April 2006 PC Gamer

Its what they do when you're not logged in that will amaze you.

Wow, complaints about being skinny. Lets make her 300lb so everyone can be happy

Really is this something to complain about. You play in birds eye view. Not like you see any detail on a character in the first place.

Anyone ever notice Devona's choice of attire? ;D

those nipples really stand out

this looks to be the Factions box.

i'm liking the look of the box but i do wish she looked more asian like

its always the commerical trick... we want the asian culture... just not the asians.

my exact feelings entirely

ah well prove me wrong then ....didnt mean to nit pick....its just eve is my fave henchy and i didnt want her getting confused with cynn....i didnt know there were cases......cool

considering how many people spit racist comments towards koreans (when they have favor) and japanese (whenever im in random), i find it funny that people are complaining that the covergirl assasin is being "not asian enough".

Really and truly, Asia is a very big continent. i feel that most americans only know asians as either chinese/japanese/koreans and completely forget about the oceanians. The influences and styles in such a large place are enormously varied and i hope guild wars factions is varied enough to reflect said styling (although i do see chinese junks)

you guys are jealous because you're all fat and always wanted to be thin like assasins are...

/agreed

Asia is a very big continent. Most people visualize "Asian" as Japanese or Chinese, but there's India, Pakistan and many other counties and cultures in Asia. It's like saying all North Americans are all white with blonde hair. It's just not the the case.

People are like that. "America" by default refers to the United States. "Asia" means the far-east (another bias). China, Japan, Korea...

That said, Factions is pretty clearly focusing on the more oriental aspects of Asia. You would certainly be hard-pressed to capture the diversity of the Earth's largest continent in 24 towns and 18 missions. Which holds true to any continent, any country, or even any region. Especially to the people who live there.

Cool, the return of the invincible latino assassins.

It's not the fact that they are skinny per se, it's the fact that they just look crap, to be honest. Oh, and nothing like the artwork. But I can at least see them competing in the London or New York Marathons.
And I agree about the huge disparity between the male and female models for most classes. Cough, cough - female ranger armour ? Just compare the male and female warriors and the male and female necros and tell me Anet are not appealing to the common denominator here...

And what's wrong with that?

i did notice how the female assassins arfe more muscular than all the other female classes and i also noticed that they made the're breasts smaller...but all in all the females dont look to bad they juss need better hair...lol

To answer a question from 2 pages ago, I can think of 2 skills of the top of my head where they throw these daggers (despite the fact that in-game characters don't get the daggers). Crippling Daggers, and Dancing Daggers.

And the artwork and environment was based on Asian influences. No one ever promised Asian characters (remember that this isn't Earth). We've actually had the option of Asian characters in Prophecies. Check out the faces/skin tones. Asia is a big place; especially if you call it Austo-Asia or Asia/Pacific. I don't expect to see Mowri or Samoans in here anywhere though. Expect it to be recognisable to the common man. Remember that the average consumer can't read at a 5th grade level, and Asia means Chinese or Japanese (as the great snippet from 'King of the Hill' goes).





Present company excluded, of course.

No, they don't. What you're staring at is the seams.

Since I have not seen it mentioned, that assasin on the cover is called Nika, and was featured in a piece of fiction revealing the Assasin AGES back.
How can people forget that?

_Zexion

The idea of the assassins is not that they are really buff, its that they are agile and stealthy. You dont have to be very strong to stab someone in the back you know.