Bioware stated a long time ago that any species which doesn't speak basic won't be playable. So far we know this much...

http://www.swtor.com/news/news-article/20100806

Sith Purebloods: Sith Warrior

Miraluka: Jedi Knight

Mirialans: Jedi Consular

Zabrak: Sith Inquisiter

What other races do you think should be in game?

Currently what we know of the class/race combo.  More is suppose to be coming...

TR - Trooper, SM - Smuggler, JK - Jedi Knight, JC - Jedi Consular
BH - Bount Hunter, IA - Imperial Agent, SW - Sith Warrior, SI - Sith Inquisitor.

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• Human - ALL
• Mirialans - JC
• Miraluka - JK
• Twi'lek - SM JC - Confirmed by Torocast
• Sith Pureblood - SW
• Zabraks - SI TR JK
• Rattataki - BH
• Chiss - IA

They need to add more Non-Humonoid species,after all its starwars.

Originally posted by zaylin

They need to add more Non-Humonoid species,after all its starwars.

only as NPC's i hope...

only humanoid species as PC, non-human yes but all humanoid, as far as we know no non-humanoid species will be playable, and i really hope they will stick with that

its gonna suck race wise.

Its only

Human

human with strange characteristics

human with strange characteristics

human with strange characteristics

human with strange characteristics

No cool furry wookies or anything good and non stupid human...

Most star wars games i've played (granted they weren't a lot) had you playing as a human, or something dangerously close to one.  I think SWG was the exception but you can do that in a sandbox where things like story and such don't really get in the way much.

Devs stated the reason you (thats you as in the people who will play) won't be playing as something non-humanoid is the human inability to connect with your character culture and the like, and to understand the reasons things are happening.  Races like wookies and trandoshan, may have cultures and such that make it difficult to understand why something that might seem okay in human standards might be a big no-no in their culture and may get an "unexpected" result.  Thats their reasoning, although i put it in my own words and may have expounded on it a bit.

This is about as far as your going to get at release.  You'll probably get more race/class combos but i highly doubt you will get more races and all the classes are revealed already.

You will however have companions and they can be non-human. You have driods, trandoshan, wookies, and all the other alien races are possible as well.  To be clear they aren't saying you can pre-make your companions and have any race you want.  Just the restriction to humanoid is lifted when it comes to companions.

    I have to agree with Hekke29.  I have no problems with human-like playable races, but I am not keen on non-human-like races.  Now for NPC's, ?I would saw anything goes.  Might even be kind of cool having a young Hutt as a companion.

Originally posted by Hekke29

Originally posted by zaylin

They need to add more Non-Humonoid species,after all its starwars.

only as NPC's i hope...

only humanoid species as PC, non-human yes but all humanoid, as far as we know no non-humanoid species will be playable, and i really hope they will stick with that

 Guess what I was trying to say was, more Alien in nature Humonids. Like the Calmari,the Sultan (alien co pilot with  Lando Calrissian in RTotJ etc etc.

it is kinda a bummer

i can see why they did it for the story sake, but maybe thats an inherent flaw in the overall balance - star wars story (historically) vs. swtor story

naturally people may wish to play other races and won't be able to; and i don't know if you'll be able to "drain" that historical assumption many people will have when approaching the game 

just cuz if it is a naturaly problem in the game the players (by and large) won't be willing to share the burden of such an imbalance and the game will suffer - only super die-hard fans share that imbalance, and that usually leads to a very unhealthy and mean community (name a failed game and you'll know what i mean).

I think once you get  your character up, get into the story, make friends, all that jazz, theres a good chance they simply won't care.  So what theres a ton of races? i like my X anyway.

Originally posted by gamer1982o39

it is kinda a bummer

i can see why they did it for the story sake, but maybe thats an inherent flaw in the overall balance - star wars story (historically) vs. swtor story

naturally people may wish to play other races and won't be able to; and i don't know if you'll be able to "drain" that historical assumption many people will have when approaching the game 

just cuz if it is a naturaly problem in the game the players (by and large) won't be willing to share the burden of such an imbalance and the game will suffer - only super die-hard fans share that imbalance, and that usually leads to a very unhealthy and mean community (name a failed game and you'll know what i mean).

I don't see it at all. I will be playing the Gaem LucasArts/Bioware have developed and see where it takes me. Thats the fun of any game see where it takes you.

Expectations self set and hopes that don't align with the Developers twist on the game can be absolute killers and ruin a game experience before you even get out of the blocks, from experience i find it better just to enjoy and if it's not the solution is simple....

This gives me hope that I'll be able to choose a Miraluka.

Originally posted by Sora2810

This gives me hope that I'll be able to choose a Miraluka.

 You can.

So far jedi knight is the only one confirmed as a Miraluka possibility.