Having trouble decided on race.

• Yuuki Asuna wrote on 2014-01-28 18:58
  Depends! If you don't lag and have a reasonably good computer, the archery talent would be the preferred choice. If lag is a considerable issue, the magic talent might be a better choice in that circumstance.
  
  Of course, don't be afraid to try other talents! Satisfaction from the Mabi (and any game in general) will always come from doing what you enjoy!
  
  Also keep in mind whether or not you prefer to do things alone or with a party. This probably sounds trivial but your early game can really become frustrating if you pick something that lacks good synergy with your playing preferences.
• imagine95 wrote on 2014-01-29 05:41

  Quote from Yuuki Asuna;1192614:

  Depends! If you don't lag and have a reasonably good computer, the archery talent would be the preferred choice. If lag is a considerable issue, the magic talent might be a better choice in that circumstance.
  
  Of course, don't be afraid to try other talents! Satisfaction from the Mabi (and any game in general) will always come from doing what you enjoy!
  
  Also keep in mind whether or not you prefer to do things alone or with a party. This probably sounds trivial but your early game can really become frustrating if you pick something that lacks good synergy with your playing preferences.

  
  
  Agree with this! I started my elf with pure archery and it was extremely difficult to do some of the generation missions due to the latency issues.
• arochia246 wrote on 2014-01-29 14:15

  Quote from Fran;1192450:

  I think humans can do the most, and they are most versatile... but if you really like bows above all else, then definitely elf, and if you don't think you'll ever do ranged/magic, then definitely giant.
  Something to note is that there's some race restrictions for weapons, like elves cannot do lances or dual-wield, while giants can't do bows and can't dual-wield swords(but they can with 1-h blunts, unlike other races).
  
  So, I would say choose based on the weapons you like, and if you still can't decide, then choose for the aesthetics or just make all three and train them all together like I am. xD
  If you play a lot, you'll find yourself bored of waiting for rebirths and may want to have alts to play anyway.

  
  
  Giants don't really fall behind in magic all that much. If anything, it's a difference of ~20 int, some odd mana, and higher mana cost for some magic.
• Zekkii wrote on 2014-01-29 14:33
  Regardless of which race you chose, you will grow to regret it at some point. There's no need to over complicate this though.
  
  Giant: Melee Favour, no ranged
  Human: Mid-ground, the mario of Mabi
  Elf: Ranged Favour, poor melee
  
  So if you want to shy away from ranged or melee, pick the race which is least proficient in them. If you strongly feel you want to do melee or ranged, then pick the race most proficient with them. If you just don't know, pick human. When you reach level 2000, if you wish to change race then you should buy an Elite Hero card which allows you to create a character that has the strength of someone around level 2000. Beyond that point, it becomes more difficult to recover progression. Best of luck.
• Krito wrote on 2014-01-29 16:01
  I think the op is asking people their points of view on the races. So mine are:
  
  Elves: For archery magnum spam and double arrows on normal ranged attack is good. Also I like the running speed which is good for magic/alchemy.
  
  Human: For archery faster loading ranged skill and arrow revolver. Melee is more effective than elf, can dual wield swords and use lances. Best puppetry.
  
  Giant: Don't have archery. Best melee/fighter/gunner/knight damage. Can charge wo a shield. Can use a lance with a shield (lance + alchemy).
  
  Before the last updates I thought elves and humans are somewhat equal and giants were left a bit behind. Because both humans and elves can use melee and archery. Even though elf melee damage is not that good and they cannot dual wield and can't use lances, they can still use melee skills while on the other hand giants don't even have any archery skills.
  
  But now since giants can use lances with alchemy, I think they are very good. Because most end-game players say that lances are the way to go for melee due to their piercing damage and now they have all-round alchemy support too. So for end game giants have the upper hand now imo. They are also the best for early game too due to easiness/effectiveness of ranking windmill.
  
  It has always been either human or elf for me though due to elf running speed and human having all the skill sets.
• Kouki wrote on 2014-01-31 04:44

  Quote from Krito;1192926:

  I think the op is asking people their points of view on the races. So mine are:
  
  Elves: For archery magnum spam and double arrows on normal ranged attack is good. Also I like the running speed which is good for magic/alchemy.
  
  Human: For archery faster loading ranged skill and arrow revolver. Melee is more effective than elf, can dual wield swords and use lances. Best puppetry.
  
  Giant: Don't have archery. Best melee/fighter/gunner/knight damage. Can charge wo a shield. Can use a lance with a shield (lance + alchemy).
  
  Before the last updates I thought elves and humans are somewhat equal and giants were left a bit behind. Because both humans and elves can use melee and archery. Even though elf melee damage is not that good and they cannot dual wield and can't use lances, they can still use melee skills while on the other hand giants don't even have any archery skills.
  
  But now since giants can use lances with alchemy, I think they are very good. Because most end-game players say that lances are the way to go for melee due to their piercing damage and now they have all-round alchemy support too. So for end game giants have the upper hand now imo. They are also the best for early game too due to easiness/effectiveness of ranking windmill.
  
  It has always been either human or elf for me though due to elf running speed and human having all the skill sets.

  
  
  I agree with this, giants are really good with melee, and I noticed my giant's windmill is way easier to rank than my elf and humans at the same rank. That and because they have way higher survivability at low levels(even with rF of every skill but WM), making it even easier to rank.
  I had been curious about the guard cylinder with giants myself, if it could be used with lances, so now that they can, that really sounds good. xD
  For humans, I can't really stand archery, but that's because I'm spoiled from my elf. Honestly I can only see myself using archery for rafting and Baol, and only if I don't have thunder by the time I have finished ranking my basic combat skills.
• Twin wrote on 2014-04-08 16:37

  Quote from Krito;1192926:

  I think the op is asking people their points of view on the races. So mine are:
  
  Elves: For archery magnum spam and double arrows on normal ranged attack is good. Also I like the running speed which is good for magic/alchemy.
  
  Human: For archery faster loading ranged skill and arrow revolver. Melee is more effective than elf, can dual wield swords and use lances. Best puppetry.
  
  Giant: Don't have archery. Best melee/fighter/gunner/knight damage. Can charge wo a shield. Can use a lance with a shield (lance + alchemy).
  
  Before the last updates I thought elves and humans are somewhat equal and giants were left a bit behind. Because both humans and elves can use melee and archery. Even though elf melee damage is not that good and they cannot dual wield and can't use lances, they can still use melee skills while on the other hand giants don't even have any archery skills.
  
  But now since giants can use lances with alchemy, I think they are very good. Because most end-game players say that lances are the way to go for melee due to their piercing damage and now they have all-round alchemy support too. So for end game giants have the upper hand now imo. They are also the best for early game too due to easiness/effectiveness of ranking windmill.
  
  It has always been either human or elf for me though due to elf running speed and human having all the skill sets.

  
  
  Gunner
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