I started on officials as an elf. Not having a clue how the game works, I just thought oh it looks cute, good in archery and magic, will be fun. And it cannot possibly suck in melee combat THAT much. Reality was a bit harsh, but I kept my elf, here I really wanted just stick with a human char but I kinda miss the elf. I mean it's not really a bad race, you can enjoy it as long as you like to long range, I like mabi archery and alchemy a lot, it's not just about point and click like other games. So I'm enjoying my elf, when I want to go melee I switch to a human tho. I know it's possible to melee with elf but using bars as a weapon looks weird
I also used to alt a giant alchemist and it was kinda fun
to sum it up, play what you like. I like archery and long range so I'm really having fun as an elf and I don't feel weak in relevance to my current level. It's a personal preference.
Female giants are sexiest <3