Guild Wars 2

best order for new races

1. centaur**
2. krait
3. skritt
4. quaggan
5. largos
6. tengu***

.***if the females were hot, with feathers around open skin, they would be place#2
**needs female norn-like quality.if not, it goes to #4

Q&A~

how does race x jump?
a: give them a jump animation

how does race x swim?
a: give them a swim animation

how does race x stand on a ledge?
a: they are given a point in space like the other races.

how does race x do z?
a: they are given the ability to do z like all other races.

alternate list
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/best-new-race-release-order-y-n/2787206

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the kodan are kinda dull. sry u guys

Amoebas are more likely to be added as a playable race than quaggan and skritt.

Nope.

Mursaat and Margonites should be the first

1. Dredge
2. Krait
3. Centaur
4. Jotun

1. Largos
The only other race I’d be interested in playing.

1. Dwarves!!!!!!!!!

ok, forgot about krait….largos look pretty kitten good need those :d

1. quaggan
2. skritt
3. largos
4. centaur
5. krait
6. tengu

Really I want Skritt. I’m holding off making a thief in hopes of them putting them in one day.

Karkas should be first.

Racials can be:

Harden: Refills the player’s health bar, and grants them protection.

Vile Release: The Karka regurgitates digestive acids in target location, causing enemies to take damage and become poisoned aswell as vulnerable for a short duration.

Shell Roll: Rolls forward, dealing damage to all enemies caught in the path. Enemies take high damage and are left vulnerable.

Elites:

Karka’s call: A young Karka bursts from the ground, assisting you for 30 seconds.

Reinforce: The Karka increases it’s Armor, reducing damage by 75% For 20 seconds or until the shell is broken. This does not interact with condition damage (I.e Conditions are not hindered, but do not remove the shell either.)

Egglay: Lays eggs on target area. Shortly after, Hatchlings swarm nearby enemies and explode, applying random conditions. When activated, the Karka can reuse this skill twice within a ten second window before the skill goes on full Cooldown.

Hive defence: Summon two adult Karka to fight for you. These Karka will not disappear under a time limit, but after you leave combat, they will die and go into Cooldown.

I would roll a Centaur in minute, could care less if I have to sacrifice seeing the lower half in armor. Then all we need is Asura race change technology gtg!

Skritt ftw! Nothing would make me happier than wandering around and having my char randomly shout, “Shinies!” Or, in the midst of a world boss battle, have my char shouting, “Killlll it!”

The races I would personally like most:

1. Largos
2. Skritt
3. Kodan
4. Dwarf
5. Tengu
6. Quaggan

Krait. That’s it. Underwater starting zone and Anet has a winner on its hands.

an alien race never seen before in Tyria

The Commando!

/15

Secondary races will never be playable. This includes everything listed prior to my post but Largos. If Anet retcons their lore for Tengu to become a primary race (complete with culture and tech to be listed as such) then this is a possibility. That would fit, as the 250 year gap gives them this ability. Personally I think the Tengu clamor needs to stop. Its clearly Largos.

pswendel.8179:

Secondary races will never be playable. This includes everything listed prior to my post but Largos. If Anet retcons their lore for Tengu to become a primary race (complete with culture and tech to be listed as such) then this is a possibility. That would fit, as the 250 year gap gives them this ability. Personally I think the Tengu clamor needs to stop. Its clearly Largos.

What criteria are you using, by which Tengu are classified as a “secondary” race?

They lack the numbers of the current dominant five (having been forced from their homeland, its unlikely that the single city contains enough to be comparable numerically) but they have a well-developed culture, and a far stronger position in Tyria than the Quaggans, Skritt, Ogres and other minor races.

I’d agree wholeheartedly that I’d like to see the Largos too, of course.

Neilos Tyrhanos.5427:

pswendel.8179:

Secondary races will never be playable. This includes everything listed prior to my post but Largos. If Anet retcons their lore for Tengu to become a primary race (complete with culture and tech to be listed as such) then this is a possibility. That would fit, as the 250 year gap gives them this ability. Personally I think the Tengu clamor needs to stop. Its clearly Largos.

What criteria are you using, by which Tengu are classified as a “secondary” race?

They lack the numbers of the current dominant five (having been forced from their homeland, its unlikely that the single city contains enough to be comparable numerically) but they have a well-developed culture, and a far stronger position in Tyria than the Quaggans, Skritt, Ogres and other minor races.

I’d agree wholeheartedly that I’d like to see the Largos too, of course.

Good question. I just went to the wiki and it looks like that 250 year gap was enough to retcon the race.
Lorewise as they have a city and factions to choose from un gw2. They also have armored models already in place. That gives me insight into the programming behind their playability.

admittedly I was using gw1 wiki knowledge to expel them from major race status.
Edit: my point being stop talking about secondary/ minor races as candidates

36% play humans and you want the devs to waste time with more races???

Anyhow, Watchknights would be nice (though I know the concept of armor will not work with them).

1. Ooze

There is no #2. That is the only new playable race I’d be interested in.

Tengu must be first. They deserve the addition more than any other race because of their long history with the series, distinctive culture, varied appearance potential, and large aesthetic difference as opposed to any other race. They even have an established racial city.

Largos also have clear potential, but they are an unpolished race. It would be interesting to see them fleshed out and developed over time as Anet improves underwater combat and brings us to the fight against “Bubbles,” the underwater dragon. While this would shift them late into the race addition order, they’d still be sure to win playable status.

With Elona, centaurs and djinn would become potential candidates for playability.

