I want to level an engineer but i’m not sure what race to make him. Asura fit quite wel in my opinion but I have so many already! But what do you guys think fits the best for an engi lore wise?
My races so far:
Warrior – Charr. Fits the race perfectly
Ele/Necro/Mesmer – Asura. Just love those little guys as casters.
Ranger – Sylvari.
Guardian – Human.
Charr? Not bad medium, good background (Iron Legion) and engi in this game – charr class. Flaw – not so cool magitech.
Sylvari – trivially, especially female in magitech. But male ok option.
lorewise an engineer is most probable to be a charr since the profession originated from the iron legion. on the other hand it spread out to all playable races so you can choose as you wish. keep in mind, tough, that charr are the master race and all others are mere peasants in the face of the feline glory.
Get rid of the shoulders and gloves, don’t put a helmet and you’ve got a solid base. Aetherblade shoulders will go nicely, and dredge gloves fit better.
Disgruntled Charr Engineer and Thief – Jade Quarry.
it really is up to you.
as already pointed out: charr + iron-legion lore-wise. the rest is really just about the looks.
if you like shinies, go for the magitech-set on male human / male slyvari with spinal-blades backpack
if you like to look like a giant juggernaut, covered in steel while wielding a flamethrower, go for norn + sorrows embrace armor set (maybe supplemented with the gasmask and rubikon chest)
if you like being a short, mad-spamming bombkit / nade engi, go for asura, preferable with a large hat, like pirate or rubikon.
really, there are so many design options, it is just up to your taste what class would fit best.
I personally like a rugged, rusty look, so I went for a nice-looking leather-coat, with adventurers-scarf+googles, and sorrows embrace set for the rest on my human.
Get rid of the shoulders and gloves, don’t put a helmet and you’ve got a solid base. Aetherblade shoulders will go nicely, and dredge gloves fit better.
This is solid advice for any (light and medium usually, but sometimes heavy) armor for Charr.
But I’m very happy with my Charr’s full magitech look, personally. Granted, I’ve been using outfits for a few months now…
Tarnished Coast Engineer and… general alt-o-holic.
Lore wise it has to be Charr, and that works aesthetically as well.
Asura make great Engies in play, but the lore is messed up. Asura are the tech geniuses of Tyria whose mastery of the laws of physics etc allows them to create incredible devices. But instead of using master Asura tech (which has an awesome engineering aesthetic) Asuran Engies regress to the crude engineering and craftwork of the Charr. Only the Elixir Gun shows any sign of Asuran genius in its design (and the Asuran racial skill Radiation Field which, while ideal for an engie, is available to every class).
What I’d really love to see is Asuran technical genius applied to Engineers:
- Dynamics powered Grenade Kits and projectiles
- Golem tech Turrets
- Synergetics fueled Bomb Kits, Tool Kits, Med Kits and Flame Throwers
Then we’d have an engie class Asurans to be proud of (and no more hobo sacks).
(FYI, I love my Asuran Engie, but the esthetic breaks the lore of his race – The Snaff Prize winner using low grade Charr tech: someone didn’t think this through.)
When Guildwars 2 was still in betas I hated the Charr, they’re cats, they destroyed Ascalon’s landscape and I can only imagine the pollution output of the Black Citadel. I wasn’t sure what profession to start with, but didn’t want to fall in love with any character who I was going to lose anyway, so in the betas I played a premade mid-level thief and Monocle Cowgear a Charr engineer. Charr and Norn… They just feel so sluggish and make travelling a pain, I’ve never been able to make a character I’ve liked playing for either.
That would be the end of the story, had there not been a leveling update a while back. I’ve been running out of professions to get to 80 and excuses not to have a Charr, so I came back to Engineer, deleted Beepbopboopzibbityba and Dr McEvilBriton my previous engineer attempts and brought back my first ever idea for a Guildwars 2 character.
Monocle Cowgear managed to make a resurgance. There’s just something about a Charr Engineer that feels right to play (still travels around the map like kitten , but the character is in the right place). Might be the hair.
“Never Fight Alone” – Sunspear Creed
“There, it’s dead and it’s never coming back!” – Famous last words
But what do you guys think fits the best for an engi lore wise?