So there’s been a bit of talk about how racial skills are underpowered, and this is because we don’t want there to be a “master race” for certain professions. But this problem could be eliminated and build variety could be enhanced if all races had access to all racials.
My idea:
Add a “knowledge” meter for other races. The meter goes from 0-5 for each race, and can be increased by completing skill challenges in foreign zones. For your current race, it starts at 5 (i.e. all racials immediately available for your own race, just like it is now).
Unlocks:
- L1: Can purchase 1SP racials.
- L2: Can purchase 3SP racials.
- L3: Can purchase 6SP racials.
- L4: Can purchase 10SP elite racials.
- L5: Can purchase 30SP elite racials.
Completing all of the skill challenges in a zone would boost the knowledge level of two races by one rank and unlock new foreign racials, depending on the general inhabitants of the region.
- Maguuma: Asura and Sylvari (home to both races)
- Ascalon: Charr and Norn (now home to the Charr, but they are close to the Shiverpeaks and assist Norn refugees and trade)
- Kryta: Human and Charr (home to the humans, but also much talk about hatred of the Charr and peace treaties)
- Shiverpeaks: Norn and Asura (home to the Norn and the Priory, which often uses Asuran technology)
- Orr: Human and Sylvari (knowledge of human gods and the Wyld Hunt)
I kind of balanced the above so that each race is counted twice, though the Kryta relationship to Charr is kind of loose.
There are enough zones in the game to more than max out the reputations, so this would encourage exploration without forcing people to complete everything in every map (just skill challenges in some of the maps). It would be nice to have more build possibilities in PvE by allowing people to unlock all racial skills!