Hylek or Quaggan? (Racial Sympathy Quest)

Hylek or Quaggan? (Racial Sympathy Quest)

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Posted by: Michael.1643

Michael.1643

So, I am just about to finish my level 40 story mission as a Sylvari Ranger in the Priory, and I need to choose between these two. I like the Skritt, but they dont seem as interesting. Quaggan are cute and stuff but the Hylek also seem so interesting. There tribalism seems like it would make an interesting story. Without spoiling the story, what can you tell me about the level 50 story between the two and how interesting they are?

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Posted by: draxynnic.3719

draxynnic.3719

Hrrrmn. Without giving spoilers… both are interesting, but in different ways. Each will give you some interesting glimpses into the society of the race in question – possibly the hylek one more so, though. I wouldn’t say either is clearly better than the other, so without more information on what you’re interested in (or dropping potential spoilers on my part) it’s probably reasonable to say that if you have a natural inclination towards one over the other, it’s probably reasonable to go with it.

If it makes a difference, the hylek one is in Bloodtide Coast, while the quaggan one is in Dredgehaunt Cliffs.

To those who think Scarlet hate means she’s succeeded as a villain:
People don’t hate Scarlet like Game of Thrones fans hate Joffrey.
They hate her the way Star Wars fans hate Jar Jar Binks.

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Posted by: Konig Des Todes.2086

Konig Des Todes.2086

I wouldn’t really say any one is better than the others in regards to the racial sympathy storylines. If any, hylek gives the most lore on that race that isn’t seen elsewhere, I’d think.

Dear ANet writers,
Stop treating GW2 as a single story. Each Season and expansion should be their own story.

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Posted by: Amaimon.7823

Amaimon.7823

There is never a choice if it’s between quaggan or anything else.
Quaggan simply isn’t an option. Aything that doesn’t result in quaggans having more breathing holes in their bodies is not an option you should pick.

#purify_kryta, #down_with_Quagan

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Posted by: Michael.1643

Michael.1643

There is never a choice if it’s between quaggan or anything else.
Quaggan simply isn’t an option. Aything that doesn’t result in quaggans having more breathing holes in their bodies is not an option you should pick.

#purify_kryta, #down_with_Quagan

Whats wrong with the quaggan?

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Posted by: Donari.5237

Donari.5237

Quaggan are something people love or hate, it seems. I’m in between. I don’t find them adorable, but I don’t want to kill them with fire, either.

If you choose quaggans you will have some underwater combat. Hylek will give you some insight into hylek culture that you won’t really get elsewhere in the game; skritt info is more ubiquitous.

Here’s a consideration: whichever one you choose to study, as you progress the story later you will end up with a group of them in your home instance. In Salma (humans), the skritt are tucked away in a back street, the quaggans are in the fountain, and the hylek are on top of several gathering nodes if you have bought nodes for the home instance. It’s alt-specific, so if you do the story on a couple more alts you can experience each race (and each race has two sub-options on which way to handle things, so it takes several alts to see them all — on top of that, other races get chances to study grawl and ogres).

I would say of the three choices you have, the hylek have the most compelling story, the one that most engages your sympathy. But that’s subjective. You may end up doing them all over time, depending on your interest in running multiple alts.

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Posted by: Rognik.2579

Rognik.2579

When I approached the racial sympathy chapter, I decided that I wanted to play all 5 of them on all 5 of the races. Ogres are only available for the charr and the norn; quaggan is open to those who don’t sympathise with the ogres. The hylek is open to all except the charr, because the hylek are highly religious (not a spoiler, as lots of places talk about them worshipping the sun). The skritt are open to charr, human and sylvari, while the grawl are open to the norn, asura and the charr.

That said, all the racial sympathies unfold in a similar fashion: one of their settlements is attacked by dragon minions (not necessarily Zhaitan), and you have to help them out. Also, a lot of the quaggan missions are underwater, so that’s something to consider.

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Posted by: Sartharina.3542

Sartharina.3542

I’d say the Hylek missions are better. Then again, they were who I chose on my own Sylvari Ranger, who I was finishing the self-imposed challenge of “Explore every story map I enter before I unlock the story chapter’s level”, and wanted my adventure to be as smooth as possible, and the Hylek missions take place in Bloodtide Coast, which is right on the way to Orr without needing any detours.

Also – no underwater combat, you’re not hanging out with Quaggan (Meaning you don’t have to wait forever for them to say what they’re trying to say), and I feel it ties into the Sylvari hero’s personal story better than the other two options for minor spoiler reasons.