Race Traits

[oathsworn]

Am going to roll a Lore-master and am wondering if Race Traits should be part of my choosing between Man or Elf? Man seem to have + will a heal and + to swords (am sure we use a swords later in the game) and Elves have a sneak, + fate and seem to fit the class, being into nature and all.

In the end does it really matter?

Cheers

[Girum19]

Lms use one handed swords. race of man bonus is for 2h only, elf is 1h.

Either way it makes no difference, but imo eldar's grace + silvan shadows is better than man heal +5%max morale buff

[hfe]

Lms use one handed swords. race of man bonus is for 2h only, elf is 1h.

this is not true, it applies for all swords. I think the racial stats are too insignificant to have your char depend on it.

But the key things each race gives I will mention here:
Elf: 75% Parry, stealth, map to rivendell(nice for scholars guild), +5% sword
Man: a passive +5% incoming healing bonus, +5% sword, man heal(for what it's worth), 5% morale buff, bonus to block/parry/evade from trait, 20 will from trait

what you also have to consider if u go for PvP, is that elves can be tracked by orcs, and humans can be tracked by uruks.

[Vulcwen]

Basically, Man has superior passives, Elf has superior skills :P
+75% parry for 10s (30m cooldown.. oh and it's immediate) can really save you, and the stealth can be fun to use, although you'd need to use +stealth level items if you really want to use it to sneak past mobs..

[Laubgaenger]

In the end does it really matter?

No, the Main attributes will hit 3500-4000+ there will +20 more or less not hurt.

hfe sums this well up.

Me prefers permanent Buffs, as the +5% Human Incoming Heal bonus.
The Human Heal, was nice, but nowadays it is "only" a small potion.

Nice is for Elves, that squirrel, hare, foxes and so on will not run away. I like this feature for elves.
On the other side you cant play catch games, as i did with my young hobbit :-)

EDIT: Me believes, that the +5% Human Incoming Heal bonus is the best you can get as Racial Bonus.
All others are only Nice to haves.
My Warden is still a Hobbit, my Champion a Dwarf. Character concept comes before the Bonus analyses.

[BirdofHermes]

EDIT: Me believes, that the +5% Human Incoming Heal bonus is the best you can get as Racial Bonus.
All others are only Nice to haves.

^This.

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