Guild Wars 2

Hi everyone.

Soon I’ll join Asuran community by doing Asura Mesmer !

I’ve got kind of overall look of char but…

What skin color to take ? this is seriously bugging me out.

I’ve tried something similiar to Zojja’s color – kind of brown/light brown.
Then i’ve gone nuggat and a bit darker brown.
Tho I can’t really see any of these asuras around.
Seems like most of them uses Light gray/gray or blue/light blue with porcelian…

But those bright colours seem to blind my eyes…
What colors did you take and why ?

The lighting in most games will “bleach” a character, washing out details in their skin tone. This is doubly so for any game with light bloom or glare or any other fancy light effects.

As such, you get the best detail (visible from a distance, of course: the only way other players see you) with a darker skin tone. And given the nature of asuran skin choices, the higher contrast your pattern, the better (usually).

That said, I picked a dark reddish-brown (I also wanted color, not grayscale) with a light blue-ish pattern (the blue is unnoticeable on the red skin, though).

I find lighter colors tend to look better, Asura are very small so dark colors seem to hide detail on them.

Check out the ‘cutest asura contest’ thread. some good creations.

My Asura has a pale gray skin tone, reflecting what I think most Asura’s skin tones would have been like when they lived their entire lives underground, away from the sun.