Martinus1982 Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Vanilla: I personally prefer Argonians or Khajiit. For just one key reason. Its ORIGINAL. Elves, Humans and Orcs are in pretty much EVERY last RPG kind of game thats out there. You can thank J. R. R. Tolkien and the Legend that was Gary Gygax for that rest their souls. However Khajiit and Argonians are probably based on creatures from D&D It just wouldn't be a fantasy RPG if you didn't have these races its almost a shame there are no halflings or Nomes in Oblivion. I went for imperial because they remind me of being British, They built a hugh empire and now its falling down around them. They are also well rounded individuals who can be planted in any profession and excel. I remember picking up Morrowind (Game of the year ed with all the expansions) in my local GAME store getting it home and installing it. After about half an hour trying to decide what race to play I picked the Imperial because they fit my gaming style like a glove (Knight/Paladin). I spent days playing that one character, I refused to travel by ship at first and ran everywhere the excitement never got old. I also have a love of the exotic and for me the Dunmer are just that so the are my second, followed by Nords. I don't like the Altmer or Bosmer it may be because one is to tall and the other is to small. I'v never played as a Redguard or a Breton so I can't comment on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killslasher Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Usually, when I start playing again after at least a month or two of inactivity of Oblivion, I choose the Imperials. A well balanced race with personality benefits. And you can't really feel left out with them either. But usually I end up switching back to the Argonians. Permanent Water-Breathing, full resistance to disease, large resistance to poison, what more could you want out of racial benefits? Aside from that, they look really cool to me, have tails, and other fellow Argonians seem to make my favorite NPC's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eshenaleros Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 I have to say I favor Imperials for the simple reason that they can talk to people well and wear heavy armor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven917 Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Where are my fellow Breton brethren!? Nobody voted for redguards? That's a surprise, I expected each and every race to have more than five votes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strikerdes Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 call me a pervert, but female argonians are friggin HOT thats quite odd lol, arnt they a lizard sort of race :S anyway vanilla- Nordmodded- mystic elf or sirens and titans, not sure which one >< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazakovich Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 call me a pervert, but female argonians are friggin HOT I agree, it's weird, but... They are. Argonian and Khajiit are my two favourites, and I've been thinking a bit why. But I think I've found an answer now, and it's called the Uncanny Valley effect. You see, the closer an artificial humanoid comes to looking like a real human, the more glaring the little things that are off become. Bethesda-games do have a tendency to activate this effect for me, since most of their models look quite realistic. It makes sence, since it's the human races (Imperial, Reguard and... Briton? I forget) that puts me off. However, the beast-races don't have that problem, since they're non-human enough to avoid the effect, while still look believable (well, to me at least). So I think that's one of the reasons I prefer them. Oh, and they should be credited to be rather unique, too. Usually, originality isn't something I really take into account much; it doesn't matter if it's been done before, what matters is doing it in your own style. But in this case, they feel like a breath of fresh air in Tolkien-land. Not to mention that they're furries. +10 awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saves Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Breton :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkamm65 Posted November 7, 2009 Author Share Posted November 7, 2009 Wow, TNF are shockingly racist. hahahahahah ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elisedd47 Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Bretons. I don't know, it just seems that you use them for anything: warriors, mages, assasins, no matter what they always excel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eshenaleros Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 heh. 67 votes and not a single one for redguards. we know you're out there, you redguard lovers, but where have you disappeared to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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