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What race will you pick for your 1st character? Why?
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Of course I do not want them to remove a feature that others enjoy, even if I wished they had never implemented it in the first place. LOL
Yes, I do think LotR is a childrens game based on books I read AS A CHILD, as will be the Hobbit. I loved those stories when I was a kid.
But hey whatever floats your boat. I am not asking you to agree with me, nor am I wishing to have them alter what they have already made.- just sayin.
Some people really love these things.. I just do not happen to be one of them.
Not entirely sure yet... I figure I'll decide on class and race after I finish reading all 3 books prior to release. Anyone else read the first book? planning on reading the rest?
I am not too sure either yet which will be the main guy I play on for the start. Probably a Human as I like the asthetic looks. Then maybe a Charr. Will have to see what the Sylvari look like after their overhaul.
I can tell you what I have already decided though. That is to make all the character slots on my account have characters of different races/personal story lines and buy any extra character slots as an when too..... simply for the potential anniversary birthday presents!!
In my case, I think I'll start wih a non-human. Why? because almost every mmorpg out there has the human race and I played as a human in GW1. I know that the gameplay is different in this game but still, it gives a different feeling playing with a race that I never used before.
I voted for Norn, just because I love tha fact they can be brutal, the biggest race and transform. It's epic lol but all the other classes call my interest as well! Usually, I end up beeing human in mmorpg's, but I doubt about this one. If I don't like one race, the other non-human races are so different and even have differences in their own race, that one of them can be the race I'm looking for.
As someone who really hates furries like the one you posted a picture of, I think you're... uh, how can I word this? Offensive? Narrow-minded? An idiot? That might work.
Somehow, non-human implies furry? Are elves and dwarves furry? How about orcs? I can see the argument when the race is based on some animal (see EverQuest), but you're being really dense here.
I can also see an argument for why non-humans appeal more to children, but once again, that's about as dense as saying all video games (or all movies, or all tv shows, etc) are for children.
All you're doing is trying to associate everyone who doesn't agree with you with a group of people who are almost universally detestable.
"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." -Dr. Seuss
If you would like to discuss what is offensive, and what is not, I can assure you that many of those suffering from Achondroplasia are quite offended by being portrayed or referred to as " dwarves". Due to the odd fascination of Fantasy writers to portray them in such a manner is quite shortsighted and comes from ignorance of disease and medical disorders in history.
As for elves and orcs, both fictional characters- yes, they are all furries to me. They do not exist in reality, nor should they be communicating in english, a language developed by humans for humans to speak to one another.
Yes, I read about elves, orcs, gnomes, talking animals and such as a child, and as an adult I have moved on to medical journals.
I do find that the introduction of animals and fairy tale creatures as a playable character in a game is catering to the children's market. You may enjoy these things, but I for one do not. If you would like to take offense to that, you are more than welcome to. We are both entitled to our opinions. No one is asking you to agree with me.
Not to make light of your opinions, but whats your stance on Wookies and other extraterrestial races from the sci-fi genre--the genre by most people's standards was taylor made to cater to people with a higher learning?
It, just like other fairy tales is targeting the " inner child".
Norn, becasue I'm Swedish, and the Norn are obviously modeled after the Norsemen.
I'm itching to play a statuesque Norn warrior goddess, but I think I'll go Sylvari for my first. Their race is very new to Tyria, so they spend a lot of time exploring and figuring out how the world works. Sounds good for a player learning the game for the first time. Plus, the background lore is intriguing and there's a lot of unanswered questions that I'd like to look into.
Still, the Norn look to be a lot of fun. And they're NORN!
I'm an altaholic. I know I'll want to jump into race B after playing race A for a little while. So my strategy is, to play a human to learn the ropes, and once I'm comfortable with everything, try and have a Norn main.
Though, really, my first character will be "all" of them, because I'm probably going to spend the first day in the character creator for each one.
At this point I'm just going to regard you as an awful troll or someone with an extremely poor sense of why things are enjoyable to different people.
"They do not exist in reality"? Medical journals? How are you able to play any video games at all with such a terrible view on fantasy? Hell, for that matter, how are you able to enjoy anything other than... oh, wait. Trolling, right.
And you really need to look up what a furry is so you'll stop making yourself look any more like an idiot. You're clearly misinformed. (Or still a troll.)
EDIT: Hahaha, I just noticed your post count. Now it makes more sense.
"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." -Dr. Seuss
While I said that sylvari was going to be my first character, I actually meant something similar to what you plan on doing; gotta get those good character names before someone hijacks them
I will also probably spend a good 24 hours in the character creation process overall--I love to make toons, probably why I love Sims 3 so much... gods help me if they ever create an MMO with the ability for community mods to the character creation, I might never see daylight again.
Human! and why you ask? Because they are so sexy and elegant! and their city is beautiful too
xD ((And then i prefer roleplaying as human.))
Maligned view of the world, sound familiar? Like... Nazi familiar?
Jokes aside, I too share your hate of fantasy races - in fact it's... quite easy to share that stance.
However, I also embrace the thought of having races such as those in the game as it allows me plenty chance to kill them. There is nothing wrong with a little murder in a game that is supposed to be "my game".
See you all in the mists, you as well Devil
People think it's fun to pretend your a monster. Me I spend my life pretending I'm not. - Dexter Morgan
I think it is you who should look up what a furry is.
