[POLL] Would you change your character's race?

[serialkicker.5274]

> @LanfearShadowflame.3189 said:

> > @serialkicker.5274 said:

> > > @LanfearShadowflame.3189 said:

> > > Nope. 23 slots, 23 characters. All races and armor tiers accounted for in there somewhere. Probably not done making characters anytime soon. I tend to put quite a bit of thought into making my characters, so there is no desire to reroll them as a different race. I know what I like by this point.

> > >

> > > Besides, unless something has changed (which is always possible) Anet has told us that a race change isn't possible due to technical limitations. Things hard coded into the code base as opposed to be variables populated from a database, which makes it difficult to change such things. I believe the phrase "it would cause too many bugs" was used. I no longer have the post bookmarked. I don't recall if it was a reddit post, or on the old forums.

> >

> > So, what exactly would stop you from doing what you're doing if we had an OPTION for race change?

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> The question was "would" I, not am I for or against it. Which, nothing in my response states whether I am for or against. Only that I wouldn't (which answers the question asked) and why if the option existed, and then goes on to cite (at least partially) why we may never see that option.

 

Fair enough.

[Genesis.5169]

Won't happen because personal story is tied to race.

[NeyteriKiyeri.4207]

nope. Charr rulez B)

[Arzurag.7506]

> @Genesis.5169 said:

> Won't happen because personal story is tied to race.

 

Imagine: You buy a race-change-coupon, activate it on a chosen char and immediately the screen shifts into a character-screen where you chose a new race and there you can decide every important step in your personal story from scratch.

To be honest, they only have a minor impact.

Then when you're finished, you click on the submit-button and tadaa, a new charr, norn or human is born.

 

Is it hard to make ? If it's programmed well, no.

If they messed up the code by bounding race-decision and personal story too tight together then, yes.

But even spaghetti-code can be remade.

Overall a race-change is probably just not on their list, though it bothers me that they excuse it with saying that it would cause too much trouble.

[Leo G.4501]

To a Tengu? In a heartbeat.

[Ayakaru.6583]

Nope, i make a character, not a mannequin. I give it a name, and its what it is. If i want different characters ill make more, but i wont change existing ones

[Lunarlife.5128]

Whole raid team would go Asuran so we could see mechanics >:)

[Drako.4936]

I feel like I have too many human characters, so it would be cool to switch one of them to a different race. I only have a limited amount of character slots, so...

[Halan.8951]

..........

[Cynz.9437]

Most of my characters are salads.... and i love salads. So no.

[costepj.5120]

I have characters of every race and every class, but their race is a big part of who they are.

[Erasculio.2914]

I would. I like the story and the animation for the Charr, but I'm very disappointed at how armor looks for them. Most armor sets clip with their tail, and often the textures look like they have been stretched.