Who do you think is more stronger dunmer or altmer. I think Dunmer are stronger because they are quite skilled in blade bow and destruction magic and while altmer are really good at magic they have the biggest weakness to it while dunmer have resistance to fire please give detailed description to who you think are stronger. thank you. sorry about the multi posting my computer froze and i kept on clicking the post button

Dunmer all the way.

Depends on whether the Altmer fight from a distance or not.

Face to face, the Dunmer would win.

Forum hiccup made this kind of a four on four match, didn't it?

Well, Altmer will never achieve CHIM because they're too busy crying about the Sundering. One Chimer/Dunmer (that we know of) has done so, though. Which means that that person can just own the Altmer with his word of god.

I'm going to say Dunmer because in a face to face battle they would win and perhaps even in a magic battle. While Altmer are more adept at magic they also have a serious weakness to it. With Dunmer being adept at destruction I could see this not ending well for the Altmer.

Obviously Dunmers are far superior. Adapt at combat aswell as magic, where as altmers succeed in magic, they're frail and are even easily defeated by the magic themselves

Altmer are way better, people only vote Dunmer because of morrowind fanboyism, if Elder scrolls 3 was situated in the Altmer area then people would say Altmer, but it's because of morrowind that everyone is like HERP DERP DUNM3R!

"Hey look there's an excuse to falsy invalidate other peoples' opinions, let's use it"

Altmer. They are superior when it comes to magic and that's what matter! Magic beats combat and stealth.

Don't you realise if you create a poll that has an option for Dunmer/Morrowind then it will win, people need to move on from that game.

So it's simply not possible that Morrowind was in fact a great game that had many awesome features, and that Dunmers are a really cool people? It has to be irratioal "fanboyism"?

Correct, people on the forum tend not to be Elder Scrolls fans, they tend to be morrowind fans, almost all suggestions for Skyrim originate from morrowind, it's annoying that people are so close minded. If you guys love morrowind so much then go play it, can't you just move on and realise that Skyrim is a new game?

Because good features will remain good features? I'm not gonna play morrowind because I've played every piece of content in that game over and over again. Yea people suggest a lot of stuff that was in Morrowind, because they removed a lot of the good stuff in oblivion. There is nothing bad about that.

Yea Skyrim is a new game, which is why I want it to be as good as it can, which often is something from morrowind, since it was a great game. I'm not suggested we go back to morrowinds combat system, I found it extremely lacking, and happy that Skyrim has once again imporved on this. I also find voice acting very immersive for the gameplay, but just because I happen to also want things that were in Morrowind that not mean we want "morrowind 2.0"

Excuse me, but how does this have anything to do with the topic at hand? Can we please concentrate on that, and not pick any fights?

Personally, I'd say they're both equally strong but in different ways. Dunmer for melee combat, certainly, and probably close-ranged magical combat as well. The Altmer magical weakness compared to the Dunmer fire resistance tips the scales in favor of the Dunmer. In a long magical battle, though, the Altmer's extra magicka gained from having a higher Intelligence would give more points to the Altmer.

Ye sorry, just sick of the "go play morrowind" crowd. But honestly in a fight, Dunmers master both master both weapon skills and destructive magic, where as altmers are weak to the magic and weak to the weapons, I don't see how an altmer would win

You say you want Skyrim to be the best game it can, but it seems to me like you want it to be a rehash of morrowind, Beth would b better off evolving the franchise rather than make morrowind 2.0. Try suggesting some fresh ideas for Skyrim rather than begging to have morrowind features back. Oh and I believe that OB was better than morrowind, it had far superior graphics and combat system . Which funnily enough is important to some people as gameplay.

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Definitely Dunmer, all the way. they're just too badass to be killed by an arrogant crybaby that thinks they should have the whole world at their feet...

Indifferent with both race. Never plan on playing any Mers race nor they both seem the same ingame in term of them being NPC, despite how both are usually depicted half of the time. That said, I usually see that Dunmer are popular for 4 reason:

*The Dunmer's Stat is Average in all range compare to all other race
*People playing Morrowind which lead to the next point
*Dunmer seem to present the most lore ingame compare to the race of the other race.
*Last, I would take it that it have something to do with the fact that Dunmer are Dark Elves to an outside observer. Seeing that Dark Elves tend to bea "popular" race in any other fiction they are shown, I would not be surprise if that is the reason as to why the Dunmer were love so much.

I've played both characters, and I have found that they excel in different ways.

On the plus side...Dunmers are quite deadly when played the way the game suggests, switching between bow and ranged spells for long distance fighting and the sword and touch spells for close quarters. The fire resistance is such a life-saver in Oblivion as well. On the down side though...my Dunmers tend to get every freakin' disease in the game. I mean a zombie or a wild creature just looks at them the wrong way then bam...sick Dunmer. Also their magicka is much more limited than an Altmers so they really can't rely on casting many spells, or even very powerful spells.

On the plus size for Altmers...magic, magic magic. Taking a birthsign that adds to magicka in addition to their already high starting magicka and high starting intelligence means that you can cast mad amount of spells. And later in the game you can cast some spectacular spells that can obliterate enemies before they even have much chance to react. So later in the game their weaknesses aren't nearly as much of an issue (especially when you add in enchanted items with elemental resistance). I also love the 75% disease resistance. My Altmer never got sick (and then got stuck with all of the annoying stat drains that come with it), while my Dunmers got sick constantly. Of course on the downside...before they get some type elemental resistance they are vulnerable to all magical attacks. This is really annoying and deadly in the first part of the game.

Exactly this is why Altmer are better. They make perfect mages and will obliterate The overrated, annoying Dunmers, If I wanted to play an angry blueberry I'd choose a Dunmer, if I wanted to play a Mage, I'd play an Altmer.

The Altmers' arrogance is their weakness. Also Dunmer always struck me as being more sly and cunning. :ninja:

A skilled Altmer would simply kill the Dunmer before the Dunmer even got close.

"My blades and my magic are my tools, my honor is my life, I am Morag Tong. My honor binds me in ways that those not in the Tong shall never understand. My blades will always lust for the blood of those who have writs written up for them and my lips will never grow tired of whispering spells so I can scorch those who oppose the Tribunal and Mephala. I will never cease my duties as a Morag Tong Assassin,"

A Morag Tong Assassin

"Lorkhan betrayed my people, he betrayed us like a worm. He wanted mer to be equal to the pathetic races of man and beast. Their blood should be my wine, not my equal. Lorkhan will one day pay and one day we shall earn our immortality again. My fingers will always emit flame, frost, and lightning just so I can watch the smoke rise from the burnt pondscum, or kick it and watch it turn into a million pieces, or so I can watch it twitch. Although, magicka is my weakness, it is my greatest strength,"

A High Elf Mage

Personally, I think a Dunmer would win. One spell would eternally silence the High Elf Mage. Or perhaps they could sneak up and slit their throat? Or perhaps charge in with an almost animalistic eagerness to draw blod? Honestly, whether you call me a really devoted fan or not, I give the edge to a typical Dark Elf vs. a typical High Elf.

Edit: The paragraphs were an assessment of their personalities, written through a more personal viewpoint. A Morag Tong Assassin isn't a rare profession, just like a High Elf Mage isn't.

Dunmer born and bred. The Altmer are too civilized for their own good.