR zones. You want everything handed to you, or you wanna earn it?
    Gimme back my sweetroll or so help me
  • disexistencenub19_ESO
    You should have picked a race that you'd be happy with regardless of changes. Race changing is not likely to happen anytime soon and is far from priority. Also, most racial skills can be covered by gear anyways, so it's not a huge deal.
  • Erock25
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    Niliu wrote: »
    Erock25 wrote: »
    Niliu wrote: »
    Erock25 wrote: »
    Frcyr wrote: »
    Please don't make an race change possible!

    If you are underpowered change something. You have so many things you can change and you want to change one of the few unchangable things?
    Orc Sorcerer isn't best way to, but i can live with him, so i don't realy care that my racial skills arn't the best for my playstyle.

    How would it affect you at all that I can change my race? Why would you protest this?

    The reason I picked khajit (6% melee crit) is completely useless to me because melee is gimped. I want to change my race.

    Then delete your character and/or make a new one. Stop whining about your bad choices and making everyone else fix them.

    You have some issues there buddy. I'd rather not delete or re-roll my V3 character.

    Well who's fault is that for going that far with an "underpowered" character. News flash, *** is harder in VR zones. You want everything handed to you, or you wanna earn it?

    I'm doing quite well in VR zones, but no matter how you slice it, my racial bonuses are doing nothing for me. I want nothing handed to me. I want to PAY Zenimax to change my race. It doesn't involve you at all.
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  • Frcyr
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    Is there any legit reason why a race x should transform into race y? :D
    I don't like the idea to change race, class or alliance after character creation. If you want to change your hairstyle or something-> ok, but not race.

    And like i told you: Racial skills aren't as important as you say. You can play a character who never use any racial passiv skills. If you can't play him without racial skills, you do something wrong, because they don't have an huge impact.
    And if you want to max out your character you have to create a new one.
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  • AlexDougherty
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    Frcyr wrote: »
    Is there any legit reason why a race x should transform into race y? :D
    Lorewise the only race that can transform is the Wood Elf Bosmer, and they can only change into monsters (which is how most monsters came into being).
    People believe what they either want to be true or what they are afraid is true!
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  • Niliu
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    Erock25 wrote: »
    Niliu wrote: »
    Erock25 wrote: »
    Niliu wrote: »
    Erock25 wrote: »
    Frcyr wrote: »
    Please don't make an race change possible!

    If you are underpowered change something. You have so many things you can change and you want to change one of the few unchangable things?
    Orc Sorcerer isn't best way to, but i can live with him, so i don't realy care that my racial skills arn't the best for my playstyle.

    How would it affect you at all that I can change my race? Why would you protest this?

    The reason I picked khajit (6% melee crit) is completely useless to me because melee is gimped. I want to change my race.

    Then delete your character and/or make a new one. Stop whining about your bad choices and making everyone else fix them.

    You have some issues there buddy. I'd rather not delete or re-roll my V3 character.

    Well who's fault is that for going that far with an "underpowered" character. News flash, *** is harder in VR zones. You want everything handed to you, or you wanna earn it?

    I'm doing quite well in VR zones, but no matter how you slice it, my racial bonuses are doing nothing for me. I want nothing handed to me. I want to PAY Zenimax to change my race. It doesn't involve you at all.

    You posted on a public forum instead of using /feedback. The second you post to a public forum, anyone can involve themselves. But you know that. You posted on the forums knowing damn well people would reply. The fact you're sitting here replying means you were really just in a mood to argue with people. If your suggestion truly was just a suggestion, you would've posted it and walked away.

    When you put a note in a suggestion box do you stand there and wait for them to open it and read your note then argue the validity of your suggestion with them? No. You put it in, and you walk away.
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  • Erock25
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    You should have picked a race that you'd be happy with regardless of changes. Race changing is not likely to happen anytime soon and is far from priority. Also, most racial skills can be covered by gear anyways, so it's not a huge deal.

    I picked a race to min-max my character as I assumed melee could be optimal DPS. Racials can be covered with gear (besides the Altmer 4% boost to damage) but at an opportunity cost while my increases stealth radius, health regen, and melee crit are wasting away doing nothing for my character.

