Guild Wars 2

Unlike my previous topic, this isn’t a lore question, but an aesthetics question.

Obviously, gear on Asura is smaller. Animations for the Engineer class are also pretty limited. And this is my dilemma.

I want a Human and an Asura. One will be an Engy, the other a Mesmer. I can pretty easily lore-wise justify either:

Asura: Engy has alchemy, Mesmer is magitech
Human: Engy disdains magic/gods, Mesmer is nobility and politics

Yes, that’s the short, short version. My problem in choosing though is this, the Asura has pretty cool animations with the various Mesmer weapons, but they’re so small. The Engineer animations are basically the same on any race, and the Human Mesmer while having “regular” animations with weapon skills, has larger and more visible gear. Although it must be said the Poison Dart Volley and the look on Asura faces is pretty hilarious.

So I need help in choosing which way to go. Thanks!

My suggestion would be to make both of them Asura.

Dog.1472:

My suggestion would be to make both of them Asura.

Agreed.

However if common sense doesn’t prevail, it’s worth noting that if you plan on making female characters, Asura females use male armor models. Thus your Mesmer won’t be able to dress whorishly like all Mesmers do, unless you make the Mesmer your human.

Well, I can’t really say much about Humans, since I don’t have any.
What I CAN do, however, is show you my Asura Engineer.

Ditto, I can show you both my Asura Engineer AND my Asura Mesmer!

Engineer: Asura. They’re much cuter with their backpacks than humans.

Mesmer: Asura if you want cool animations. Human if you want trashy female armor.

Seras.5702:

Engineer: Asura. They’re much cuter with their backpacks than humans.

That’s a good point. Kits on humans look painfully large, but not so bad on Asura.