Are bosmer going to be a little less... annoying? : V - Skyrim

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:58 am

Shorter guy in the background? Could be. Maybe thats why hes shorter than the dude in the foreground. could be Nord VS Imperial. Hard to tell because I cant see the dudes ears.

I couldn't get a better screen shot, Take a look yourself though - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjqsYzBrP-M 1.35ish

» Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:19 pm

I couldn't get a better screen shot, Take a look yourself though - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjqsYzBrP-M 1.35ish

Ive seen it plenty of times, its just hard to tell at all. All I know is that male Bosmer should stay short. Its more novel and actually makes sense.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:25 am

Ive seen it plenty of times, its just hard to tell at all. All I know is that male Bosmer should stay short. Its more novel and actually makes sense.

As far as I can tell they are supposed to be shorter than the other races. Don't know why people keep assuming otherwise.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 1:06 am

As far as I can tell they are supposed to be shorter than the other races. Don't know why people keep assuming otherwise.

They want them to be taller. Nothing wrong with wanting that. I just dont and hopfully Beth doesnt either. I guess give them an option to make a tall Bosmer, that way everybody is happy and it doesnt ruin my conception of them. I think it would break lore to just make them taller all around, plus its just more fun IMO to have a smaller race. A fast, agile, high jumping little elf.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 1:10 am

Ive seen it plenty of times, its just hard to tell at all. All I know is that male Bosmer should stay short. Its more novel and actually makes sense.

Male Bosmer were originally of average height. They aren't Altmer tall but they are average height.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:45 am

I kind of feel the same about the dark elves in Oblivion. Dunmers is my favorite race to use, but I thought that they were a bit.......smooth. I would like Skyrim's Dunmers to take after the ones in Morrowind than in Oblivion.

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p31/LadyPhaedra13/ClearDunmerEyes/EyesDunmerReplacer2.jpg http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/oo126/AdrenalineMJ/ScreenShot62.jpg

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:22 am

lets hope they are a smaller version of the Altmer in appearance as that is who they are related to further back. Yellow skin etc but a far more ferocious mentality.

Something more like a people in line with the murderous Khmer Rouge who reaped evil on the jungles of Cambodia (only with bows and not guns). They were an example of what ferocious little people can be like.

http://browncowasia.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/khmer_rouge_0726.jpg

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:07 am

Nothing wrong with them in the first place. The males should stay short. Bosmer were never tall, only the females.

Aengvir, Amragor, Anglor, Anguilon, Athragar, Athrelor, Baenlin, Baeralorn, Brellin, Brithaur, Brodras, Bolwing, Caenlin, Caenlorn, Cingaer, Cingor, Daenlin, Dervenin, Engorm, Enilroth, Eridor, Erthor, Fimmion, Fithragaer, Foroch, Gelephor, Glarthir, Gloorolros, Gundalas, Gwinas, Hagaer, Hundolin, Maenlorn, Maglir, Nedhelfin, Niraegaer, Nordinor, Rindir, Thadon, Thaurron, Thoronir, Thrangirfin, Thurindil, Ungolim, Uungor, Uuras, Adanrel, Angrond, Alawen, Althel, Andragil, Anedhel, Boroneth, Bothiel, Carwen, Ciindil, Cutter*, Dagail, Dairihill, Degil, Dennilwen, Dredhwen, Elragail, Elsynia, Faurinthil, Ganredhel, Githriian, Hasathil, Huurwen, Idrolian, Laenafil, Laralthir, Mandil, Methredhel, Nilawen, Parwen, Syl, Telaendril, Thaedil, Thalfin, Thamriel, Thiirchel, Uurwen.

This is every Bosmer in Oblivion. How many were "comic relief"? Not the vast majority. Not even half were "comic relief". A very small minority were comic relief or annoying.

Yeah I only see a total of 3 characters on that list that annoy me at all.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 3:10 am

Yeah I only see a total of 3 characters on that list that annoy me at all.

Talking about Oblivion, yea.

But Morrowind has the final boss of the Bosmer.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:41 am

Could've sworn there was a thread about this just yesterday. Well I'll post the same thing here as I did on the other one. This is a quote from one of my http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1178325-the-10-races-of-skyrim/:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/4256204229_d5be6c2350.jpg: I wasn't too keen on how these lot looked either. Foreheads slanted, elongated noses... they just had really pointy faces. It looked unnatural. Lady Syl was the only good looking Wood Elf I ever saw and she was in Shivering Isles. Keep them short and agile, it fits them perfectly but perhaps they should have less rediculous hair styles? I mean it's like the devs are trying to make them silly looking. I know we're not in Valenwood and I can't expect every Bosmer out there to be some badass ranger/hunter but I've never seen any Wood Elf in Oblivion that intimidated me. They are the most skilled marksmen so why not give them something unique like http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2305/2495028541_0f6808c82b.jpg to reflect their advanced peripheral depth perception? It makes sense and would most certainly give those with bovinaphobia the creeps.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 7:07 am

Annoying is just what the Bosmer do. Altmer are haughty, Argonians are stoic, Bretons are super-polite, Dunmer are dour, Imperials are friendly or stern, Khajiit are darkly whimsical, Nords are arrogant but courageous, Orcs are brusque, and Redguards are sly and confident.

And Bosmer are just the ones you want to punch in the face the instant they open their mouths. It is my firm belief that the Bosmer encountered in all the games thus far are exiles from Valenwood, deported on the grounds that they were just insufferable.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 3:17 pm

What you are asking of the developers... is Impossible.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 1:00 pm

Male Bosmer were originally of average height. They aren't Altmer tall but they are average height.

Nope, again, know the lore. Not to mention a smaller Bosmer is way more novel than an average height Bosmer male.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:05 am

Just to hammer on a point I've made before in this context (probably unnecessarily, but if such were never done, this forum would have maybe a quarter of the threads it has), the problem, in my opinion, isn't the visual representation of Bosmer, but the tendency amongst the devs, expanded to irritating and ultimately embarrassing levels in Oblivion, to portray Bosmer as one-note stereotypes.

Tell the same joke too many times and it stops being funny.

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:00 am

Male Bosmer were originally of average height. They aren't Altmer tall but they are average height.

Back in Daggerfall and Arena, yea, when lore wasn't quite yet developed (which was during Redguard and Morrowind).

» Wed Mar 30, 2011 1:15 pm

From screens, it seems Bosmer have returned to their dignified (as dignified as lean, cannibalistic tree people can be) position they had before Morrowind. Let's hope their personalities have returned to it's original place as well.

what screens?