Guild Wars 2

should any race be better than others? or should profession & build determine that.
as far as we know when choosing a race, we chose according to looks and story lines.

My brother-in-law is tall. He can easily cover about a yard in a single stride. My young nephew takes three steps to cover the same distance, because his legs are shorter.

Every race in GW2 moves at exactly the same speed. Asura are much shorter than Norn, so the animators had to compensate by making it look like Asura take more steps. In other words, Asura are sprinting while Norn are out for a leisurely jog precisely because the races are equal in terms of unbuffed movement speed. (Although if you consider racials, Norn can actually be faster in short bursts.)

What Urthona said: the shorter your legs (your stride), the more steps you have to take to cover a comparable distance with someone with longer legs.

And yeah, asura run at the same speed as all other races, they just appear to go faster.

Dinny.5310:

What Urthona said: the shorter your legs (your stride), the more steps you have to take to cover a comparable distance with someone with longer legs.

And yeah, asura run at the same speed as all other races, they just appear to go faster.

Wich is why I like the asura so much I cant stand to play norn or charr, their animations makes it look like they are going in slow motion.