Once physical levels are gone, will racial stats start to matter?

[Rinsui]

Currently, the racial differences in starting stats don't really matter, because it's so easy to change them with physical bonus points. The downside of this system was that physical stats almost had no effect at all.

1.19 will change this, and smaller differences in physical points will, according to the developers, matter more. I wonder what this will mean to the poor Lalafel Gladiator (low VIT), Miqu'ote Marauder (low STR), or Dark Elezen Thaumaturge (low PIE)...?

[Ferth]

I'd like to see the racial differences take some effect in the autodistributed stats, granted they would still be pretty easy to overcome from the stats that would still be manually distributed, but it would be nice if there were more differences to racial choices than just aesthetics.

[Falcus]

my guess is race still won't matter much, plus we still have the stat changing traits after all to compensate (unless if they said they were removing these)

[Seirra_Lanzce]

i rather not have racial stats.... .

[Arcell]

i rather not have racial stats.... .

This. When I'm choosing race I'm going for looks, I don't want to have my applicable classes/jobs cut out for me from the beginning just because I chose the wrong race. Sure you could likely override them with the manually set stats but at that point, why even have the drastic racial stat differences? Why not just let people set their stats the way they want?

[Shikyo]

i rather not have racial stats.... .

pointless to have different races then, It made sense in XI a little taru shouldnt have as much str as a galka, being different is good

[Alcide]

pointless to have different races then, It made sense in XI a little taru shouldnt have as much str as a galka, being different is good

But you shouldn't be forced to choose a race based on stats and most of all you shouldn't find yourself with a r50 class in a race that doesn't suit it after one year from the relaese.
The game is in an "unofficial beta" state, we all know that, but we invested time in our characters and I know a lot of people that would reroll for +1 INT >.>

[Wynn]

pointless to have different races then, It made sense in XI a little taru shouldnt have as much str as a galka, being different is good

It's not pointless. That guy wanted to play a little midget and that other guy wanted to play a cat chick. It's an aesthetic choice, and that is what it should remain.

[CK11]

pointless to have different races then, It made sense in XI a little taru shouldnt have as much str as a galka, being different is good

Are you kidding, have to seen the opening story quest for Uldah, those lalafell were freakin awesome, threw those Hyur like they were children, lol

I just kidding of coarse, i just played threw that scene and i couldnt stop laughing, you comment here just made me think of it.

[Ferth]

From a lore standpoint I think it would be justified... the differences don't have to be so pronounced as to be detrimental to certain classes... but it could still be different enough to add flavor to each race.