I wouldn't put too much faith in that chart from GW2 census. The one i created at the site was slightly different.

Asura - 16.1%

Charr - 15.4%

Human - 31.4%

Norn - 16.8%

Sylvari - 20.3%

Though it could be a safe bet that humans will take a larger portion of the pie with the other races being more equal in proportion to each other.

Originally posted by FreeBooteR

I wouldn't put too much faith in that chart from GW2 census. The one i created at the site was slightly different.

 

Asura - 16.1%

Charr - 15.4%

Human - 31.4%

Norn - 16.8%

Sylvari - 20.3%

 

Though it could be a safe bet that humans will take a larger portion of the pie with the other races being more equal in proportion to each other.

thank you!Someone else trying to get ppl to stop looking at the chart.

Im going Asura or Sylvari

Originally posted by Kuppa

Im going Asura or Sylvari

Ditto, I'll prolly roll both though, but my first character will definitely be Sylvari.

Originally posted by Khrymson

Originally posted by Kuppa

Im going Asura or Sylvari

Ditto, I'll prolly roll both though, but my first character will definitely be Sylvari.

Sylvari what? Im going Sylvari Sin and Asura Necro

Being a PvP focused game i'm pretty sure a large amount of players will pick the smallest characters out of habit even if hit boxes are all the same.

Originally posted by Kabaal

Being a PvP focused game i'm pretty sure a large amount of players will pick the smallest characters out of habit even if hit boxes are all the same.

Well, perhaps the Asura look annoying enough to prevent that.

Originally posted by star
Factions are picked mid game (around level 35 iirc) and they are NOT at war with one another. They all seek to end the dragons, and are attempting to do so in different was from one another.

And my main race?
See my sig ;)

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Originally posted by Kabaal
Being a PvP focused game i'm pretty sure a large amount of players will pick the smallest characters out of habit even if hit boxes are all the same.

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Originally posted by Fion

Originally posted by star
Factions are picked mid game (around level 35 iirc) and they are NOT at war with one another. They all seek to end the dragons, and are attempting to do so in different was from one another.

And my main race?
See my sig ;)

 

Um.. factions? The game has no factions. Besides the Charr Legions and you chose that at character creation. Where did you hear or read that the game had factions? On topic, Sylvari Elementalist for my main. Probably Scepter/Dagger. Has a good mix of heavy hitting, protective, healing and escape spells.

 She's talking about the Orders.  http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Order

Originally posted by Kuppa

Originally posted by Khrymson

Originally posted by Kuppa

Im going Asura or Sylvari

Ditto, I'll prolly roll both though, but my first character will definitely be Sylvari.

Sylvari what? Im going Sylvari Sin and Asura Necro

I don't know yet.  I've watched several class videos and while a few of them have some interesting things about them, I've not read up on any of them in-depth enough to choose.  Nor have I played GW1 yet, so I don't what any of the classes really are or specialize in.  Once it gets closer to launch I'll look into it more...

I've never understood the "I'm human in real life, why would I want to play one in an MMO?" argument.

Sure, you may be human, but are you ANYTHING AT ALL like the kind of human you'd be making?  Are you highly athletic, with perfect hair and chiseled abs?  My guess is you're either stick-thin or a little on the doughy side.  And no, don't respond with "I work out and look amazing," or "I'm a bikini model," because you're full of it.  Maybe you're a dude and you want to play a female human, or the other way around?  That's a perfectly viable option that many gamers take.

You can make all types of humans in GW2.  I seriously doubt many people at all are going to make one that is exactly like them in every way (within reason).  Even human players are definitely playing something they are most certainly not in reality.

That said, I'm incredibly sick of almost every GW2 video featuring Charr, but mostly because I personally have zero interest in the race whatsoever.  I'll be busting kneecaps as an Asura.

Originally posted by Creslin321

Originally posted by Nanfoodle

Originally posted by Bunks

this was based on 8820 people polled so far on Guru

http://www.guildwars2guru.com/forum/gw2census-com-character-pie-charts-t21267.html

Warhammer polls before launch had it almost 50-50 for factions. SWTOR had Empire and Republic almost even split and both pre-launch numbers were way off. Fan base and live numbers dont seem to balance out at all. 

