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What other race would you play as?
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AngryNord✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭TES Dwemer != Tolkien/D&D Dwarves
(plus the fact that at the time of ESO they've been extinct for hundreds of years)0 -
Surinen✭✭✭
untrue. it is ESO's design fault that Mer look very much like MAN; skin colour, bone structure of the face. please look at the glorious appearance of an Altmer in the Skyrim. alien, gorgeous and mind warping!isengrimb16_ESO wrote: »and elves are nothing but humans with pointy ears and (in this case) funky eyeballs.
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apologies. there is no other race than Altmer that I wish to play thus presence of my comment here is unjustified.
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isengrimb16_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
untrue. it is ESO's design fault that Mer look very much like MAN; skin colour, bone structure of the face. please look at the glorious appearance of an Altmer in the Skyrim. alien, gorgeous and mind warping!isengrimb16_ESO wrote: »and elves are nothing but humans with pointy ears and (in this case) funky eyeballs.
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apologies. there is no other race than Altmer that I wish to play thus presence of my comment here is unjustified.
Heh. Well, to be fair, I did try Oblivion (have the boxed set, haven't really messed with the older games too much; Daggerfall is impossible for me to get past the first area ...) um, I found the character design really off-putting. I can't really tell one elf/humany race from another, and everyone's eyes are weird, and sort of roll around in their heads in a really sickening way. At least Skyrim and ESO have improved on that part.
Oh, and Khajit skulls are really doopy in Oblivion; they look terribly deformed. The characters look MUCH better in Morrowind, which is older.
But the Altmer I talked to in Skyrim? Ugh, sounded very human to me, not elvish, really, with all that superiority over other species stuff.
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Daedrawould be nice:)Aleri Sadas Indoril: - Sorcerer - Dunmer- Ebonheart Pact
Aléri Sadas Indoril: - Templar -Dunmer- Ebonheart Pact
Valérie Sadas Indoril: - Templar - Dunmer- Daggerfall Covenant
Valérie Colomba: - Dragonknight - Redguard- Daggerfall Covenant
S'sháni: - Nightblade - Khajiit - Aldmeri Dominion
Shánij: - Templar - Khajiit - Aldmeri Dominion - Werewolf (immer einen Biss frei)
Valéri Indoril - Templar - Dunmer - Aldmeri Dominion0 -
isengrimb16_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
Oo, they sound kind of like your classical Greek centaur. Definitely would want a bow .. and if the racials involved active kick abilities (buck-kick and front-kick), yes, I'd give them a go!
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AlexDougherty✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭AyleidTES Dwemer != Tolkien/D&D Dwarves
(plus the fact that at the time of ESO they've been extinct for hundreds of years)
Not quite.
Dwemer are as tall as anyone else, far taller than D&D dwarfs.
The story is that their height was slighted in an attempt to diminish their accomplishments (daft but that's lore for you).
Once again Dwemer were as tall as everybody else, not short at all.
Also unlike Dwarfs from other settings Dwemer were extremely magical, far more than the Altmer.People believe what they either want to be true or what they are afraid is true!
Wizard's first rule
Passion rules reason
Wizard's third rule
Mind what people Do, not what they say, for actions betray a lie.
Wizard's fifth rule
Willfully turning aside from the truth is treason to one's self
Wizard's tenth rule0 -
Aeradon✭✭✭✭✭Dwemer/DwarfDaedra is begging to be nerfed. I would pick Dremora if it's an option. I don't mind if they twisted the lore a little and revive the Dwemers though.People keep telling me they're gonna buy me an ale. They never do.
There are only two things I can't stand in this world. People who are intolerant of other people's culture. And the Elves.
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AngryNord✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭AlexDougherty wrote: »TES Dwemer != Tolkien/D&D Dwarves
(plus the fact that at the time of ESO they've been extinct for hundreds of years)
Not quite.
Dwemer are as tall as anyone else, far taller than D&D dwarfs.
The story is that their height was slighted in an attempt to diminish their accomplishments (daft but that's lore for you).
