Figure I'll ask here,

[uni790]

Are the classes still race locked(don't remember if they're gender locked or not). I remember being peeved at one point that the race I picked didn't have access to the class I wanted, forcing me to play something I didn't want, and shelving the game shortly thereafter.

Just curious if this is still the case.

[El Babuino]

Classes were never race (or gender) locked.

[uni790]

Originally posted by El Babuino:

Classes were never race (or gender) locked.

I can clearly recall having to build a plant person to be able to use one of the melee classes, instead of the smaller race I wanted to play. Was a greatsword weilder( no I don't recall the names, it's been far too long)

[𝒶מƚ𝑒]

Never been race/class/gender locked, you've always been able to choose whatever you wanna play as.

Video from a veteran player: character creator
https://youtu.be/r4S7cHIarFE?t=46

[El Babuino]

There're racial skills but they're pretty weak at the moment. I've been playing since release and I'm sure there were no race locks on classes.

[Sychon]

Originally posted by uni790:

Originally posted by El Babuino:

Classes were never race (or gender) locked.

I can clearly recall having to build a plant person to be able to use one of the melee classes, instead of the smaller race I wanted to play. Was a greatsword weilder( no I don't recall the names, it's been far too long)

You are either not remembering it right or misunderstood something then.
Revenant is the only profession (class) that has any restriction, whatsoever, which is that you have to own the first expansion, Heart of Thorns. Other than that, any race, any profession.

[uni790]

Maybe I'm remembering a different game then, I remember the small race having access to a gadgeteering like class, an offensive mage, and a healer.

It is always possible I've gotten it mixed up with another older MMO, I did dabble in a lot of them around that time.

Was this maybe the one with the large gaps between the story quests? Go grind for 5 levels kind of gaps?

Now I'm just trying to remember what this was, lol so many old MMOs trying for a revival at the moment.

[SinisterSlay]

Originally posted by uni790:

Maybe I'm remembering a different game then, I remember the small race having access to a gadgeteering like class, an offensive mage, and a healer.

It is always possible I've gotten it mixed up with another older MMO, I did dabble in a lot of them around that time.

Was this maybe the one with the large gaps between the story quests? Go grind for 5 levels kind of gaps?

Now I'm just trying to remember what this was, lol so many old MMOs trying for a revival at the moment.

Every 10 levels. Which is like an hour of play. Hardly grinding, you just finish the map completion.

[Wolfyno]

GW2 never had class locked by either race or gender. The only class that was locked before was the Revenant because you need the First exp to play it.
I am sure you are confusing it with another mmo.
The game is not here for a "revival" but more like to get more peeps into it.

[SeaDog]

Originally posted by Ante:

Never been race/class/gender locked, you've always been able to choose whatever you wanna play as. :emofdr:

Video from a veteran player: character creator
https://youtu.be/r4S7cHIarFE?t=46

I've heard from some that asara can be better in pvp because they are wee folk and hard to see.

[Pecros]

Originally posted by SeaDog:

Originally posted by Ante:

Never been race/class/gender locked, you've always been able to choose whatever you wanna play as. :emofdr:

Video from a veteran player: character creator
https://youtu.be/r4S7cHIarFE?t=46

I've heard from some that asara can be better in pvp because they are wee folk and hard to see.

doesn't matter because you can toggle an option to use standard models in pvp