Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-25528618-20141016215758/@comment-9212235-20141017193143

Because people love the Nords thanks to Skyrim and the Altmer are enemies of man. Not all altmer, mind you, but specifically the ruling body, the Thalmor. The Thalmor are also trying to destroy Mundus so there's that. Altmer in general are stereotypically full of themselves. For some reason people don't like that. Personally I love the altmer. I love their arrogance and self righteousness. They're easily my favorite race.