Guild Wars 2

Imagine it.

You play your Human Warrior up to level 80. You get 100% map completion and complete the personal story. You have all the coolest equipment and now, you want to start a new character. Maybe a new version of the same character- same appearance, different race, different faction.

But…You just did that. You just played that whole game. Sure, you can change your origin, but the rest of the game is still going to be much the same. You could start over as a different race, though.

Wouldn’t it be nice to start a new character, with a new story, starting from a new location…but with a race other than what’s expected? Imagine starting a Charr. You transfer your Race Potion to the bank on your Level 80 Warrior, and take it out as your Level 2 Charr. Your Charr downs the potion, and…Character Creation! Rebuild him as any Race you want.

He’ll keep his voice and dialogue. He’ll keep his storyline. But his appearance will be that of another race, allowing you to play your preferred Race, Character, Appearance…but with another start, in another place, from another perspective, with another story.

Wouldn’t that be fantastic?

For more selfish purposes, the same thing could be used to avoid playing races you don’t like. Personally, I only like Sylvari and Human races, for aesthetic purposes. Norns are too muscular for me, I can’t make a Charr that I find appealing, and I don’t care for Asura much at all. I already have a Human character. I already have a Sylvari character. If I want to make another, I have to go through their stories again…but if I had a Race Potion, I could start as an Asura, and then change that Asura to a human. He’d go around, completing Asura storyline, with Asura Male voice and dialogue, but Human appearance.

It’s a long shot, but I would love to see this as a great reward for completing the game as a character. A chance to replay them, from another side, and with a silly voice.