Idea: Allow Racial Transmutation Skins

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Posted by: infinityandbeyond.9652

infinityandbeyond.9652

Simple. Allow racial transmutation skins. This would allow personal story and rewards to remain untouched.

Problem solved.

It’s all about the skin really.

Anet, you can do this with minimal fuss and make a truckload of money in the process.

Many many players have expressed their desire to do this.

Infi Erratum.
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Posted by: Fyrebrand.4859

Fyrebrand.4859

So, things like racial skills would have to go by the “real” race and ignore your “racial skin.”

Cultural armor would have to go by the fake “racial skin,” if you’ve earned it on a character who actually belongs to that race, as it is only designed for one type of model.

Weapon sizes and armor types/proportions would have to ignore your “actual” race and instead now change depending on your chosen “racial skin” so they still fit your character.

Can you even do your personal story, if you have an asura who has “turned into” a charr? Will you now have a charr’s voice in cutscenes?

If I’m on the chapter of the human story where I’m rescuing my sister, is she supposed to recognize me if I look like a sylvari or norn?

This whole system would be a clumsy mess.

Many many players have expressed their desire to do this.

Many players have also said they don’t want it. And no matter what version of “race change” you’re talking about, it represents a lot of needless work for ArenaNet that upsets multiple aspects of the game’s systems and story. You can find players who will say they want almost anything you can come up with, that does not mean it is remotely reasonable or good for the game.

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Posted by: zenleto.6179

zenleto.6179

Aha! I was trying to figure out what he was talking about. Race change.

Again.

Fire up the Hyperbowl ma, we’re going to town!

Would you like some hard cheeze with your sad whine?

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Posted by: Dante.1763

Dante.1763

Aha! I was trying to figure out what he was talking about. Race change.

Again.

and so it will be till it gets implemented…same with class changing.

The pvp community reminds me of what Obi-kittenenobi describes Mos Eisley as from star wars.

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Posted by: Scientia.8924

Scientia.8924

Don’t care much for this personally, but if it is implemented it would only be allowable with lvl 80 characters that have completed their Personal Story since there’s no way of determining what branch you’re supposed to be following.

But by then, what the heck is the point of switching races?

What if HoT turns out to be the Mordrem Invasion event, x100?

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Posted by: zenleto.6179

zenleto.6179

Aha! I was trying to figure out what he was talking about. Race change.

Again.

and so it will be till it gets implemented…same with class changing.

It will be what? Did you leave some words out?

Fire up the Hyperbowl ma, we’re going to town!

Would you like some hard cheeze with your sad whine?

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Posted by: Shifu.4321

Shifu.4321

I’d like to flay a human and wear their skin…

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Posted by: Dante.1763

Dante.1763

Aha! I was trying to figure out what he was talking about. Race change.

Again.

and so it will be till it gets implemented…same with class changing.

It will be what? Did you leave some words out?

no not at all. but since you asked, IT is the topic of the post, race change. it will be talked about until it is implemented, same with class changing.

The pvp community reminds me of what Obi-kittenenobi describes Mos Eisley as from star wars.

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Posted by: ShinjoNaomi.1896

ShinjoNaomi.1896

No.

They give you slots for extra characters, even without buying any from the gem store.
Use ’em. :P

“If half as many people were half as brave in real life as they were online…
… The human race would never have to worry about be oppressed again.”
I think trolls should have their computers smashed. ’Its all part of the game. U mad bro?’

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Posted by: Jim Hunter.6821

Jim Hunter.6821

Don’t care much for this personally, but if it is implemented it would only be allowable with lvl 80 characters that have completed their Personal Story since there’s no way of determining what branch you’re supposed to be following.

But by then, what the heck is the point of switching races?

Asuras have a decided advantage over norns or charrs in PvP/WvW

Also known as Puck when my account isn’t suspended
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