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Why did you pick that race?

    • 9115 posts
    January 14, 2019 4:00 AM PST

    What is the deciding factor in how you choose a race for your main character? #MMORPG #communitymatters

    • 438 posts
    January 14, 2019 5:12 AM PST
    Aesthetics and passive racials. Also wether the class is available to the race I wanna play
    • 5 posts
    January 14, 2019 5:13 AM PST

    I like to play a Paladin so probably Dwarf or Human but leaning toward Dwarf atm unless I play Enchanter then haven't decided yet. Oh and one thing I hope they change from EQ is that a Paladin can kick hated when a snake was kicking me and it had no damn feet to kick..lol just sayin


    This post was edited by dcw9284 at February 6, 2019 9:50 AM PST
    • 16 posts
    January 14, 2019 5:26 AM PST

    I am starting off with a rogue so not sure what race yet waiting to see passives, but thinking dwarf, skar or gnome not sure yet. 

     

    Alt will be warrior and probably will be ogre or skar depending on passives.

    • 768 posts
    January 14, 2019 5:49 AM PST

    Combination of class preference, racial abilities and indeed appearance of the race itself.

    • 206 posts
    January 14, 2019 5:53 AM PST

    The deciding factor is how well that race fits with the class I want to play. For RP and lore reasons. 

    • 230 posts
    January 14, 2019 6:12 AM PST

    Racial Restrictions 

    Paladin - Dwarf or human. Probably will be human

     

     Summoner? thief? have a race or 2 in mind but want to see what racial abilities are like.

    • 124 posts
    January 14, 2019 7:15 AM PST

    I generally factor the class i want to play and then select mainly on cosmetics. Than again it has been a long time where races actually made a big impact in starting stats / skills. If i would go the EQ1 route with the knowledge i have now, i probably would take the race with the better starting stat / ability for the class i want to play. (aka not make a halfling warrior)

    • 2419 posts
    January 14, 2019 7:44 AM PST

    Kilsin said:

    What is the deciding factor in how you choose a race for your main character? #MMORPG #communitymatters

    First and foremost I have to look at what race(s) match with the class I want to play.  Then I look for races that could be difficult to play where faction is a major concern.  Typically the 'good' races have little to no concerns when traveling when those travels take them through/near other racial cities.  Not to mention use of city services elsewhere in the world.  The 'evil' races have a much harder time and it is that challenge that attracts me.

    In EQ1 there was little sense of accomplishment if you were a Gnome that wanted to go to Qeynos.  Every city along the route was friendly to you (many not to a Gnome Necro, but generally Gnomes were liked by a lot of races).  But a Troll traveling from Grobb that wanted to XP in Estate of Unrest? You were KOS in Freeport where you had to go through 2 zones to reach the docks then had to avoid all the dwarf guards throughout Butcherblock and then had the issue of having to bind somewhere safe in Greater Faydark.  You had no access to any city services either.  Much more of a challenge and much more interesting gameplay.

    • 75 posts
    January 14, 2019 7:48 AM PST

    I am leaning towards Gnome because of the unique background they have in the game. I also like the way they look so far. However I do agree with the people who are interested in racial abilities and it can be a big factor in what race I choose. As long as I feel I am not making my gaming experience worse by picking x race ( gnome in this case ), then I go with what I like according to game lore and their appearance.

    • 3852 posts
    January 14, 2019 8:07 AM PST

    Size. I will *not* play a huge race it blocks too much of the screen and is inconvenient.

    Size - I avoid tiny races in most MMOs the camera angles often hurt my neck. I am not sure how logical this is but since my *neck* agrees I will go along.

    Back of the head aesthetics - while I can see the appeal of races that I do not consider visually appealing I presonally prefer races that look attractive. Since I almost never see the front of the character outside of the character screen all I really care about is how the hairdo looks like from the back. Ideally fairly long hair on a female.

    Racial perks whether passive or active. There is a large streak of min-maxer in me - I used to roll characters for hours until I got one with really good statistics. In the early computer games where rolling a character actually did mean random generation of attributes.

    But if I shudder when I look at my character's backside I will delete it no matter how good the perks are.

    • 624 posts
    January 14, 2019 8:07 AM PST

    Obviously the race that looks most dashing while strumming a lute.

    • 696 posts
    January 14, 2019 8:21 AM PST

    Dark Myr sound interesting. A Dark Myr druid sounds even more interesting to me. That's why lol.

    • 127 posts
    January 14, 2019 8:51 AM PST

    For both CRPG's and tabletop I always choose a class first. That choice depends on what sort of role I want to play in a/the group and how I'll be able to interact with the environment.

    Then comes the race, which is narrowed down by what options I have for my chosen class or what makes sense to me within the setting. If a certain race has lore associated with it that's a great match for the character concept I have in my head, that's usually going to be my first choice.

    Stat bonuses and racial abilities do play a part in the choice as well, particularly if those bonuses are a good match for the group role I'm aiming for.

