So, I recently heard A-net has had an issue with the idea of creating new playable races, but there are two particular races (though we could include Kodan and other potentials like Mursaat/Stone Dwarves) that people have really screamed for since GW2 launched.
The Tengu, and the Largos.
Now, how would one go about creating these two as playable races you ask, and how would they fit into the Zhaitan storyline?
Short answer:
They wouldn’t.
Long Answer:
A new isolationist storyline that revolves around Steve (BubbleS) that features both Largos and Tengu fighting the Deep Sea Dragons minions just as we fought off Zhaitan.
How does this work?
Its easier for the developers to go for a new direction than try to relive the old, rather than fit these races into the Zhaitan story, where they had cameo’s but nothing more. It would be better to focus on a story that “does” include them lore wise and relevance wise?
How would Tengu’s storyline work?
The Tengu storyline would focus on the isolation of their culture, a potential invasion from Canthan Naval fleets now that the Risen have been suppressed which causes them to recognize the need for allies. Combine this with the sudden arrival of the deep sea dragon, causing Tengu coastal towns to be utterly annihilated.
Their starting zone would be level 1 to 40 to allow for a much smoother leveling experience, they would not receive the 3 choice personal story that we do but instead have their own private plot every 10 levels that revolves around becoming apart of the joint effort to fight Steve.
What about Tengu models, you realize you cant just make Tengu and Largos that easily, right?
Obviously not, at a first glance, but Tengu are very alike to Charr. All you would really need to do is what was done with Charr and Asura to Tengu uniforming male and female models to make the design of their gear significantly less hectic for the developers to make.
This allows Largos, being a male and female gender different race to be more heavily focused on when it comes to armor sets, and since most of the female ones are already available that just means adding cultural armor and a few extra sets in end game areas.
How would the Largos fit in?
Fan canon here but, lets put a few ideas together one idea I had was the Largos have some kind of giant fleet that they tried to single-handedly wipe out Steve with, the fleet got utterly trashed underwater just like the Pact did with Mordremoth and they recognize they cannot solo the Dragon.
Their capital would be some kind of giant submarine hub ship located underwater with bio-domes allowing land based movement inside.
Yet again, their starting zone, like the Tengu, would be level 1-40.
Isnt it a bit too early to think about this with HoT coming?
It is “never” to early to speculate and concept ideas that may or may not have some kind of impact, maybe just inspire the devs as much as we the players are eager to see things happen, we must be able to be realistic, but also idealistic to help aspire the game we want to see as much as we love seeing built!
Its food for thought on a later table, but hopefully it will get notice.
Thoughts?