 So much of it depends on factors that you don't find out until after the game is released though...

For example, in SWTOR, I think players "figured out" that the Empire storylines were by and large more interesting than the Republic ones, so they all flocked to Empire.

If people find out that the racial ability of the Norn in GW2 is awesome, or that the starting area of the Asura is amazing, then they may flock to those races as well.  So it's hard to predict where people will go before they have a chance to play the game.

True and bookmarked thanks for the chart, interesting indeed.

Asura for me. By far my favorite NPC race in GW, so can't wait to play as one.

Norn most likely for me.

Originally posted by Thrage

Sure, you may be human, but are you ANYTHING AT ALL like the kind of human you'd be making?  Are you highly athletic, with perfect hair and chiseled abs?  My guess is you're either stick-thin or a little on the doughy side.  And no, don't respond with "I work out and look amazing," or "I'm a bikini model," because you're full of it.  Maybe you're a dude and you want to play a female human, or the other way around?  That's a perfectly viable option that many gamers take.

So if I work out I can't like games? This is interesting, I never knew the two were mutually exclusive.

I always pick humans in MMOs for the fantasy experience and try to make them look close like the real life me. That way, it feels like I'm the one saving the world from dragons.

Anyway, the races are GW2 are a bit uninspired. Asura are your basic gnomes but with an attitude, unappealing to me. Norn are just bigger humans with different beliefs. I'm mostly interested in the Charr for the kick-ass voiceating and the Sylvari because elves are cool, and plant-elves are cooler. But at the end of the day, if I'm doing something for 100+ hours, I want it to resemble me, not a plant, cow, gnome, giant  or female. Just me I guess.

Originally posted by Bunks

this was based on 8820 people polled so far on Guru

http://www.guildwars2guru.com/forum/gw2census-com-character-pie-charts-t21267.html

I am extremely suprised that there are so few Asura....

I will likely be Human or Sylvari maybe if I can create one I am happy with....

Then again I will likely make one of each! LOL! XD

Originally posted by Bunks

this was based on 8820 people polled so far on Guru

http://www.guildwars2guru.com/forum/gw2census-com-character-pie-charts-t21267.html

With no offense meant to the original poster, non-scientific polling is non-generalizable (I am sure as we all know by now).

Originally posted by Thrage

I've never understood the "I'm human in real life, why would I want to play one in an MMO?" argument.

 

Sure, you may be human, but are you ANYTHING AT ALL like the kind of human you'd be making?  Are you highly athletic, with perfect hair and chiseled abs?  My guess is you're either stick-thin or a little on the doughy side.  And no, don't respond with "I work out and look amazing," or "I'm a bikini model," because you're full of it.  Maybe you're a dude and you want to play a female human, or the other way around?  That's a perfectly viable option that many gamers take.

 

You can make all types of humans in GW2.  I seriously doubt many people at all are going to make one that is exactly like them in every way (within reason).  Even human players are definitely playing something they are most certainly not in reality.

 

That said, I'm incredibly sick of almost every GW2 video featuring Charr, but mostly because I personally have zero interest in the race whatsoever.  I'll be busting kneecaps as an Asura.

There's a good deal of research on avatar choice in the journal of cyberpsychology wand even a few books out there which makes for a fun read if you're into that kind of stuff. Needless to seople play different characters in MMORPGs for very different reasons. I for one, being a RPer will usually avoid humans as I find them dull and the less hummans I see the more immersed I feel =)

 @Volko

I'm so, so sorry.

Did you not get the memo? That's not the role of the asura, not any more. If you've been following the media then you'll know that you're 'adorable,' giggly, goofy little people who like to sing, dance, and create 'whacky' robots. You don't have the Mesoamerican stylings or culture any more, either. You've left all that behind for goggles and life on the Exodar.

I really am very sorry. Really, I am.

I'm glad that a fate this horrible hasn't befallen the charr. The charr still have their dignity, thankfully. And thus it's the charr that I'll be throwing my lot in with. I am actually really sad about what they did to the asura.

I liked them.

I liked Vekk.

These asura? Gnomes. Just gnomes.

I am so sorry.