Cantha unfortunately seems to be rather lacking in sentient, cultured races that would qualify for playable status – what with all of the xenophobia and ethnic cleansing.

If we do the underwater dragon then they better release the quaggan with that, I can’t think of a better time to put them in.

Obviously if they go with the others then the Tengu would be acceptable, however I don’t get the appeal of playing as Big Bird from Sesame Street.

Why not Zoidberg?

Nova.8021:

If we do the underwater dragon then they better release the quaggan with that, I can’t think of a better time to put them in.

Obviously if they go with the others then the Tengu would be acceptable, however I don’t get the appeal of playing as Big Bird from Sesame Street.

Why would anyone want to play as a human? I don’t get the appeal of playing as Justin Bieber.

No need to speculate. I have it from a reliable source that the new race will only be a tweaking of an already extant race, playable Asuran Progeny.

forget new races, how about new professions?

Tengu are next if any. I would wager all my gold on that. Why? Cause they were origionally going to be playable. They are already set up to be playable. All the other races, well, doing the racial sympathy quests showed how inferior their models are. Tengu look fine though. Id -prefer- Skritt, but like I said, Tengu already have their work done.

wolfie.7296:

ok, forgot about krait….largos look pretty kitten good need those :d

1. quaggan
2. skritt
3. largos
4. centaur
5. krait
6. tengu

1 Unlikely – jumping puzzles
2 Most likely
3 Probably not
4,5 ditto to quaggan
6 Possible.

Most will have armor design issues. If there is another race then the skritt are where my money is.

Colin pretty much confirmed they intend new races, though naturally gave no time table (see the PAX interview with him). They are still debating -how- to deliver such new content, but it sounds not only definite there will be a new race, but “it will be one of the core ones discussed in the forum threads.”

Irken

Please, no more furries.....

Serious.6940:

wolfie.7296:

ok, forgot about krait….largos look pretty kitten good need those :d

1. quaggan
2. skritt
3. largos
4. centaur
5. krait
6. tengu

1 Unlikely – jumping puzzles
2 Most likely
3 Probably not
4,5 ditto to quaggan
6 Possible.

Most will have armor design issues. If there is another race then the skritt are where my money is.

Skritt most likely? What are you smoking, I want some.

1. Tengu
2. Enough races

having all classes levled and all races represented, Hands down:
Hylek Commando

They do their best, they do what they can
They get them ready for Viet Nam
From old Hanoi to East Berlin
Commando – involved again

/me flicks tongue

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Largos Plz
Also expand underwater combat and make it actually fun so that races like largos or quaggan can actually move around and do stuff like those land lovers

Ogres , Risen , and maybe a ghost , those races are the ones I want to play .

Here is the interview at PAX http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jy7CcwnfUdU

I think Tengu should come first. They do have their own city after all.

As much as I like the Largos, I think if they were a playable race it would diminish their mystique and overall coolness. It’s a treat when they show up, it’d be strange to see them swarming all over the place…

As for new professions, the eight they currently have are very rounded out; I don’t even know how they’d make a new class seem fresh…

Skritt have their own city too. Quaggans have several villages, some of them pretty large. Centaurs have… a good deal of Kryta.

Largos don’t do cities, or society as such, or interesting in my opinion. Totally dull species that are basically humans with wings and masks (which also makes zero kitten sense for a waterborne species).

Only one species can do everything, though armour would be a sliiiight issue – Ooze. It makes sense

In all seriousness:

Centaur won’t work. How do they swim?
Skritt won’t work. They are dumb as bricks in isolation.
Quaggan won’t work. Maneuverability issues on land.
Tengu won’t work. Too many clothing asset issues. Plus breathing masks, how would that work?

Largos would, but it would be lore breaking since they are supposed to be very solitary creatures who are basically just humans with wings. They’d be easy to do I guess.

Kodan are the only possible option.

As for professions, there is plenty more scope out there. I have at least 3 very detailed suggestions already.

Still have $100 in my back pocket to hand over 2.31 seconds after Centaurs become a playable race.

Not joking.

N.

Going for realistic guessing;

1. Tengu
2. Kodan
3. Largos/skritt

imo the mechanics don’t matter. you can make centaur swim by simply allowing them to. horses swim all the time. you can make krait jump…they would snake over to the other platform in an arch shape.

there seems to be a lot of support for quaggans, skritt and centaur with a little for largos and tengu among others ..the devs can add them all quite easily. all they have to do is stahp making a big deal about it

sazberryftw.3809:

1. Largos
The only other race I’d be interested in playing.

Agreed. However I would like to have an option to hide the wingfins though.

Nightarch.2943:

sazberryftw.3809:

1. Largos
The only other race I’d be interested in playing.

Agreed. However I would like to have an option to hide the wingfins though.

Then they are just another humanoid. why bother calling them largos?

Ronah.2869:

Nightarch.2943:

sazberryftw.3809:

1. Largos
The only other race I’d be interested in playing.

Agreed. However I would like to have an option to hide the wingfins though.

Then they are just another humanoid. why bother calling them largos?

Doesn’t affect you, I like to think of it as a potential story piece. So, why would you care exactly in detail?

Nightarch.2943:

Ronah.2869:

Nightarch.2943:

sazberryftw.3809:

1. Largos
The only other race I’d be interested in playing.

Agreed. However I would like to have an option to hide the wingfins though.

Then they are just another humanoid. why bother calling them largos?

Doesn’t affect you, I like to think of it as a potential story piece. So, why would you care exactly in detail?

Wingfins are their race specific characteristic.Its like having an option for charrs ro hide their tail.