Guild Wars 2

Just wanted to start a thread regarding one of the main reasons that at least made the PvE side of Guild Wars 1 great: Diversity. Cantha and Elona expanded on what was already going on between Krytans and the other northern Tyria races. Without Factions or Nightfall Guild Wars would have been worse off.

These two simulated cultures with real life representations are what brought a major perk to Guild Wars that other games lack. The diversity of Guild Wars 1’s human factions and continents is what allowed the game to have a rich history.

If you abandon that you abandon what made you great in my opinion. It is one thing besides the PvP that made you stand out.

This isn’t another “save Cantha” thread, as you can see that is already up to 16 pages. This instead a plea for you to retain your diversity and fight tooth and nail to preserve simulated cultures that you have built into your lore. Yes you do not want to offend anyone, but by all means, preserve a likeness that is fond to fans.

Please do not abandon diversity. We are not all American, we are not all black, or white, but we are humans. Those cosmetic differences and cultural clashes are part of what make use humans. Keep them for the future.

It seems pretty diverse with five different races. I understand you would like more choices in regards to humans, and that may or may not be available in the future, but it seems ArenaNet took a slightly different course on giving us diversity at this time.

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

It seems pretty diverse with five different races. I understand you would like more choices in regards to humans, and that may or may not be available in the future, but it seems ArenaNet took a slightly different course on giving us diversity at this time.

It really isn’t though, it’s all culturally very standard western fantasy (that is not to say it’s bad).

Einlanzer.1627:

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

It seems pretty diverse with five different races. I understand you would like more choices in regards to humans, and that may or may not be available in the future, but it seems ArenaNet took a slightly different course on giving us diversity at this time.

It really isn’t though, it’s all culturally very standard western fantasy (that is not to say it’s bad).

western?
Races given are not mentioned in fairy tale books. They’re completely made up. they can’t really belong to a culture, when it’s a culture that was completely made up.
I can understand you wanting diversity though. Playing trough Cantha on Guild Wars 1 right now and I’m really enjoying the continent

Honestly bar a few unused Racial traits i see very little Diversity anywhere, everybody feels and plays like a Clone of everyone else…

I guess we have Cultural clothing…

Mirta.5029:

Einlanzer.1627:

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

It seems pretty diverse with five different races. I understand you would like more choices in regards to humans, and that may or may not be available in the future, but it seems ArenaNet took a slightly different course on giving us diversity at this time.

It really isn’t though, it’s all culturally very standard western fantasy (that is not to say it’s bad).

western?
Races given are not mentioned in fairy tale books. They’re completely made up. they can’t really belong to a culture, when it’s a culture that was completely made up.
I can understand you wanting diversity though. Playing trough Cantha on Guild Wars 1 right now and I’m really enjoying the continent

Don’t be obtuse.

Norn are nordic culture. Charr have greco-roman idiosyncracy. Sylvari are the Romantics.

It’s pretty much western civilizations under a different guise.

We have Canthan and Elonian looks in Character creation. My girls (and one guy) are all Canthans.

Yumiko Ishida.3769:

We have Canthan and Elonian looks in Character creation. My girls (and one guy) are all Canthans.

Indeed, that the continents are not currently available doesn’t mean the aesthetic isn’t. Further, I believe Lion’s Arch have a few characters from those continents (I clearly remember a Canthan male NPC with an “Asian” name.)

Location diversity is strong, its builds diversity that us none existent.

Diversity? Well, we have diverse variations of caricature races.

Cantha, in it’s former state, probably won’t be coming. And I say “former” because it’s very likely that if ANet decides to implement it, they’ll have rewrite the way they mixed together the borrowed Asian customs. In doing so they’ll have to rebuild both the architecture and the societal structures.