What should I roll as...

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Greetings, well, I have no idea what to pick as my race. I really don't know...
In every mmo I roll as the Human (or as close as I can get to human) race, Human Male to be exact, but lately I feel somewhat like trying a different race out, but I don't really know...

Of the races here in Tera; Human, Elin (although, I've yet to roll against my own gender) Castanic and possibly Aman....

It really comes down to Aesthetics, racial abilities were never a big deal to me, don't they usually get overshadowed late game anywho?


Did this post already? I pressed create and it didn't appear...and I was logged off, checked the forums and didn't see it...so here goes again, apologies if this is double posted ><
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Disregaurding gender i'll toss some suggestions.

I'm Elin Biased so i'd say go for them in a heartbeat, getting new armor on my elin was half the fun, all of thier gear looks pretty unique, like it was made for them.

Castanic are pretty cool looking in an emo kinda way, not a bad one either. Like a Devil May Cry type thing.

The Aman, to make by far the best looking melee's.

Human's can fit pretty much anything, they are a bit 'bulky' in my opinion for robes though.

It's really up to you though.

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Hm... I see, thanks.

I figure I'll go human at first and see how it feels/looks. I can use beta to seek bugs and try out characters.

Thank you kindly, I didn't really think that Elins armor would feel that way... Just need to get to GS and preorder now XD then I can partake in the races and such.
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Kohta on 2012-02-15 02:13:28 UTC
all of thier gear looks pretty unique, like it was made for them.



That's probably because their gear WAS made for them. As is with all the races.

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Roda Lvl.60
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Go Human or Aman!! PLEASE!! There will be way too many Castanics and Elins in launch. X_X
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Male Humans are pretty generic. What is there to say about a human? My only complaint is that they're kind of bulky on the upper half.

Elins are adorable. Obviously there's some controversy around them at the moment, but you shouldn't let that deter you from rolling as one.

Male Castanics are in general pretty short. I wasn't expecting them to be as short as they were, but they were about as tall as my female High Elf. They also wear rather revealing clothes for a male character. Castanics are also one of the more played classes, both male and female.

Male Amans, obviously, are very bulky looking. Definitely the most 'manly' looking of all of the characters.

http://mmorpg-tactics.com/tera-online-armors
Here's a guide that shows the heavy, light, and cloth armor of each race. If that's something that will help you decide, you should take a look.
You should also check out some videos on Youtube of the different races to get a feel for the character's animations.
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i think you'll just have to roll a few of your options and see how you feel about it.

most of the racials are on lengthy cooldowns (2 hours), so dont use that as your indicator.
find something you want to play based on physical looks, armor looks, attack animations emotes, and/or lore.


going to probably take me at least 1-2 more CBs to choose - but i am strongly looking at Human, Amani, Castanic, or High Elf based on what i have played so far. (generally roll female characters, but male Amani has high points).

Elin is out because TOO cute, never liked Popori, and just couldn't get used to Baraka movement animation.
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Tohkano on 2012-02-15 04:41:37 UTC
Male Humans are pretty generic. What is there to say about a human? My only complaint is that they're kind of bulky on the upper half.

Elins are adorable. Obviously there's some controversy around them at the moment, but you shouldn't let that deter you from rolling as one.

Male Castanics are in general pretty short. I wasn't expecting them to be as short as they were, but they were about as tall as my female High Elf. They also wear rather revealing clothes for a male character. Castanics are also one of the more played classes, both male and female.

Male Amans, obviously, are very bulky looking. Definitely the most 'manly' looking of all of the characters.

http://mmorpg-tactics.com/tera-online-armors
Here's a guide that shows the heavy, light, and cloth armor of each race. If that's something that will help you decide, you should take a look.
You should also check out some videos on Youtube of the different races to get a feel for the character's animations.


Thanks for posting that link. Been looking for something like that. Can't wait to play this f*cking game again
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OmegaDivider on 2012-02-14 23:58:11 UTC
Greetings, well, I have no idea what to pick as my race. I really don't know...
In every mmo I roll as the Human (or as close as I can get to human) race, Human Male to be exact, but lately I feel somewhat like trying a different race out, but I don't really know...

Of the races here in Tera; Human, Elin (although, I've yet to roll against my own gender) Castanic and possibly Aman....

It really comes down to Aesthetics, racial abilities were never a big deal to me, don't they usually get overshadowed late game anywho?


Did this post already? I pressed create and it didn't appear...and I was logged off, checked the forums and didn't see it...so here goes again, apologies if this is double posted ><


With a few (non-game-breaking) racials here and there, it shouldn't matter what race you pick. It's all for aesthetics, and I guess role-play, reasons. One race isn't anymore better than the other. Just pick which one you think looks cooler or hotter.

What you really should pay more attention to is your class.
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I see, thanks everyone. If Castanic/Elin are going to be THAT used, it definitely is either Human or Aman...Hm, I'll decide throughout the CBs (Just preordered and tera is installing/patching right now :D)