Guild Wars 2

So I’ve been creating a lot of sylvari characters lately, and I noticed that there are only 5 different physique shapes [male and female], compared to the human’s 10. As they are basically the same body shape [and size!], surely it would be a pretty quick thing to port them over?

I really like some of the human physiques that are possible, which the sylvari just don’t have.

Looking at the skinniest sylvari and the skinniest human, I think the sylvari are supposed to be a bit different.

On the females at least, the diversity in the sylvari’s smaller number of available physiques versus the mostly extremely similar ‘different’ human physiques is massive, IMO. I’d take the sylvari physiques over the female humans’ any day.

Sylvari are supposed to be a bit smaller and slimmer compared to an average human.

Plus, we do have all the fancy body colors/patterns, hair colors, and most important: Glow.

Fair trade for the inability to create fat sylvari.

tetrodoxin.2134:

Fair trade for the inability to create fat sylvari.

How you ever seen an overweight tree? I’m not sure a sylvari even stores excess energy intake as fat. Maybe they just get REALLY hyper until they burn it off? Maybe just glow really bright?

WyldKat.4712:

tetrodoxin.2134:

Fair trade for the inability to create fat sylvari.

How you ever seen an overweight tree? I’m not sure a sylvari even stores excess energy intake as fat. Maybe they just get REALLY hyper until they burn it off? Maybe just glow really bright?

“Don’t you be attacking my positive body image!”

This gives the childhood song “Fatty fatty, 2×4” a whole new meaning.

Faowri.4159:

On the females at least, the diversity in the sylvari’s smaller number of available physiques versus the mostly extremely similar ‘different’ human physiques is massive, IMO. I’d take the sylvari physiques over the female humans’ any day.

But there is really only one “warrior” physique [broad shoulders, muscly arms], and the rest are all basically progressively more spindly [apart from the females where breast size varies too].

I really like the smaller body types for females… But there really isnt enough choice if you want to go for the bigger breasts. Theres pretty much 1, and the other body types are way smaller, theres not really a middle ground im happy with :C

I really like ths current one though, humans with the biggest breast size have really thin legs, where the sylvaris look more healthy.

Atleast, thats how i temember it. I dont play much human :P

TL;DR: there have ti be more physiques with bigger breasts :0 (for females atleast >_>)

Notso.8431:

Faowri.4159:

On the females at least, the diversity in the sylvari’s smaller number of available physiques versus the mostly extremely similar ‘different’ human physiques is massive, IMO. I’d take the sylvari physiques over the female humans’ any day.

But there is really only one “warrior” physique [broad shoulders, muscly arms], and the rest are all basically progressively more spindly [apart from the females where breast size varies too].

I think we got quite a good range, considering that the sylvari are supposed to be slender (and were originally meant to be a head shorter than humans, though that got effectively retconned). The fae-like, spindly aesthetic is kind of their thing – they’re the elf-replacement in GW2, and I don’t mean that as an insult to their design. It’s just that there are certain aesthetic archetypes an MMO often fulfills, and the ‘elf’ is one of them.

That said, I’ve got no objections to more diversity. I just think the human females and possibly norn need it a whole lot more.

Alissah.9281:

I really like the smaller body types for females… But there really isnt enough choice if you want to go for the bigger breasts.

Breast size is one of those genetic things, not the result of a nighttime fairy visit. There’s no physiological reason for sylvari females to have them, but they’re included in the template the Pale Tree is working from.

Imagine what we’d all look like if the only human the Mother ever saw was Dolly Parton. Or Marilyn Manson. Or NOT. Forget I ever said that bit, and let’s embrace what diversity we do have, because we all could have easily been popping out of the same Play-Doh mold instead.

WyldKat.4712:

Alissah.9281:

I really like the smaller body types for females… But there really isnt enough choice if you want to go for the bigger breasts.

Breast size is one of those genetic things, not the result of a nighttime fairy visit. There’s no physiological reason for sylvari females to have them, but they’re included in the template the Pale Tree is working from.

Imagine what we’d all look like if the only human the Mother ever saw was Dolly Parton. Or Marilyn Manson. Or NOT. Forget I ever said that bit, and let’s embrace what diversity we do have, because we all could have easily been popping out of the same Play-Doh mold instead.

I do appreciate the diversity, I just asked for new ones to be added, not existing ones changed :P.

Besides, last time I checked, the majority of all human female npcs + players use the body type with the hugely inflated boobs .__.

I picked the “buff” male sylvari body type and my character looks fat in medium armor, which is basically all longcoats. That’s a pretty annoying flaw right there because my “buff” human looks normal.

I think there is a lot of subtle variation, at least for female Sylvari where there is variation in breast size, shoulder size, arm width, hip size, woodiness, stomach size, leg width, and whether your belly button is an inny or an outy.

Notso.8431:

So I’ve been creating a lot of sylvari characters lately, and I noticed that there are only 5 different physique shapes [male and female], compared to the human’s 10.

Don’t start looking at other options then. Humans have double the number of hair styles as well. All the non-human races have significantly less customization options, which makes me feel there is a distinct human bias.

However, I am glad I was able to make a female sylvari physique. with a breast size closer to a B-cup. It made me so happy.

Therefore, having more options for people who want larger characters would be great too. More diversity!

Nefaria.7659:

Notso.8431:

So I’ve been creating a lot of sylvari characters lately, and I noticed that there are only 5 different physique shapes [male and female], compared to the human’s 10.

Don’t start looking at other options then. Humans have double the number of hair styles as well. All the non-human races have significantly less customization options, which makes me feel there is a distinct human bias.

However, I am glad I was able to make a female sylvari physique. with a breast size closer to a B-cup. It made me so happy.

Therefore, having more options for people who want larger characters would be great too. More diversity!

Sylvari get great skin colour and hair colour customisation, plus we have extra ear customisation, asura also have ear customisation and charr have ear and horn customisation, human and norn pretty much just have face and hair. You can’t really make a human or norn look much different from the other and the hair colour option is much more limited. I would say sylvari have equal level of customisation with the fact that by using colours creatively sylvari all look reasonably unique. I mean you can’t have a green skinned human with a lavender coloured Mohawk, but you can with a sylvari.

The lack of body forms is probably because Sylvari get glow and all the colors of the rainbow and then some. Sylvari really are the most customizable race in the game in my opinion. All humans can really do is change their shape and hair, so of course they get more body forms and hair styles, they don’t get to glow or be multi colored.