Guild Wars 2

I just wanted to point out that there are many unnaturally slim looking body type options in the character creator for Humans and Sylvari. This is especially noticeable when creating a human female, and I think it might send a wrong message to some girls (and boys) playing this game about beauty standards. Just wanted to point that out quick

They’re only options and I’ve known a few “unnaturally” slim guys and girls. Games are not responsible for your kids morals or standards, you are. (not you you, the general all encompassing you)

Also, this game should come with a complementary blindfold, so parents can make sure their children aren’t exposed to movies, television, or fashion magazines.

Forget it, I’m just going to move my family off the grid.

Exactly why the Amish live like they do, mercifully spared to the evils of the Devil’s lamp.

While there certainly are a couple of human female body types I can think of that look somewhat, erm, unnatural, I wouldn’t say that any of the bodies are simply too thin. I don’t think any of the human male bodies are unnaturally slim either — my human male has the smallest build, and he looks plenty bulky to me! In beta there was a human male body type that looked like a “naturally skinny guy” build, but it was removed (changed?).

As for Sylvari — by human standards, there is at least one body type per gender that would be considered really, really, super-duper skinny. Dare I say . . . twig-like? Good thing Sylvari aren’t human!

I think it’s fine, and normal, for sylvari.. I mean.. they’re limbs are practically – If not literally – twigs. Right? :P

Yes, take away customization options because of the potential insecurities of people you don’t know.

I understand the intention of your message but you what you’re basically asking for is for Arenanet to please everyone. It’s just not something realistic or even necessary to do.

‘Unnaturally slim looking’. Right. I’ll have to remember that the next time my elementalist throws a fireball from her fingertips. I wonder what kind of message that sends. I bet Smokey Bear would have something to say about that…

Make your children roll Norn, they have very large bodies with much more natural proportions. In all, the Norn actually look better than the Humans anyways. (Better hair styles, faces, proportions, etc.)

Or better yet, make them roll Asurans and Charr that have completely different body structures and no sexual body characteristics. In the case of the Charr, the larger bodies look substantially better, because the thinner ones look malnourished.

If anything for the Sylvari, I would prefer more twigly bodies than less. They’re plants. Big, thick, muscly, and/or fatty plants dont make any sense at all.
The humans have bigger problems than over-sexualized or super-thin bodies. If Anet’s fixing humans, then body models can get in line behind flavorless hair and prepubescent faces.

The Sylvari are fine with their twiggy bodies, after all, they are twigs!

Humans are sort of like barbie dolls. I finally ended up just going with the default body style (choice 1) for my human.

Silvary are plants. A silvary light like a leaf, thin like a twig, slim like a reed or flat like a plank is normal.

As for humans, they are all well within healthy limits. None of them look malnourished or anything like that. There’s people that’s just that thin.
Although I think they lack a bulky, more muscular option. Much like Diablo III’s female barbarian, specially for Norn.

What about some shapes/sizes for those of us who are a little more cuddly ?

;)

I always use the slimmest bodies for my characters in MMOs since I myself am petite as well, don’t see anything wrong with skinny body types. :T