Furry" and "Furries" redirect here. For the quality of animal hair, see fur. For the rock band, see Super Furry Animals
Furry fandom refers to the fandom for fictional anthropomorphic animal characters with human personalities and characteristics.[1] Examples of anthropomorphic attributes include exhibiting human intelligence and facial expressions, the ability to speak, walk on two legs, and wear clothes. Furry fandom is also used to refer to the community of people who gather on the Internet and at conventions.[2][3]
Therianthropic characters that morph between human and animal form are also considered by some to be part of the genre. Even certain superheroes with animal derived powers are considered of furry interest by some fans, the general idea being a combination of human and non-human animal attributes
Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human characteristics to animals or non-living things, phenomena, material states and objects or abstract concepts. Examples include animals and plants and forces of nature such as winds, rain or the sun depicted as creatures with human motivations, and/or the abilities to reason and converse. The term derives from the combination of the Greek ?νθρωπος (ánthr?pos), "human" and μορφ? (morph?), "shape" or "form".
It is strongly associated with art and storytelling where it has ancient roots. Most cultures possess a long-standing fable tradition with anthropomorphised animals as characters that can stand as commonly recognised types of human behavior.
Elf / bat ear tips:
There is a reason if you click on the properties of this photograph, these are called " Bat elf ear tips".
The elves ears were designed from bats, an animal, which would make elves a combination of bats and humans.
In the medical field a Human with this condition is referred to having " bat ear", "bat wing ears". Many take offense to attention being drawn to their deformity. It is corrected through surgery.
Pinnaplasty - Otoplasty Ear Pinback Ear Surgery for Bat Ears, Bat Wing Ears, and Projecting Ear Deformities
Many of what people consider to be their " fantasy characters" come from the dehumanizing of human beings with medical conditions they did not understand. They made these people suffer a great deal through these stories Making them out to be monsters, which you consider to be " fantasy characters". Their entire existence is at their expense.
Please refrain from personal attacks, as this is a forum for discussion, and not the jerry springer show. I have made no personal attacks, and from the start, you have. It appears you are the one spouting off misinformation and insults, which would be considered trolling, not me.
Human and Norn
Sylvari for sure. I might have the inclination to make an Asura alt, but at the moment there is something about a race that will not have an inherent moral compass.
NORN!
they are great. Love the lore behind them.
http://steamcommunity.com/id/Cloudsol/
I find myself wondering if Devil is aware that humans are in fact animals. Mammals that are very intelligence but none the less a part of the animal kingdom. It is somewhat amazing that to see an actual case of xenophobia [or a very dedicated case of trolling]. The idea that because something has characteristics to which you can create an analoge in the animal kingdom makes it a furry is just rediculous.
Obviously humans are furries... I mean look at all that hair, their opposable thumbs, tool use. We are clearly modeled very similar to some apes. Humans are the creepiest furries out there. I mean some think of all the crazy depraved pointless things they do. Its really pretty disgusting. Playing humans in games is just sickening, I personally dont think it should be allowed in games. It just spreads this horrible human-centered mindset which I dont agree with at all.
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Every race can be accessed at level 1. The demo just showed particular parts of the game.
Sorry to double post but the only reason in Demos you saw them going straight to those areas was likely because they wanted to give a varried example of gameplay across multiple levels. I dont believe that you will have to unlock them. After all in various interviews they talk about starter armor and areas in the same way they talk about them for the other races. I doubt they'd lump them all together if you couldn't play them all from the start.
Edit: And I was beaten to it anyways.
Asura all the way for me. I have an inclination to always play the smallest races on offer as it makes the world feel bigger, my movement feel faster and it just looks cool being so much smaller than what you're fighting. :P
On top of that though they have an awesome sci-fi mix of science and magic and GOLEMS! I'm really looking forward to seeing how ANet implements the golems.
LOL! Yes I am fully aware that humans are mammals silly. But you are mistaken about them being a "furry" by the definition of furry, i provided for you above. A furry, by definition is a non human creature given human characteristics. The sad thing is though, most of these over history came about out of ignorance to medical condtions and has a very bad history for those inflicted with those condtions.
I am not " trolling" I have stated repeatedly on more than one thread in this forum that I dislike nonhuman races as playable by humans. Xenophobia? ROFL! You can be xenophobic against something that isn't even real? If we do encounter an alien race that communicates with humans in English, then we start putting them in games we can discuss xenophobia, I for one would welcome them to play games with us, but the truth would be more like they exterminate the planet before we ever even know they exist. LOL
I was under the impression this thread asks which race you want to play and why. I stated which and why and apparently it got some undies in a wad. I am not sure why people are so offended by someone who has no desire to have nonhumans talking to them? It completely degenerates the game into the realm of stupidity to me. I mean if I wanted odd mutant creatures talking to me I could go play furcadia, not Guild wars, a game that focused on human interaction in a fantasy world, not mutant race interaction in a fantasy world. They changed that aspect of the game and expanded it to include mutant furry species as playabale races, and I let my opinion known on that decision.
As I have already stated above, to each their own. I am not sure why my thinking that furry species are a freaky childhood obsession is offensive- But hey whatever floats your boat. LOL
Trolling is posting personal attacks, misinformation and flaming, which I have done none of the above. I have presented my view as to which race I want to play and why. I backed up my opinion with references and facts that led me to this decision. Why would a human centered mindset be offensive? How many nonhuman species have spoke English to you for this to be offending? LMAO!