this article was silly and immaturely written. It should have been titled "5 most abstractly negative races, solely from the point of view of the writer, for a variety of different incomparable reasons".
seriously, does the writer mean poorly designed? gross to look at? inappropriate? poorly proportioned? these races are all favorites of many players, and tend to be the most characteristic of their games styles.
Little cabbage-headed Asura's in GWs: Heads like a goldfish bowl to house their huge brains: If one was coming up an escalator while I was going down and it's head was level with my foot...
Froglok is the best race of EQ, really silly that they are first on this list. This list also seemed to have hit the more mainstream games, two from WoW, really?
Originally posted by japo Ummm.....every race is LoTRO is ugly. That game should sweep this list.
This. Evey race in that game has "dead eyes". Skin tones are all sickly looking. And i dont know how they managed to do this, but eveybodys face tends to look fat and malnourished at the same time. Like sunken cheeks with fat necks /boggle
Ummm.....every race is LoTRO is ugly. That game should sweep this list.
This. Evey race in that game has "dead eyes". Skin tones are all sickly looking. And i dont know how they managed to do this, but eveybodys face tends to look fat and malnourished at the same time. Like sunken cheeks with fat necks /boggle
i disagree entirely. i think you are recognizing the intended artistry. what you describe is very much the spirit of the book series. this was "world in decline", as the cliche goes. most of the races were broken and crumbling into oblivion throughout the story. i think the look of the characters are perfect (except for the elves, ill get banned if i say what i think the elves all look like)
I agree with other people that trolls in EQ2 and EQ1 (either set of models) are just hideous... but I find them delightfullyhideous. What can I say? I love the uglies.
I love WoW gnomes and EQ Frogloks because they are adorable!
It should probably be noted that the Frogloks pictured in the article are EQ1 frogloks. This is an EQ2 Froglok.
And I am really, really not giving into general elf hate when I say that I really, really dislike the look of WoW elves of either type. It's the bunny ears that turn me off.
A respectable list of opinion here. Frogloks didn't bother me that much, but I wouldn't play one. Also, I think the point of the WoW Undead is TO be ugly, mission accomplished. I don't think a race should make the list if being ugly was the original intention of the developer, but I digress.
The things that shocked me most about this list was that it didn't include any races from Istaria: Chronicles of the Gifted (previously known as Horizons). Every single solitary race in that game, except for some of the dragons, is horridly ugly. I've have yet to see worse proportions, animations, and head/face selections in ANY gave I've ever played in my life. I tried the game and just had a blast laughing until my side hurt not only at how ugly all of the races are but how oddly they moved with their disproportionate appendages. When you're head is 40lbs and your body is skinny as a rail and your arms are about 1ft too short . . . you tend to look a bit un-hero-like. Just go to the website and watch the video on the front page, LMAO.
I know why this game didn't make the list though, it's a little obscure and people wouldn't have been able to relate to the article (at least not as many people); still, if anyone were to compile an all-encompassing top 5, ALL of them would be from Istaria: CotG (Horizons). No doubt in my mind. LOL, so funny, I haven't laughed like that in a while . . . I think it's because they're so serious about their game, like they don't know or something. Shoo ::: wipes tears ::: They're charging people money, HAAAAHAHAHAHA!
Originally posted by LadyAlibi And I am really, really not giving into general elf hate when I say that I really, really dislike the look of WoW elves of either type. It's the bunny ears that turn me off.
I have to say that the ears aren't my favorite either, but what I can't STAND are the elf eyebrows. Why do they have to be 1ft long and hang off the side of their face? That's something for old men in Kung Foo films or something. Awful. Good call though.
I've found them repulsive since my first glimpse. No other race in MMOs have created the same level of revulsion. Ground them all to paste and feed them to the rats.
Ogre, troll and Orc in EQ2. All races in WoW. But then, so far I only liked greenskins in LOTR movie and the warhammer miniatures. Those look evil and bloodthirsty. Although in Game Workshops case also with a funny edge.
Oh I like Frogloks and never identified them with Kermit.
I think this list is a joke. Rodian worst in SWG? Are you serious, as other have said the two JTLS races were hideous. No trolls from EQ2? Wow is all I can say. Then again what are you basing this list on other than your personal preferences. To me the trolls are downright hideous in EQ2, but they are supposed to be, does that mean they aren't ugly then? If so then this list needs to be renamed to the 5 graphical worst implemented races in games, not the ugliest races.
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very bad list.
the worst looking things are exactly - humans.
frogloks ARE awesome.
rodians? heck i played for 3 or so years as rodian in game called jedi academy.
some people love strange lookin creatures, most dont.
Um the Ithorians ARE the hammer head race from Star Wars you dumb ass.
As for the OP, yet another reason why I take nothing MMORPG.com has to say with any kind of respect.
Frogluk was my favorite race besides the lizard people. I could have sworn Frogluk was everquest? (expansion), not everquest 2?
