Guild Wars 2

When I first joined the game I picked a Norn Mesmer because I thought it went well in my head and I enjoyed playing it but now fast forward to level 80 I really dislike it…
At the games launch I had no idea what the high tier gear would look and it really doesn’t fit on a female Norn.

I’d buy a race change in a instant if it became available I don’t wish to make a new character as I’ve invested so much in this character..

Does anyone feel the same way?

They already said it’s not going to be possible because of the Personal Story stuff.

But I think they should just allow it, but when you race change, it’ll wipe your entire personal story progress and any associated items, and you’d have to start over. Also, make it so you don’t get rewards as well since you already got them once.

The personal story doesn’t have any value and was written terribly.Wouldn’t make much difference anyway.

Give NCSoft a call, tell them you are willing to pay many mullahs for a race change and it will be in tomorrow’s “surprise” update.

milton.1796:

When I first joined the game I picked a Norn Mesmer because I thought it went well in my head and I enjoyed playing it but now fast forward to level 80 I really dislike it…
At the games launch I had no idea what the high tier gear would look and it really doesn’t fit on a female Norn.

I’d buy a race change in a instant if it became available I don’t wish to make a new character as I’ve invested so much in this character..

Does anyone feel the same way?

This has already been asked again and again and again.

The developers have already commented on this question in a Q&A once: No.

Why? Because the amount of work that would be required to go into making such a change wouldn’t be worth the change itself. Their engine might not even have the ability to allow it. You’re talking about changing over an entire personal story, which is tied into the race, changing about conversations that were already had, and many other things. This even includes change to Racial Gear. Again, a big hassle for what boils down to very little of the population itself wanting this feature.

P.S. How could you not know what the "higher tiered armor would look like? Racial gear is in your races capital city, which is reachable at level 2 and right next to your spawn after the introduction area. Lion’s Arch holds the rest of the dungeon sets, and that’s reachable through the portal in your capital city (again, at level 2). It would seem that it’s less about an issue of “didn’t know” and more of an issue of “put no effort into it at all”.

There us a million threats about this, people want it and they said no, that’s the answer you’ll get from any player in here.

4000 gems.

Kill topic from being reposted.

Profit.

If it can be done i see no harm in it being put in.

The people who care enough about their characters story won’t do it, so it doesn’t matter.

Personally i don’t care about story, most of my characters are still at the level 2 story.

Wasn’t really armour that makes me want to change as much as animations for certain skills, sure i didn’t go through all races and unlock all skills to see the animations before i choose a race but who does that?

Waldir.2571:

There us a million threats about this, people want it and they said no, that’s the answer you’ll get from any player in here.

I won’t believe their ‘no’ as an answer unless… I dunno, it’s written in some kind of a manifesto or something. Then you’d know for sure they’ll keep their honest word.

The manifesto is just an statement of intent it can be changed and nobody cares

xephire.8324:

The manifesto is just an statement of intent it can be changed and nobody cares

Well, we know for a fact they don’t!

“We don’t make grindy games”

Pariah.8506:

Waldir.2571:

There us a million threats about this, people want it and they said no, that’s the answer you’ll get from any player in here.

I won’t believe their ‘no’ as an answer unless… I dunno, it’s written in some kind of a manifesto or something. Then you’d know for sure they’ll keep their honest word.

I said that is what most forum members will tell you, I believe that if enough people cry for it, it will happen, that’s why I don’t mind seeing this posts over and over and over… And over…

If they can figure out a way for it to:

1. Be done.

2. A high enough cost to deter it from being a quick way to get the racial based achievements or the Order achievements, but low enough that those who really want a race change for non exploit reasons can do it.

3. Figure out a way to handle the personal story so that those who wish to experience the early racial story can without earning duplicate rewards for the story they had not done.

4. Figure out a way to handle any racial armor that had been bought. Either through a refund or automatic transmutation.

If they can do the above, I don’t have a problem with it.

They have said stuff in the past that they will never do and have done it.

People want it,they can make alot of money off it,so count on seeing it soon.

Siphaed.9235:

milton.1796:

When I first joined the game I picked a Norn Mesmer because I thought it went well in my head and I enjoyed playing it but now fast forward to level 80 I really dislike it…
At the games launch I had no idea what the high tier gear would look and it really doesn’t fit on a female Norn.

I’d buy a race change in a instant if it became available I don’t wish to make a new character as I’ve invested so much in this character..

Does anyone feel the same way?

This has already been asked again and again and again.

The developers have already commented on this question in a Q&A once: No.

Why? Because the amount of work that would be required to go into making such a change wouldn’t be worth the change itself. Their engine might not even have the ability to allow it. You’re talking about changing over an entire personal story, which is tied into the race, changing about conversations that were already had, and many other things. This even includes change to Racial Gear. Again, a big hassle for what boils down to very little of the population itself wanting this feature.

P.S. How could you not know what the "higher tiered armor would look like? Racial gear is in your races capital city, which is reachable at level 2 and right next to your spawn after the introduction area. Lion’s Arch holds the rest of the dungeon sets, and that’s reachable through the portal in your capital city (again, at level 2). It would seem that it’s less about an issue of “didn’t know” and more of an issue of “put no effort into it at all”.

Ok one, the only personal story that would make a difference is pre 30 stuff, anything after that race has no friggin meaning.

Two, personal story is garbage anyway, why the hell would you deny people the ability to enjoy their character because of stupid personal story garbage?

Three, just completely resetting personal story would not be a big deal, it’s the same as recreating a new character, who cares if someone gets the useless little rewards all over again by working through another story?

I had to abandon my necro I spent a ton of time on because I realized just how garbage armor and weapons are on an Asura, huge waste of time.

Blizzard once said WoW wouldn’t be able to do it but look at the game now, you can race/gender and even faction change now.

Park your character on an ori node or a chest for daily harvesting and make another character. It doesn’t take that long to level and in the end you’ll be happier. I would know, I redid my Sylvari Necro (with full exotics) and made a Norn necro. My Sylvari necro now harvests for me every day and I’m happy with the way my Norn necro looks.