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Windu The Forbidden One.6045:

From Guild Wars 1.
That is all.

From GW1.

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/File:Charr_ranger.jpg

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/File:Pyre_Fierceshot.jpg

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/File:Bonwor_Fierceblade.jpg

That is all.

Would be nice to be able to select different postures in character creation, and have options to make characters really fat so they can waddle everywhere casting spells or swinging swords and whatnot.

One can only dream.

Serbianwolf.1652:

Look look… My point was obvious….

The charrs stand like they can’t handle their backs up straight. Do you even lift Rhytlock?

Bad point.

If there was a valid reason to stand up straight, they might be inclined to risk the spinal problems. But there is no valid reason.

PookieDaWombat.6209:

Windu The Forbidden One.6045:

From Guild Wars 1.
That is all.

From GW1.

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/File:Charr_ranger.jpg

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/File:Pyre_Fierceshot.jpg

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/File:Bonwor_Fierceblade.jpg

That is all.

My point was, charr can stand up straight if they want to. There is no physical limitation preventing them from standing straight as people tend to believe.

I’m not saying they will or should, all I’m saying is it’s possible.

Serbianwolf.1652:

It irritates the very core of my being, just by looking at that “poor me” stance charr has.

ArenaNet already stated that few people play as Charr or Asura, so they won’t bother fixing the animations and armors of those two races.

I suggest conforming with being a second rate race, or deleting your Charr. That’s the best ArenaNet is going to give you.

Serbianwolf.1652:

Look look… My point was obvious….

The charrs stand like they can’t handle their backs up straight. Do you even lift Rhytlock?

Their posture is poor like in Undead(WoW) but with charr model instead. So I have to play with, like furry monster that can’t stand straight because his/her head is too heavy or? o.O

Seriously, WHY Kodans are not walking like bears then or halfly up?

Come on! You can do better ANET… Put them UP STRAIGHT and you did something good with them for once.

I feel like shriveled when playing my Charrior…. Im dead serious -.-

Um, you might want to Google some images on polar bears. If you’ve watched any documentaries on bears you’d know that they can move on their hind legs. Just watch any video of a bear fight.

When a cat stands on their hind paws, their back is curved.
[img]http://kes.wimp.com/images/thumbs/2010/04/f2ad422795b12dd02fcd96f4102dc22c_cat_1316_866.jpg[/url] Now add the mass of upper body muscle that you would see on a body builder while still retaining the ability to run on all fours plus fight while standing on their hind legs

Charr posture is weird because they have the hind quarters of a cat but the upper body of a human. From a weight distribution perspective, they need to be hunched so the weight is centred correctly.

Anet has done a spectacular job giving Charr the unique running animation of a feline combined with HUMAN fighting stances

It would have been vastly easier to just put fur on a hominid body, give it a cat head, make it look like the unholy demonspawn of a cat and human crossbreed and do away with the whole running on all fours thing.

If I wanted cat cosplayers, I wouldn’t be playing GW2

I probably would have played Charr more if they stood up straighter, like the Ronso from Final Fantasy X, just so I could make a Kimari Ronso, Charr, but the current Charr don’t do it for me.
Of course, the Second post in this thread said all that was necessary.

Windu The Forbidden One.6045:

PookieDaWombat.6209:

Windu The Forbidden One.6045:

From Guild Wars 1.
That is all.

From GW1.

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/File:Charr_ranger.jpg

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/File:Pyre_Fierceshot.jpg

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/File:Bonwor_Fierceblade.jpg

That is all.

My point was, charr can stand up straight if they want to. There is no physical limitation preventing them from standing straight as people tend to believe.

I’m not saying they will or should, all I’m saying is it’s possible.

This is fiction. Everything’s as possible as Anet wants it to be. If suddenly every Charrs’ legs fell off and they sprouted squid tentacles and wiggled around because of “reasons” that would be the reality of the game world no matter how absurd it would seem.

I do enjoy the “science says it can/can’t work” arguments in a game with sentient, thinking plants, undead, and lava monsters though…

Substance E.4852:

I do enjoy the “science says it can/can’t work” arguments in a game with sentient, thinking plants, undead, and lava monsters though…

Sad thing is, zombies do exist in reality. Some parasites do very, very strange things to their hosts.

Substance E.4852:

This is fiction. Everything’s as possible as Anet wants it to be. If suddenly every Charrs’ legs fell off and they sprouted squid tentacles and wiggled around because of “reasons” that would be the reality of the game world no matter how absurd it would seem.

Except that charr standing up straight actually exist in the lore. Charr with squid tentacles do not. Big difference.

Substance E.4852:

I do enjoy the “science says it can/can’t work” arguments in a game with sentient, thinking plants, undead, and lava monsters though…

Don’t tell that to me, I wasn’t the one who brought “science” into this argument, that was Drarnor Kunoram. I merely stated that charr standing up straight are part of the lore and are therefore possible to exist in gw2, that is all.

Windu The Forbidden One.6045:

Substance E.4852:

This is fiction. Everything’s as possible as Anet wants it to be. If suddenly every Charrs’ legs fell off and they sprouted squid tentacles and wiggled around because of “reasons” that would be the reality of the game world no matter how absurd it would seem.

Except that charr standing up straight actually exist in the lore. Charr with squid tentacles do not. Big difference.

Substance E.4852:

I do enjoy the “science says it can/can’t work” arguments in a game with sentient, thinking plants, undead, and lava monsters though…

Don’t tell that to me, I wasn’t the one who brought “science” into this argument, that was Drarnor Kunoram. I merely stated that charr standing up straight are part of the lore and are therefore possible to exist in gw2, that is all.