    Why is Race changing not likely to happen soon? Money is always good for a MMO developer and this is something that they could clearly sell for cold hard cash.
    Edited by Erock25 on May 16, 2014 2:46PM
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  • Erock25
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    Niliu wrote: »
    Erock25 wrote: »
    Niliu wrote: »
    Erock25 wrote: »
    Niliu wrote: »
    Erock25 wrote: »
    Frcyr wrote: »
    Please don't make an race change possible!

    If you are underpowered change something. You have so many things you can change and you want to change one of the few unchangable things?
    Orc Sorcerer isn't best way to, but i can live with him, so i don't realy care that my racial skills arn't the best for my playstyle.

    How would it affect you at all that I can change my race? Why would you protest this?

    The reason I picked khajit (6% melee crit) is completely useless to me because melee is gimped. I want to change my race.

    Then delete your character and/or make a new one. Stop whining about your bad choices and making everyone else fix them.

    You have some issues there buddy. I'd rather not delete or re-roll my V3 character.

    Well who's fault is that for going that far with an "underpowered" character. News flash, *** is harder in VR zones. You want everything handed to you, or you wanna earn it?

    I'm doing quite well in VR zones, but no matter how you slice it, my racial bonuses are doing nothing for me. I want nothing handed to me. I want to PAY Zenimax to change my race. It doesn't involve you at all.

    You posted on a public forum instead of using /feedback. The second you post to a public forum, anyone can involve themselves. But you know that. You posted on the forums knowing damn well people would reply. The fact you're sitting here replying means you were really just in a mood to argue with people. If your suggestion truly was just a suggestion, you would've posted it and walked away.

    When you put a note in a suggestion box do you stand there and wait for them to open it and read your note then argue the validity of your suggestion with them? No. You put it in, and you walk away.

    I honestly didn't think anyone would argue with something that is completely optional and only helps support a game that they love.

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  • Niliu
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    Melee is perfectly viable DPS. Maybe you're just terrible :)
    Gimme back my sweetroll or so help me
  • Frcyr
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    Niliu wrote: »
    Maybe you're just terrible :)

    That's the point i wrote i first comment reply :D But i think he don't care about other opinions and only want to argue.

    Edited by Frcyr on May 16, 2014 2:44PM
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  • Erock25
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    Niliu wrote: »
    Melee is perfectly viable DPS. Maybe you're just terrible :)

    Viable and optimal are not the same. You're a bitter, angry person it seems.
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  • pronkg
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    It took you all the way to vet rank 3 to realize that your racial skills don't suit a Mage?? LoL
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    pronkg wrote: »
    It took you all the way to vet rank 3 to realize that your racial skills don't suit a Mage?? LoL

    I know right? Herp-a-derp
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    pronkg wrote: »
    It took you all the way to vet rank 3 to realize that your racial skills don't suit a Mage?? LoL

    I've been trying to make melee work and still am trying from time to time. I didn't really care about max dps going through 1-50 content so I was still rolling my melee sorc (crit surge does work nicely with it.... just not enough DPS for trials).
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  • Niliu
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    Erock25 wrote: »
    pronkg wrote: »
    It took you all the way to vet rank 3 to realize that your racial skills don't suit a Mage?? LoL

    I've been trying to make melee work and still am trying from time to time. I didn't really care about max dps going through 1-50 content so I was still rolling my melee sorc (crit surge does work nicely with it.... just not enough DPS for trials).

    Translation: My character works fine, I'm just having a hissy fit because I won't be the best DPS in the world without trying like I am on WoW. Boohoo
    Gimme back my sweetroll or so help me
  • Erock25
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    Niliu wrote: »
    pronkg wrote: »
    It took you all the way to vet rank 3 to realize that your racial skills don't suit a Mage?? LoL

    I know right? Herp-a-derp

    Why are all these trolls hanging out in customer support forum?

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  • kewl
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    Hope this is never implemented.
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    Frcyr wrote: »
    Is there any legit reason why a race x should transform into race y? :D

    We need to evaluate and convert expenses of Michael Jackson into in-game currency, that would be a legit cost. But, alas, it will entail only cosmetic changes, not the racial abilities change.

