Guild Wars 2

I’ve been trying to create a character and decided on a ranger, however I can’t decide on a race. Should I be a human or norn? I like both races, and their lore. Which do you think would fit a ranger more and which race is better in your opinion? Your feedback is appreciated.

Most of my rangers are Norn. Mainly because, of the op choices, I dislike humans as a species in this game. But I do have one human ranger who will enjoy ranging across the Harathi Hinterlands when he’s experienced enough.

Having read that back to myself I don’t think this helps you in any way at all but there you go

It totally depends if you care about RPing or not. Imho, norn have a more established lore that revolves around rangers. However, I do not care for the bulk of muscle on my screen, and I do enjoy the human stories better.

It’s down to your personal choice, but personally I went with a Norn Ranger. Several of the Ranger’s weapon skills (Maul/Swoop on Greatsword, Viper’s Bite on Sword, the Shark/Jellyfish attacks on Spear) all scream “Spirit of the Wild!” attacks, which I thought suited Norns very well.

I really like my female Norn ranger – first character I created. And she’s not particularly muscular.

Go Norn, humans are stupid.

Honestly, I’d try both.

I like the idea of norn plenty. Though their boasting and ego doesn’t quite fit the way I normally play my character, it’s still interesting. I like their appearances and racial skills and armor.

But I dislike their voice quips, and I dislike the camera. Especially in close quarters like a cave or jumping puzzle. I dislike how slow they feel in comparison to smaller races.

So try both and see if there’s one you prefer. Even if it means playing for a bit, then deleting, and playing the other race a bit.

My first character was a human female ranger, but if I had to do it again, I would go with a norn.

As for bulky norns, when in character creation, set the body size and height sliders to the lowest settings, and use a slim body shape. This is what I did for my norn female guardian.

The smallest norn is close to the same size as the largest human. The only difference is the running animations and voice actor.