Comments on: Is your character race purely cosmetic?

By: /AFK – Racism Edition « Bio Break

/AFK – Racism Edition « Bio Break — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 13:02:36 +0000

[...] mulls over racial picks in [...]

By: Tesh

Tesh — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 22:11:10 +0000

I’ve always been a fan of the Tauren in WarCraft. Something about being a fairly spiritual/philosophical race that can stomp you flat appeals to the sense of absurd in me. I like the notion that there’s unmatched power there, bridled by choice.

So yes, race matters, but only inasmuch as my interest in the lore and role playing matters. That’s not always true, but it is for WoW, at least.

By: Jal

Jal — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 17:32:20 +0000

I do miss a useful Shadowmeld. When you could drink while melding, it was a real boon.

And let’s not overlook the value of wisping post wipe. The hours saved can’t be underestimated, I don’t believe. ;^)

By: spinks

spinks — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 05:16:51 +0000

Oh, cool post.

I do have a soft spot for undead races, and in WoW I like the look of the forsaken but I like the lore a lot too. They’re survivors.

By: Gronthe

Gronthe — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 21:36:26 +0000

My first race choice was Draenei. I had gone through about 5 or 6 ten day trial accounts when I finally decided that I wanted to buy the game, so during that time Blood Elves and Draenei were off-limits. So the logical thing to do upon purchasing and unlocking those races was to roll one of them as my main, so I did.

After that I just go for a very ambiguous look and feel. I decide on a class first, then I try to find a race that just “feels right” to me. It’s totally unscientific and completely random and totally depends on what kind of mood I’m in, but that’s how I roll.

Cataclysm will be tricky given the plethora of newer combinations, but ultimately it comes down to an instinctual feel of what I will enjoy when I’m on the character selection screen. There is no logical planning whatsoever on my part.

By: syl

syl — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 21:19:49 +0000

I’ve recently written a post on how I choose race in the games I play and asked other MMO gamers what their reasons are to roll a specific race, maybe you like to have a look – http://raging-monkeys.blogspot.com/2010/09/why-do-you-play-another-race-in-mmos.html

as I explained there, to me it has a lot to do with identification and immersion. this is especially the case in the MMO genre. I found it interesting to hear why other gamers do not necessarily choose their race the same way as me.

By: We Fly Spitfires

We Fly Spitfires — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 21:15:58 +0000

For me race is largely cosmetic or at least based on a concept of roleplay. I’m not really interested in a races stats or abilities and I wouldn’t pick a race just to be the “best” at a certain class. Sometimes having odd race/class combinations can actually be a heck of a lot of fun.

Regarding EQ2X, yeah the race pack combinations are a little strange but then my guess is that they’re made that way to force people to buy multiple packs in order to get all of the Elves for instance.

By: Spinksville: how does your character race affect you? | MMO Melting Pot

Spinksville: how does your character race affect you? | MMO Melting Pot — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 18:41:09 +0000

[...] taking that question and a whole lot more on today with a thought-provoking post about racial choices in MMOs. Why do some of us cleave to [...]

By: Longasc

Longasc — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 17:23:33 +0000

Hehe!

Hmm… right after the launch they were popular but soon I got reduced to healer and lost interest. Then followed years of Paladin jokes that usually involved how many days it takes for a Paladin to kill a mob.

Then I rolled a Human Warlock. During that time it was supposed that you have to be a Gnome as Alliance Warlock!

And yeah, then came the Horde of Blood Elf Paladins (pun intended) and the Death Knight / Paladin love of the 3.x patch that changed the Population to 101% Paladins and DKs… hmmm.

… and in December even cows will become Paladins!!!

I wonder if Mor’Ladim / Morgan Ladimore will still terrorize Duskwood after the Cataclysm.

P.S.: My best friends played Undead Rogue and Gnome Warlock, “based on your recommendation”. God, I don’t need enemies.

By: Jomu

Jomu — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 17:17:32 +0000

i need to find attachment & similarity to playing a certain race; I remember playing the Gibberling race in Allods online only b/c they were the only race on the ‘good’ side that could play my favorite class. They were short, furry, TEDDYbear-like animals that had two others following it.. no matter how much I loved the class.. i hated playing the race.. and shortly quit after.