So we're nearing Skyrim's first birthday and For those of you who were here, Paul had a poll asking us what race we would first play a few weeks before release. The result showed that the majority planned on playing as a Nord. This may have been influenced by the fact that Skyrim is home to the nords and people wanted to live in the province as one of it's sons.
A few months later, Paul had another poll asking us what our favorite race was, now that we have experienced Skyrim more extensively. The poll ended up fairly even, with Altmer and Bretons leading the pack, and Redguards pulling up the rear.
Now I ask you, Which race is your favorite? My personal favorite is the Orc. I've always liked their lore, especially their creation. They're just the strong, battle hungry badasses of Tamriel and I love playing them.
So tell us, And give an explanation why.
I like playing as an Orc as well, they're my second favourite race and they're really strong. I hate beast races so I never play as them, and human races are something I dislike as well. I love all elven races basically. I've not yet played a human character in Skyrim and don't plan to do so.
If you put a gun to my head and said choose, I'd pick Orc cos I just love their battle hungry nature and their Berserker Rage power trumps everything in a fight.
I also love playing a Khajiit for a sneaky/fighter type as I love their Night Eye ability and the claws not to mention their overall look.
Dunmer also have a special place in my heart. I love their lore and their connection to conjuration magic. their fantastic for a sneaky wizard type / battlemage or even a general fighter type. their so versatile you can role-play them as almost any type of character.
overall Orcs usually come out on top for me but it's a close thing between the 3 races.
Khajiit. I know their racial powers are sub-par, but I don't really care about that - there's plenty of ways to gain 'power' in Skyrim, regardless of race. I like khajiit because they are fun to play - it's that simple. My order of preference is (approximately): Khajiit, Orsimer, Argonains, Redguard, Bosmer, Altmer, Nord, Dumner, Breton and lastly Imperials.