get rid of different racial status and normalize them all

[Auredant]

Actually I had an interesting idea the other day while driving home. Why not make the 3rd tier merits work with racial differences in game, now they are simply annoying stat differences and players make smart comments like further up this thread wanting to eliminate them but I disagree we need to expand upon the racial differences. Allow Racial differences to fine tune the advanced player in later life, some abilities to enhance racial strengths and expand weakness should actually benefit players. Also an ability for each race to go with the storyline weaknesses wouldn't hurt either. My idea's below.

Example Mithra(Envy)
t3 merit Racial abilities
Green eyes(passive): occasionally gives mithra an extra roll on treasure
Others based on Race stats

Galka(rage)
t3 merit
Temper Tantrum(passive): Extra attack upon successful crit
Others based on Race stats

Elvaan(Apathy)
t3 merit
Don't care(passive): Enmity dropped after disengaging an enemy.

Taru(Cowardice)
t3 merit
Flee Danger(passive): Speed boost when running from an enemy.

Hume(Arrogance)
t3 merit
Victory is mine(passive): Increased attack speed decreased Accuracy in combat.

These just a few that come to mind.

You must be Bastokan

[Emitremmus]

I do like the idea of Race dependent merits. However it would be unfair to give one race a distinct ability over the others. Perhaps merits that can increase the capabilities of the weak points of a particular race. IE; Taru have access to more HP merits, Galka have access to more MP merits.

[Zyeriis]

Sounds like we could use new high level RSE sets.

[TearValerin]

like in ffxiv all races start with same stats

Race is pretty much just aesthetics these days, it doesn't really make a big difference what each is. We dont really need a fix to races.

[Mirage]

I think it's a cool idea to make a few race-dependent abilities and traits, but it would be quite a job to balance them properly and not make one race feel like they got the shortest straw. Especially now that we've already chosen races without taking these new skills into account.

[TearValerin]

Sounds like we could use new high level RSE sets.

We already have those, they drop in heroes Abyssea zones.

[Zyeriis]

We already have those, they drop in heroes Abyssea zones.

I meant new as in more. Guess I should've used the word "more" but I digress, as I've been away from the game for awhile.

[Emitremmus]

I meant new as in more. Guess I should've used the word "more" but I digress.

I didn't even realize there were new RSE sets. Would someone enlighten me?

[Athen]

Actually I had an interesting idea the other day while driving home. Why not make the 3rd tier merits work with racial differences in game, now they are simply annoying stat differences and players make smart comments like further up this thread wanting to eliminate them but I disagree we need to expand upon the racial differences. Allow Racial differences to fine tune the advanced player in later life, some abilities to enhance racial strengths and expand weakness should actually benefit players. Also an ability for each race to go with the storyline weaknesses wouldn't hurt either. My idea's below.

Example Mithra(Envy)
t3 merit Racial abilities
Green eyes(passive): occasionally gives mithra an extra roll on treasure
Others based on Race stats

Galka(rage)
t3 merit
Temper Tantrum(passive): Extra attack upon successful crit
Others based on Race stats

Elvaan(Apathy)
t3 merit
Don't care(passive): Enmity dropped after disengaging an enemy.

Taru(Cowardice)
t3 merit
Flee Danger(passive): Speed boost when running from an enemy.

Hume(Arrogance)
t3 merit
Victory is mine(passive): Increased attack speed decreased Accuracy in combat.

These just a few that come to mind.

Just a quick nitpick, Humes are associated with apathy and Elvaan are associated with arrogance.

Also, with use of "Don't care", the enemy isn't apathetic, the Hume is, so the enemy would still keep attacking the Hume if the Hume disengaged, since it wasn't apathetic toward attacking the Hume in the first place...unless I read that wrong.

[TearValerin]

I didn't even realize there were new RSE sets. Would someone enlighten me?

They drop from higher tiered NMs in heroes Abyssea zones, check Shaula for example, she drops a pair of mithra RSE gear.