Guild Wars 2

This is my first time posting on here so I’m a bit nervous! But I was hoping to get some suggestions/art pieces. I’ve been playing Guild Wars since it was released, bought expansion packs religiously and played Guild Wars every day for years. Guild Wars 2 was the highlight of my year in 2012, even moreso than my wedding! Bad thing to admit…

I’ve been wanting to get a tattoo for a while, and since Guild Wars was something that I shared with my brother (my best friend) for years, and since it was the only thing I had when I was sick as a child and stuck at home, I’ve decided to get a GW inspired tattoo on my wrist. It reminds me of things I’ve conquered in a way.

An Ele has always been my main char in both games, so I was looking to find a nice ele symbol, but my searches haven’t given me just the right thing yet. I’m not set on the symbol idea completely, so if anyone has any suggestions please help out

this is clearly one of those moments where you just:

#YOLO

I think that is so neat that you want to get a GW tattoo. I also shared this game GW1 with my brother and boyfriend (now husband). I was really ill in high school and didn’t have too many friends that were “true friends”, so sharing the game with them made it special and it was a fun way to hang out and be silly. We still have fun on GW2, even though we can’t play it as often.

Was there a certain element you favor most about the Elementalist? You said you weren’t set on the symbol idea, did you and your brother have a guild symbol or something you both liked about the game more than anything else that could be a possible base idea for your tattoo?

I think it would be a neat idea to somehow incorporate the elements of the elementalist in a circle and have them fade into each other.

I used to draw, I have lost the skills after years of not practicing, maybe you should also go to Deviantart.com and post on the GW groups and see if they can help you come up with an idea or even sketch out some possibilities for you.

I think it is great that you shared the game with your brother, it makes the meaning behind your future tattoo all the more special.

I wish you luck with your tattoo!

I have GW1 inspired tattoo, I have a drawing based on my necromancer on my shoulder as I also have her NWN version on my other arm.

For me it was also because GW played a big part in my life and helped me trough some difficulties.. The character is also a big part of me so that made me think about getting it tattooed.

I am actually wanting to get a GW2 tattoo as well, I had found an artist to draw my Asuran Necro out but she stopped drawing so I gotta wait to find another one

Thanks! I love the circle idea Satu, really appreciate the input. I’ll go hunting for an artist for my design. Good luck Shala! Your tattoo’s must be awesome.

An outsider sugestion, One of the logos from the games?

Lionguard logo, is pretty inconspicuous and not obviously GW but would still mean something to you.
Same with the Shiningblade.
I like the White Mantle logo myself think its just really interesting.

I would guess the orders in gw2 also have similar icons but i havnt noticed them.

Just my 2c

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Thanks! I love the circle idea Satu, really appreciate the input. I’ll go hunting for an artist for my design. Good luck Shala! Your tattoo’s must be awesome.

Thanks
Here they are, the top one is the original Shala Jarias and the bottom her GW1 version