Once again Dwemer were as tall as everybody else, not short at all.
Also unlike Dwarfs from other settings Dwemer were extremely magical, far more than the Altmer.
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AlexDougherty✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Ayleid
Oh, sorry not seen that before, the last does not equal I saw was = / = , minus the spaces. After I entered that I saw why people aren't using it, they really need to post a full list of what creates emoticons.AlexDougherty wrote: »TES Dwemer != Tolkien/D&D Dwarves
(plus the fact that at the time of ESO they've been extinct for hundreds of years)
Not quite.
Dwemer are as tall as anyone else, far taller than D&D dwarfs.
The story is that their height was slighted in an attempt to diminish their accomplishments (daft but that's lore for you).
Once again Dwemer were as tall as everybody else, not short at all.
Also unlike Dwarfs from other settings Dwemer were extremely magical, far more than the Altmer.
!= means does not Equal.Edited by AlexDougherty on June 13, 2014 10:41AMPeople believe what they either want to be true or what they are afraid is true!
Wizard's first rule
Passion rules reason
Wizard's third rule
Mind what people Do, not what they say, for actions betray a lie.
Wizard's fifth rule
Willfully turning aside from the truth is treason to one's self
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Phantax✭✭✭✭✭
✭Other?Undead could be good for some fun. After that hmm... maybe Dwemer
High Elf Sorcerer VR12 - Destro / Resto Staff
I'm a werewolf. If you vamps don't like it.... Bite me !
We're not retreating... we're advancing in a different direction !0 -
Surinen✭✭✭
ESO Mer look like pretty elves. it is insulting to an Altmer adorer like me.isengrimb16_ESO wrote: »[
But the Altmer I talked to in Skyrim? Ugh, sounded very human to me, not elvish, really, with all that superiority over other species stuff.
that is right, Altmer are Mer, not some 'elves'. I will consider it as compliment 'not elvish' indeed!
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Rosveen✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭Kothringi
Everyone looks terribly deformed in Oblivion. This game's character models are *** ugly.isengrimb16_ESO wrote: »
Oh, and Khajit skulls are really doopy in Oblivion; they look terribly deformed. The characters look MUCH better in Morrowind, which is older.
untrue. it is ESO's design fault that Mer look very much like MAN; skin colour, bone structure of the face. please look at the glorious appearance of an Altmer in the Skyrim. alien, gorgeous and mind warping!isengrimb16_ESO wrote: »and elves are nothing but humans with pointy ears and (in this case) funky eyeballs.
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apologies. there is no other race than Altmer that I wish to play thus presence of my comment here is unjustified.
Want to see real elves, look at Morrowind or Skyrim. ESO does have some nice touches like Bosmer animalistic head adornments, but by and large the elves are too human. If I look at another player and I'm not sure if it's a female Breton, Bosmer or a short Imperial, something is wrong.0 -
Falmer✭✭✭✭I always hoped that one of the next ES games takes us to Akavir. Would definitely play one of the vampiric snake people that dominate that continent. Maybe they will open up Akavir in an expansion at some point.0
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AngryNord✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Want to see real elves, look at Morrowind or Skyrim. ESO does have some nice touches like Bosmer animalistic head adornments, but by and large the elves are too human. If I look at another player and I'm not sure if it's a female Breton, Bosmer or a short Imperial, something is wrong.
Orcs are worse. What happened to their grey-green skin? And how did Orcs suddenly become so fast and nimble, they've always been slow and brutish...
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AlexDougherty✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭AyleidWant to see real elves, look at Morrowind or Skyrim. ESO does have some nice touches like Bosmer animalistic head adornments, but by and large the elves are too human. If I look at another player and I'm not sure if it's a female Breton, Bosmer or a short Imperial, something is wrong.
Orcs are worse. What happened to their grey-green skin? And how did Orcs suddenly become so fast and nimble, they've always been slow and brutish...
They've always been slow of thinking and brutish.
