Guild Wars 2

I always found it strange at how playable charr run on all fours unless they are holding their weapon but NPC charr just run on two legs. After I played Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath, I noticed something that I think can be integrated into this game in that your character starts out running on two legs and as long as he doesn’t pause, he would eventually run on all fours. I was hoping we can see this happen for playable charr in the future. How I would picture it would be if

1) a charr keeps running without pausing and then moves on all-fours. Or,
2) have a charr get a speed buff enabled (except for the ones that come from signets) for him to go all-fours immediately.

Anet, I won’t hold my breath when it comes to seeing my feedback realized. But I hope that you take this into consideration in the future.

I can already see people complaining about charr getting an inherent speed buff just for being charr while the other races get nothing.
Personally, I have no really issue with how they move, though I do wish that we could get an option as to whether we run on two legs or four, regardless of whether or not we have a weapon drawn. No speed buff necessary.

ShinjoNaomi.1896:

I can already see people complaining about charr getting an inherent speed buff just for being charr while the other races get nothing.
Personally, I have no really issue with how they move, though I do wish that we could get an option as to whether we run on two legs or four, regardless of whether or not we have a weapon drawn. No speed buff necessary.

Oh I probably forgot to mention this. The animation will just change but it will not give them a natural buff at all.

If anything i wish they could change their pose to stand straight up. Running on 4 feets actually makes them unique. Its just that its looks silly if you dont have +% movement speed cause the animation on its own is looks too slow.

If charrs get speedbuffs for running on all fours I want harvestable herbnodes on my sylvari

I think charr should only run on all fours when they are running at least 25% faster.

A full size charr running on all fours slowly looks ridiculous.

This again?

My main is a charr and I’m very happy with how the animations were designed. It’s a breath of fresh air to see something different and consistent.

Fix footprints first. That is the real tragedy here.

MithranArkanere.8957:

I think charr should only run on all fours when they are running at least 25% faster.

A full size charr running on all fours slowly looks ridiculous.

Yeah I agree with you there.

Rangelost.4857:

This again?

My main is a charr and I’m very happy with how the animations were designed. It’s a breath of fresh air to see something different and consistent.

It’s just a thought. I like the animations too but it’s just always off seeing a charr character having to go all fours just to go somewhere close.

Malkavian.4516:

It’s just a thought. I like the animations too but it’s just always off seeing a charr character having to go all fours just to go somewhere close.

Isn’t it off seeing anyone run at full speed if they’re going somewhere close, anyway? Charr walk on two legs, so if they’re not going very far, there’s that option. Alternatively, they run on two legs when their weapons are drawn, most of the time.

Malkavian.4516:

Rangelost.4857:

This again?

My main is a charr and I’m very happy with how the animations were designed. It’s a breath of fresh air to see something different and consistent.

It’s just a thought. I like the animations too but it’s just always off seeing a charr character having to go all fours just to go somewhere close.

Considering our characters actually run faster than the normal NPC charr, it makes perfect sense that we run on all fours.

This is the reason i held back for playing Charr. The four leg run does look stupid and slow. i prefer an option to toggle 4 leg/2 leg run animation.

Finally leveled a lv80 Charr as my 10th max level cha as engineer. It is becasue engineer kit is the only possible way to hold a weapon all day long to stow the 4 leg run.

Anet have no idea how many players were holding back to Charr by the stand pose and 4 leg run. Yet they are not happy with the lower player base on Charr race.

It do seriously require some attentions.

I actually like how they run on all four legs. I’d be miffed if they’d delete it. I even deleted a level 40 Charr Engineer because with Speedy Kits he’d be running on 2 legs permanently. The thing I don’t like about Charrs is that they’re hunched over, not standing straight. That being said, I do have a Charr myself.