Guild Wars 2

all of the races are getting 6 hairstyles, 3 female, 3 male…except sylvari, their 3 hairstyles are shared between the genders, why did you do this?

Probably because Sylvari “hair” is much more difficult to make, not only modeling but also with the glow.

I think Kristen said she wanted to give males and females the chance to choose similair kinds of hair styles. If someone played a male character, it sucked that they didn’t have beautiful long hair, at the same time, it might suck if the dreads type hair was only given to males if a female sylvari wanted them. I guess the same thing goes for rugged hair styles. Females should have access to that option as well. Sylvari seem to bend the rules a bit more with the difference between males and females. It seems like the focus with the sylvari was to open up new options with greater variety that didn’t exist (males with long hair, new plant types etc).

charr for life.1278:

all of the races are getting 6 hairstyles, 3 female, 3 male…except sylvari, their 3 hairstyles are shared between the genders, why did you do this?

As a matter of reproduction, and general social matters, gender doesn’t matter to Sylvari. Most of their hair styles were already shared (mushroom headed females and males). The only reason they have semblance of gender (including non-functioning sexual parts) is because of data gathered from Tyrians by the Pale Tree to reflect as such.

Atleast add Scarlet’s hair to the sylvari tree. It’s annoying when an NPC is added & you can’t even have their face/hair/armor options

Chasind.3128:

Atleast add Scarlet’s hair to the sylvari tree. It’s annoying when an NPC is added & you can’t even have their face/hair/armor options

They didn’t add Kasmeer’s hair either. I believe this is a good indication that we might get a second set of special hairstyles soon.

Siphaed.9235:

As a matter of reproduction, and general social matters, gender doesn’t matter to Sylvari.

This is correct. It makes sense to have so many shared hairstyles.
I remember that, during REALLY early development (when nobody knew what would be of the Sylvari) there were even rumors that there wouldn’t be a gender option for Sylvari; you would be able to give your Sylvari more gender specific features but your character wouldn’t really be male or female. It is nice how it is now, since it is possible make an androgynous character or to make a really masculine or feminine one.

Shiren.9532:

I think Kristen said she wanted to give males and females the chance to choose similair kinds of hair styles. If someone played a male character, it sucked that they didn’t have beautiful long hair, at the same time, it might suck if the dreads type hair was only given to males if a female sylvari wanted them. I guess the same thing goes for rugged hair styles. Females should have access to that option as well. Sylvari seem to bend the rules a bit more with the difference between males and females. It seems like the focus with the sylvari was to open up new options with greater variety that didn’t exist (males with long hair, new plant types etc).

So why not make 6 new hairstyles and have them available to both males and female sylvari?

^Probably because they are pretty hard to make, with all the leaves and petals.

I’m just glad we sylvari got new hairstyles at all, we’re really lacking compared to the other races. (except asura, who are also pretty limited in hair right now)

I don’t think Sylvari have “gender based” anything in general so why should their hairstyles conform to human gender norms anyhow? I think all Sylvari hairstyles should be for either gender just based on how the race itself is portrayed.

Wish they did this for humans.

I’m wondering/hoping they’re all unisex. All Sylvari hair should be imo.

Why don’t you ask for your money back because Anet is cheating you out of Sylvari hairstyles.

the Sylvari are getting the best hair so it is all good

charr get 3 hairstyles which will most likely be unisex.

where did you see the hairstyle news?
any screen?

Lord Kuru.3685:

Shiren.9532:

I think Kristen said she wanted to give males and females the chance to choose similair kinds of hair styles. If someone played a male character, it sucked that they didn’t have beautiful long hair, at the same time, it might suck if the dreads type hair was only given to males if a female sylvari wanted them. I guess the same thing goes for rugged hair styles. Females should have access to that option as well. Sylvari seem to bend the rules a bit more with the difference between males and females. It seems like the focus with the sylvari was to open up new options with greater variety that didn’t exist (males with long hair, new plant types etc).

So why not make 6 new hairstyles and have them available to both males and female sylvari?

I think there are differences between the two. I don’t think they are exactly the same. The simple answer would be that would be twice as much work (if not more). It’s possible there will be hairstyles that weren’t previewed.

Honestly I think it’s a shame they didn’t just go nuts on the lesser races (anything but human) because they start with less options. I can see why humans would have just as many new options despite having more core options to begin with, they are by far the most popular race and thus more profitable to cater to.

My main is a human and I want to kill myself with the new hair styles.

The sylvari ones look absolutely fantastic. This makes me sad since all the male human ones look like a gel disaster.

http://dulfy.net/2013/09/30/gw2-new-hairstyles-coming-in-tomorrows-twilight-assault-patch/

sylvari got the best out of the new hair styles tbh… i wouldnt complain…

And female Norns will get super model haircuts.

Shiren.9532:

Lord Kuru.3685:

Shiren.9532:

I think Kristen said she wanted to give males and females the chance to choose similair kinds of hair styles. If someone played a male character, it sucked that they didn’t have beautiful long hair, at the same time, it might suck if the dreads type hair was only given to males if a female sylvari wanted them. I guess the same thing goes for rugged hair styles. Females should have access to that option as well. Sylvari seem to bend the rules a bit more with the difference between males and females. It seems like the focus with the sylvari was to open up new options with greater variety that didn’t exist (males with long hair, new plant types etc).

So why not make 6 new hairstyles and have them available to both males and female sylvari?

I think there are differences between the two. I don’t think they are exactly the same. The simple answer would be that would be twice as much work (if not more). It’s possible there will be hairstyles that weren’t previewed.

Honestly I think it’s a shame they didn’t just go nuts on the lesser races (anything but human) because they start with less options. I can see why humans would have just as many new options despite having more core options to begin with, they are by far the most popular race and thus more profitable to cater to.

Also, humans have less identifying characteristics than other races. Every nonhuman race has at least one additional customization option, be it ears, horns, glow, tattooos, etc. thus it follows that humans would naturally possess more overall hairstyles to make up for that lack of customization.

It would be interesting if more avante-gard facial piercings became common in human culture to fill that gap, perhaps when we revisit cantha/elona or access previously unseen continents.