Removal/Balance of Racial Stats:

[Shougun]

I support racial differences and traits, as well as unique job traits on top of them. Really disappointed they removed most racial traits from gear as well.

You get like 2 free Fantasias and you can make multiple characters at no extra charge. It worked just fine for XI and really helps immersion and roleplay.

By racial traits from gear do you mean clothes only a specific race can wear? I feel I remember that was a thing but I can't recall stats, so I just wanted to check.

I remember in Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura (old crpg) there was gear size so you'd get this cool armor and it would only fit the dwarf lol. For personal context I'm not really in love with that just because I'd like people to be able to feel like they can undo choices they regret (easy to do with jobs, items, and professions, harder with races, at least with a non-warband solution- genuinely a neat solution to that issue), but I did enjoy reading about people's racial ideas anyways.

If I had to choose sanitized game with no roleplay gameplay (closer to what we have now) or a game with heavy roleplay gameplay and sometimes hard choices, I would absolutely no thought choose the second option. Though like I said I'd prefer if we can get the roleplay without the feeling of "OH MY GOD, WHERE IS MY FANTASIA, I'VE MADE A HORRIBLE CHOICE!!" lol.

[LioJen]

By racial traits from gear do you mean clothes only a specific race can wear? I feel I remember that was a thing but I can't recall stats, so I just wanted to check.

I remember in Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura (old crpg) there was gear size so you'd get this cool armor and it would only fit the dwarf lol. For personal context I'm not really in love with that just because I'd like people to be able to feel like they can undo choices they regret (easy to do with jobs, items, and professions, harder with races, at least with a non-warband solution- genuinely a neat solution to that issue), but I did enjoy reading about people's racial ideas anyways.

If I had to choose sanitized game with no roleplay gameplay (closer to what we have now) or a game with heavy roleplay gameplay and sometimes hard choices, I would absolutely no thought choose the second option. Though like I said I'd prefer if we can get the roleplay without the feeling of "OH MY GOD, WHERE IS MY FANTASIA, I'VE MADE A HORRIBLE CHOICE!!" lol.

No, I mean gear being tailored to your race.

[Shougun]

No, I mean gear being tailored to your race.

Oooooooooo!

Well I'd love that, for sure.