Race Differences

[lynex]

I was an elvaan blk mage and I hated that I couldn't do the same damage as a hume. I love that job but was stuck being a white mage which I didn't like to much. I picked miq'ote because I liked the look and because I was afraid of the stats on the other races. I like that they didn't make that any differences in the races. I was in a party in FFXI and I was a dragoon and we had a taru tank who kept loosing hate I was tanking for half the time because she kept getting the mage killed it was an awful party and I know I'm not the best player in the world but when 3 players die 3 times in a row it was time for me to leave and I never leave a party because someone sucks. To be honest it was kinda funny every time she got hit she would fall over she couldn't take the damage.

[tymora]

I am for racial differences. The way the lore was made out, each race have sub-races that specialize in physical and magic, so you can still be a lala who can fight well or a Roe who can cast spells.

[Davorok]

Absolutely, Positively, Adamantly...NO!

I never beat Maat in XI because my MP pool (and INT) as a Galka Red Mage was abysmal. Well, that and because I am lame on hard fights but even still the added difficulty was rediculous.

What I would like to see though is a special "Racial Move"...sort of a 2-hour move unique to each race perhaps usable against an aggro mob while you are still in Passive Mode. It would give you a chance to stun the enemy while you draw your weapon or run away.

[Ashiee]

I am against racial differences.

FFXIV (like FFXI) is one of those games were you tend only to make one character where you do everything, generally because it allows you to level multiple classes on one character, and because of this, people generally pick their character that aesthetically pleasing to them. Racial differences will just pigeonhole players into picking something that they will not like aesthetically, or forces them to play as a gimp player...

Even the differences between sub races isn't nice. Personally I hate how plainsfolk taru look compared to dunesfolk, i would play a dunesfolk and take whatever penalties came with it :/ Again you are forcing people to choose between wanting to look a certain way, or being gimp.

[Sypherblade]

I think racial abilities would fit better than actual stat bonuses...

The Dunesfolk lalafells are supposed to be resistant to poisons in their lore....

Survival
Removes all poison effects.
5min Timer

A simple perk ability...not a game changer...

Great post on the game's lore at http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...ASE-CONTRIBUTE

[Answa]

I think racial abilities would fit better than actual stat bonuses...

The Dunesfolk lalafells are supposed to be resistant to poisons in their lore....

Survival
Removes all poison effects.
5min Timer

A simple perk ability...not a game changer...

Great post on the game's lore at http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...ASE-CONTRIBUTE

I would not oppose this.

[Azurus]

I hated race differences in FFXI. I really don't want them in this game, to any degree. Since we're freely able to change classes, then I see it as a detriment to be penalized due to something I picked purely for its aesthetics.

^^^this 100%

[Mairuzu]

Miqo'te with cat like reflexes has increase in evasion or "evades next attack"

[Vackashken]

I'd love it but too many people are whining over the idea - never mind interesting implementations that could be done.

[Sypherblade]

[SIZE="5"]Lalafell[/SIZE]

Dunesfolk

Survival
Remove most status effects from self.

Plainsfolk

Crafty
Actions consume no MP or TP for X seconds.

[SIZE="5"]Roegadyn[/SIZE]

Sea Wolf

Pillage
Three fold attack with main weapon and steals x amount of gil.

Hellsguard

Steely Resolve
Increases def for X seconds

[SIZE="5"]Miqo'te[/SIZE]

Moonseeker

Lunatic
Increase attack power for X seconds

Seekers of the Sun

Reflex
Increase evasion for X seconds

[SIZE="5"]Elzen[/SIZE]

Wildwood

Keen Predator
Increases accuracy for X seconds

Duskwight

Isolation
Vanish and lower enmity for X seconds…can not move or do any actions during duration.

[SIZE="5"]The Hyur[/SIZE]

Midlander

Cunning
Restores a % of Tp and MP

Highlander

Adrenaline
Restores 100% HP


Just some ideas.... each based off the lore