Guild Wars 2

Hello there! I am nearing up goldwise to buy a new char. slot and my next one will be an engi. I was wondering what race should it be? Cosmetic wise interests me the most since that is gw2 endgame)

I would like to point out that I prefer the male versions! I am not a male-playing-female characters type (no gay stuff, just that I like to immerse myself in the game as `I would be that char`, and since I am a male in real life…. you get the point). I like to respect the lore and my preferences in these decisions, but since I had a couple of dissapointments with my asura and other races I really wanna think this through… I know charr would be the obvious choice, I don`t prefer them as much as an asura (the 2nd most obvious choice) but I like charr better than the human for example (i see enough humans in real life, we are playing a fantasy game after all). Sylvari are cool but I don`t want to rely much on their cultural armor, not for engi. anyway, idk. how other armors would fare on them. Norns are cool, big humanoid race… aka taller humans, still I can accept norns since I like their lore and everything looks cool on norns… but even medium armor?

Also I would factor in the second thing as animations. What races would have cool animations as an engi.? For example I like asura elementalist casting meteor shower, or asura guardian casting empower… or just simply asura wobbly animations (yeah I like asura a lot). The one thing I hate about asura that light armor looks horrible on them (with very few exceptions). Now this is what I don`t want on my engi. and I am willing to switch to another race if that`s the case with engi. asuras.

Anyway I hope you get the point and can help me out here, I would appreciate any help!

Thanks in advance!

If cosmetics are important then remember you’ll be spending a lot of time in kits wearing “hobo sacks”. IMHO, they are pretty monstrous on all races except Asura. Though on Charr, the monstrous hobo sack sort of suits the race.

Anyway, I suggest you watch some gameplay videos with engi kits before you decide.

My pvp and wow main is an asuran engineer. I recently created a female human engineer (I’m a male, but I already have three human males on the three armor types, that’s why). And it almost made me regret I haven’t chosen human in the first place! Here are the compared advantages between the two races.

Asura: funny animations, that matches the profession. It feels like you’re running extra fast. Not human, so more fantasy-like.

Human: armor looks better on them, especially headgear and back pieces. I prefer their dodge animation. Bigger Hobosacks! (could be a downside for some).

The best you can do is probably create one of each race, go to HotM, test animations for every kit and weapon (asuran rifle animations are hilarious, while human pistol animation will make you feel like a fearless cowboy), and try out armors using the bank wardrobe.

Asura. My life’s biggest regret is that my Engi main isn’t an Asura. (I’ve had a good life.)

Don’t become an old man filled with regret like me.

Asura for good animations and nice hobo sacks.
Sylvari for an extra block.

Pick one of those two.

Snakebyte.2804:

Asura. My life’s biggest regret is that my Engi main isn’t an Asura. (I’ve had a good life.)

Don’t become an old man filled with regret like me.

I deleted my first char ever that I created during the 3 day preorder head start, an 80 human Engineer with full exotics back when exotics were super OP, when I found out Asuras exist!

Wahoo! Bye frands!

I play human because it looks good and I am an engineer by myself. Never understand why the people love the rats called asura

Norn is really good, it has a bigger camera angle than the other races, makes it easier to land grenades.

^ what he said, although I play human for the better looking things

Asura power!

Ps I beat lupatic 3 of 3 times in recent pvp match, so I don’t understand how rat can beat engineer

Eh. Went from Human Engi to Norn (both female). I never looked back. Especially when you add in the story that starts from you getting too drunk at a moot. IMHO, absolutely begs for a Norngineer.

asura all the way. the very nature of the asuran culture is science and research.

engineering is a form of science. magic is also considered a form of science to asura and not just some mystical thing that is used for spells

Asura makes more since, and they’re just all around cool XD

sry for my english

charr fit perfectly with the profession,

+ your legendary look bigger and more awesome,
+ your hobosacks, turret and kit fit perfectly with your style
+ jetpack looks awesome and in perfect angle
+ why choose to look like a rat when you can be a gun wielding cat.
+ even if your asura looks good, nobody notice an asura
+ predator suits well with charr

- few selection of good armor
- armor clipping issues
- floating shoulder & shield