Guild Wars 2

I really don’t believe a new Race or Profession is coming any time soon.

I believe if a new race or class is on the way we will receive more than enough advance warning/pre-hype that we don’t really need to sit here wondering, daydreaming, or deluding ourselves that one’s just around the corner.

If the living story ending had pointed towards the domain of winds then IMHO a new race would be much more likely. Instead it pointed to Brisban and further in towards Maguma. So unless this new race is something we’ve not seen or heard of before I would say it’s unlikely at this point

in any case a new race would born in a megaserver era (aka unplayabe with your server, friends or guilds) so… what is the point?

Thereon.3495:

Ok so one thing thats been mentioned with regards to a new race is the personal story. Certain races would not fit into the current personal story and so can be discounted right? Well think about it this way- why would a new race need the current personal story? Why not give it its own unique story? Would drive sales (either gems or expansion) and create a huge buzz. Those that were not that interested would buy just for the new achievements and lore….

Just seems logical.

I’d agree with you that the personal story shouldn’t be a barrier to a new race.

Ideally Anet should be changing the personal story in the future to take on other dragons and allow us to cleanse Orr and start rebuilding. It would be at this point where it makes most sense to introduce a new playable race as that new playable race would in the lore be joining the pact after Zhaitan’s defeat unless they do one giant retconn that’ll just make my eyes roll.

They could even do it by half measures in that for the current races keeping their missions that aren’t zhaitan specific and flesh out a personal story post-zhaitan. It’s alot of work though but hopefully an improvement on the current. May even not have Trahearne heading the pact seeing as he’s just a scholar that’s studied Orr. What use would he be against Kralkatorrik?

I would like to play a Largos:
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Largos

Would be awesome to have wings and be deadly.

I am not bothered about a new race…racial abilities are dreadful and no one uses them except for a bit of fun, so a new race does not add much to GW2.

However, a new profession would be awesome, that adds loads, a complete new set of utility skills, elite skills, traits, weapon skills. So hopefully that’s what they will concentrate on.

But the new race will be much easier to do than a new profession, so new race would after be favourite.

A new profession or race is fine by me. This game is 2 years old and we havent seen ether. To make matters worse the combat is still kitten y. The massive problems this game had in the very beginning are still here. I.E combat, racial abilities, professions unbalanced, never updating us if they have something in the works (to get the players opinions). Hell if they wont put out content/fixed problems on the level they put out crap for you to buy then this game would be fixed already.