Race Differences

[AdvancedWind]

And again, you take your argument to the extreme to try to prove your point. Have you looked the stats in the game? At 50, you average between 150-200 of a given base stat. 5-10% of that is between 7-20 points. That is... you guessed it... one tier IV materia. If you think that difference is enough to ruin a class for any race, you are just plain wrong..

A difference of one tier IV materia is already significant. It's literally an extra free materia slot. Also, this dfference would only increase with higher level cap.

Explain to me why do you believe this community that is already throwing 5-6X (insert class of the day) against (insert content of the day) will not also "prioritize" the (race of the day) that has extra free 20-40 (insert important stat for the class of the day) against level 75 content?

Heck, I can see people abusing race changes if they become available as a service just to deal with the current top tier content.

(PARTY) (BAHAMUT) (LEVEL) 75 (BLACK MAGE) (LALAFEL) NEED 6 (MORE)

[Ryans]

Explain to me why do you believe this community that is already throwing 5-6X (insert class of the day) against (insert content of the day) will not also "prioritize" the (race of the day) that has extra free 20-40 (insert important stat the class of the day) against level 75 content?

Heck, I can see people abusing race changes if they become available as a service just to deal with the current top tier content.

You are comparing having a class that is best suited towards a fight to a race that is best suited for said encounter. These are two different ideas. A class has a very wide range of abilities and specializations that would give it a considerable advantage in a fight. A race would have a very limited superiority over another race because the difference would be small.

You also seem to be forgetting the other side of the racial differences. A Lalafell would have more casting potential but they would also be the weakest physical race. So yes, a group could exploit the small advantage a Lalafell would have over the other races, but it would also be the riskier choice for survival.

And I'm not saying that there would be 20 points taken away from say... str and vit and added directly to one other stat. I would prefer that the 20 be split between the 2 or 3 stats that are favored by that race. For a Lalafell, they would have something like 7 less str and 13 less vit than they currently have, and 6 mnd, 7 piety, and 7 int increased (numbers at current cap of 50).

Also, the stat difference would increase with higher levels, but so would the ease with which you can counter the differences. If anything, the higher the level, the less your race matters.