Print

Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

Dwarves: Rarely/Not at all

Dwarves: Average/My go to race

Dwarves: Often/Exclusively

Orcs: Rarely/Not at all

Orcs: Average/My go to race

Orcs: Often/Exclusively

Humans: Rarely/Not at all

Humans: Average/My go to race

Humans: Often/Exclusively

Gnomes: Rarely/Not at all

Gnomes: Average/My go to race

Gnomes: Often/Exclusively

Succubi: Rarely/Not at all

Succubi: Average/My go to race

Succubi: Often/Exclusively

Kobolds: Rarely/Not at all

Kobolds: Average/My go to race

Kobolds: Often/Exclusively

Hermit: Rarely/Not at all

Hermit: Average/My go to race

Hermit: Often/Exclusively

Warlock: Rarely/Not at all

Warlock: Average/My go to race

Warlock: Often/Exclusively

[Meph]

Simple poll about race usage. Just lets me know which races are popular and which are not. Please vote 8 times, once per each race.

- Rarely/Not at all means you maybe tried them once or twice, but didnt like them, or you never tried them.
- Average/Go to Race means you play them at least as often as other races, or feel most comfortable playing them.
- Often/Exclusively means you prefer this race, or only play as this race.

Thanks

I voted myself with average to the races I wrote, and rarely to the races I didnt write. I mostly mod, not play, anyway.

[sethcor]

I really need to try some of the other races at some point. they all look neat.

[Insanegame27]

Hey meph.

I've never tried kobolds, had a hard time with all my warlock forts so far... even using dfhack, I've never played hermit, played succubis for about ten minutes before my computer overheated. I liked it but haven't found the time to return. For some reason, the dwarves give me the most FPS over any other race.
The only time I played as gnomes I didnt even realise it. It was my first time playing MDF and it turned out rather badly.
The orcs are my favourite by far.

overall, keep up the good work everyone

[LMeire]

Lately I've been focusing on learning the semi-sudden flood of newer races at the expense of the older ones, plus Orcs since with the scalp/soul re-write they're basically a whole civ that I'll have to get used to again.

At the moment I'm trying to learn how to use minecarts, since it's basically impossible to safely play gnomes without an automated hauling system to keep the entire population from feeding themselves to the stonecutter. Once I get it down I'll probably move on to the Succubi.

[Emperor]

It may sound like i am an casual player and prefer easy races to the more complex, but, the race I am playing the most are the humans.

[Szarrukin]

Never played, not going to: Gnomes, Kobolds
Never played, maybe will try some day: Succubi
Play from time to time: Orcs, Hermit
Play often: Dwarves
Love to play: Human (trade system FTW), Warlock

[arbarbonif]

I just play dwarves, mainly because I still feel like I have a lot of room to improve with them.  I'm interested in gnomes, but they specialize in the area I'm weakest (namely mechanics/power).  I'll probably try orcs.  Not really interested in the other races at all.  (of the in process races, the insect one sounds the most interesting).

[Hefateus]

I have played dwarves most but I have been getting into orcs. I have also played quite a lot of warlocks. I am weakest at power and mechanics so I have only dabbled in gnomes. Haven't had a chance to try humans, hermit, succubi or 'bold mode.

[Aristion]

Never played, not going to: Gnomes, Kobolds
Never played, maybe will try some day: Succubi
Play from time to time: Orcs, Hermit
Play often: Dwarves
Love to play: Human (trade system FTW), Warlock

Kobolds aren't that bad once you get an idea on how to play as them.

[Gamerlord]

How The Hell Do You Play: Gnomes (WTF MACHINERY) and Humans (too much trouble with guilds/shops).
Never Play: Succubi because I don't really see a point to them. I have more fun with the others.
Sometimes Play: Warlocks because the sheer number of units on screen grows way too much and slows down my computer. Hermit because I'm too impatient.
Often Play: Dwarves because after a while they can get slightly boring and repetitive. Kobolds because my OCD makes them build everything when I really should just be focusing on one or two industries.
Always Play: Orcs. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!

[slay_mithos]

I play mosty dwarves and humans, because I feel that they suit my play style more, but i'm interested in both of the magical races and the gnomes.

I don't play orcs, because I mostly focus on not fighting myself, I dislike the start of the kobolds (not being able to dig stone), and I don't see much point in the hermit past the "challenge" part.

These days, it's really mostly humans, and often dying from fire birds burning everything to the ground.

[Splint]

No Interest: Succubi, Gnomes - The former feels shoehorned in (through no fault of their maker, I just feel a "demon" race is a poor concept to add to the setting Masterowrk has sort of woven for itself away from vanilla and I'm not totally sure why I think that since it looks like a very well made race,) and I greatly dislike machinery beyond using it for life-sustaining functions which makes gnomes pointless for me to use unless I want someone with guns besides humans/equally puny to fight when playing as orcs/warlocks or kobolds.
Haven't given a try, really should and been meaning to: Humans - I still feel it's not fair to restrict selling excess crap to them when dwarves had the buy/sell thing first
Play rarely: Kobolds, Hermit - Kobolds genuinely amuse me, but old age seems like a far greater threat than invaders (worst comes to worst an emergency dirt warren can be sealed up after all,) and hermits for when I feel like just doing something different and working with few units. Bob still needs to be made zombie friendly unless that's changed at all recently.
Play Occasionally: Orcs, Warlocks - Orcs fit my playstyle best being combat-oriented and generally much tougher customers short of undead and megabeasts than anyone else. Warlocks I have really, really wanted to do a story fort for I like them so much, but I just have too many ongoing things as it is; I love their concept and they fit with Masterwork's more high fantasy theme extremely well, but lack of migrants by design makes it difficult for me to really get anything done without constantly worrying about skeletons derping up and going unpowered.
Play Frequently: Dwarves obviously - I still have yet to truly play them to late game; haven't made much use of runes, little to no use of the inventor's lil copycat ways to make more khopeshes from the ones the drow bring much as I've meant to, never touched golem forging (because it east dwarves,) volcanism, hardly scratched alchemy since I typically have little use for it by sheer dumb luck, really there's tons about just the good ol' dorf I haven't even touched.

[Fairin]

just because i haven't played or focused on the races (gnome / succubi / orcs) means i have something to do when i'm finally done with hermit (need to make my throneroom in hell like i did warlocks > : )

which now that i think about it.. is kinda funny that the races i haven't played were not made by meph.. does that make me a fandrakitty?

[s20dan]

I only play with Dwarves. The other races sound great, but this is Dwarf fortress and I still have many things left to try as Dwarves ..Maybe one day, as they do appeal to me.

 I did get around to playing once with the Hermit race but just felt that I would rather be doing the Hermit challenge with a dwarf instead.

 However, despite not really using the other races I do not agree with Putnam's opinion that they are detrimental in any way. Quite the contrary, there is always something new I have yet to try with the Masterwork mod.

[dwarf_reform]

Noooooooo.. I'm currently one of the sad 4% who is "Often" on Hermit mode :> Also, I usually turn off all but one or two of the advanced invader types, and I almost always limit how many civs will spawn (and lower how many sites they can make) through custom worldgen..