Guild Wars 2

What profession do you pick and why?

I played a necro for a while then switched to ele since I was getting bored.

Have several spvp chars I rotate through just depending on what I feel like playing.

Minion of Vey.4398:

I played a necro for a while then switched to ele since I was getting bored.

Have several spvp chars I rotate through just depending on what I feel like playing.

Why did you pick a necro first?

lolwut? This topic made me lol for some reason…

I’m not a girl, I am a woman, not sure if age matters here. I picked them all in this order:

1. Sylvari Ranger, because my beta was that too.
2. Norn Guardian, to go with my daughter’s Norn Ranger.
3. Human Necromancer, because I needed something do when the above mentinoed Ranger was not in game and because I wanted something different.
4. Asura Mesmer, because I wanted to get the cool GS action (and then didn’t because she is an Asura).
5. Charr Elementalist, because it made an interesting background combined with the Flame Legion Shaman father.
6. Norn Engineer, cousin to the other Norns metionened here. I was bored levelling #4 and #5 and wanted a fresh view of things. Found him a delight to play and the three levelled up competing with each other within a couple of days.
7. Human Warrior, related to the Necromancer. Because it felt like the better choice for a noble than a thief.
8. Charr Thief, my newest kitty. Because it was the last profession I had not tried yet and I wanted something to go with the Charred colour as soon as I saw the preview.

The last three are males, because I felt I needed some balance in my team. The youngest two are not yet level 80, I’ve been trying to hold them back a bit.

All professions are fun in my opinion. The one that was the most postive surprise was the Engineer.

Asura Elementalist because I like the mage types and Asuras are adorable.

My secondary level 80 is a Sylvari Ranger… Rangers are great for soloing and the Sylvari are my second favorite class.

I also have a thief, mesmer, and necromancer in training (all under level 50). Eventually I plan to have all races.

Garambola.2461:

I’m not a girl, I am a woman, not sure if age matters here. I picked them all in this order:

1. Sylvari Ranger, because my beta was that too.
2. Norn Guardian, to go with my daughter’s Norn Ranger.
3. Human Necromancer, because I needed something do when the above mentinoed Ranger was not in game and because I wanted something different.
4. Asura Mesmer, because I wanted to get the cool GS action (and then didn’t because she is an Asura).
5. Charr Elementalist, because it made an interesting background combined with the Flame Legion Shaman father.
6. Norn Engineer, cousin to the other Norns metionened here. I was bored levelling #4 and #5 and wanted a fresh view of things. Found him a delight to play and the three levelled up competing with each other within a couple of days.
7. Human Warrior, related to the Necromancer. Because it felt like the better choice for a noble than a thief.
8. Charr Thief, my newest kitty. Because it was the last profession I had not tried yet and I wanted something to go with the Charred colour as soon as I saw the preview.

The last three are males, because I felt I needed some balance in my team. The youngest two are not yet level 80, I’ve been trying to hold them back a bit.

All professions are fun in my opinion. The one that was the most postive surprise was the Engineer.

Cant say ive played an engie before, visual aesthetic seem to be lacking from that profession in the form of their kits and gadgets its like everything was designed by/for charrs.

I get Charr created the engineering profession but youd figure the other races would add their own flavour.

I picked Ranger and had it as my only main for most of my 1k hours. This is my first MMO and not to encourage the stereotype but I love animals thus the reason for my choice. I’m also the type who would shell out 50 bucks for a mount >.> However now I have a guardian and warrior also at 80. Necro and ele slowly crawling there..

Hilda Raven.8641:

I picked Ranger and had it as my only main for most of my 1k hours. This is my first MMO and not to encourage the stereotype but I love animals thus the reason for my choice. However now I have a guardian and warrior also at 80. Necro and ele slowly crawling there..

which do you play most these days

I’m a girl trapped in a mans body, does that count?

Human female thief ;p

Mathias.9657:

I’m a girl trapped in a mans body, does that count?

Human female thief ;p

LOL.

