Legacy races?

Why? Don't most MMOs only introduce new races in expansions? I know SWG and WoW did. I don't know how you can expect SWTOR to be any different.

Also:
EverQuest
EverQuest 2
City of Heroes/Villains

Oh so they aren't necessarily new races just new ones to the class that you couldn't use before?

?? What races did EQ and EQ2 add that wheren't in expansions?

I remember CoH allowed you to create an alien hero if you got someone to max level but as I recall it was more cosmetic then anything.

Death Knights.

Your argument is invalid.

You really missed what I was saying. DK's were released within their own story line that pertained to the WotlK Story Arch for WoW.

Adding in Chiss Warriors is important to the story arch of SWTOR in which way? The reality of the situation for all of the class's in SWTOR is that race choice for the player isn't important in any way. It's just bland simplicity that separates each class and race combination.

but they where added in as an expansion. Not in the first year as part of 1 of 8 hero classes as Blizz originally said they would be.

I'm really having trouble understanding the comparison of a Class released with a specific expansion has anything to do with releasing new races through the Legacy System.

It's a new race, not a new class, not a new story element, not anything higher above grade 3 reading comprehension. It's a new race that may or may not be made available through a system that was designed but not finished for release. And a system that requires playing on a main character for in order to unlock or be made available. In order to use and proceed through the leveling process again. That's called filler content from everywhere and every MMO.

I remember CoH allowed you to create an alien hero if you got someone to max level but as I recall it was more cosmetic then anything.