Super Hayes.6890 Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Tachenon.5270 said: Don't look now but there's even MOAR Tangu Advertising in the Echovald Wilds preview thingee! Hee! Yes, they are definitely doing something with the Tengu. Playable? Guess we will see, but there are way too many Tengu popping up in these videos for them not to have some kind of major involvement in EoD. Or Anet is evil and wants to screw with the pro playable Tengu crowd 🤣 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deihnyx.6318 Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Super Hayes.6890 said: Yes, they are definitely doing something with the Tengu. Playable? Guess we will see, but there are way too many Tengu popping up in these videos for them not to have some kind of major involvement in EoD. Or Anet is evil and wants to screw with the pro playable Tengu crowd 🤣 I had the same reaction. A quick Ctrl + F on the youtube page shows there's again quite a few people hyping up for it. It might be for nothing but it does look like with each new trailer we see additional work done for the Tengu. Edited November 10, 2021 by Deihnyx.6318 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faridah.8431 Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 6 hours ago, Super Hayes.6890 said: Yes, they are definitely doing something with the Tengu. Playable? Guess we will see, but there are way too many Tengu popping up in these videos for them not to have some kind of major involvement in EoD. Or Anet is evil and wants to screw with the pro playable Tengu crowd 🤣 Tengu played a major role in Canthan lore so it totally makes sense that they'd be present and involved someway with the expansion. I wouldn't go so far as to say "playable race" yet though unless they are holding that back as some surprise feature. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashantara.8731 Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 8 hours ago, Tachenon.5270 said: Don't look now but there's even MOAR Tangu Advertising in the Echovald Wilds preview thingee! Hee! OMG, that video re-ignites a tiny spark of hope in me for - Tengu as a playable race - a new martial arts profession Hey, one can dream... 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faridah.8431 Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 4 minutes ago, Ashantara.8731 said: - a new martial arts profession I think that's called the Willbender. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashantara.8731 Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 1 minute ago, Faridah.8431 said: I think that's called the Willbender. 😂 Yes, because unarmed combat = Willbender ? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faridah.8431 Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Just now, Ashantara.8731 said: 😂 Yes, because unarmed combat = Willbender ? Oh trust me, I get it. But that seems to be what they were going with on that spec design (not so much the unarmed piece), but with the physical utility skills and movements. I guess I am just saying that's probably the closest we'll get. I agree, an unarmed martial arts spec would be pretty cool. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b k.1648 Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 They are doing quite a good job with the new tangu models, I'll give them that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson.4036 Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Tengu Daredevil would be amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deihnyx.6318 Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 (edited) 16 hours ago, Ashantara.8731 said: OMG, that video re-ignites a tiny spark of hope in me for - Tengu as a playable race - a new martial arts profession Hey, one can dream... I feel like they could easily shut down the speculation if they had absolutely no plan for it. But maybe they're just testing the waters? A combat tonic is still a viable option. I just have a feeling that it's far more likely for a "new race coming to gw2" to make it to mainstream gaming website headlines because it's easy to understand even for people who don't play the game (like mounts were). Fishing is another one but honestly... Skyrim added that with its anniversary edition and it's not exactly the selling point everyone talks about. Edited November 11, 2021 by Deihnyx.6318 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashantara.8731 Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 (edited) "Playable tengu are not a thing in End of Dragons." - Thank you for finally addressing this question! 🙂 <---heartbroken 😥 😉 P.S. Nonetheless excited to explore the Echovald Wilds. 😄 Edited November 12, 2021 by Ashantara.8731 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esorono.1039 Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 (edited) They might be building up for it in the future, there was something interesting that was datamined. Tengu now have an armor map, and wear charr armor with the same mapping. Edited November 13, 2021 by Esorono.1039 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inculpatus cedo.9234 Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 Found a year and a half ago, so I'm not sure what that tells us. They were considering an expansion back then? They need more time, and thus another expansion is being planned? Only time will tell, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esorono.1039 Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 1 minute ago, Inculpatus cedo.9234 said: Found a year and a half ago, so I'm not sure what that tells us. They were considering an expansion back then? They need more time, and thus another expansion is being planned? Only time will tell, I guess. In development time, a year and a half isn't all too long for larger features, they need time to flesh this stuff out. Like I wouldn't be surprised to hear mounts took a year and a half to make. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moira Shalaar.5620 Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 On 10/10/2021 at 2:08 PM, Fueki.4753 said: I think the best way to give Tengu to players would be via a combat transformation tonic (or maybe a whole set with multiple recolours). There is only one model, so that shouldn't take away too many resources from other parts of the game. Due to only one model existing, we can't even know if the Tengu shown are native to Cantha, or descendants of exiled Canthan Tengu that came along with the commander. They may simply be Tengu from tribes that are native to Kryta, Maguuma or the Shiver Peaks that came with the commander. There are a couple reasons this solution would be unsatisfactory for many of the Tengu-hyped players. The biggest (at least I think) is that combat tonics and mounts don't play well together yet, and may never. I personally HATE the Charr character model, and I almost never play my one single Charr char (sorry, I had to) for that single reason. I thought the infinite watchwork tonics would be an option for playing that char, but no luck for me. Each time I want to mount I have to disengage the tonic to be able mount, then dismount and re-engage tonic. So not worth the extra hassle every single time I want to mount, so that char remains limited to crafting & harvesting. Secondly, for some, although certainly not me, there is also an interest in the lore that goes along with a race. While I would see all that lore and story an abysmal waste of time, some players out there don't share my own tastes in that regard and actually WANT to delve into the lore that would accompany a new playable race. Personally I think we should quit wasting time with Tengu and bring in Largos. 😄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson.4036 Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 17 minutes ago, Moira Shalaar.5620 said: So not worth the extra hassle every single time I want to mount, so that char remains limited to crafting & harvesting. Agreed, sadly. I love my Kodan tonic, but I quickly get tired of turning it on and off, and so it mostly goes unused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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