Races - which one are you?

Quiet knave! So what do you call that post of yours?

Please get some lore in this forum, not a community lounge thread.

I would be a juggernaut!!! 5 sec kd ftw.

But since thats not on the list, Charr

1) Djinn
2) Asura
3) Naga

Lore: Mr Mango doesn't need to post in threads that don't concern him.

Silence peons!

Less talk of inferior races and more talk of the Dredge and the great and glorious [wiki]Mungri Magicbox[/wiki]!

Juggy would pwn Mungri Magicbox in the face.

mursaat


*norns all die due to spectral agony related causes*


.....so sad

The Forgotten. I don't know why, I just like those guys a lot.

Charr, Norn or Mursaat

1; Asura -They may be tiny but could own a Norn (Blinds )
2; Human -No reason, I think if everyone in GW2 would be a charr n stuff a human would then become 'unique' lol
3; Mursaat -Would roflmao if there was still un-infusion versing these guys

Djinn, mursaat, naga.

Priority list for races:
1. Human
2. Mursaat and Sylvari (for some reason I think there will be an eventual connection)
4. Norn (Shapeshifting FTW)
5. Char (They are just cool)

What I don't like:

Centaurs (they annoyed the heck outta me all across Tyria)

Avicars/Tengu (I HATE the sound they make when attacking, especially when I was trying to farm in Shiverpeaks)

Charr and norn!

1. Charr - possibly the most fun from an RPG perspective; the enemies that turned good (presumably, in GW2). This will be a fun race because they will look very different from the other races, and are possibly the "least Human-like" of the confirmed races.

2. Asura - The voice acting made this a very fun race to watch. I actually enjoyed the Asura area the most, maybe because of the Central American themed buildings, but also the personality of the Asura is very entertaining. They appear to be snobs, but they have the same faults as Humans do.

3. Human - what can you say about Humans? They are often used in fantasy as a reference point; a way to relate to other races. Since Guild Wars srated with Humans as the only playable race, it will be interesting to see how popular these will be. And maybe we can play different factions: Ascalonian, Krytan, Elonian, Canthan, etc.

4. Naga - doubt this will be playable, but perhaps since they were once friendly in Cantha. Maybe have some relation to the Forgotten?

5. Mursaat - no, these will not be playable. It would be like playing a Titan.

6. Dwarves - will these even be in GW2? I'd be surprised.

7. Norn - Obviously, a very popular choice. I suspect Norn Warriors to be as plentiful as W/M. That said, they have a cool individualistic culture.

8. Centaurs - After seeing Ventari in the Asura lands, I really hope we can play a centaur. Love Zhed, too. [under breath] "Two-legs." They are the "slave race" who feel both bitter and grateful to Humans. (which is why I don't think we'll be seeing Dredge as a playable race).

9. Avicars/Tengu - seems a logical choice for a race with Talon hench and the "Raise the Roost!" quest. Not sure there is much to differentiate from other races at the moment, they need something unique to give them more appeal.

10. Djinn - will not be a playable race, IMO.

There is a fine line between "monsters" and "race." I think a "race" needs to have a culture that sets them apart from "Monsters".


Charr, Tengu, Centaurs, Dwarves all have distinct culture: language, customs, and a backstory to make them "real."

"Monsters" like Mursatt and Djinn never speak (to my memory), and have no purpose other than "enemies to fight." Maybe somebody can expand on this idea.

(albeit, the line between "monster" and "race" is one drawn by the writers. Mursatt could be a race, if we met a sympathetic Mursatt who told us of the ways of the Mursatt for example...)

For me, it will be a human female mesmer and the rest can be a mix, but I'm leaning towards a charr warrior.

There is a djinn character in the first Master of Whispers quest line. Still, I don't think djinn are appropriate because, at least from what we've seen so far - djinn are all the way over to the 'nature' side of the 'nature versus nurture' debate - a water djinn is always a Dervish, for example.

Personally, I see the dividing line between a race (not necessarily a friendly race) with a culture and a creaure as being whether the monster's profession seems to be defined by what it is, or whether it seems to be defined by training. Of the races we fight, Charr, centaurs, tengu and so on all have a wide range of professions - there are some that may not be common (which could be either preference or lack of trainers) such as elementalists or necromancers among Tyrian centaurs, but the evidence is that they are trained into a role rather than born into it (even if the culture itself may decide who to train for what role according to their birth). Djinn, on the other hand, are born into their profession - apart from unique examples like Churahm and Korrub (which were probably also born that way), for instance, all Water Djinn are dervishes.

Undead.
human.
asuran/mursaat

1.Dwarve- drinking ale and being a recluse and interested in riches sounds like me.
2. Human-afterall i am human right
3.Asuran - super cuties gotta love the ears! Great mages

Has to be Norn for me too I think, Ursan blessing is just too much fun atm to imagine them making this class anything but entertaining to play.

Norn then Wurms

1 Tengu, ever since I met Talon I've wanted to be one
2 Human, just cuz
3 Torment Demon! jk

Undead (possible?), Human, Seer, Naga, then Char.

I'd like to travel anywhere without the aid of anything (such as the Sufferous Wastes). To live indefinitely (and watch as civilizations rise and fall), to be able to like the humans who have unlimited potential.

undead or dredge.

Asura, they have cool voices and landscape

Norn, Sylvarri and Humans.

Been elementalist my whole life, I'll most propably be sylvari. Asuras are kinda nice too but I hate being too small :P

Humans, then Asura.

Charr are for target practice.

Djinn,Mursaats,Charr,Human

Human to inherit my human ranger from GW1.
Asura because they're uber-awesome.
Charr for PvP because... does this really need an explanation?

I may make a Sylvari too, but right now they don't interest me much. And the Norn are a little bland. I'll probably play with all the races at some point, but the three above will be my first choices for GW2.

I would really like to see Centaurs and Tengu included as playable species, but oh well. Has there ever been a game that allowed players to play primarily as a Centaur?

I'd have to go Human as well... specifically Ebon Vanguard... survivors, deadly survivors...

Mursaat are def. hardcore when it comes to casting and general destruction...

With the new history out, I must say I'm most excited about Sylvari. Call them an elf rip-off if you want, but the idea of playing an immortal(?) pod-creature sounds pretty cool to me.

The Charr are going to be the most interesting to see how they fit in: If you eat your allies, can you still be loved?

Hehe, um, if you're eating your allies, would you really care?

Hehe, I'd love to be a Djinn or Mursaat cause they float!! A dwarf would also be pretty cool to be.

Asuran most defenitly.. god i love those little buggers.. XD

I've been on the side of the Charr since the day I first bought chapter 1 of Guild Wars. It just seemed to me then that I could understand their POV, and not much has changed that yet - so that's who I'd go for first.

But then hey, in WoW I play Horde side almost exclusively - but over there its a little more obvious that they're the real heroes.

Wow. Can I ask what made you like the Charr in Chapter 1? All they do is destroy Ascalon and burn Lady Althea alive...

Even accepting the fact that the humans are to blame for the Charr war, that doesn't make the Charr "good". Going back to "Are Charr Evil?" thread: Torture, kidnapping and mass slaughter is always protrayed as being bad in Guild Wars. I understand the Charr don't view humans as worthy of respect, but still, that doesn't excuse their actions, it just helps explain them.

This is not lore. <_<
You are a human in Guild Wars. lawl

Human, they're my descendants after all. And I have a nice stock of infused armour if there are any mursaat floating around

Otherwise Norn. Hmm, can I go half human/half norn? Hmm, Jora, you respect me, right...

Just choose to leave the Prenuptual Disagreement quest unfinished .