Guild Wars 2

I just got a new character slot and I’m stuck between making a norn engineer or an asuran engineer and I thought who better to ask than engie mains and people who understand the class best

- Pros for Asura: super cute, it makes sense because they love diggin’ into the mechanics of things, and you get a golem tank (but do engies need it?).
- Pros for Norn: the female cultural medium armor—a set goal I have, it’d be totally non-conformist and people wouldn’t expect a Ranger-looking engie once I get the aforementioned armor set, and you shapeshift into an awesome animal.

I also plan on making a Ranger in the future so, for instance, if I end up making the engie an Asuran, I’ll make the Ranger a Norn and vice versa. I’m making the engineer first which is why I’m asking but anyone who knows stuff about Rangers can definitely give me tips on which race would be better for it.

90% of Engineers are Asura. If you really want to stand out, don’t be.

That said, play whatever you feel most comfortable as. I don’t think the racials really matter.

If you plan on using a rifle I say go Norn since the way they hold their rifles looks like how someone would actually hold a rifle while running.

asuras are the best because their kit packs aren’t oversized like on every other class.

i did female norn, smallest height… lemme tell ya, nothing has bigger guns, predator is so bad kitten . and the cultural armor is kittenty as hell. >_>

edit: hmm… promiscuous. not poopy. stupid filter.

One of my engies happens to be a female norn with t3 armor. I’ll say its much much better than making some silly asuras

I’ve gotta chime in with Norn. Especially Norngineer with the “drunk too much at a moot” storyline. Soooo freaking funny, man. And, the Cultural looks plenty good, on a female.
And then, you get an Asura Ranger with most of their pets bigger than they are. Win-win, I’d say.

Asura kits aren’t stupidly big like on others, seriously get a female norn and put on a kit and have it clip into your head, they’re not going to fix it anytime soon either.

Sylvari.

#HOBOSACKS

It seems that everybody does either a female Norn or an Asura. Go Char.

Human engineers ftw. I run HGH Rifle with Knight’s gear, it is a very good build if you like power builds. Very tank from physical hits yet very good against conditions which are Knight’s weak point.

Put 10 into Inventions and turn all that Toughness into more Power <3 you will have more Power than Zerk gear, which much more utility.