Char Faces

[ortizgames]

Registered just to post this, because it boggles me.

I totally understand the desire to make Charr more bestial and feral looking.
But why do their faces look like a bizarre cross between lizards and pugs?

In Guild Wars 1, we had some seriously formidable looking Charr:
http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/4...edcharrpv1.png

They were impressive, still feral looking, with terrifying lion features. You could hunch them over, make them digitigrade, and you'd be set. Instead, the Charr in Guild Wars 2 have this gnarly, disgruntled squashed, moth-full-of-T-Rex-Shark-Teeth face look about them in every screenshot:
http://www.guildwars2.com/global/inc...r/charr-01.jpg
http://img1.mmo.mmo4arab.com/news/20...2/scharr03.jpg

The only decent-looking screenshot I can find of them is this one, from the side, but even then I can't really trust it, because it's from the side:
http://www.clipupload.com/clip/data/..._-_1080p-1.jpg

So what gives, guys? Are we just not releasing screenshots of good looking Charr? It's not like that's not something people want to see!

[Centaur]

Hi ortizgames, welcome to these forums.

See this article on how the charr developed from what they were in GW1 to what they are now in GW2. Yes, I think the difference arose from the desire to make them look like large, fierce cats... and the influence of Kekai Kotaki. However, character customization allows for quite a bit of variation in how fierce you want them to be.

And note that even in GW1 you could already find much of that same fierceness:

[dragonofmalice]

Not faces but this image touches on something I have always wondered
http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/4...edcharrpv1.png

Will I be able to make a straight backed charr like the one on the left in the picture? Not that quasimodo charr is bad (certainly not great though IMO) I just like straight back better.

[jeremiahrodriguez2]

Your not alone dragonofmalice straight back does look better

[Ruse]

I dunno if you'll be pleased or disappointed, but you can get a quick glimpse of the male charr character creation (obviously this is unfinished) here:


And no, you can't be upright as a charr, only kinda hunched.

[jeremiahrodriguez2]

Good point.... By the way the charr looks awesome with white n black stripes. Kinda reminds me of a White Tiger.

[Mintana]

I agree with centaur. Character creation appears to give you alot of freedom with how fierce or mean your charr looks. In the videos, they showed a nice diversity with looks. You can lean towards a wise peaceful sage, or a foaming barbarian. Im much more likely to go for the second. lol

[Drow]

I can already see myself sitting for hours, playing with character customizations!

[Mintana]

Thats the hope! lol

[roshamjoe]

If the character creation borrows anything from Aion, which who knows it might being they're both inside of the NCsoft family, then character creation will range from simple to daunting. I spent around 30 minutes per character trying to get the look I wanted.