» Fri Sep 16, 2011 3:07 pm
I just can't relate to being a kitty cat race or an argonian. They just don't have any sort of alpha status to them. Although I have played as half ogres, half orcs, xvilia, elves and other races which seem to have something cool about them. Probably because I've never seen much modern media where the lead was a cat or lizard type.... thus I don't have any subconscious implants telling me "that would be cool". If they had some really cool powers I'd consider it though, but sadly they don't.
Like if the Khajiit's could climb walls, run super fast on all 4's, smell stuff coming so no way you can sneak up on one, regenerate faster, take no fall damage and have enhanced night time vision (not night eye, but it looks almost like day at night), and some other feline type powers that made sense I'd probably try one out. But they are men with cat faces and a couple of lame abilities any human can acquire with a spell or potion so what's the point?
Argonians... they would need to be able to chomp someone's head off in hand to hand like a raptor, run really fast and have twitchy fast reflexes like raptors, (water breathing is in, but that is expected too), um high jump, high running speed, regenerate amputated limbs, night eye, smell stuff, bonuses to agility and stealth, and a lot more massive advantages for me to want to play one. And then some real social disadvantages, like humans not wanting to trade with you, racism, etc....to make it really interesting and a rich experience, then I'd be more inclined to play.
But what are they? Just men with lizard heads and water breathing. No thanks.
Really they would need a major overhaul to be a viable class for me. Huge advantages and disadvantages... otherwise it's just an ugly human, if I can't terrify people why do I want to look like that?