I think we are way overdue for new playable races [Merged]

[Arianth Moonlight.6453]

2 minutes ago, costepj.5120 said:

Dagda is a Jotun and Jotun have been in GW2 since day one.

and Isgarren isn't a Djinn, right?

[Doggie.3184]

13 minutes ago, Arianth Moonlight.6453 said:

Dagda is an orc, plain and simple. And the reintroduction of dwarfs leads me to believe ArenaNet is actually trying to mimic World of Warcraft now.

You're being racist against Jotun.

[Doggie.3184]

6 minutes ago, Arianth Moonlight.6453 said:

and Isgarren isn't a Djinn, right?

At this point though the wiki page now says his race is called a Seer. I had wondered if he was a Djinn too during story but couldn't find anything actually saying his race. I'm sure they made him from the Djinn model though.

Edited September 8, 2023 by Doggie.3184

[Danikat.8537]

Just now, Arianth Moonlight.6453 said:

and Isgarren isn't a Djinn, right?

Isgarren disguised himself as a djinn. Like Dagda his appearence is discussed during the story.

Also funnily enough the appearence of the Seers pre-dates the Djinn, since the Ancient Seer was in Prophecies and Djinn weren't introduced until Nightfall, so design-wise if anything the djinn are copying the seers.

[Arianth Moonlight.6453]

5 minutes ago, Danikat.8537 said:

Isgarren disguised himself as a djinn.

more like ArenaNet disguised a djinn as Isgarren...

[Linken.6345]

Whats with masculine head on female body tho is what I ask myself.

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/images/a/a1/Dagda.jpg

Edited September 8, 2023 by Linken.6345

[Arianth Moonlight.6453]

8 minutes ago, Linken.6345 said:

Whats with masculine head on female body tho is what I ask myself.

oh, you know, the woke effect.

[Doggie.3184]

21 minutes ago, Linken.6345 said:

Whats with masculine head on female body tho is what I ask myself.

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/images/a/a1/Dagda.jpg

I thought it was funny cuz I couldn't stop imagining the running gag between Drax and Mantis in Guardians of the Galaxy.

 

[Omega.6801]

No.

[starhunter.6015]

Plus Dagda is the first time we have ever seen a female Jotun. So the size difference and hair/lack of hair could be based on biological gender. 
Seeing the Dwarfs in the in flesh was pretty cool. This is why fractals and the mists are a fun tool to play around with story wise.

[Marrow.9815]

That sounds dangerously like content. Those days are behind us.

[The Greyhawk.9107]

This is where I'd post the J Jonah Jameson laughing meme, but Anet doesn't allow fun on the forums.
So I'm just going to say, its been eleven years, its just not going to kittening happen.

[Randin.5701]

There are a couple things that could be interpreted as laying the groundwork for playable tengu in the future.

In EoD, they introduced new tengu models, which I believe (and iirc, someone confirmed this through datamining) are constructed like player character models. Meaning, the models are naked and designed so armor pieces can attach to them, rather than having their armor and clothing baked into the base model, as is usually the case with NPC models.

In SotO, take a look at the Astral Ward NPCs. While there are specific named NPCs of other races, as best as I can tell, the generic, nameless Astral Ward are exclusively the five player races, and tengu.

Definitive proof, it's not. But it is enough that I can't completely dismiss the idea of it happening in the future.

[Freya.9075]

16 hours ago, ragnar.7810 said:

some new breed would be really cool. preferably if the movement when carrying the sword was beautiful like the female also in the males

Breed? I mean.. I guess I wouldn’t mind seeing what a mix of asura and charr would look like. Would be an interesting sight indeed. And terrifying 

[Cynder.2509]

I want playable Tengu already! Also Largos or Grawl would be nice. 
Nobody talks about Grawl anymore. I want all of the races further explored. They have a lot of potential as well as the other continents of planet Thyria and the whole Mist thing. 
Maybe GW3 will have this feature. 
Sorry, I just love GW lore. I want to know more about what we already know. 