Orcs have always been listed as the fiercest fighters, and slow fighters die before they get fierce. Thus Orcs have always been physically fast.
Mentally slow, physically fast.People believe what they either want to be true or what they are afraid is true!
Wizard's first rule
Passion rules reason
Wizard's third rule
Mind what people Do, not what they say, for actions betray a lie.
Wizard's fifth rule
Willfully turning aside from the truth is treason to one's self
Wizard's tenth rule0 -
Rosveen✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭Kothringi
It's funny, isn't it? Second Era: best sprinters in Tamriel. Third Era: Speed 30. What happened there...?Want to see real elves, look at Morrowind or Skyrim. ESO does have some nice touches like Bosmer animalistic head adornments, but by and large the elves are too human. If I look at another player and I'm not sure if it's a female Breton, Bosmer or a short Imperial, something is wrong.
Orcs are worse. What happened to their grey-green skin? And how did Orcs suddenly become so fast and nimble, they've always been slow and brutish...0 -
Surinen✭✭✭
even worse thing happend. illustrious Altmer share their peaks with the nords. gradient mountaineers confirmed it. travesty of this ilk should not be tolerated.Orcs are worse. What happened to their grey-green skin? And how did Orcs suddenly become so fast and nimble, they've always been slow and brutish...
Altmer height must get fixed, for they are the tallest among the playable races*.
*Altmer are the only race
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✭✭✭✭✭None of the above.
If a new race were going to be added, my vote would go to either additional khajiit subspecies (though that would more likely be a sub-race within the khajiit character creation process) or Maormer.PS4 / NA
M'asad - Khajiit Nightblade - Healer
Pakhet - Khajiit Dragonknight - Tank
Raksha - Khajiit Sorcerer - Stamina DPS
Bastet - Khajiit Templar - Healer
Leonin - Khajiit Warden - Tank0 -
Lynx7386✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭I would love to be able to play as a Dwarf. I usually pick the short races in MMO's (the first iteration of "Lizelle" was a Gnomish Magician in EQ1) I was disappointed I didn't have any options in this one... though I did bring the slider all the way down on my Brenton, it's just not the same
You'd still be dissapointed. The "Dwarves" (Dwemer) in elder scrolls lore are actually quite tall, essentially no different than high elves.PS4 / NA
M'asad - Khajiit Nightblade - Healer
Pakhet - Khajiit Dragonknight - Tank
Raksha - Khajiit Sorcerer - Stamina DPS
Bastet - Khajiit Templar - Healer
Leonin - Khajiit Warden - Tank1 -
Rosveen✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭Kothringi
I've always seen them more as marathon runners than sprinters. They are, above all, endurant: both physically and mentally. They keep going, no matter what you throw at them. You can't hold them down, they'll rise, regroup, rebuild.AlexDougherty wrote: »Want to see real elves, look at Morrowind or Skyrim. ESO does have some nice touches like Bosmer animalistic head adornments, but by and large the elves are too human. If I look at another player and I'm not sure if it's a female Breton, Bosmer or a short Imperial, something is wrong.
Orcs are worse. What happened to their grey-green skin? And how did Orcs suddenly become so fast and nimble, they've always been slow and brutish...
They've always been slow of thinking and brutish.
Orcs have always been listed as the fiercest fighters, and slow fighters die before they get fierce. Thus Orcs have always been physically fast.
Mentally slow, physically fast.
There are many different styles of fighting. Orcs are defensive heavy hitters, obviously quick enough to actually land the hits - especially when berserking - but they aren't normally associated with the fast, nimble kind of combat. That's the domain of Khajiit, skirmishing Argonians, even Redguards (who "are also physically blessed with hardy constitutions and quickness of foot.")0 -
AlexDougherty✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Ayleid
I've always seen them more as marathon runners than sprinters. They are, above all, endurant: both physically and mentally. They keep going, no matter what you throw at them. You can't hold them down, they'll rise, regroup, rebuild.AlexDougherty wrote: »Want to see real elves, look at Morrowind or Skyrim. ESO does have some nice touches like Bosmer animalistic head adornments, but by and large the elves are too human. If I look at another player and I'm not sure if it's a female Breton, Bosmer or a short Imperial, something is wrong.