Maybe going to http://gw2census.com/charts.php would be the better option.

all of them. I have 8 characters and all professions
my main was an asura elementalist though.

My old main is necro, but I’m spending more time with my charr mesmer because the profession is more fun to play. That and cats that farts purple butterflies are awesome.

Ele with the biggest staff possible because I am compensating for something

Ozoug.4158:

Ele with the biggest staff possible because I am compensating for something

Small feet?

Ele and thief, occasionaly mesmer in pvp but I don’t enjoy their pve that much.

pick ALL the professions!

My first character choice was a male Norn Engineer. I pull him out from time to time if I’m looking for a change from my main – a male Human Elementalist.

I thought it would be fun to play a race / class combo that wasn’t exactly the typical choice. On top of that he has a Nick Fury vibe going with the monocle headpiece covering one eye, and, a slightly darker (ie. tanned) skin colour.

I usually create these succubus-like looking gothic chicks and seduce all the guys to give me money. I have about 9 fake emails and 6 different phone numbers. =3

My sister plays on my account and she has a male human thief.

I chose the classes that I thought would be the most fun to play. I don’t see why you would think that one’s sex plays any role in determining what classes they enjoy playing on this game though.

Dabis.6240:

I chose the classes that I thought would be the most fun to play. I don’t see why you would think that one’s sex plays any role in determining what classes they enjoy playing on this game though.

It’s a response to another thread.

Guardian. Can keep away all those lusty ladies that swarm around me.

Shootsfoot.9276:

Dabis.6240:

I chose the classes that I thought would be the most fun to play. I don’t see why you would think that one’s sex plays any role in determining what classes they enjoy playing on this game though.

It’s a response to another thread.

Where the same statement was made.

penatbater.4710:

Does gender really play a role in class selection? I’d think it occurs more in race selection than class. For example, guys may tend to go for chars/norn while females may tend to go for sylvari/asura/human/etc.

I don’t believe that is the case either. (I’m female with a human and a norn char, although it would have been more typical for me to go for charr – I usually play orcs or trolls were available.)

http://gw2census.com/charts.php numbers suggest that there is no significant difference in race preference between male and female players.

Throughout beta and early after launch, I was sure I’d be playing Thief, Ranger, and Engineer mostly.

But I soon settled into Ranger as my main for a very long time, with Elementalist now pretty much my favorite profession (and yeah, I play Staff!)

Pixelpumpkin.4608:

Shootsfoot.9276:

Dabis.6240:

I chose the classes that I thought would be the most fun to play. I don’t see why you would think that one’s sex plays any role in determining what classes they enjoy playing on this game though.

It’s a response to another thread.

Where the same statement was made.

penatbater.4710:

Does gender really play a role in class selection? I’d think it occurs more in race selection than class. For example, guys may tend to go for chars/norn while females may tend to go for sylvari/asura/human/etc.

I don’t believe that is the case either. (I’m female with a human and a norn char, although it would have been more typical for me to go for charr – I usually play orcs or trolls were available.)

http://gw2census.com/charts.php numbers suggest that there is no significant difference in race preference between male and female players.

Not sure where/how they get their data, but it really doesn’t matter to me.

EDIT: NVM, I see how it’s done now.

Personally I think the male/female question is kind of silly.

I’ve been trying out all of the professions, but I mostly play with my adorable Asura Mesmer. Love those animations!

I play a human female guardian. And this community is so much better than WoW’s because it seems like everyone here knows that a female character they meet in-game is usually just a guy who’s playing a female character and not an actual female player. I tried a female character in WoW and some random dude came up to me and started hitting on me. It was pretty….. weird.

Incarmine.1953:

I play a human female guardian. And this community is so much better than WoW’s because it seems like everyone here knows that a female character they meet in-game is usually just a guy who’s playing a female character and not an actual female player. I tried a female character in WoW and some random dude came up to me and started hitting on me. It was pretty….. weird.

Oh, it still happens here, trust me.

Exactly why I deleted my female Mesmer.

