Guild Wars 2

So yes, ive been wondering this for a while and now im wondering, is it ok to be racist in the game as in human not liking charr/asura/norn/sylvari just in lore mind. I, my self am a lore rat and enjoy all the lore there are. So if i meet another race lore rat and we start to discuss is it ok to be racist since its just a game and happens ingame world. Since for example humans and charrs dont like each other? This is not a serious thread but just wondering

ive been hating on charr in map chat for a while now .

Remember folks Flame Ash Iron Blood must fall Charr are evil kill them all

Well in terms of characters, I feel like my Norn is a little racist. There’s Norn, and then there’s … everything else.

My Asura looks down on everyone (including other Asura sometimes) and will make it known to chat from time to time. My other characters are more friendly, although my Humans still blame the Charr whenever an event fails.

Boysenberry.1869:

My Asura looks down on everyone (including other Asura sometimes) and will make it known to chat from time to time. My other characters are more friendly, although my Humans still blame the Charr whenever an event fails.

Because I’m a norn, I look down on you.

Yeah but is it ok for me to be ingame racist, as in if i would hate charrs with my human character. I mean it makes the lore richer. But still racism is wrong and can be mirrored to real life racism. But it makes the game quite different in the terms of lore and since we are in the internet, people can be easily offended but can they be offended in charr-human racism?

Only if they are very, very sensitive. We are playing in another world and outlook. What’s the point if we just paste on our own cultural norms?

Imo as long as you don’t say the -player- sucks for playing the race your character hates, it enriches the world. Keep ooc communication going so they know it’s specific to the character, don’t use the in game race as an excuse to grief on a meta level, and you should be good.

Conversation in guild chat yesterday:

Quicks (who is an Asura): Yeah, I’ve been sick the last couple of days, so I haven’t been on…
Me: You know, Sai’s almost done with his pharmacy school, he’s like practically a doctor!
Sai: I don’t treat animals.

those are not races, but species. Real life racism ascribes negative traits to ethnic heritage that are not divided along these ethnic lines. Between species, that is totally different. For all we know, Charr, humans or whatever actually could be really stupid compared to asuran standard.

Algreg.3629:

those are not races, but species. Real life racism ascribes negative traits to ethnic heritage that are not divided along these ethnic lines. Between species, that is totally different. For all we know, Charr, humans or whatever actually could be really stupid compared to asuran standard.

We do know that they are. Asura are the most intelligent race in all of Tyria. Every time there’s been a threat, there’s been an Asura there to analyze the situation and save the day for those races who just couldn’t comprehend it. Fractals gate was invented by an Asura; Asura Gates…duh, it’s in the name; Tixx’s flying toy factory is Asura tech; the laser used to help defeat Tequatl is also Asura based. So, there you have it.

Siphaed.9235:

Algreg.3629:

those are not races, but species. Real life racism ascribes negative traits to ethnic heritage that are not divided along these ethnic lines. Between species, that is totally different. For all we know, Charr, humans or whatever actually could be really stupid compared to asuran standard.

We do know that they are. Asura are the most intelligent race in all of Tyria. Every time there’s been a threat, there’s been an Asura there to analyze the situation and save the day for those races who just couldn’t comprehend it. Fractals gate was invented by an Asura; Asura Gates…duh, it’s in the name; Tixx’s flying toy factory is Asura tech; the laser used to help defeat Tequatl is also Asura based. So, there you have it.

yes, and? Is there a point or did you just have to antagonize someone to vent?

ah whatever, just rangers need not apply.

Galtrix.7369:

Boysenberry.1869:

My Asura looks down on everyone (including other Asura sometimes) and will make it known to chat from time to time. My other characters are more friendly, although my Humans still blame the Charr whenever an event fails.

Because I’m a norn, I look down on you.

Everyone looks down on asura.

I made one angry thinking he was a new backpack from the blt. Turns out i was wrong. Didnt matter, at least there was a new test subject for the cattlepult.

Siphaed.9235:

Asura are the most intelligent race in all of Tyria.

Nuh uh. Skritt are! Get enough of them together and no problem is insurmountable! No question unanswerable! No mystery unsolvable! Fortunately for the other ‘races’ of Tyria, the Skritt also possess an inherent wisdom that prevents them from congregating in numbers vast enough to allow their group intellect to expand into universal awareness of everything everywhere, for such would bring about the end of all things as they would seek – and find! – the Shiny of Shinies!

Siphaed.9235:

Algreg.3629:

those are not races, but species. Real life racism ascribes negative traits to ethnic heritage that are not divided along these ethnic lines. Between species, that is totally different. For all we know, Charr, humans or whatever actually could be really stupid compared to asuran standard.

We do know that they are. Asura are the most intelligent race in all of Tyria. Every time there’s been a threat, there’s been an Asura there to analyze the situation and save the day for those races who just couldn’t comprehend it. Fractals gate was invented by an Asura; Asura Gates…duh, it’s in the name; Tixx’s flying toy factory is Asura tech; the laser used to help defeat Tequatl is also Asura based. So, there you have it.

