12-25-2019, 09:32 PM
I like the lack of races.
The variety was nice but some of the races were nuts and not as enjoyable and didn't quite feel like they made for healthy roleplay additions in the flavor they were given-- (for example when Neries sit down doing tea and pool parties), it feels really weird. And a lot of the RP boils down to that kind of thing (Disclaimer: This is one example of one particular issue that of course doesn't apply to every race, situation, or player, but each additional race come with a myriad of issues in terms of identity and the way they're played which ultimately makes me prefer that we have less-- I rather have a few races played vaguely right and wrong than hundreds of races trying to find their own identity that sets them apart just to behave the same as the other 99 races because no one is embodying the identity they're supposed to take on, and people will defend to death a person's right to do that because "not everyone is the same" and other racially-equivalent arguments that basically help to erase the identity of the race outside of the flavor of their abilities and the color of their skin).
I don't think adding more races is going to do anything for any greater issue in this game's roleplay or gameplay.
The variety was nice but some of the races were nuts and not as enjoyable and didn't quite feel like they made for healthy roleplay additions in the flavor they were given-- (for example when Neries sit down doing tea and pool parties), it feels really weird. And a lot of the RP boils down to that kind of thing (Disclaimer: This is one example of one particular issue that of course doesn't apply to every race, situation, or player, but each additional race come with a myriad of issues in terms of identity and the way they're played which ultimately makes me prefer that we have less-- I rather have a few races played vaguely right and wrong than hundreds of races trying to find their own identity that sets them apart just to behave the same as the other 99 races because no one is embodying the identity they're supposed to take on, and people will defend to death a person's right to do that because "not everyone is the same" and other racially-equivalent arguments that basically help to erase the identity of the race outside of the flavor of their abilities and the color of their skin).
I don't think adding more races is going to do anything for any greater issue in this game's roleplay or gameplay.