I’d still play female characters here, cause they look great compared to many other games.

Shootsfoot.9276:

Oh, it still happens here, trust me.

Exactly why I deleted my female Mesmer.

Yeah, it happened to a buddy of mine when were running through AC with a PUG. One of the guys started flirting with his female Elementalist. Not helping the situation at all, I proceeded to refer to him as a girl for the rest of the night! XD

Fem Norn Warrior. Realized quickly that I didn’t like the Norn race. So then I switched to Fem Human Engineer realized real quick that I love humans!! but hate Engineers. So then I rolled my main a Male Human Guardian!! Who is currently lvl30.

Fun Profession / Weapon Combo
Guardian + 2h Sword
Theft + Sword main hand dagger off hand
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Pixelpumpkin.4608:

Maybe going to http://gw2census.com/charts.php would be the better option.

That doesnt explain why they picked the classes they picked.

Ele because DPS and mobility.
Also I play a dude coz I dont like playing with barbie dolls.

Incarmine.1953:

I play a human female guardian. And this community is so much better than WoW’s because it seems like everyone here knows that a female character they meet in-game is usually just a guy who’s playing a female character and not an actual female player. I tried a female character in WoW and some random dude came up to me and started hitting on me. It was pretty….. weird.

That happened to me in GW2. It was in the human starting zone, right after completing the intro. Dude started dancing next to me and passing complements. I didn’t have more than maybe 10 minutes invested in the character at the time, so I just deleted it. That’s how weirded out I was (didn’t want to deal with that long-term).

My next female character might be named “Steve,” and “Steve” will be packing… a rifle! In case someone misinterprets the first clue.

Anyway my first character (and main) is an Engineer because it was new, interesting, and relates somewhat to what I do IRL.

I have 11 characters, so I pretty much have every class/race ^^

AzureDragon.1482:

Shootsfoot.9276:

Oh, it still happens here, trust me.

Exactly why I deleted my female Mesmer.

Yeah, it happened to a buddy of mine when were running through AC with a PUG. One of the guys started flirting with his female Elementalist. Not helping the situation at all, I proceeded to refer to him as a girl for the rest of the night! XD

LOL….that’s something I would do too. :P

I think if you could survey why people picked their professions you might notice some gender differences in the reasons but I doubt it makes a significance difference in the overall numbers.

Shootsfoot.9276:

Incarmine.1953:

I play a human female guardian. And this community is so much better than WoW’s because it seems like everyone here knows that a female character they meet in-game is usually just a guy who’s playing a female character and not an actual female player. I tried a female character in WoW and some random dude came up to me and started hitting on me. It was pretty….. weird.

Oh, it still happens here, trust me.

Exactly why I deleted my female Mesmer.

But in my experience it doesn’t happen often. I have 4 female characters (vs 1 male) and even my ele, who’s usually wearing as little as possible (and with light armor that can be almost nothing), doesn’t get hit on often and when she does it’s most likely to be someone from my guild joking around.

Unless you count GW1 I haven’t played other MMO’s since I quit UO over 10 years ago but getting hit on was an every day occurrence there (and it wasn’t exactly uncommon for some people to take it all the way to cyber). It seems to have gotten better since then (I suspect it’s partially that the novelty value has worn off) but from what I’ve heard of other games GW2 does seem to be better for respecting both female characters and female players.

Danikat.8537:

I think if you could survey why people picked their professions you might notice some gender differences in the reasons but I doubt it makes a significance difference in the overall numbers.

Shootsfoot.9276:

Incarmine.1953:

I play a human female guardian. And this community is so much better than WoW’s because it seems like everyone here knows that a female character they meet in-game is usually just a guy who’s playing a female character and not an actual female player. I tried a female character in WoW and some random dude came up to me and started hitting on me. It was pretty….. weird.

Oh, it still happens here, trust me.

Exactly why I deleted my female Mesmer.

