For me I would much rather have seen something like a halfling (or even a trinity) race that better slots into the existing race and class semantics rather than a race that is so foreign to Rohan that it really doesn't fit at all. Sure give them some new weapons (i.e. Orbs and Gloves) that can be unequipped and traded. Let the Mar race use them. Give them some new armor visuals for each of the existing armors. Even give them new armors, but let other races make and use them too. THAT is integration and THAT is what the trinity add-on is missing. Real integration.
There really was no real need to go and create something totally alien to Rohan then kinda add it on in such a half-baked manner. A lot if the framework was already in there the server and client 2 years ago. There was no need to go totally off the Rohan rails.
That and the points I made earlier is my analysis. You have other views about it. We don't agree which is the whole reason I made this thread - to present your opinions and views.