I also loved my Shar in daoc. I would vote on any FF character with cat ears being ugly.
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this article was silly and immaturely written. It should have been titled "5 most abstractly negative races, solely from the point of view of the writer, for a variety of different incomparable reasons".
seriously, does the writer mean poorly designed? gross to look at? inappropriate? poorly proportioned? these races are all favorites of many players, and tend to be the most characteristic of their games styles.
You think the frogloks are bad, wait till you get an eyeful of the hylek in Guild Wars or GW2.
What a lame list. There are worse races as already mentioned. ( i know it`s only personal opinion no need to quote me )
Little cabbage-headed Asura's in GWs: Heads like a goldfish bowl to house their huge brains: If one was coming up an escalator while I was going down and it's head was level with my foot...
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Froglok is the best race of EQ, really silly that they are first on this list. This list also seemed to have hit the more mainstream games, two from WoW, really?
I used to really like my undead rogue until I payed attention to her sagging attributes.
Ugliest MMO race is eq1 Erudite though. Freakin coneheads.
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i disagree entirely. i think you are recognizing the intended artistry. what you describe is very much the spirit of the book series. this was "world in decline", as the cliche goes. most of the races were broken and crumbling into oblivion throughout the story. i think the look of the characters are perfect (except for the elves, ill get banned if i say what i think the elves all look like)
Ya either his computer blows, or this is really just a "I hate lotro" plug that he tried to fit into an article about character races.
But the Frogloks look like the Battletoads! I never even played EQ and I still think they look cool.
The most ugly is : ELF
KILL ELF, NO MORE ELF, ELF HATER
They look so stupid with ear and pathetic short pants.
NO ELVES
NO ELVES 2
TIRED OF THEM
Have to agree. It is the female Dwarfs that are truly ugly. Not that the male Dwarf is handsome mind you.
Gikku
I agree with other people that trolls in EQ2 and EQ1 (either set of models) are just hideous... but I find them delightfullyhideous. What can I say? I love the uglies.
I love WoW gnomes and EQ Frogloks because they are adorable!
It should probably be noted that the Frogloks pictured in the article are EQ1 frogloks. This is an EQ2 Froglok.
And I am really, really not giving into general elf hate when I say that I really, really dislike the look of WoW elves of either type. It's the bunny ears that turn me off.
ROFL the female version looks just like my grandmother's girlfriend
A respectable list of opinion here. Frogloks didn't bother me that much, but I wouldn't play one. Also, I think the point of the WoW Undead is TO be ugly, mission accomplished. I don't think a race should make the list if being ugly was the original intention of the developer, but I digress.
The things that shocked me most about this list was that it didn't include any races from Istaria: Chronicles of the Gifted (previously known as Horizons). Every single solitary race in that game, except for some of the dragons, is horridly ugly. I've have yet to see worse proportions, animations, and head/face selections in ANY gave I've ever played in my life. I tried the game and just had a blast laughing until my side hurt not only at how ugly all of the races are but how oddly they moved with their disproportionate appendages. When you're head is 40lbs and your body is skinny as a rail and your arms are about 1ft too short . . . you tend to look a bit un-hero-like. Just go to the website and watch the video on the front page, LMAO.
I know why this game didn't make the list though, it's a little obscure and people wouldn't have been able to relate to the article (at least not as many people); still, if anyone were to compile an all-encompassing top 5, ALL of them would be from Istaria: CotG (Horizons). No doubt in my mind. LOL, so funny, I haven't laughed like that in a while . . . I think it's because they're so serious about their game, like they don't know or something. Shoo ::: wipes tears ::: They're charging people money, HAAAAHAHAHAHA!
I have to say that the ears aren't my favorite either, but what I can't STAND are the elf eyebrows. Why do they have to be 1ft long and hang off the side of their face? That's something for old men in Kung Foo films or something. Awful. Good call though.
These foul little ... things.
I've found them repulsive since my first glimpse. No other race in MMOs have created the same level of revulsion. Ground them all to paste and feed them to the rats.
Ogre, troll and Orc in EQ2. All races in WoW. But then, so far I only liked greenskins in LOTR movie and the warhammer miniatures. Those look evil and bloodthirsty. Although in Game Workshops case also with a funny edge.
Oh I like Frogloks and never identified them with Kermit.
lol i played a Rodian in SWG and i liked it!
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I think this list is a joke. Rodian worst in SWG? Are you serious, as other have said the two JTLS races were hideous. No trolls from EQ2? Wow is all I can say. Then again what are you basing this list on other than your personal preferences. To me the trolls are downright hideous in EQ2, but they are supposed to be, does that mean they aren't ugly then? If so then this list needs to be renamed to the 5 graphical worst implemented races in games, not the ugliest races.
In that case wow wins every category. Laughably worst graphical implementation. And yet people still aren't embarrassed to play it.
eq2 races, even the ugliest ones, are well rendered and animated.