I think it'd be nice to be able to start in say, Lions Arch instead of Ascalon. Simply because I'd like to start in a different area. Ascalon is getting a bit old imo, I think it'd be nice to be able to start in a different town with different starting quests and a slightly different storyline, so say, for the Great Northern Wall mission, you have to fight your way to ascalon to provide reinforcements or assist the Prince and the mages as they attempt to leave nolani. It'd be a good way to add new life to old missions and to really extend the game until the next chapter is released.
But for all I know, the next chapter might have a new starting city for you to chose. I hope so.
Different starting towns.
Mo/R9
Hypermonkeyman
sounds pretty cool sum wat like wow how different races start in different citys but scaled down like u chose were and stuff