Guild Wars 2

I have come across many who wish Tengu becomes a playable race. Honestly, since I lack that whole avian spirit… I wouldn’t much care to see that. However… I would totally play Djinn if that was made a playable race, and even more so than that, since I’m a girl in all… I’d play a faerie too! Would GWs ever introduce Faeries into the game… or… Djinn… or, oooohhh! Brownies! I’d totally play a brownie!

Whatcha think?

not quaggans that’s for sure

Largos. Not much is really known about them, so my vote goes to them.

May your steps be relentless.

Mursaat
My favorite race in GW

Largos are quite faerie imo

grawl
ugg make smash

Hylek
Praise the sun.

Elins!

Oh sorry, wrong game :P

But yes, some more elegant creatures – faeries, proper antropomorphic cats – would be a nice way to attract people who prefer cuteness over brutality. And yes again, I agree it’s GW and not a Korean grinder and they would be out of place in this game. /sob

All kinds of games have Cat People or Dog People. Let’s branch out a bit.

Fox People. That’s right, make Kitsunes a playable race! They’ll fit in nice and good in Cantha!

Vexander.9850:

All kinds of games have Cat People or Dog People. Let’s branch out a bit.

Fox People. That’s right, make Kitsunes a playable race! They’ll fit in nice and good in Cantha!

Yes, please! I will be the first one to make a red-haired one named Holo. Who cares she’s a wolf anyway!

Vexander.9850:

Fox People.

But what would you say?

Neural.1824:

Vexander.9850:

Fox People.

But what would you say?

Yip.

dwarf
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bYTG-66vy_E/UcByB1S5zDI/AAAAAAAAW5Q/N6GxUSLoTHA/s400/Dwarf_Force.jpg

Jski.6180:

Hylek
Praise the sun.

Hylek all day every day.

Also dredge.

Ogre

Anything that isn’t human.

But I’d definitely prefer a race that would have a ton of customization. It’s one of the reasons why I want Tengu so badly. There are so many different types of birds we could get to play.

Sylvari that can access all kinds of racial armor. Because… all of them are leaves, basicly.

Largos / Skritt

http://youtu.be/WYs2DTos6M4

Honestly…….I think Sylvari would still keep calling me back.

When you look at customization options, the current armor choices and how Anet handles armor for other races : I won’t play any new races, except maybe for an achievement. I already have trouble accepting a fully clothed Charr, but I find a fully clothed tengu with a skirt even more ridiculous.

I’d gladly play just about any non-human race. Skritt and Quaggan are really the only two non-human races I definitely wouldn’t play (not that there’s much chance of either of those happening anyway).

My top 2 most wanted are Tengu and Largos.

I always go for the non-human races in my fantasy games. I get enough humans in real life.

Lishtenbird.2814:

proper antropomorphic cats

Personally I wouldn’t class those as proper anthropomorphs. They’re more like humans with cat ears and tails, than cats with human qualities. The Charr seem more proper to me personally. (I want to emphasise “personally” so I don’t come off as being rude, or attacking.)

I dislike how in many games, and movies the non-human races often look just like humans with subtle changes, for example races in Star Trek.
The sylvari are an exception since in the lore, somewhere, I think it says they were modeled after humans since a human planted the seed.

I’d like to see more playable races that are like the charr and asura; in that they have very different physical forms whilst still having anthropomorphic qualities such as being bipedal and dexterous, because if they weren’t they would be unplayable. I’d also prefer we keep to already existing races for now, such as Tengu and Skritt.

Elder Dragon. Racial skills:
Tier 1: Add Ketchup
Tier 2: Corrupt Into Pet
Tier 3: Devour Whole

Okay, jokes aside… Skritt, Tengu, or a remnant of the non-Elder dragons. Maybe humanoid for that last one, maybe not.

DietPepsi.4371:

I dislike how in many games, and movies the non-human races often look just like humans with subtle changes, for example races in Star Trek.

A little off topic, but there’s an in-universe explanation for that. There was a parent race which was alone in the Galaxy (no other species looked like them) so they seeded the primordial seas of countless worlds across the Galaxy, which is why so many races in the Galaxy bear a resemblance to humans.

Back on topic, I think it’d be easier for the developers to add races that have a similar build to humans. Certainly in terms of gear, its much simpler. They just have to stretch the textures on Norn, but Humans and Sylvari have pretty much the same stuff. Charr and Asura need something more custom in terms of gear design.

Also, to be honest, I’d probably play a Charr if we had the Upright option that we saw from Charr in the first game. I’ve never been a fan of the, ‘Hunchback of Notre Dame,’ type races in MMOs. It’s what kept me from playing Horde races in World of Warcraft until Blood Elves were added.

How about an underwater race with reversed water/land weapons? (I.e. lots of underwater weapons, but only two land weapons.)

People seem to like Largos, but they seem too one-dimensional to me. A Largos joining the Priory? Don’t see it.

Tengu seem a likely candidate, but I’m not too sure about how they’d use existing armor sets.

I’m surprised nobody suggests a variant human (Canthan, etc.), possibly with a new profession. The advantage would be obvious – all existing human armor already works.

Naevius.3185:

How about an underwater race with reversed water/land weapons? (I.e. lots of underwater weapons, but only two land weapons.)

