Guild Wars 2

deechow.3024:

@ Satzu.1356, if you really want to make the game only Euro-centric I suggest you should make another thread. This is because this is about Cantha (yes it is related but it would not benefit you as much talking here). Make a thread (or join a thread that’s more suitable to your case) and let ArenaNet know that you and (many others?) want Guild Wars 2 to only have Euro-centric themes.

Cantha, is already well established in the first game. This is why Cantha is important to many players. It is not solely on only because it is Asian. If you never played the first game and do not know what Cantha is aside from the fact that it has major Asian influences, please do some research. By the way, all three continents have a mix influences. Also, I do not care about what others game have done, whether they are only Europe themes or not. Those are other games, this is Guild Wars 2. Please don’t expect Guild Wars 2 must follow what other games do as if it is a law. Look at how ArenaNet decide to not have the holy trinity in Guild Wars 2. Sorry to disappoint you, but I think this game is just not for you.

tl;dr feel free to state your ignorance. It just wouldn’t help your case here. You’re better off making another thread (since I believe you are kind of off topic here) or playing another game. The Guild Wars 2 as it is wouldn’t suit your Euro-only theme taste.

I’ve played the first game, as I said that earlier in one of my comments (you probably only read one of them =/ ) and honestly, It was not really connected with the whole game as it was really just an isolated island that you can’t see on the global map and that you can’t access unless you go on a joyful ride on a boat.
Btw, Asian themes are in almost every mmorpg and so ArenaNet is just following the ugly trend.
Oh, and thank you for your suggestion! I will be making a thread soon.

Serephen.3420:

Guild Wars is not Guild Wars without Cantha, enough said.

I enjoyed the first Guild Wars without Cantha, tyvm.
It’s just an isolated island way off of Tyria (the official area of GW)
It’s like living in a world for thousands of years and all of a sudden, an island appears and everyone is saying “This world wouldn’t be itself if it wasn’t for this random island!”

cesmode.4257:

I see. Well that stinks. Why stay away from asian style themes? Who cares? Does it offend people? I hope not.

It offends me. =/

Cristobal.8640:

. . . . .Asian cultures provide some of the most aesthetically (If not the most) interesting architecture, landscapes, clothing… etc.

So yeah, get your crap straight.

I disagree as I find the ancient European mythology theme more attractive and beautiful

paperboa.3182:

Satzu.1356:

Skryim had very little Asian themes to it and look at how successful they were. I hope The Elder Scrolls Online doesn’t intend to stray away from their greatness.

the elder scrolls world has influences from all different cultures which includes Asian culture. Skyrim was just one part of the world which happened to be very Nordic/viking influenced.

i for one like to see things that’s not just the same old western fantasy and would love to see Cantha and Elona again and maybe even other parts of the world we’ve never seen before.

The Elders Scrolls world does not have influences from all different cultures…
What mmorpg game just has European fantasy? I don’t see how you are all in awe and amazed at how amazing European Mythology is.

King Arthur and Lord of the Rings are the basis of fantasy games.

Nick.6972:

Arena Net still ignoring this thread, as usual they don’t care about their fan base.

Blizzard listened to their fans and ended up turning WoW into a piece of crap.

Skryim had very little Asian themes to it and look at how successful they were. I hope The Elder Scrolls Online doesn’t intend to stray away from their greatness.

Shanna.4762:

Satzu.1356:

I am about to boil in rage!
The idea of swords, magic, dwarfs, centaurs, etc. truelly belongs to Mideval European Mythology and NOT Asian Mythology.
I do not want to see any more Asian themes or I will scream and quit (just like I did with WoW)

Then you’ll probably just want to quit, because if you’re a western mythology purist you’re going to absolutely loathe this game & the franchise as you do not seem to understand what is about, and therefor why this thread in particular is so massive.

Your logic (if there even is any in that post) is flawed. We live on the same planet as China, Japan, Korea, etc…But NA/EU are western regions, and therefor more deeply saturated in western mythologies. Asia is in the east, and more deeply saturated in eastern & oriental mythologies. Yet we all manage to coexist to some level, in the same world and generally enjoy each other’s different mythologies quite a lot in our respective regions and ultimately they both belong equally as a part of human culture & civilization.

Guild Wars, as an IP, operates in the same way that Tyria is the world, and there are many different cultures and societies within it. Cantha, which is heavily influenced by Asia (literally, Asia, not anime. Asia.) and this makes up the core & foundation of Cantha’s aesthetic, and identity. Just as you have Elona, which is very much influenced by Africa (Egypt included), and India, you’ve got Kryta which is influenced by Mediterranean Europe (Spain & France)..I Could go on but I’m pretty sure I’ve made my point already.

These things are not just ‘artstyles’, these are very much a part of the identity of the game & the world ArenaNet has created. The franchise is not based upon western mythology, and if you’re hoping it would be then you’re really probably playing the wrong game if you don’t want them to venture into other cultural influences, because if they don’t they will be betraying a good 80% of what made this IP so fantastic in the first place, to so many people.

Lastly…Swords & Magic are absolutely very much a part of Asian mythology, probably even more so than Western mythologies in many respects so you’re flat out wrong there. Dwarves & Centaurs also are in many Asian mythologies, their representation is varied from our own, though. So your list of what does and doesn’t belong in which regional mythos is about as incorrect as you could be. But ultimately, it’s not about real world Mythology. It’s about Tyria & Guild Wars. Cantha is Cantha, it’s not China, Japan or Korea. And as it is such a massive part of the identity of “Tyria” as a world, it absolutely belongs in this game just as much as any of the other cultures & regions do.

For one: the whole idea of fantasy games were purely based off of European Mythology themes. Basicly, off okitteng Arthur and LotR
For two: the Dwarfs are from Germanic Mythology and the Centaurs are from Greek Mythology.

I am about to boil in rage!
The idea of swords, magic, dwarfs, centaurs, etc. truelly belongs to Mideval European Mythology and NOT Asian Mythology.
I do not want to see any more Asian themes or I will scream and quit (just like I did with WoW)