Quote Originally Posted by Theodric View Post
Just speculation but I wonder if the development team simply did not want to add any additional playable races but were told to anyway by those above them? It may explain why things played out in the way that they did.
Perhaps I wouldn't be surprised if that were the case, the expansion seems very very strong in my opinion, with or without new races, but I see the marketing reasoning for adding in the viera and the hrothgar. Both satisfy a much asked for want.