[Suggestion] Racial Elite specs

[Oglaf.1074]

Never going to happen and for good reason.

“LF DPS, Asura only!”

Anet want race to be an aesthetic choice only. Imagine if an entire race was excluded out of “the meta” because their racial specialization was underpowered...

[Omega.6801]

@"lokh.2695" said:Racial Elites will take the way of racial skills. Being deliberately worse that other alternatives to make race a merely cosmetic choice. And it's good like that. If the Havroun would be better at anything in the current meta, the Havroun would become the meta and you'd find yourself in a world full of "W4, Exp, Havroun or kick" lfg's. Sucks if you don't have a Norn, right...So no, let's not go there.

Sticking to my opinion from january.<--this is how fresh that topic is ;)

[Alga.6498]

I would love to see more racial and cultural stuff in GW2! I am :+1: for any kind of these ideas!

[Dante.1763]

If it makes one race better than any other race then no it doesnt need to happen, ever, for any reason, and thats what would happen with this suggestion, and the suggestion contained in the thread to remove the ability to play other races because they "look horrible in most armors" is laughable.

Race needs to stay an aesthetic choice and not have any matter on gameplay.

Also the thread necro is overkill, not once but twice on the same thread? goodness.

[Thornwolf.9721]

@"Dante.1763" said:If it makes one race better than any other race then no it doesnt need to happen, ever, for any reason, and thats what would happen with this suggestion, and the suggestion contained in the thread to remove the ability to play other races because they "look horrible in most armors" is laughable.

Race needs to stay an aesthetic choice and not have any matter on gameplay.

Also the thread necro is overkill, not once but twice on the same thread? goodness.

Since I haven't responded to the ten + Comments since last I looked at this let me say they could do it as long as they significantly fill the same basic functions while doing it being race themed. A fine example could be to add flavor the the races in the way of aesthetics or simply make it something you can go through and change making it a extra trait/cosmetic choice line?

A fine example is that you can unlock race based cosmetic "Specs" which fall under their own tab, a prime example is if you are a norn you change into your beast form each time you enter combat. Or if you have pets/turrets it changes them to look more like a norns variant of the same basic skill. It becomes completely cosmetic and it could simply be called "Heritage" Of course this would require within reason decision. all summoned minions/turrets look different based on your racial choice, all skill effects look different based on racial choice ect ect. Could even perhaps make it a mastery line and call it good but make it have optional choices we the players need to pick between so that we can pick what want.

Again using norn you dont have to choose the armored beast form like from guild wars and its concept art, you could perhaps choose being marked as their chosen or perhaps a snowy effect to your abilities. Maybe even Asgeirs scroll?

humans have their gods.

Charr have their legions, asura their schools and sylvari their cycles.... Make those earlier choices when you make your character matter "Cosmetically" only so that it adds to play identity, and cosmetic choice. Hopefully perhaps people would enjoy that no?