Guild Wars 2

Like the title say.
I come to the engineer side lol and I don’t no what race to pick?
And with Asuras do weapons look really small?

Charr. Obviously.

^^ hmm that really answers the question lol ^^

If my engineer wasn’t Charr, I’d have made her human.

Racial abilities aside, honestly, pick what you like, and what you feel suits your own engineer!

The Sylvari racials are actually really neat for defensive engineers. The Human racials are a bit less exciting except for the heal, which is rather strong and has a direct ground targeted and fairly strong AoE heal.

People love the Char abilities, but I really cannot see why. Between that and the rather anemic personal storylines for the Charr, the only reason I could see that you’d want to play one is because you like cats that think they’re people.

Keep in mind the racial heals also give you different F1 effects off of your toolbelt. The human Dwayna heal F1 is a party wide straight up heal. Pretty nice. I’m not sure about the sylvari one. In fact i’ve never even seen a Sylvari engineer.

We exist! Honest!

Healing seed gives you a self heal that removes bleed, burn, and poison on a longish (40s) cooldown.
Grasping vines gives you a 2s block that’s pretty nice.. 40ish cooldown too I think.
And seed turret gives you a whip that’s a 1s knockdown.

I personally went human, as I like the way they look in medium armor the best. The racial abilities really are a non-factor in all fairness.

That being said, Charr are clearly the most terrifying looking choice and if I hadn’t picked human, that would be my only other choice.

do asuras weapons look really small?

Vexor.3640:

In fact i’ve never even seen a Sylvari engineer.

You may have seen them, but mistakenly marked them down as human. Between the leggings, long coat, and pirate hats (at higher levels) the two races will look identical, unless its night time and the Sylvari has the glow set high.

My first character in this game is a Sylvari Engineer, and its been an interesting time (hopefully will be my first 80 this weekend). I really don’t use the racials any more; to my builds the Grasping Vines were best, but my utility slots are usually stuck on B, U, and various kits (usually grenade, but have switched to other items as needs require).

There’s also a good chance I’ll be missed in a town too. If I need to walk away for a bit, I’ll find a quiet spot away from traffic and switch to town clothes. :-)