Danikat.8537 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 (edited) As far as I know this is not planned, last time I heard Anet said it wasn't possible. But this has come up in the topic about why they should make it possible, and I wanted to find out. If, hypothetically, Anet started selling race change tokens in the gem store for 500 gems each (slightly more than the cost of a total makeover kit) and using one let you change the character you're logged into to a different race (choosing their appearance of course) how many do you think you'd buy? Edited June 4, 2021 by Danikat.8537 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kharmin.7683 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 I have no desire to change the race of any of my toons. /shrug 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neighto.7386 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Not something I would spend a cent on. Haven't been impressed with anet the past few months... so I find it super hard to spend any money on this game anymore. Too many micro transactions have put a bad taste in my mouth 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farohna.6247 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 I would rather spend gems on a new character slot and make a new one. Since achievements are not character specific, and there is no advantage, I don't find it appealing. If I make one and later find it displeasing, I delete and make a new one. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanBB.4268 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 If a new race was released, I would want to experience their story from the beginning. Also, I imagine a race change token would be at least double that, if not 2000 gems. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dithnir.4593 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 I'd be well up for it! Would change three of my characters. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danikat.8537 Posted June 4, 2021 Author Share Posted June 4, 2021 18 minutes ago, DeanBB.4268 said: If a new race was released, I would want to experience their story from the beginning. Also, I imagine a race change token would be at least double that, if not 2000 gems. I'm not sure how much it would cost, but I didn't want to try to get into that here and thought guessing too high might put people off, so I went for what seemed like a safe bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witch of Doom.5739 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Zero. I have two or more of all the races, and occasionally buy a character slot mostly to play with a new theme I have in mind or to use a pun-tastic name that I just have to have. Seems like some on this board are obsessed with race change in GW2, and I don't mean that sarcastically or negatively. But let it go; get a new character slot, especially when it's on sale! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danikat.8537 Posted June 4, 2021 Author Share Posted June 4, 2021 I don't think I'd buy a race change either. They'd be a completely different character to me and it would seem strange to just carry on the story and things from the point the previous 'version' left off. I'd rather buy a new character slot or delete and remake the character, especially since most things in this game are account bound and I always have enough tomes of knowledge to instantly level at least one character so it would just be hero points for elite specs I'd need to get again, and I suppose unlocking useful waypoints. I actually did change around couple of my characters once. For various reasons I deleted a norn revenant and re-made him as a necromancer, deleted an asuran necromancer and re-made him as an engineer and made a new charr revenant. Even then I don't think I'd have used them because I wanted to play the new characters from the start. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dithnir.4593 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 12 minutes ago, Witch of Doom.5739 said: Zero. I have two or more of all the races, and occasionally buy a character slot mostly to play with a new theme I have in mind or to use a pun-tastic name that I just have to have. Seems like some on this board are obsessed with race change in GW2, and I don't mean that sarcastically or negatively. But let it go; get a new character slot, especially when it's on sale! My problem with that is having to do the HP on a new character, or just levelling it up, if not boosting, which is also gems. But, it's not the end of the world, just something I would spend money on 🙂 I can't, so I make do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manasa Devi.7958 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 3 minutes ago, Dithnir.4593 said: My problem with that is having to do the HP on a new character, or just levelling it up, if not boosting, which is also gems. But, it's not the end of the world, just something I would spend money on 🙂 I can't, so I make do. Veterans would just use 79 tomes and enough Testimonies of Heroics to get their hero points. A new character can be up to speed in no time. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuchslein.8639 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 All my charakter have a story and a fictional personality. So, none. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just a flesh wound.3589 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 None for me. Whenever I care about having Profession X as another race I buy a character slot then either level it or use tomes to level. I’ve already done it multiple times to get professions on a different race. I would think that a race change option is mostly important to people who only play one character. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardenwolfe.8590 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 (edited) None, but I wouldn't be opposed to those who wanted them. Edited June 4, 2021 by Ardenwolfe.8590 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanBB.4268 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 4 minutes ago, Ardenwolfe.8590 said: None, but I wouldn't be opposed to those who wanted them. I agree, not opposed to the idea at all. I know my brother's first character was a charr, and he'd change it if he could. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nottsgman.8206 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 none for me, not that I'm against the idea, but I'd just delete the character and start over. would much rather a profession change contract or something similar to be honest. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentMoore.9453 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 I'd probably buy anywhere from 6-10 over time. Almost everyone I know has a character on their roster that they introduce as 'and this one is my oldest, but I don't play them anymore; I just keep them for the birthday gifts'. GW2 ties a lot of things to individual character progress, so this would just be one more QoL option for people willing to shell out. +1 to the idea of profession change kits as well. Transmutation charges are a great example of a "low value" QoL that is currently available in the shop. Do a lot of people buy them? I doubt it, given how many you can get just through casual gameplay. Do people like them and do they generate some moolah for ArenaNet? Absolutely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fueki.4753 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 none If I wanted to play a profession on a different race, I'd buy a character slot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blude.6812 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 Not again🥱. Same old topic discussed and dismissed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luthan.5236 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 None. I specifically planned ahead. In GW2 it is as in most other MMORPGs: Only the wiki has good information that gets updated when the game gets updates and the main website only offers some rough info. My main plan was to play 1 of each profession. First 5 that I wanted to play most were male. The others female. Then I took the 5 races in order if preference for the male ones. (Human, Norn, Asura, Sylvari, Charr.) Then for the female ones the same. (I have only 1 charr character.) No race change needed. Besides: It would mean trouble since the personal core story is tied to this - and jour journal and stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costepj.5120 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 What sort of world would Tyria be if you could go to bed as a plant and wake up as a cat? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamy Lu.3865 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 None for me. Each of my char is a personality associated with race & class. Even if it would be possible with tokens, if I want to change race and/or class, then it's a different "person", so I rather create new. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungozen.2379 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 I chose two for the following: I have 2 Charr toons I never play because I don’t like the Charr animations. At 500 gems to change race this would be an absolute steal of a deal, incredibly good value when compared to hair and appearance changes, name changes, adding character slots, lvl 80 boost. Now if this were at a more expected cost, say 2000 gems I would never buy it. Even at 1000 gems I would be hard pressed to buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astralporing.1957 Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 10 hours ago, Dreamy Lu.3865 said: None for me. Each of my char is a personality associated with race & class. Even if it would be possible with tokens, if I want to change race and/or class, then it's a different "person", so I rather create new. 🙂 This. Each of my characters is a complex creation. Changing race would thus necessitate changing other things to match, in which case a simpler solution would be to just make a new character. Level 80, gearing up and enough HPs to unlock especs are not a problem. I have enough tomes/birthday scrolls in my bank to make leveling not an issue, and enough spare gear to also not have to worry about. I also have enough testimonies to unlock enough hero points, but in this case i'd probably just do a run through all the easy HPs in HoT and PoF. Done that several times already, never had any issue with it. Doesn't take long either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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