Should the Ratonga be in EverQuest Next?

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  1. Critts New Member

    Please not instead of Froglocs or before them. They should be in the game tho.
  2. Skinnyribs New Member

    Ratongas! Ratongas! Ratongas! They're the only small race that I like.
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  3. Zull Trasson New Member

    Of course they should. What a strange question.
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  4. Liquidsky New Member

    Ratongas should be in the game... I actually liked them when I tried EQ2. Though nothing will ever beat Gnomes... I wish they would use the original EQ Gnome skin in EQN :D

    Their amazingness was equally matched by their ugliness :p
  5. Sir Francis Member

    Ratonga with heavy customization would be awesome. If I want to make a cute but fierce mouse warrior or a an ugly sneaky rat I could just adjust the settings accordingly.
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  6. God Bleed New Member

    Make tons of classes.. What about brownies!!!
  7. Meanwhile Member

    I'm fine with Ratonga finding their way in ... eventually. Not at launch, and not at the expense of any of the races that were in vanilla EQ1. Same goes for Fae -- make them unlockable or whatever. Gnomes, halflings, and dwarves MUST COME FIRST.
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  8. Krippi New Member

    I would be very sad to not see them come in. You have to bring in unique looking races and it dont get more unique then a rat.
  9. Mezl Member

    In the video response Terry mentioned the possibility of unlocking races, if that happens I hope we will still have the same amount of lore/information about their culture, religion(s) etc with races added in after launch as with the starting races.

    I found it weird how in EQ2 not a lot is known about ratongas because they're so mysterious, but wouldn't a ratonga know these things?
  10. Elskidor Member

    I think they are nasty and the worse playable race in EQ2, but also very popular for unknown reasons. Let them in so some people don't throw a fit and refuse to play.
  11. Thinkevil Member

    I feel Ratonga bring to much of a cartoonist feel to the game, I hope this is not the case if they are allowed in. But, from what we have been told I do not think any race will be left out, I just hope some of the races like goblin, kappa, Gnolls, etc would become a choice. I mean who would not enjoy maybe being a race that is trying to take over, destroy, or overall just nuisance. But back to rats I would not enjoy playing one but to each his own, but I still say there are way better races that should come before them- if allowed.
  12. Elskidor Member

    True. I would much rather prefer to play as a goblin or orc or even kobold. Ratongas do not have a very interesting lore about them when compared to some others, but they are a staple now.
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  13. Wildfar New Member

    If you are going to do a little mammalian race, then why not include squirrels or even regular mice into the ratonga concept?
    You could have the chelari be very small and the actual ratonga be tall (relatively) and thin like they are in the old comics. The 'mice would be closer to the height of the EQ2 ratonga, and more round. Whether it was a rat or a squirrel or even a rabbit* could be swapped out with skin choices and sliders for height.

    I mean, if we are going to have little animals as playable characters then why not just go all out?

    *Yes, I know rabits are technically lagamorphs.
  14. Mezl Member

    I prefer the name Roekillik over Ratonga, and Chetari, even though it gives me eye strain trying to see how to spell it.

    I like their mangy looking fur too:

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  15. MMOFrogger New Member

    Okay, who wouldn't want this sort of character in the game?
    I think they're pretty awesome, should definitely be in.
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  16. Drunk3nShaman New Member

    So far I'm loving everything i see about EQN, however not having the Ratonga might be the reason i Choose ESO over EQN.

    So please lets avoid this and let us have Ratonga!
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  17. Dexella Content & Social Media Manager

    So...should the Ratonga be in EverQuest Next?!

    This was a very fun topic. The wide range of comments and suggestions about how the Ratonga may fit into EverQuest Next was inspiring, and we appreciate you taking time to provide feedback. For more about why we ask poll questions like this one, and to hear the Developer response to the question, watch this video:


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