Orcs are worse. What happened to their grey-green skin? And how did Orcs suddenly become so fast and nimble, they've always been slow and brutish...
They've always been slow of thinking and brutish.
Orcs have always been listed as the fiercest fighters, and slow fighters die before they get fierce. Thus Orcs have always been physically fast.
Mentally slow, physically fast.
There are many different styles of fighting. Orcs are defensive heavy hitters, obviously quick enough to actually land the hits - especially when berserking - but they aren't normally associated with the fast, nimble kind of combat. That's the domain of Khajiit, skirmishing Argonians, even Redguards (who "are also physically blessed with hardy constitutions and quickness of foot.")
Ok, I can see where you are coming from, and I agree that I wasn't seeing them as fast as Bosmer or Khajiit (Redguard didn't even enter my head). Just as fast as Nords, Imperials, Altmer and Dunmer. I also agree that they are heavy hitters, you don't forget a punch from an Orc in a hurry.People believe what they either want to be true or what they are afraid is true!
Wizard's first rule
Passion rules reason
Wizard's third rule
Mind what people Do, not what they say, for actions betray a lie.
Wizard's fifth rule
Willfully turning aside from the truth is treason to one's self
Wizard's tenth rule0 -
nerevarine1138✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Threads like this usually demonstrate a real shortsightedness when it comes to lore:
Dwemer- Gone. They're not coming back. And they aren't dwarves in the Tolkien sense. Stop asking for this.
Ayleid- Gone. We meet the last one in this game. It even says he's the last one. Stop asking for this.
Falmer- Gone. They were enslaved and blinded by the Dwemer. Who are now gone. Stop asking for this.
Daedra- Daedra are bound to the will of their master. Unless you want to play a totally generic character with no free will... stop asking for this.
If you guys want new racial choices, please come up with ideas that don't completely break the world of the game in the name of "looking cool."Edited by nerevarine1138 on June 13, 2014 1:33PM----
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Surinen✭✭✭
yes, but it says that he is the last ayleid king, not the last ayleid.nerevarine1138 wrote: »Ayleid- Gone. We meet the last one in this game. It even says he's the last one. Stop asking for this.
[ on the side note: I do not mind these heretics to die off]
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AngryNord✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭nerevarine1138 wrote: »Threads like this usually demonstrate a real shortsightedness when it comes to lore:
Dwemer- Gone. They're not coming back. And they aren't dwarves in the Tolkien sense. Stop asking for this.
Ayleid- Gone. We meet the last one in this game. It even says he's the last one. Stop asking for this.
Falmer- Gone. They were enslaved and blinded by the Dwemer. Who are now gone. Stop asking for this.
Daedra- Daedra are bound to the will of their master. Unless you want to play a totally generic character with no free will... stop asking for this.
If you guys want new racial choices, please come up with ideas that don't completely break the world of the game in the name of "looking cool."
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Electus✭✭✭Daedranerevarine1138 wrote: »Threads like this usually demonstrate a real shortsightedness when it comes to lore:
Dwemer- Gone. They're not coming back. And they aren't dwarves in the Tolkien sense. Stop asking for this.
Ayleid- Gone. We meet the last one in this game. It even says he's the last one. Stop asking for this.
Falmer- Gone. They were enslaved and blinded by the Dwemer. Who are now gone. Stop asking for this.
Daedra- Daedra are bound to the will of their master. Unless you want to play a totally generic character with no free will... stop asking for this.
If you guys want new racial choices, please come up with ideas that don't completely break the world of the game in the name of "looking cool."
It is still questionable if the Dwemer actually died, the lore says they just disappeared and no one knows what exactly happened. It does seems like they were all killed but they could pretty easily bring them back saying that their technology created a portal to another dimension and they all went through it in the face of total annihilation.
I have thought for a long time that this is exactly what they will do in future ESO games.0