[IAmNotMatthew.1058]

12 hours ago, Arianth Moonlight.6453 said:

and Isgarren isn't a Djinn, right?

Nope, he's a Seer. 

[Arianth Moonlight.6453]

5 minutes ago, IAmNotMatthew.1058 said:

Nope, he's a Seer. 

yeah sure... A "Seer"...

[Eekasqueak.7850]

Just now, Arianth Moonlight.6453 said:

yeah sure... A "Seer"...

Did you even read the article? Their appearance dates back to GW1 and actually predates Djinn even. 

[Arianth Moonlight.6453]

11 minutes ago, Eekasqueak.7850 said:

Did you even read the article? Their appearance dates back to GW1 and actually predates Djinn even. 

🙄... "Isgarren" literally uses the same asset/model as a Djinn.

The original Seer in GW1 has his own unique assets, including a luxurious pair of legs...

[IAmNotMatthew.1058]

4 minutes ago, Arianth Moonlight.6453 said:

🙄... "Isgarren" literally uses the same asset/model as a Djinn.

The original Seer in GW1 has his own unique assets, including a luxurious pair of legs...

Isgarren himself tells you he's a Seer in game if you mention the Seers to him.. On top of that he looks nothing like Djinn.

Spoiler

"I'm curious. Can you tell me about the Seers?

Ah. My fhogos—my kin. I would not be surprised if I was the only one you'll ever meet. Mabon and I were both birthed by stubborn beings. And like the Tyrian mursaat, my kind are all dead."

 

[Eekasqueak.7850]

1 hour ago, Arianth Moonlight.6453 said:

🙄... "Isgarren" literally uses the same asset/model as a Djinn.

The original Seer in GW1 has his own unique assets, including a luxurious pair of legs...

He looks like the picture in the article to me, maybe you need your monitor fixed/eyes checked.  

[Vayne.8563]

Anet has already added new races to the game. Most recently it was a skyscale race.   I'll see myself out.

[Linken.6345]

5 hours ago, Cynder.2509 said:

I want playable Tengu already! Also Largos or Grawl would be nice. 
Nobody talks about Grawl anymore. I want all of the races further explored. They have a lot of potential as well as the other continents of planet Thyria and the whole Mist thing. 
Maybe GW3 will have this feature. 
Sorry, I just love GW lore. I want to know more about what we already know. 

Why do everyone forget about the Hylek?

[Rauderi.8706]

No new races for practical reasons. 

But if they did... GIMME BIRBS. Tengu with not-grating voices, plskyes

[Seraphis Zurvan.6839]

On 9/8/2023 at 7:06 AM, Etaiver.9781 said:

I was thinking how cool it would be, in some update or future expansion anet to add new races or rescue the old race of dwarves, in the current expansion we have the dagda that is very similar to an orc.

Tengu is probably the most likely candidate.

 

Dagda is a Jotun, not an orc. And there is no orcs in Guild Wars 2. Closest we got is the Jotun and they're.....not orcs. They're largely dead and primitive, and hostile to just about everyone. Dagda being the only one that isn't due to her immortality and was from a time before they warred on each other and resulting fall. Same with most other 'minor' races. The only ones that really took the world stage is the Tengu, and the Ogre's.

Most other minor races just....don't have anything on them really. Orc's barely have a history. Tengu is really the only logical option and I wish they would just add them.

I keep seeing people stating "it takes time to backport everything previously made for others." And?! You can release those over time in chunks. For the story? You don't have to start in 1325, and if you did it would not be unreasonable to have the player start from the Dominion of Winds in some capacity. Maybe the commander was kicked out and had to make a living for themselves. Maybe we just get a small tidbit of the place. There's so much you can do.

That's my take on it. Granted Anet has a lot of other things they need to focus on too, but in all honesty......there's nothing wrong with adding a 6th playable race.