A race rant

[stcardgeek]

I would like to express a bit of frustration over one aspect of the game..race restrictions..I suppose it can be blamed on me not knowing, but I can't wear boots or helmets and most gloves. I do temple quests for cool objects, none of which I can wear. Seems like they oucld have done something to accomidate us better...

[Rhuarch]

Are you a Kajiit? thats the only race I know of with those kind of restrictions.

[ronan]

i think that this is a part of a problem with the game that you have to play it a few times before you can really realise what kind of character you want. while this adds to the replayability tremendously it can be annoying to spend hours with a character just to find he is fatally flawed

[stcardgeek]

I'm an Argonian. She's a *beast* it says....

[Avenstar]

Argonian give up boots and full helms by having useful abilities, such as unlimited water breathing for the argonian and unlimited night eye for the khajiit.

Morrowind is a roleplaying game. Not everything has to be equal.

[Nydlari]

Originally posted by Avenstar: Morrowind is a roleplaying game. Not everything has to be equal.

Well said, I am so sick of people complaining about this game cause it was designed for you to roleplay and not dumbed down so slow people can play it without their little heads starting to hurt.

[stcardgeek]

Actually, it's not unlimited waterbreathing, it's just a certain amount of seconds..not exactly the same as never getting to use some items..and I don't want dumbed down games, I want a few items I can use and you can't....

[Avenstar]

It is unlimited breathing when you consider it last 120 seconds and costs 1 mana to cast. Even the dumbest races start with a minimum of 30 mana.

[theifprowess]

did you not read the race discription upon picking your char? the only good thing about being a kaajit is getting an extra slaver quest(whoop dee doo). and argonian yet another bad choice has no extra quest.those 2 have got to be the worst races to choose based on restrictions. i understand why people choose nords and dark elves cause they work well with their abilities. now bretons i have to question.
their bonus are good but for the type of character they are they lack endurance. they have one of the lowest endurances of all the races. that means they have less life and have lower life gain from the beginning and throughout the game.
imo redguards, nords, orcs, and imperials are good fighters just gotta base what you want on their individual skill increases are.

a good mage char is high elf, and breton. again base on their individual abilities on your choices.

thief char are dark elves and khaajits. no wonder why people choice the elf over the khaajit on that one.

that leaves the argonian(wannabe theif/spearman) and the grand wood elf(marksman). both proficient in speed and agility. so there fast .they are just weak and have low health.

these char are who you should pick and how you should pick based on type of char you want (thief,fighter,mage). my race rant is over

[stcardgeek]

I'm not sure ALOT of thought went into it, my husband suggested I take it because I don't like swiming (I get as nervous when my character is underwater as if *I* was underwater-odd, I know) and didn't get poisoned. If either of us noticed the armor thing, I doubt it occured to use that this meant we would do several quests where the person said *This belongs with you, wear it well* Only to let it sit...