{"id":2081082,"date":"2026-08-06T15:16:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T12:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2081082"},"modified":"2026-08-06T15:16:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T12:16:58","slug":"more-playable-species-might-be-coming-to-guild-wars-3-later-down-the-line-according-to-latest-developer-blog-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2081082","title":{"rendered":"More playable species might be coming to Guild Wars 3 later down the line, according to latest developer blog post"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/guild-wars-3\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Guild Wars 3<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">More playable species might be coming to Guild Wars 3 later down the line, according to latest developer blog post<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Norn of your business.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/guild-wars-3-art.png?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Art of Guild Wars 3 showing people standing on cliff and looking at city.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"guild-wars-3-art.png\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>ArenaNet<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/connor-makar\">Connor Makar<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Staff Writer<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\n<p>Published on   <time datetime=\"2026-08-06T15:16:58+00:00\" data-auto-time-zone=\"true\" data-year=\"numeric\" data-month=\"short\" data-day=\"numeric\" data-hour=\"numeric\" data-minute=\"numeric\">Aug. 6, 2026, 3:16 p.m.<\/time>\n              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/guild-wars-3-more-playable-races-blog-post?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          3 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"9f5cf91b-fc78-424c-b6e8-0d4a3145d875\" data-name=\"Guild Wars 3\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Guild Wars 3\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Guild Wars 3\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Guild Wars 3\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Guild Wars 3\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Guild Wars 3\" title=\"Follow Guild Wars 3\"><br \/>\n  Follow Guild Wars 3<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>A new blog post by ArenaNet has kicked up the conversation around playable races in Guild Wars 3. It features some interesting insight into the four available at launch &#8211; and hints that additional species could be added later down the line.<\/p>\n<p>The blog post, titled &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.guildwars3.com\/en\/news\/our-approach-to-playable-species-in-guild-wars-3\">our approach to playable species in Guild Wars 3<\/a>&#8216;, starts by establishing that four species will be playable from the games&#8217; release. Humans and Asura are options we&#8217;ve been able to play in prior games, though the Kodan (bear people) are a fan favourite who will be playable for the first time in Guild Wars 3. As for the fourth, ArenaNet is keeping its cards close to the chest for now.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Guild Wars 3 - Official Announcement Trailer | IGN Summer of Gaming 2026\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-WH1Sgr0450?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/-WH1Sgr0450\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Guild Wars 3 &#8211; Official Announcement Trailer | IGN Summer of Gaming 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s the Guild Wars 3 announcement trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-WH1Sgr0450\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>More information on each playable species will start trickling out starting next week, though perhaps the most enticing feature of this blog post comes a bite later on. In a section titled &#8216;designing for future flexibility&#8217;, ArenaNet outright says that the game is being built so more playable species can be added.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This may not sound like an especially big deal, but for Guild Wars players it opens a lot of interesting doors. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/guild-wars-2\">Guild Wars 2<\/a> &#8211; ArenaNet&#8217;s popular MMO &#8211; has stuck with the same five races ever since its release. Some, though not all, could potentially make a return in Guild Wars 3.<\/p>\n<p>The Charr, for example, are a fan favourite. A major part of Guild Wars 1 and a playable race in Guild Wars 2, their absence from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/guild-wars-3-announcement-summer-game-fest\">Guild Wars 3 announcement trailer<\/a> was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GuildWars3\/comments\/1u9snal\/kodans_dont_fulfil_the_brutish_ugly_fantasy_like\/\">felt strongly by portions of the community<\/a>. It looks like they <em>could<\/em> come back, alongside other races like Dwarves perhaps (fingers crossed).<\/p>\n<p>The only limitation appears to be a technical one. As the blog explains: &#8220;The only exception would be a species with an extreme body silhouette that would require extensive, unique custom support that can&#8217;t leverage the systems we&#8217;ve built. For example, playable Forgotten, with their four arms and serpentine body, are not a viable option.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The post goes on to emphasise that each playable species will not have a tangible gameplay advantage over each other, and will exist purely as an avenue for player expression.<\/p>\n<p>This sort of post is ripe for fan speculation. Guild Wars has been around for so long that there&#8217;s all manner of weird and wonderful species that have been added over the years. There are walking talking frog people in Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns and they&#8217;re excellent. One wonders what the game will have in store, or rather, in st-Orr (sorry).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>A new blog post by ArenaNet has kicked up the conversation around playable races in Guild Wars 3. It features some interesting insight into the four available at launch &#8211; and hints that additional species could be added later down the line.<\/p>\n<p>The blog post, titled &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.guildwars3.com\/en\/news\/our-approach-to-playable-species-in-guild-wars-3\">our approach to playable species in Guild Wars 3<\/a>&#8216;, starts by establishing that four species will be playable from the games&#8217; release. Humans and Asura are options we&#8217;ve been able to play in prior games, though the Kodan (bear people) are a fan favourite who will be playable for the first time in Guild Wars 3. As for the fourth, ArenaNet is keeping its cards close to the chest for now.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Guild Wars 3 - Official Announcement Trailer | IGN Summer of Gaming 2026\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-WH1Sgr0450?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/-WH1Sgr0450\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Guild Wars 3 &#8211; Official Announcement Trailer | IGN Summer of Gaming 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s the Guild Wars 3 announcement trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-WH1Sgr0450\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>More information on each playable species will start trickling out starting next week, though perhaps the most enticing feature of this blog post comes a bite later on. In a section titled &#8216;designing for future flexibility&#8217;, ArenaNet outright says that the game is being built so more playable species can be added.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This may not sound like an especially big deal, but for Guild Wars players it opens a lot of interesting doors. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/guild-wars-2\">Guild Wars 2<\/a> &#8211; ArenaNet&#8217;s popular MMO &#8211; has stuck with the same five races ever since its release. Some, though not all, could potentially make a return in Guild Wars 3.<\/p>\n<p>The Charr, for example, are a fan favourite. A major part of Guild Wars 1 and a playable race in Guild Wars 2, their absence from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/guild-wars-3-announcement-summer-game-fest\">Guild Wars 3 announcement trailer<\/a> was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GuildWars3\/comments\/1u9snal\/kodans_dont_fulfil_the_brutish_ugly_fantasy_like\/\">felt strongly by portions of the community<\/a>. It looks like they <em>could<\/em> come back, alongside other races like Dwarves perhaps (fingers crossed).<\/p>\n<p>The only limitation appears to be a technical one. As the blog explains: &#8220;The only exception would be a species with an extreme body silhouette that would require extensive, unique custom support that can&#8217;t leverage the systems we&#8217;ve built. For example, playable Forgotten, with their four arms and serpentine body, are not a viable option.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The post goes on to emphasise that each playable species will not have a tangible gameplay advantage over each other, and will exist purely as an avenue for player expression.<\/p>\n<p>This sort of post is ripe for fan speculation. Guild Wars has been around for so long that there&#8217;s all manner of weird and wonderful species that have been added over the years. There are walking talking frog people in Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns and they&#8217;re excellent. One wonders what the game will have in store, or rather, in st-Orr (sorry).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Guild Wars 3 More playable species might be coming to Guild Wars 3 later down the line, according to latest developer blog post Norn of your business. 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