Guild Wars 2

First of all, this is not a story, I just wanted a catchy title.

As with many people, I’ve been a Guild Wars fan since Prophecy. Not much during the rest of the GW1 days as I was as stingy little teen that didn’t appreciate video games back then. But GW2 came around, I got into the beta multiple times, I fell in love with Tyria again. Fast forward to launch and my first character was a Charr Engineer because, well, CHARR! They used to be enemy NPCs! I love the NPC races over the player races (why I’m hoping we’ll see Skritt, Hylek, Grawl, Ogre, and Quaggan playable races one day).

Eventually, I start to make a character for each class (because 800 gems was 1g on launch). So I get to the Mesmer class and I knew since I first saw the Sylvari’s that I was going to have one of them as my mesmer; flower power or something like that at the time. So I make a few characters, testing out how I look in game then deleting and doing the same, till I get a character I’m happy with. Average green skin, scarlet red tuff of hair, and with a smiling goofy mask, my mesmer, Rosselin, was born.

Time skip into the future and Rosselin’s LV80 and one of my favorite classes to play. I knew when I first made her I wanted to get Twilight Arbor light armor on her because I’m cheap and it’s already exotic so I don’t have to transmute. I tinker around with the colors once I get the chest/pants and I get a color combination that looks beautiful, but my green/red head just doesn’t fit with it (I think it’s lemon pastel main, humiliation second, and ice rose 3rd). I keep playing with that color scheme but it doesn’t feel right.

So, tonight, I bought a Total Makover Kit (gems for gold), and changed Rosselin. I literally almost broke down and cried. And now that I’m putting my emotions into text, I’m truly crying now. By all means, don’t get me wrong. I’m ecstatic about how she looks now, and couldn’t be happier with how I spent 17g. But it’s a very apparent change from how she used to look, and I’m shocked at how much it effects me to see that change.

So my hats off to you Arena Net. Guild Wars 2 is the MMO to make me actually care about my character, even when I have 7 others as well. My only regret (and now that the realization is setting in, it’s also my greatest) is I didn’t screen cap how she looked before and how she looks now. However, all the time I spent with my mesmer won’t fade away that easily, nor will how she looked. I can say with honesty I will treasure what we’ve been thru and look forward to what adventures lie ahead in Tyria.

It’s nice to see someone enjoying themselves once in awhile. I find it ironic that you didn’t even mention the three major races that the mixed majority desires. Tengu, Largos, And Kodan. Personally I’d kill for a Largos.

Nightarch.2943:

It’s nice to see someone enjoying themselves once in awhile. I find it ironic that you didn’t even mention the three major races that the mixed majority desires. Tengu, Largos, And Kodan. Personally I’d kill for a Largos.

My mention of races to join is primarily because they’re all part the main story near the end (think that’d be a spoiler if I said how). I can understand why those are the three big ones (hell, there was even an opening trailer for Tengu’s, wasn’t there?), but I feel that having a reason for being part of the story gives more credential to these races. Sure I can see Largos being playable for the water dragon, Kodan’s becoming playable when we go kick Jormag’s frosty butt, and Tengu’s if they get involved with one of the remaining 3 (I see them dealing with Mordremoth since we haven’t seen any indication of it in the current zones and we can pretty much assume Kralk. over in the desert).

I personally hope those races that you’ve mentioned in your first post never become playable. It’s bad enough we have those filthy animals running amok along with those long eared vermin. They’re too weak, pathetic and unintelligent. They’re guaranteed to dwindle into extinction. There is only one master race and it is Humanity.

10/10 would read again

and yeah total makeover kit is zomg amazing, I think ive probably spent 200g so far on makeover kits and hair kits

Aww. Remember that Rosselin is still Rosselin, no matter how she looks. The ‘insides’ are the same, the memories and all.

I had the pleasure of playing the last official beta (and the ones that came after that with a short notice). The character, a sylvari ranger, I made then was so much fun to play: All the world was new and filled with fascinating beings both NPCs and PCs alike. I still miss her, but have not had the heart to try and recreate. Perhaps one day she will reawaken.

Nightarch.2943:

I personally hope those races that you’ve mentioned in your first post never become playable. It’s bad enough we have those filthy animals running amok along with those long eared vermin. They’re too weak, pathetic and unintelligent. They’re guaranteed to dwindle into extinction. There is only one master race and it is Humanity.

personally wonders if this post makes you racist or the king of sarcasm

kdebones.6924:

Nightarch.2943:

I personally hope those races that you’ve mentioned in your first post never become playable. It’s bad enough we have those filthy animals running amok along with those long eared vermin. They’re too weak, pathetic and unintelligent. They’re guaranteed to dwindle into extinction. There is only one master race and it is Humanity.

personally wonders if this post makes you racist or the king of sarcasm

a seperatist :p

Morrigan.2809:

kdebones.6924:

Nightarch.2943:

I personally hope those races that you’ve mentioned in your first post never become playable. It’s bad enough we have those filthy animals running amok along with those long eared vermin. They’re too weak, pathetic and unintelligent. They’re guaranteed to dwindle into extinction. There is only one master race and it is Humanity.

personally wonders if this post makes you racist or the king of sarcasm

a seperatist :p

not true if the skritt gather they become extremely intelligent rivaling that of the asura quaggan are a joke sorry I don’t care for many of the others largos can become extinct and I hope the DSD eats them before they can get help I don’t want to see that sorry race kodan seem to peaceful it would take jormag attacking them for them to fight something harming their brothers and sisters is the only way i think Then you have Tengu(PURE AWESOMENESS!!!!!!!!‘rip Talon Silverwing’) I would get convicted of manslaughter and vehicular manslaughter maybe even first degree murder for them

Edit: that was an exaggeration but you get how much I want them

Pics or it didn’t’ happen!

Dasboba.1652:

Pics or it didn’t’ happen!

I smile at this
Because it brings me sorrow
Oh, how you mock me

I liked your post. I’m currently considering using a total makeover kit on my warrior (I got it out of a BL kit a long time ago I think). I love my Rose, but like you, I’m finding it hard to co-ordinate her armor with her personal look. ATM she has orange-red hair, partially shaved. When I started playing her I thought I would have her in mean-looking armor. But now I have some skins that are more “light”, some are the glowing kind. None of it looks right on her. I also don’t like how her long hair clips into a shield.

I have been mulling this over and over because I also have strong feelings about my character. But I think you’ve convinced me that I should make the change. So, thanks.

P.S. I do have lots of current pics, so I will be able to do some before and afters. It is really too bad you weren’t able to do that.