Guild Wars 2

Post update: Character head size customization slider is missing for male and female Asura.

Comparisons of existing characters also indicate the change has retroactively normalized head sizes for characters created prior to the update as well.

References: Reddit: A Stealth Nerf to All Asura
Images: Before/After

Head size customization still exists for all other races.

Charr: Face Details -> Horns -> Head Size Slider
Human/Norn: Face Details -> Chin/Jaw -> Head Size Slider
Sylvari: Face Details -> Head Shape -> Head Size Slider

Is this working as intended or a bug?
If working as intended, is there a reason for the lack of documentation in the release notes?
If intended, is there a reason these changes were made in the first place, especially since they alter the appearance of existing characters?
If not intended, are these changes permanent for existing characters made prior to this update?
If not permanent, will head sizes reset to the previously selected values automatically or need to be set manually by the player?
If manually, will this be free or will players be expected to purchase cosmetic upgrades to do this?

I don’t think this is the only problem with Asura right now either. If you make an Asura engineer and look at the universal multi-tool backpack (or whatever its called), it is pretty large on the character creation screen (normal-sized when compared to the other races) which is good because imo at least it should look oversized and slightly ridiculous.

However when you get in-game, the backpack has been significantly downsized, blatantly smaller than every other race aswell. I noticed this last night after buying the guild backpack on my Asura and thinking that it seems smaller than I expected, disappointing even as at first glance you barely even notice its there. I then saw a human character wearing the same backpack and I thought it looked huge compared to the model (precisely how it should look, again imo).

Here is an example:

Character Creation Screen:
http://i.imgur.com/n0HsV.jpg

In-game:
http://i.imgur.com/NLH32.jpg

This has to be a bug with all back-items for Asura as it happens with both the guild pack and the engineer pack. Along with the Tier 2 Asura Cultural Weapon vendor selling Sylvari weapons, I’d like to see all of this fixed ASAP.

Please, can we Asura player get a bit of attention? This problem is so…incredible…annoying.

If this is not a bug, say it to us, that we can delete our Asura.

Oh kitten I have so many visual issues with so many of my characters, my asura already had glitched eyes and buggy eyelashes, but I told myself, “At least he doesn’t have a giant bobblehead.”

Of course, that didn’t last, either.

I really like how he looked before, the massive head really bothers me. God I hope this isn’t intentional, what a horrible idea.

Agreed…. My asura looks ridiculous now.

Kubi.2316:

Agreed…. My asura looks ridiculous now.

My helm clips on my shoulder (which never happened before) ……sorry meant to edit

It is ABSOLUTELY unacceptable to change people’s pre-existing characters. Absolutely.

Especially in a game where customization and cosmetics are “the end game.”

Not okay.

Thank you for the quick response. Glad to know my tiny head was not on the chopping block, I’ve gotten quite fond of it. You might say I’m attached. /cheese

I am so glad that this is getting looked into!

I am waiting patiently to create my Asura Necro but I really don’t want a fat head xD

Thank you A-Net for looking for a fix :]

Looking forward to more updates on the issue

i was just linked here from another post and all i can say is – ‘ohh thank f!’

Oh god, thank you. I was terrified that it was intentional!

Thanks allot for adressing this

Thanks for the heads up Regina. It’s wonderful when the devs give a nod to the players that they watch the bug forums. Hopefully the team can put their heads together and have this bug fixed quickly. To my mind, the wait is fine when we know it’s going to be fixed. Hopefully it doesn’t cause too many headaches. This type of fast response is why Guild Wars 2 is the crowning achievement of ArenaNet’s heady list of titles. I tip my hat to you.

Thank you Regina :-)
/dance

Just wondering though what about the longest ears for the male asura not being affected by sliders ?
Is that a bug aswell we might see corrected at some point ?

Thanks for fixing this with the oct 11 update

Oh its been fixed!

I thought the removal of the slider was intended….shoulda checked the forurms first…..

Looks like i’ve gotta re-roll my level 11 eng again…..