They didnt figure out how to defeat the great destroyer ( that was Gwen ) , they didnt defeat the dragons last time they rose , they wern’t even around to take out the Lich Abbadon or Shiro and humanity fared just fine . I’m just saying

Haha it’s okay with me. Most of my characters are either pretty nice, or equally evil to everyone, but I do have this one charr. Nastiest human-hater you’ll ever meet—she’s practically a Renegade. And then there’s Raigra… when Raigra gets drunk, she’ll be racist at everything that moves

charr took my juuub

As always, it depends on context. If someone reports you for being offensive, and Arena.net reps decide that it is, you’re toast.

Dindin.2378:

charr took my juuub

The humans took our land.

For me, asura could be a back item. I feel so much hate toward rats

Of course it is. I have no Charr characters, all my humans are Ascalonian in origin, and I would happily engage in some payback genocide. Anet doesn’t help with directly contradicting established lore saying Ascalon was originally Charr land. Hint: it wasn’t, it belonged to the Forgotten.

If you aren’t being racist against Charr then you aren’t playing Guild wars right.

DigitalKirin.9714:

Conversation in guild chat yesterday:

Quicks (who is an Asura): Yeah, I’ve been sick the last couple of days, so I haven’t been on…
Me: You know, Sai’s almost done with his pharmacy school, he’s like practically a doctor!
Sai: I don’t treat animals.

Luckily Asura aren’t animals
They are the master race, if they are animals the other races would be Amoeba.

Lucentfir.7430:

Dindin.2378:

charr took my juuub

The humans took our land.

Charr stole it from the Forgotten, your point?

Windu The Forbidden One.6045:

DigitalKirin.9714:

Conversation in guild chat yesterday:

Quicks (who is an Asura): Yeah, I’ve been sick the last couple of days, so I haven’t been on…
Me: You know, Sai’s almost done with his pharmacy school, he’s like practically a doctor!
Sai: I don’t treat animals.

Luckily Asura aren’t animals
They are the master race, if they are animals the other races would be Amoeba.

Lucentfir.7430:

Dindin.2378:

charr took my juuub

The humans took our land.

Charr stole it from the Forgotten, your point?

Actually, Asurans are all related to Dobby the House Elf…I think they have a sock fetish as well.

Ashabhi.1365:

Windu The Forbidden One.6045:

DigitalKirin.9714:

Conversation in guild chat yesterday:

Quicks (who is an Asura): Yeah, I’ve been sick the last couple of days, so I haven’t been on…
Me: You know, Sai’s almost done with his pharmacy school, he’s like practically a doctor!
Sai: I don’t treat animals.

Luckily Asura aren’t animals
They are the master race, if they are animals the other races would be Amoeba.

Lucentfir.7430:

Dindin.2378:

charr took my juuub

The humans took our land.

Charr stole it from the Forgotten, your point?

Actually, Asurans are all related to Dobby the House Elf…I think they have a sock fetish as well.

And as far as I know, elves aren’t animals

The Spiral King.2483:

Of course it is. I have no Charr characters, all my humans are Ascalonian in origin, and I would happily engage in some payback genocide. Anet doesn’t help with directly contradicting established lore saying Ascalon was originally Charr land. Hint: it wasn’t, it belonged to the Forgotten.

Indeed.

Lucentfir.7430:

Dindin.2378:

charr took my juuub

The humans took our land.

And we will take it back and rend all char from this world.

ASCALON ETERNAL!

I don’t think that there is racism in the game as such. There is hesitation if anything to totally trust/forgive the other races so fast sure. But that is to be expected in the type of situation and communities that these “people” are in.

I also think that it is a very, very, very subtle comment on our own world and how many people are still like this and indeed some still truly ARE racist. The game is NOT promoting any of this, if anything just telling it how it is. Sometimes some people need things to be highlighted for them because some people just do not pick up on things themselves or even like to admit that they themselves still do act/think in ways that others might think are the wrong ways or politically correct.

I think ANet has handled this situation and are telling the story realistically in the best way that anyone could.

Hating between species isn’t racism per say…This is a loaded question, it can be discussed on many levels…
But for the situation at hand, I think from a lore stand point it’s alright. Inter species relations has just about kicked off after all. But I wouldn’t walk around in LA slurring other species :p as long as it’s done between friends or acquainted.

Rym.1469:

For me, asura could be a back item. I feel so much hate toward rats

http://i.minus.com/iboqVTpdkvDgP6.gif

Rym.1469:

For me, asura could be a back item. I feel so much hate toward rats

Show how smart you are, Skritt are rats, Asura are not, pretty simple really for most of the smarter folk out there.

Wait how can you be racist, all the races in this game are pretty cool, except sylvari those green leafy dudes are weird as heck
#colorblind #nvmidontlikegreen #itsnoteasybeinggreenanditshouldntbe

There is a very good reason a well known charr ran around with an asura, sylvari, human and norn.

Appetizer
Salad
Main course
And a little after dinner exercise.

When I play my Charr (and only my Charr) I frequently find myself being in-game racist. I call humans weak or cowardly. Asura unreliable. I do not even bother demeaning myself by speaking to Sylvari. I lock horns with Norn on who is the strongest. I do not know why I do this, but it just seems natural.