In OB there where two things I didn't like about about character creation in OB. 1. Not enough background info on the races. 2. The fact that it didn't tell you what skills each race was good at, and what there greater power did. (I would also include the flaw that you could only make ugly characters, but I know its already fixed.)

1. In OB they literally give you paragraph about each race. They pretty much said "You are a blank, and you come form blank, you like to do blank." And sometimes they would actually tell the name of your greater power but not always. They gave you no info you didn't already know. They might as well have put "See Wikipedia for father information." In just about every game I've played where you can pick which race, nation, planet, etc, your going to play they have at least half a page of info on what your picking. Sometimes a whole page or more. (and yes I read it all.) They should give you something more. What would be best of all would be a history of what has happened to each race in the 200 years between OB and Skyrim. Now out of all the problems OB had this one is the least concerning, and if they don't fix it in Skyrim I won't get mad. I just wish they would do it.

2. (This is the main point.) It was so annoying how they didn't tell you what skills your race is good at, and what there greater power does. I mean what is the honest reason to do that? Do they make money every time someone looks at the manual? No, so why do it, it makes no sense. In MW they displayed what skills your race came with and the effects of your greater power in the top right hand corner. Why can't they do that. It's not like it's going to tie up the whole team for a month or something, there's no excuse for it. Some people buy direct download and either don't get a manual or have to use a crappy digital version. They shouldn't make people look in the manual for something as fundamental as character creation. I still have to look at the manual to this day when I make a new character. If I lost the manual I would have to look it up on the internet every time, it's annoying. It's not to much to ask to have them include that info in game at all.

YEs indeed you could just look at the manual... but still wouldnt really bother Bethesda if they did put much more info...

A race character sheet would be nice.

You have a valid point in there. Although it doesn't really bother me to look at the manual (I enjoy it greatly, actually)/look it up on UESP, some people might not want to check the manual everytime they create a character of an unknown race...

IMO, the descriptions were always very vague and I had to look the races up in some other place if I wanted to know what playstyle they were better fit to. You got the generals, like Bosmer make the best archers, Argonians can breathe unterwater, Nords are great warriors, but it never got too specific...

I would prefer, however, if they managed to keep the sheets out of the CC. I would prefer if they didn't shower me with numbers at the Character Creator, as I think it increases immersion (eh, just kidding ) if they describe the races in a "lore-ly" way... Like, not actually turning them into numbers.

So yeah, I agree that the CC was too vague but I think that they shouldn't show you just a list of skills or something along those lines. Personal preference though

I would usually go to a character creater simulator that some fans made to see what kind of status you could twik around.. so i pretty much went with a preset before even launching the game. But yeah, anything that improves the game is always welcome and this certainly doesn't hurt.

These sum it up perfectly for me.

I do look at the manual. I love reading it actually. I think I shouldn't have to look at a manual just to see something as simple as the skills of the race I'm picking. Also you missed one of my points. What if I lost the manual, or never got one in the first place. The skills your race start as are really important, it's also something everyone needs to know to make informed discussions. I have never picked a race based on it's looks. I only pick races based on there skills and abilities. I want that info in an easy to see place in game. I can look it up else where, but why should I have to. That's all I'm saying.

P.S. The manual actually gives just as much info on the races as the character screen, looking at the manual to see that info is pointless. Your claim losses some of it's steam right there.

HEY!!!Who told you I like to blank! On a more serious note It separates fans from randoms who buy the game to come here and whine about its feature's. Try to drag it down to hell as it were. bliviongate:

I rather not like to micromanage. I pick a character based off of what mood I'am in and load the svcker up when that mood strikes me again. argonian today khajiit when I fell like thieving and Nords when I wanna spill some of the red juice of life or drink some brown liquid of courage.It's chaos really natural chaos.