    • 646 posts
    January 14, 2019 9:07 AM PST

    Prefer no race/class restrictions, but... Since that will be a thing, it will be a combination of aesthetics, class availability, my interest in the race lore, and the general RP concept I might have. I usually avoid playing a human.

    • 178 posts
    January 14, 2019 9:37 AM PST

    the race that can roll the classes my friends want to play so we all start at the same zone.

    • 112 posts
    January 14, 2019 10:24 AM PST

    Well for me it will start on the class I decide to play at launch ( tank or healer most likely). From there which race has the most appealing lore to me. So if I play healer probaly a Dark Myr. If I play a tank I leaning towards Archai  but still considering the Orge. In the past I have always played a human or a dwarf....I want to change it up this time do something a little different.

    • 40 posts
    January 14, 2019 10:47 AM PST

    Class Restrictions, Racial Abilities, Aesthetics.  In that order.

    • 3 posts
    January 14, 2019 10:48 AM PST

    Like most folks, I typically start with what role I want to fill within a group and move from there. The most obvious initial choice is class, which then often dictates what races are available to choose from. From there, I start building my character's story and how I want to play them in the future. 

    I think the most unique example I can recall is from my time playing Dark Ages of Camelot. In the land of Midgard, there was a caster class (Runemaster) that could go two variations of a very heavy damage path, or a third route with lower damage output but massive damage mitigation through a bladeturn buff. For those that didn't play DAoC (or other games with a bladeturn component), bladeturn was essentially a rune that would absorb the full damage of the single next physical attack, and as the skill leveled up it went from a single target castable ability, to a group castable ability, to finally a group-wide recurring chant (bard song) that would pulse every several seconds. 

    Thats enough on mechanics, BUT I knew I wanted to explore the path of bladeturns and snares which directly impacted my race choice. There were the ideal races (small and weak, high magic damage and fast casting speed) that most folks chose, there was a human type race with typical human-esque qualities and then there were the dwarves. I was actually shocked when I realized a dwarf could even play as the runemaster (but thinking about it now, dwarves and runes align in my head) bc they were always priestly or stout and strong in my brain. Fortunately that played so perfectly into my concept for the Bulwark of Odin - shielding my allies from incoming damage like a magical tank. Plus, it had the added benefit of being a rare race/class combo (always fun) and not targetted first in PvP - "dwarfs arent casters!"

    Another example of how I got to choosing a race was from my time playing classic EQ. I wanted to play a wizard, and by this point in my time playig the game I knew they could port and often times the only class who could port to certain zones. This guided my backstory of a typical wandering wizard, travelling the various planes (be they Air or the Plains of Karana) and doing solo quests, which obviously needed a deity to match. Fortunately, there was Quellious and only a few races could follow them. This narrowed my choices significantly and I eventually went with an Erudite due to their racial passive being a slightly higher resistance to magical effects - I just thought it more fitting for a wizard who understood the arcane so intricately to not be as vulnerable to it. The nail in the coffin though was that they were the only race who's robes ALWAYS had a hood component; some people hated this aesthetic but I found it quite unique and charming.

    TLDR: I primarily choose my race after my class and one that aligns with my backstory / intended playstyle. Secondary influences are racial abilites and aesthetic/flair. 

    • 429 posts
    January 14, 2019 10:49 AM PST

    Kilsin said:

    What is the deciding factor in how you choose a race for your main character? #MMORPG #communitymatters

     

    Class first , Then based off of those choices a human looking race (but not a human ) racial abilities starting area all play a part .

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    January 14, 2019 11:10 AM PST

    I always choose the race which is the biggest, so i will go for Ogres, another race I have my eyes on are the dwarfes, but iam pretty sure i roll Ogre.

     


    This post was edited by Prophecy at January 14, 2019 11:12 AM PST
    • 2752 posts
    January 14, 2019 2:07 PM PST

    How they look. So far Iksar (original model, not the revamp dinosaur looking models) were the coolest MMO race I've seen/played to date, and they had some of the coolest lore too. I've generally had a soft spot for reptile and amphibian races ever since.

     

    Otherwise I usually go for the more "odd" races, so in Pantheon that likely will be Skarr or Gnome (depending on their final models). 

    • 9115 posts
    January 14, 2019 3:03 PM PST

    I love the answers guys, lots of interesting reasons, keep them coming! :)

    • 1281 posts
    January 14, 2019 4:11 PM PST

    Kilsin said:

    What is the deciding factor in how you choose a race for your main character? #MMORPG #communitymatters

    In the case of Pantheon, I am choosing my backup, Human, because Half-Elf is not in the game.

     

    • 108 posts
    January 14, 2019 4:36 PM PST

    I usually pick a race first. Usually based on how they look and their fluff. Then pick a class. Generally i choose half elf first but since no half elves will go dwarf or human. Dwarves and Humans have always been my staple if no half elves in game or the half elves look bad.