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What race and class will you play? why?
shazugin
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I'm going to be playing an Asura Thief initially. I think the shorter stature combined with the awesome racials (battle suit! aww yee!) will make a great combo.
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well.. definatley be a thief.. not sure which race though, asuran is pretty tempting.. i like the animations for them
Sylvari Elementalist, Asuran Thief, Human Engineer, Norn Ranger, Char Warrior. Every race looks intriguing to me, and these are the race + class combinations I'm settling on for now...at least until the final profession is revealed. I may swap the Asuran and Human professions, but I don't think I want to be that cliche.
Charr guardian.
Why? I love me some fascist Roman-esque furries hell bent on world domination. And I love a class that wields a two-handed hammer. Well.
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I play a warrior in GW so I'll probably make a Human Warrior since they're my favorite class. Thief and Engineer look cool too so they'll most likely be my alts, not sure which races they'll be.
Edit: Guardian looks cool too, I might give that class a whirl also.
Sylvari everything. The race seems very deep to me, and quite out of the ordinary.
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Race: Charr!
Why: I've always loved them ever since I played Guild Wars Beta.
Class: Engineer.
Why: I dont really know. I've always played melee classes, and want to try something else. And I like the idea of Animal-Humanoids being the more technological race for once.
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So torn on this because I really like them all. I know that human will be played last. I am thinking either Sylvari or Charr, but i just love those little Asura!
I'm gunna play a charr guardian
I like the support classes and i also have urges to smash things so guardian sounds perfect for me. As for the charr, I've sworn to the charr ever since i heard they were playable. I wanna get to know the guys i beat up ;p
I will certainly go for a Norn, and either an Elementalist or a Mesmer, if that'll be the last class out. I have no interest in starting with warriors, somehow see the whole look of them in GW 2 as completely ridiculous when compared to GW 1 warriors.
Why Norn? Because I am Viking, and Norn are fantasy nords, so works perfect for me. And the shapeshifting? I'm kind of half-against it and half-way for it. If I make an Ele and can swap to a snow leopard(or was it a gepard?) - I have two classes in theory on one character? Sure, sounds good, or I'll just hold on to those other Norn racials which aren't about shapeshifting. And what sort of Ele? Water - focus on healing/support and then damage.
Does anyone else not feel like the skills what they showed to us are made over-the-top epic? Way too flashy and that oriental feeling on all those warrior super leaps was just bad. Well - no point in dissing the game yet, lets try it out first and then judge, I just believe that I am expecting far too much.
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Asura: I love small races
Guardian: Just seems like a cool,unique support class..
Of Course,this choice could definitely change with time.
Asura Thief or Asura Guardian for me.
Human or Sylvari Necromancer. Likely human. Something dark, but not overly bulky/militia aligned like Charr. Was thinking Asura Elementalist for a second, definitely a Sylvari thief at some point... Hummmm....
Human. Because almost every other race looks down / underestimates them. I'll be going with thief too. Stealth is my best friend.
I was pretty surprised by the amount of Asura comments.
For me it's going to be a Norn Warrior becuase I have always loved getting my hands dirty and I find the idea of a barbarian race appealing. Since I am an altohaulic I will try every race and class at some point. I think Anet did a pretty good job with their races and the lore that supports each.
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hmmm yes,
makes me want to rethink my initial choice for race.
I thought almost everyone had the hots for Charr...
then again, this thread is no where near a good sample size.
Sylvari Ranger will be my first character.
Sylvari is my favorite race, they look pretty and unique, I like their fancy leafy armor, I love classes that like nature.
I liked the Ranger in GW1 plus I ALWAYS play archer type class as my 1st char in MMOs, I'm a sucker for sexy bows and ranged fight.
I want to reborn as a Sylvari.
Charr Warrior
Why Charr? I love humanoid animals, the Charr are awesome looking, and their lore is great.
Why Warrior? I love to tank, but I also love to beat the crap out of things. Naturally, warrior fills this role. It was going to be a choice between warrior and guardian, but I prefer the brutal beat em up and raw power over magic n casting most of the time.
After I saw NCsoft's video for the Asura Ninja Style i decided at least one Assassin/Warrior/WhateverShortRange-Class will be Asura... Just for the fun of KungFooFighting ^.^ And a Human Necro if they will be back in GW2. Sylvari will be healer. Cant think of them as a fighter-class, race is too young. Thief or some sort of stealthtrapping hunter maybe sylvari too. And I want a female Charr bowazon ^.^
*edit* shit theres no healclass in gw2... so sylvari will be most likely hunter. Tree-born class HAS to be it.
Asura Mesmer or Charr Elementalist. I like to play offensive spellcasters.
The small size of the asura is a sure advantage in PvP. Since racials are not allowed in PvP it is currently the only advantage you can get from your racial choice.
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I've planned out three characters so far - first I want to play an Asura warrior. I love how Asurans move when they swing around heavy weaponry. Then I actually want to try a Norn elementalist. I saw TotalBiscuit (I think) play one and something about a Norn holding a staff just clicks with me. Looks very wizard-like (except for the broad shoulders). And then I'm going for a Charr necromancer. ANet's necromancer page on the official website has some really neat videos with Charr necromancers looking all badass and shit.
This could all easily change though, I think all classes and all races look incredibly fun to play.
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Asura thief or Asura necro or Asura elementalist. Haven't decided yet. Anyway, !~!~ASURA~!~!.
It's been hard for me to decide on my primary character and I'm sure Open Beta will shake up and reshape my intentions.
I'm fairly certain my first character will be Human. I love the character models and what we have seen of Character Creation. I love Divinity's Reach, the Human Capitol. I love that Humans are now the under-dog race of Tyria, fighting to survive as the other races are on the up swing.
I like all the races for various reasons, but my second and third choices are probably Norn then Sylvari.
For classes, I am leaning towards Guardian. I like the flavor of the class and it seems to really fit my play style. I love the heavy armor in the game. I really love some of the skills the class possesses as well. The fact that it seems to be a pretty good approximation of the "Spell Sword" archetype is a big plus.
I also love Elementalist, for the challenge and versatility that the elemental attunements represent. Ranger and Thief are very appealing as well, each offering melee and ranged combat, plus some great battle field mobility skills. All the other classes have appeal as well, although Necromancer least fits my aesthetic preferences.
If I had to chose now, my main would be a Human Guardian.
Second choice, a Norn Elementalist.
Third choice, a Sylvari Ranger. (Ranger may seem sort of cliche for the Sylvari, but I really like the race specific Ranger pet that the Sylvari offer).
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For now i am mainly focussed on humans, as i am in allmost all games... Tough both Sylvari and Assura come to mind when choosing an alt...
I am still not sure about my class
[made a sepperate post about that further down the thread]
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Through the process of elimination: Sylvari - Nah, don't want to be a plant, plus they look silly. Asura - i don't play cannon fodder midgets, sorry. Char - furry's not my thing. Human - too vanilla.
Leaves me one and only Norn. Human enough to not be silly, but same time more interesting than just human. As far as classes go, Necro will be my first and main choice, and then i'll see what else interesting there is to play with.
Human Elementalist.
I always want my character to have best possible looks and I find that this outfit pleases me most.
On the top of that I like to play "mage" classes over all, so this choice is quite obvious to me.
Second class will be thief, most prolly norn for a change. And sooner or later I'll try Charr warrior I'd say.
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