Guild Wars 2

I would like to start by saying the voice acting time has done a splendid job in my opinion.

Old voices such as Steven Blum as Rytlok, Troy Baker as Logan, Felicia Day as Zojja, the asura player characters (yes, both of them) as well as new voices such as Debi Derryberry as Taimi (as well as some other npc)… They have all done very well throughout the content and Living Story! Kudos! Bravi Bravi Bravi!

The entire team has shown brill range.
Kari Wahlgren has shown a very large range as well, acting as Caithe, the regal and elegant sylvari character… when she used to play a character that (in my opinion) was very cool on FLCL, Haruko.
I think Wahlgren has done a good job as Caithe, but I would -really- love to see an archetype similar to Haruko appear in the story. Noone could forget this character, which appeared in a terrific yet short anime called FLkittenhink the character style would really, really fit and fill a gap that might be there in the character roster. The character was crazy, yet fun, daring and maniacal. Seeing as how there are many good guys and many bad guys, a character that is more of a roguish neutral may be fun.

A question I would love to ask the VA team is… well.. this might come up alot in development, but I am going to ask this anyway:

Does anyone know Richard Steven Horvitz and/or have the means to contact him about trying to voice act for this franchise?
Invader Zim was a story about a short, egotistical maniacal genius. He killed the voice acting.. and I think if you are looking for more talent to add to the team, he would be a MORE THAN FANTASTIC addition.
I know for a fact that many gw2 and invader zim fans would squeal with delight.
Who wouldn’t?

Think about it: Invader Zim was very short lived compared to the huge amount of fans it had. It ended before its time due to QQ drama, and the voice actor could very easily use his previous talents to play a very convincing asura. I know not -every- voice actor knows every other voice actor, but I know from some interviews that there is a fair amount of community involved in your profession.

Again, I’d love to thank the current voice acting crew and just say that some of the voices that I and others grew up with returning (and changing/adapting their acting to suit the gw2 theme so perfectly, of course) have certainly helped me delve into the lore and story of this game and I very much appreciate it. VA’s like Steven Blum have raised our generation – often without us even knowing it.
If a member of the voice acting team DOES see this, I would simply like it to be known that they have done a fantastic job.

Please, let it be known that I am not saying that I want the exact characters ported to gw2 but I think that similarly used inspiration is healthy if someone is simply good for a role. There is speculation that Taimi and Braham’s relationship had a bit of inspiration from Vanellope Von Schweetz and Ralph from Wreck it Ralph. This is healthy for a story, as long as things aren’t 100% facsimiles. Taimi has gone up in popularity alot, because things were polished from the foundation upward in development.

Do you think Horvitz would be amazing to add as an asura? If you are an asura fan, can you see him playing the role? Have any of the (I assume) currently staffed voice actors done a voice personality/archetype that you think would fit into the game? If you would like, comment below~