Guild Wars 2

I need some help getting a really interesting engineer look that uses more or less TP skins and hopefully not outrageously expensive ones for an Asurean female engineer.

Any thoughts?

Need some direction here my friend. Individual opinion of “interesting engineer look” will be greatly diversified.

Are you looking for something uniquely wonky? Looking for something that seems particularly asuran? Looking for something that loots particularly technological? Steam punk?

techie or makes me look Asurean smart.

As already said it is purely personal taste…

Anyway, I am making a Flamethrower engineer so thought the Flamewalker skin from the TP would work.
Still have to work on the dyes, but here’s a screenshot.

This is really subjective. That said, let’s ask the big eliminators (like Guess Who), here are some questions:

• Do you like Trench Coats?
• Do you like steampunk?
• Do you like high tech? low tech?
• Do you like lightweight or heavyweight styles?
• Do you like looking at your ears?
• Do you like seeing your hair?
• What weapons are you using?
• Do you even have a private mental roleplay/backstory for the character?

This is really subjective. That said, let’s ask the big eliminators (like Guess Who), here are some questions:

• Do you like Trench Coats?
  Not really for an engineer. I guess I think of them as coming right out of the forge. Some of the armor looks as if they are as “prim and proper” as a guardian.

• Do you like steampunk?
  On occasion, but would be more interested in looking like a scientist or tradesman sort of.

• Do you like high tech? low tech?

High tech for an assurean so long as it looked like I was coming out of a lab and less well kept than our prissy magician types.

• Do you like lightweight or heavyweight styles?

Don’t have a solid feeling either way.

• Do you like looking at your ears?

No they are funny looking but good for hearing beasts given we are small and easy to eat.

• Do you like seeing your hair?

I almost killed a Norn for her hair as I am bald but realized the glue from Elixir gun was too harsh for hair replanting and given my size I would have looked as shaggy as a Doly with all that hair.

• What weapons are you using?

Pistol/shield. I’m surprised some engineers of my race can even hold some of those big rifles.

• Do you even have a private mental roleplay/backstory for the character?[
  The smart aleck court jester type who acts a bit ignorant but clearly is the brightest in the room. The type that you would dread having as a friend come April 1. The one whose quirkiness allows her to say absolutely anything with no one thinking twice. And yes, she is trying to offend you.

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• Do you like Trench Coats?

Not really for an engineer. I guess I think of them as coming right out of the forge. Some of the armor looks as if they are as “prim and proper” as a guardian.

Bad news I am afraid. Most leather chest pieces have a trench/long coat look to them. Here are your major exceptions:

• Ascalonian Leather Chestguard
• Duelist Coat
• Heritage Coat
• Illustrious Guise
• Priory Historical Jerkin
• Seeker Coat
• Strider’s Tunic
• Studded Coat
• Vigil’s Honor Jerkin
• Viper Jerkin
• Zodiac Medium Jerkin

• Do you like steampunk?

On occasion, but would be more interested in looking like a scientist or tradesman sort of.

If you want, you can give the Aetherblade armor a look. I’ve seen a handful of people use that chestpiece with a white dye to have a “lab coat” look.

• Do you like high tech? low tech?

*High tech for an Asuran so long as it looked like I was coming out of a lab and less well kept than our prissy magician types.

I know that feel. The medium Asuran cultural armor has some nice pieces you can pull from that are tech-ish and fit the racial aesthetic. The light and heavy stuff is WAY better than the medium gear, but you can cherry pick to add flair. Also look at the Magitech armor as a place to find some high tech looking items.

• Do you like looking at your ears?

No they are funny looking but good for hearing beasts given we are small and easy to eat.

There are only a few pieces of head gear that cover our ears. If you hated them, I would have had a list of those ready. So, pick what you like.

• Do you like seeing your hair?

I almost killed a Norn for her hair as I am bald but realized the glue from Elixir gun was too harsh for hair replanting and given my size I would have looked as shaggy as a Doly with all that hair.

If you don’t mind being bald, then the T3 Asuran cultural helm (Prototype Helm) is likely an easy choice for your hat.

• What weapons are you using?

Pistol/shield. I’m surprised some engineers of my race can even hold some of those big rifles.

So, as an Asura, your weapons are scaled to almost non-visable sizes. Secondly, as an Engi you’ll likely be running kits a lot of the time which means you’ll rarely see your weapons equipped. Kind of disappointing, but it should be said before you burn a ton of gold.

Moving forward though:

• The Peacekeeper stuff is pretty snazzy. Techie and Asuran looking.
• Aetherized Pistol is a good steampunk look (though not my preference with Asuras).
• Dark Asuran Pistol
• Inquest Pistol
• Fractal Pistol (good luck)
• Glyphic Pistol
• Guild Quick Shot
• Mystic Pistol
• Pact Handgun
• Super Pistol (Easy to get if SAB comes back. Also green and yellow versions available.)
• Zenith Pistol

So, there you go. I highly recommend going to the wardrobe in your bank to try these things on as many have glows or animations that are not apparent in the wiki screenshots.

Fashion is definitely part of the end game for Guild Wars, so good luck in perfecting you look.

Really helpful list. Buying and playing with skins now.