People seem to like Largos, but they seem too one-dimensional to me. A Largos joining the Priory? Don’t see it.

Tengu seem a likely candidate, but I’m not too sure about how they’d use existing armor sets.

I’m surprised nobody suggests a variant human (Canthan, etc.), possibly with a new profession. The advantage would be obvious – all existing human armor already works.

I’d rather they’d just add additional Canthan and Elonan facial and hair options to the humans than to make a second playable human option in the race selection screen. Heck, even without Cantha and Elona being open I’d like to see that.

I suspect Tengu would probably have similar armor design to Charr… they seem to have a similar skeleton, so adding armor for them probably wouldn’t be -too- difficult. Mostly just a change to helmets, I would suspect.

Largos would be an interesting race, but before they’re added, I’d want to see a revamp to underwater combat, a way to make it… better. Underwater controls in just about any game that isn’t Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask tend to be an obstacle, and its the same way in GW2. There are only a handful of classes who can do well in underwater combat in my opinion, Thief being the best of them.

Additional underwater weapons would be very useful, so at least every class has -1- weapon (or attunement for Elementalists) that gives them a strong ability to survive and thrive in underwater combat. Maybe add some new equipment like Diving Tanks and Flippers to help with movement in the water. It needs to be faster.

The only ones that appeal to me are the Largos. Since Largos are (I think) primarily aquatic, it’d be cool to see their main city (the Tethyos Houses?) as an underwater major city. Water combat though would have to be revamped and rebalanced a bit if an entire species is supposed to be aquatic.

I don’t like Tengu because the xenophobic nonsense has been overdone in this lore, with the Stone Summit, the Canthans and the Dredge. Plus I don’t like bird people; I can barely tolerate Charr as it is :p

I wish the Dwarves could be brought back from extinction/petrification…they had some cool lore and could make for valuable allies against the other Dragons. Plus I’d totally fight with them to reclaim the Southern Shiverpeaks and Sorrow’s Furnace from the Inquest and Dredge.

I’m surprised no one mentioned the kodan…

Definitely Largos, I’m secluded and enjoy a fascinating hunt. Though I wouldn’t have fins/wings though.

I would play either a dwarf or a Kodan. Although, I would greatly prefer the Kodan.

I would play a Largos.

Death to all non-humans!

Tengu would be a perfect race with a great potential. Faces could resemble different kind of birds and you could choose a feather pattern similar to charr.
I don’t really understand the obsession with Kodan. They are just armored bears and plenty of other games pulled that off already.

Horses, just because I wish there were horses so not eveyone had to walk.

This game needs some advanced non-pedestrial transportation without paying for those Asura WPs.

Kodan, I wanna be a polar bear!

Kodan would be my first choice.

Tengu my second one, and most realistic one since they already have space for their home city close to low level zones (Kodan would need a new city and low level areas to play in)

Lastly largos… but not because I like the race (I like it as NPCs, but not as playable), but because I’d like to see one wearing this colored in hot pink..

http://argos-soft.net/GW2/ArmorGallery/index.php?color=10&sex=0&race=2&w=1&skinID=featheri&lang=en

Largos, Tengu and Kodan. Kodan naming conventions are the BEST.

carabidus.6214:

I’m surprised no one mentioned the kodan…

I didn’t get to the thread fast enough

Largos & Kodan absolutely _!
Also Quaggan

I don’t like the Tengu very much…

Human. Nothing else.

Dwarves definitely, although I appreciate that will probably never happen
Hylek – I like their animations

Not a fan of Tengu myself. Would rather play an ooze!

i would have loved to play a margonite. that, however, will never happen.

DietPepsi.4371:

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The sylvari are an exception since in the lore, somewhere, I think it says they were modeled after humans since a human planted the seed.(…)

Are you sure about that? First time I’ve heard this, and you have Sylvari from another Tree which likely wasn’t planted by a human and he looks just the same.

Naevius.3185:

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I’m surprised nobody suggests a variant human (Canthan, etc.), possibly with a new profession. The advantage would be obvious – all existing human armor already works.

That would be even worst than the races on SWTOR where they basically just throw in a face paint.
Besides, lore wise, there’s nothing stopping you from playing a character that run away from Cantha, when ascended trinkets were introduced some came with flavour text that hint they were smuggled out of Cantha.

My standard offer. $100, no questions asked, for playable centaurs.

Their racial skills just about write themselves from the unique animations already in game. The hit box can focus on the front end. All upper-body animations are already in place. Hide leg armor. Foot armor can be adapted from existing open-toed/open hooved versions used by the Charr. Bonus points for a new starter zone immediately east of Divinities Reach but not strictly required.

Tengu.

I would actually very likely give up playing my human main to play a Tengu.

Mind you I do like Skritt.

Tengu or Grawl.

GW universe races would also include the Djinn, Wardens of Echovald. I’d even go for Naga. Naga vs Krait FIGHT!

Yeti could be cool. Oni would be sweet. Any of the demons would also be sweet.

Largos.

Not Quaggan nor Tengu.

Tengu. Kodan if there was scope for personalisation.

I’d like to play a quaggan, especially if they went into rage form when they withdrew their weapons. But that seems optimistic