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↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Livestream, February 24, 2023 (1:18:05).
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↑ Livestream, August 28, 2020 (2:05:21).
Backgrounds in Ashes of Creation house character benefits that are traditionally tied to race in other games.[1][2]
- Backgrounds are similar to "racials" in other games. Instead of the race you choose giving certain benefits, players will select a "background." We want players to have the freedom to choose the race they want to play because they're excited about it, and avoid situations where players feel forced to play a specific race because of gameplay benefits.[3]
- Race likely won't affect the artisan system.[2][4]
- One thing we've talked about in the past is replacing the racial abilities with more of a background style, where you get to select your background regardless of race; and so those two aren't tied intrinsically.[2] – Steven Sharif