High Elves

[Algreg.3629]

also, this game really could use some Borg and Mandalorians... utter BS.

[kharmin.7683]

@Yggranya.5201 said:

@kharmin.7683 said:

@Yggranya.5201 said:

@"Kulvar.1239" said:Elves are just pretentious human nobility with pointy ears and longevity.Nothing interesting would come out of such addition.

It could be interesting, if developers and writers tried something original for once, but it's so easy to just recycle old BS. It's instantly successful too. It's pretty sad really.

So asura, sylvari, charr and to some extent Norn aren't original? What other MMO has them? I'm not understanding your point.

What do those have to do with elves?

I was responding to your point about the developers not doing anything original "for once". Creating and implementing these races are original, so I didn't understand how you could say that the developers haven't done anything original.

[Kulvar.1239]

@kharmin.7683 said:

@Yggranya.5201 said:

@kharmin.7683 said:

@Yggranya.5201 said:

@"Kulvar.1239" said:Elves are just pretentious human nobility with pointy ears and longevity.Nothing interesting would come out of such addition.

It could be interesting, if developers and writers tried something original for once, but it's so easy to just recycle old BS. It's instantly successful too. It's pretty sad really.

So asura, sylvari, charr and to some extent Norn aren't original? What other MMO has them? I'm not understanding your point.

What do those have to do with elves?

I was responding to your point about the developers not doing anything original "for once". Creating and implementing these races are original, so I didn't understand how you could say that the developers haven't done anything original.

I assume the statement wasn't directed towards GW2 developers, but developers in general recycling the same fantasy races over and over through multiple games.

[kharmin.7683]

@Kulvar.1239 said:

@kharmin.7683 said:

@Yggranya.5201 said:

@kharmin.7683 said:

@Yggranya.5201 said:

@Kulvar.1239 said:Elves are just pretentious human nobility with pointy ears and longevity.Nothing interesting would come out of such addition.

It could be interesting, if developers and writers tried something original for once, but it's so easy to just recycle old BS. It's instantly successful too. It's pretty sad really.

So asura, sylvari, charr and to some extent Norn aren't original? What other MMO has them? I'm not understanding your point.

What do those have to do with elves?

I was responding to your point about the developers not doing anything original "for once". Creating and implementing these races are original, so I didn't understand how you could say that the developers haven't done anything original.

I assume the statement wasn't directed towards GW2 developers, but developers in general recycling the same fantasy races over and over through multiple games.

Ah. That makes sense. ;)

[Ayakaru.6583]

@kharmin.7683 said:

@Yggranya.5201 said:

@kharmin.7683 said:

@Yggranya.5201 said:

@"Kulvar.1239" said:Elves are just pretentious human nobility with pointy ears and longevity.Nothing interesting would come out of such addition.

It could be interesting, if developers and writers tried something original for once, but it's so easy to just recycle old BS. It's instantly successful too. It's pretty sad really.

So asura, sylvari, charr and to some extent Norn aren't original? What other MMO has them? I'm not understanding your point.

What do those have to do with elves?

I was responding to your point about the developers not doing anything original "for once". Creating and implementing these races are original, so I didn't understand how you could say that the developers haven't done anything original.

There is absolutely nothing original about (high) elves.They're about as default as lab accidents are to Asura. So no one wants them in this game

[kharmin.7683]

@Akakage.9035 I agree.

[Aeolus.3615]

Well since the dragon of the woody poeple is now dead, they m8 start looking more humanish than tree'ish?Maybe Anet could get back to their initial look for the sylvary.

[FrostSpectre.4198]

@Aeolus.3615 said:Well since the dragon of the woody poeple is now dead, they m8 start looking more humanish than tree'ish?Maybe Anet could get back to their initial look for the sylvary.

My opinion: No, they looked creepy before...

[Kulvar.1239]

@"Aeolus.3615" said:Well since the dragon of the woody poeple is now dead, they m8 start looking more humanish than tree'ish?Maybe Anet could get back to their initial look for the sylvary.

Sylvari are plants, they won't get "more humanish".

[Blockhead Magee.3092]

High Elves?

Sniffing spray paint?

Keep those druggies outta here!

[Tails.9372]

We won't get to play other races except of course as combat tonics (e.g. Kodan) which are generally just reskins of the already existing races (which makes the fact that you can't use mounts while being transformed even more frustrating).

[Rukia.4802]

Alliance getting high elves now in shadowlands =) (more specifically, their skin&eyes, you'll still be void elf)

[Atomos.7593]

No please. Too many high elf races in other popular fantasy game settings, like Middle-earth, Warcraft 3 and Elder Scrolls to name a few. I would prefer something more original. =)

[Brutal Augus.5917]

I would rather see ogres become a playable race.

[sorudo.9054]

@"VAHNeunzehnsechundsiebzig.3618" said:

@sorudo.9054 said:

@"VAHNeunzehnsechundsiebzig.3618" said:

@FrostSpectre.4198 said:

@"VAHNeunzehnsechundsiebzig.3618" said:we already got elves. In GW2 they are called humans.

And no, sylvari are not elves. For two reasons:they are not beloved by the godsthey are not an old, dying race on its last gasps.

Why do High Elves need to be a dying race loved by gods?

because that is the standard fantasy elf since Tolkien.

the elf comes from nordic mythology, much older than sir tolkien.

and as much as every fantasy setting ignores those and goes with Tolkien.

But hey, go with nordic elves than. Or Germanic elves. Vengeful undead forrest spirits trying to lead people to their doom.

then it's sad that you are so badly informed, let's educate you.https://norse-mythology.org/gods-and-creatures/elves/

not just death but also life, in terms of appearances the tolkien version did got close.

[VAHNeunzehnsechundsiebzig.]

nah, I am as correct as you are. For some group elves are semi-gods, for others, little flower sniffers, for a third evil undead spirits for the next earth&air 'elementals'.

And then came Tolkien.

[Yggranya.5201]

@sorudo.9054 said:

@"VAHNeunzehnsechundsiebzig.3618" said:

@sorudo.9054 said:

@"VAHNeunzehnsechundsiebzig.3618" said:

@FrostSpectre.4198 said:

@"VAHNeunzehnsechundsiebzig.3618" said:we already got elves. In GW2 they are called humans.

And no, sylvari are not elves. For two reasons:they are not beloved by the godsthey are not an old, dying race on its last gasps.

Why do High Elves need to be a dying race loved by gods?

because that is the standard fantasy elf since Tolkien.

the elf comes from nordic mythology, much older than sir tolkien.

and as much as every fantasy setting ignores those and goes with Tolkien.

But hey, go with nordic elves than. Or Germanic elves. Vengeful undead forrest spirits trying to lead people to their doom.

then it's sad that you are so badly informed, let's educate you.

https://norse-mythology.org/gods-and-creatures/elves/

not just death but also life, in terms of appearances the tolkien version did got close.

Damn. You really are obsessed with elves, aren't you? And as i guessed, Appearances, indeed. Hmph.

[Zeivu.3615]

I hope they expand on the Largos. Underwater Dark elves are more interesting anyway.

[FrostSpectre.4198]

Sylvari were gonna be Sidhe, before GW Utopia was trashed in favor of GW2.