But in my experience it doesn’t happen often. I have 4 female characters (vs 1 male) and even my ele, who’s usually wearing as little as possible (and with light armor that can be almost nothing), doesn’t get hit on often and when she does it’s most likely to be someone from my guild joking around.

Unless you count GW1 I haven’t played other MMO’s since I quit UO over 10 years ago but getting hit on was an every day occurrence there (and it wasn’t exactly uncommon for some people to take it all the way to cyber). It seems to have gotten better since then (I suspect it’s partially that the novelty value has worn off) but from what I’ve heard of other games GW2 does seem to be better for respecting both female characters and female players.

Only took once for me.

That’s all I’m saying.

My thief, despite being a ‘cute’ (ugh) human has never been ‘hit on’. Maybe it’s her grumpy looks or those two knives as long as her thighs.

I prefer norn females though, at least they look like adults, the human females look like they should still be at school…

lunawisp.2378:

My thief, despite being a ‘cute’ (ugh) human has never been ‘hit on’. Maybe it’s her grumpy looks or those two knives as long as her thighs.

I prefer norn females though, at least they look like adults, the human females look like they should still be at school…

I agree, this annoys me somewhat as well

Hi,
I also find the tone of this discussion disturbing. Implying that a female tank is “Rosy the Riveter” in real life seems more than a little like an underhanded compliment to me or at worst misogynistic.

As for my characters: Lvl 80 Female Thief Charr and Lvl 70 (so far) Female Warrior Human.

I often act as a tank for my husband’s engineer or necromancer. Well, as much as anyone is a “tank” in this game.

I also agree with PixelPumpkin that your questions seems to be trolling. Are you looking to see trends in the game? I think you won’t find as much actual gender bias in character/profession selection as you will find in forum comments.

lunawisp.2378:

My thief, despite being a ‘cute’ (ugh) human has never been ‘hit on’. Maybe it’s her grumpy looks or those two knives as long as her thighs.

So is she “cute” or “grumpy?” I don’t think the two can coexist. From RL experience, I can say that when my lady is “grumpy,” so am I. There’s nothing cute about it. lol

“Ain’t mama happy, ain’t nobody happy.” — Anonymous words of wisdom

I picked Ele because they seem like the most fun to play. Plus i like the clothes.

Anet can we please get more texture and patterns instead of just solid dyes? I want floral, lace, whatever just more variety.

I discussed it with my wife to see what she would pick.

Maybe I should get her to post in the other thread.

LOL Well, she looks sort of cute with her ponytails and all but has a downturned mouth that I thought would look better on a thief…

kab.5719:

Hi,
I also find the tone of this discussion disturbing. Implying that a female tank is “Rosy the Riveter” in real life seems more than a little like an underhanded compliment to me or at worst misogynistic.

As for my characters: Lvl 80 Female Thief Charr and Lvl 70 (so far) Female Warrior Human.

I often act as a tank for my husband’s engineer or necromancer. Well, as much as anyone is a “tank” in this game.

I also agree with PixelPumpkin that your questions seems to be trolling. Are you looking to see trends in the game? I think you won’t find as much actual gender bias in character/profession selection as you will find in forum comments.

Rosie the Riveter is misogynistic?

I’ll keep that in mind. :>

cocolu.7640:

I picked Ele because they seem like the most fun to play. Plus i like the clothes.

Anet can we please get more texture and patterns instead of just solid dyes? I want floral, lace, whatever just more variety.

hah, the dude only have striped patterns on the Tier 1 human pants and the heritage vest.

dinominator.9862:

lunawisp.2378:

My thief, despite being a ‘cute’ (ugh) human has never been ‘hit on’. Maybe it’s her grumpy looks or those two knives as long as her thighs.

So is she “cute” or “grumpy?” I don’t think the two can coexist. From RL experience, I can say that when my lady is “grumpy,” so am I. There’s nothing cute about it. lol

“Ain’t mama happy, ain’t nobody happy.” — Anonymous words of wisdom

No, just no, explain why she’s grumpy, before you declare to the world that it’s ok to placate and go home.