  • Erock25
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    kewl wrote: »
    Hope this is never implemented.

    May I ask why? I see no negatives to anyone who would not use it and only positives from more money for your MMO's developer.

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  • tangorn
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    Erock25 wrote: »
    kewl wrote: »
    Hope this is never implemented.

    May I ask why? I see no negatives to anyone who would not use it and only positives from more money for your MMO's developer.

    Because this will encourage lack of planning and sloppy gaming. Because games are not just for fun, but also bring some value into real life, and sloppiness is not a thing to learn. BTW some special forces prohibit their agents to play games with resurrections/respawns, because that reduces their sharpness in the field. Life is about making choices and sticking to them. When one abandons everything one starts, one gets nowhere.
  • AlexDougherty
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    Erock25 wrote: »
    kewl wrote: »
    Hope this is never implemented.

    May I ask why? I see no negatives to anyone who would not use it and only positives from more money for your MMO's developer.
    Can I point out that Lorewise noone can transform their Race excpet Bosmer, this is a reason for it not to happen, since the lore is an important aspect of The Elder Scrolls to most players.
    People believe what they either want to be true or what they are afraid is true!
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  • Niliu
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    tangorn wrote: »
    Erock25 wrote: »
    kewl wrote: »
    Hope this is never implemented.

    May I ask why? I see no negatives to anyone who would not use it and only positives from more money for your MMO's developer.

    Because this will encourage lack of planning and sloppy gaming. Because games are not just for fun, but also bring some value into real life, and sloppiness is not a thing to learn. BTW some special forces prohibit their agents to play games with resurrections/respawns, because that reduces their sharpness in the field. Life is about making choices and sticking to them. When one abandons everything one starts, one gets nowhere.

    Special Forces must be *** their pants over DayZ then
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  • Erock25
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    tangorn wrote: »
    Erock25 wrote: »
    kewl wrote: »
    Hope this is never implemented.

    May I ask why? I see no negatives to anyone who would not use it and only positives from more money for your MMO's developer.

    Because this will encourage lack of planning and sloppy gaming. Because games are not just for fun, but also bring some value into real life, and sloppiness is not a thing to learn. BTW some special forces prohibit their agents to play games with resurrections/respawns, because that reduces their sharpness in the field. Life is about making choices and sticking to them. When one abandons everything one starts, one gets nowhere.

    Lack of planning? Sloppiness? What? The game was just released and no where in my game manual did it state that melee weapons would be underpowered.
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  • Erock25
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    Niliu wrote: »
    Erock25 wrote: »
    pronkg wrote: »
    It took you all the way to vet rank 3 to realize that your racial skills don't suit a Mage?? LoL

    I've been trying to make melee work and still am trying from time to time. I didn't really care about max dps going through 1-50 content so I was still rolling my melee sorc (crit surge does work nicely with it.... just not enough DPS for trials).

    Translation: My character works fine, I'm just having a hissy fit because I won't be the best DPS in the world without trying like I am on WoW. Boohoo

    Never played wow and somehow you confuse normal writing with a hissy fit. Based on your online forum persona, it is clear you're very unhappy with real life. Walk away from the computer and reevaluate your choices.
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  • Frcyr
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    Why not nerf everything else, so everything is underpowered? lol

    BTT:
    You wanted to play as a melee. You wanted to play as a Khajiit.
    And if you now change your mind -> start a new character or play your existing one.
    Even if they will bring a race change it would take months and you want to wait a few moths just to change your race? lol
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  • Erock25
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    Frcyr wrote: »
    Why not nerf everything else, so everything is underpowered? lol

    BTT:
    You wanted to play as a melee. You wanted to play as a Khajiit.
    And if you now change your mind -> start a new character or play your existing one.
    Even if they will bring a race change it would take months and you want to wait a few moths just to change your race? lol

    Yes I'd rather wait a few months than spend 1.5 months leveling another Sorceror. I still have DK, nb, and Templar to level.

    I don't see why it would take a few months to implement though. It's immediate cash flow which is always good for a MMO developer.
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