The TenTonHammer article mentioned only 5 PC races: Humans, Halflings, Elves, Warforged, and Dwarves.

Isn't that more than a little lame? I know that gnomes and half-elves should be pc's and that shifters and goblinoid races should make appearances as NPC's at least. Doesn't Everquest have an insane amount of character races? Why can't D&D follow that bandwagon? It is a profitable one that enhances gameplay-ability, seems like a no-brainer.

I'm sure it'll have all of them eventually... they're probably just saving the other races for future updates and expansions.

Thanks a lot. I am really looking forward to this game. Ever since the MMORPG blow up started I thought to myself, why not a D&D one? An established universe with a widespread fan-base made perfect sense to me. Even if this game is weaker than others I am gonna play as long as my funds survive the current employment crisis here.