I never denied they could, either. It just wouldn’t be very comfortable, pretty similar to a human craning their neck.

The Flame Legion did it for dominance reasons, but none of the others did hold that posture for extended periods of time.

Drarnor Kunoram.5180:

Windu The Forbidden One.6045:

Substance E.4852:

This is fiction. Everything’s as possible as Anet wants it to be. If suddenly every Charrs’ legs fell off and they sprouted squid tentacles and wiggled around because of “reasons” that would be the reality of the game world no matter how absurd it would seem.

Except that charr standing up straight actually exist in the lore. Charr with squid tentacles do not. Big difference.

Substance E.4852:

I do enjoy the “science says it can/can’t work” arguments in a game with sentient, thinking plants, undead, and lava monsters though…

Don’t tell that to me, I wasn’t the one who brought “science” into this argument, that was Drarnor Kunoram. I merely stated that charr standing up straight are part of the lore and are therefore possible to exist in gw2, that is all.

I never denied they could, either. It just wouldn’t be very comfortable, pretty similar to a human craning their neck.

Oh but I agree. I was merely pointing out to Substance E that the “science says it can/can’t work” arguments didn’t start here.

PookieDaWombat.6209:

[…]

From GW1.

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/File:Charr_ranger.jpg

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/File:Pyre_Fierceshot.jpg

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/File:Bonwor_Fierceblade.jpg

That is all.

Those are flame legion slaves with spikes on their shoulders. Nope, it’s not armor, they actually have 3 horn-like spikes on each shoulder. Probably some magic experiment that mutate them or something.

My charr do not have spikes on their shoulders. They are supposed to walk upright.

MithranArkanere.8957:

PookieDaWombat.6209:

[…]

From GW1.

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/File:Charr_ranger.jpg

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/File:Pyre_Fierceshot.jpg

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/File:Bonwor_Fierceblade.jpg

That is all.

Those are flame legion slaves with spikes on their shoulders. Nope, it’s not armor, they actually have 3 horn-like spikes on each shoulder. Probably some magic experiment that mutate them or something.

My charr do not have spikes on their shoulders. They are supposed to walk upright.

“Bonwor Fierceblade is a childhood friend and loyal member of Pyre Fierceshot’s warband. Like Pyre, he is hateful of the shaman caste.” Bonwor and Pyre were not flame legion slaves… At least they were truly kitten charr, unlike these weaklings we have now.

On the other hand fur burns the same way, regardless of how said beasts walk.

Tachenon.5270:

PookieDaWombat.6209:

@Tach: No, they are more like tigers with wider shoulders and longer front limbs. Just from the pics you posted you can see the major difference in spine curvature.

Like this?

For GRRRREAT Justice!

C’mon man, I’m at work. Don’t make me laugh like that. XD

serenke.4806:

MithranArkanere.8957:

PookieDaWombat.6209:

[…]

From GW1.

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/File:Charr_ranger.jpg

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/File:Pyre_Fierceshot.jpg

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/File:Bonwor_Fierceblade.jpg

That is all.

Those are flame legion slaves with spikes on their shoulders. Nope, it’s not armor, they actually have 3 horn-like spikes on each shoulder. Probably some magic experiment that mutate them or something.

My charr do not have spikes on their shoulders. They are supposed to walk upright.

“Bonwor Fierceblade is a childhood friend and loyal member of Pyre Fierceshot’s warband. Like Pyre, he is hateful of the shaman caste.” Bonwor and Pyre were not flame legion slaves… At least they were truly kitten charr, unlike these weaklings we have now.

On the other hand fur burns the same way, regardless of how said beasts walk.

And that first one is the model for Vaatlaw Doomclaw.

Seriously, these charr are how charr have always been.

PookieDaWombat.6209:

Seriously, these charr are how charr have always been.

Except for all the charr that were able to walk straight up of course

Windu The Forbidden One.6045:

PookieDaWombat.6209:

Seriously, these charr are how charr have always been.

Except for all the charr that were able to walk straight up of course

The casters who were lording their magic and connection to the false gods over the other Charr.

I see a lot of people in this thread that have some required lore reading to do.

Im more curious if they could give us a option to run on 2 legs. I like running on 4 legs but without a 25%+ speed increase it really looking silly.

Scoobaniec.9561:

Im more curious if they could give us a option to run on 2 legs. I like running on 4 legs but without a 25%+ speed increase it really looking silly.

Draw your weapon.

Khandarus.2738:

I see a lot of people in this thread that have some required lore reading to do.

A lot of people in here including the kittenheaded OP are too lazy to read the 2nd post perfectly explaining to OP why.
What makes you think they will actually read lore.

Windu The Forbidden One.6045:

From Guild Wars 1.
That is all.

I am talking exactly about this. Can we have option to stand straight at least? o.O

Serbianwolf.1652:

Windu The Forbidden One.6045:

From Guild Wars 1.
That is all.

I am talking exactly about this. Can we have option to stand straight at least? o.O

I think the problem there might be that the GW1 charr with an more upright stance aren’t just variations of the normal charr, they have their own model, with its own mesh. That’s what allows them to have that more upright stance, they are designed to look that way from the start. GW2 charr aren’t. You can’t just go and try to make the model look that way, when it wasn’t intended to work that way from the beginning, so actually achieving that would most likely require a complete rework of the current model or the implementation of a new one, with new animations.

I honestly doubt that’ll happen :/

As a non-charr player is the posture ok when relieving ones self on a tree, building or random Norn foot? I also question if the animations when licking one’s parts just because you can is without clipping?