In the long history of online role-playing games, we have already played as frogs, dragons, cats, cows, and “space goats.” MeinMMO presents you the most extraordinary playable races of the MMORPG genre.
When you look at websites like dataforazeroth.com to see the distribution or popularity of the races from World of Warcraft, it has been noticeable for many years: Many players prefer to play a human or human-like character (such as a blood or night elf). The more exotic a race, the rough rule goes, the less likely a large part of the community will choose it.
Personally, I prefer it when MMORPGs offer a wide range of playable races and also deviate from the typical humanoid form. The more colorful and varied, the better. At least when the races offered fit the world they inhabit.
His main character in WoW since 2005? Undead. In Final Fantasy XIV? Miqo’te. Elder Scrolls Online? Khajiit. Tera? Popori. Guild Wars 2? Human. Allods Online? Gibberlings. Wildstar? Chua. What about you?
In this article, I would like to present what I consider the 5 most unusual playable races from online role-playing games – hoping that developers will give the exotic races a home in future projects.
What exciting tribes did you find cool? Have there been playable races that did not fit into their respective universe at all? The Draenei from WoW supposedly enjoy the reputation of being “space goats” that look like outsiders on Azeroth. Share your opinion in the comments!
Gibberlings from Allods Online
Developer: Allods Team | Platform: PC | Release Date: October 21, 2010 | Payment Model: Free2Play | Status: Still active
What kind of race is this? When you create Gibberlings, you immediately receive a trio of characters, as these small, cute bundles of fur are quite fertile and usually produce triplets.
Therefore, they are typically always on the move together in threes. Gibberlings run, fight, loot, dance, and drink together. Depending on the selected skill, a different member of the group performs the animation.
Visually, Gibberlings resemble a mix of cat and panda walking on two legs. They are curious and naturally peaceful and friendly. Nevertheless, they seize every opportunity to fight the hated Empire.
What do I need to know about the game? The Free2Play MMORPG relies on a colorful graphic style, two warring factions, races like elves and orcs, classes like warrior, paladin, or even mage, and an interface that could have come straight from World of Warcraft. The model for Allods Online is certainly easy to find.
The story takes you to a world that has shattered into countless islands after a cataclysm, spread across the entire astral space. These islands can be traveled to with flying ships, with which you can even fight against other ships in the astral. Unfortunately, the developers overdid it with the prices and offers of the in-game shop at launch: One of the best WoW clones failed because it wanted to profit from revivals
