This has to be one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. Why do Orcs require the addition of racial diversity? Also, adding the ability to over-ride the race modifiers completely negates the concept of building a character and having to take into consideration the advantages and disadvantages that come with your choice.
If you can say "racial bonus" in a mixed crowd of non-gamers with no shame then you go right ahead and keep on keeping on.
For the rest of us, this isn't a new thing, and it does feel as shameful as it always has.
If you play a warrior in WoW, a warrior was a warrior, the racial differences were watered down to nothingsauce like +5 to axe throwing on a scale that goes to millions or something. The whole premise of the game also being that the Horde isn't simply evil.
You keep playing your bland as white rice games all you like. In my game, Orcs and Drow are fucking evil. Orcs are a punching bag race of mindless trash mobs. Drow show up at higher levels to provide an organized challenge with intelligent tactics/planning and mixed melee, ranged and spells. Why have races at all? Why even play? Just ask everyone to bring an "I Win" button and just mash it all afternoon. You wouldn't want one player to do better than another and get more xp or gold or better items. It
If you can say "racial bonus" in a mixed crowd of non-gamers with no shame then you go right ahead and keep on keeping on.
Now wait a second. The real world has "racial bonuses" just as well. Backed up by science, no less. For example, the ability to stay under the sun for a longer period of time. It's an advantage of darker skin color. This is a racial trait and I personally feel I am at a disadvantage here, because if I stay in the sun without protection for 3+ hours I am bound to have health issues. So there, racial difference.
Yeah, abilities are linked to species, get over it. Birds fly, humans don’t. Elves and dwarves in dnd see better in the dark. Dragons breath fire. The hulk turns big and green and can smash things. If all the roles are the same, then you totally broke the whole point of a role playing game.
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having to take into consideration the advantages and disadvantages that come with your choice
Maybe that is it. No disadvantage or advantage to playing as any given species (you are beyond race at this point) every being is equal.
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Why bother playing the game, then?
Communism imagined everyone being equal, by the way.
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If you can say "racial bonus" in a mixed crowd of non-gamers with no shame then you go right ahead and keep on keeping on.
For the rest of us, this isn't a new thing, and it does feel as shameful as it always has.
If you play a warrior in WoW, a warrior was a warrior, the racial differences were watered down to nothingsauce like +5 to axe throwing on a scale that goes to millions or something. The whole premise of the game also being that the Horde isn't simply evil.
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Why have races at all? Why even play? Just ask everyone to bring an "I Win" button and just mash it all afternoon. You wouldn't want one player to do better than another and get more xp or gold or better items. It
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If you can say "racial bonus" in a mixed crowd of non-gamers with no shame then you go right ahead and keep on keeping on.
Now wait a second. The real world has "racial bonuses" just as well. Backed up by science, no less. For example, the ability to stay under the sun for a longer period of time. It's an advantage of darker skin color. This is a racial trait and I personally feel I am at a disadvantage here, because if I stay in the sun without protection for 3+ hours I am bound to have health issues. So there, racial difference.
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for... fun? I don't see your point. Are you saying that I can't have fun playing my character unless the stat bonuses are linked to the species?
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What role do "grey" people have? ;-)