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Izari was kind enough to let me write a guest post on her site, http://www.talktyria.net. Figured it would make an interesting topic of discussion here.
Enjoy.
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Psychoanalyzing The Races Of Tyria (For Roleplaying Purposes)
If you’ve been keeping up with Guild Wars 2, you’ve undoubtedly researched the various playable races. Humans, charr, asura, norn, and sylvari. All distinct races, with various traits which give them character. With the release of Ghosts of Ascalon and Edge of Destiny, we’ve been able to take a deeper look at each race.
Providing us enough information to further analyze the races of Tyria…so we can roleplay them better of course.
Humans
If Sigmund Freud had a chance to sit down with the human race of Tyria, he’d find them to be much different than those in our universe. The down trodden race of Tyria, the humans have had their egos put into check over the past few hundred years.
They have the charr, dragons, and themselves to thank.
Being so defeated, what can we find if we dig deep into the psyche of humanity?
First, they’re highly emotional. Just look to Dougal Keene and Logan Thackeray from the Guild Wars 2 novels for prime examples. [spoilers: highlight to read]Logan became the primary reason behind the breaking up of Destiny’s Edge. Running off to save his queen because his emotions got the better of him[/spoilers]
For those looking to truly roleplay the human experience come game time, you’re really going to be using a lot of frowny faces. You’ll find yourself with a sense of pride, many times false pride. I would also say that if you do it right, you’ll have some trust issues towards other races.
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Norn
There is an argument in the field of psychology that debates the effects of weather in terms of mood. Studying the Norn, they would certainly be a crux in the argument of weather being a major factor.
The 9 foot-plus race are generally free spirited, joyful, even when living in the cold and less than sunny locations of Tyria. The Norn also house some of the biggest egos of all the GW2 races. They’re highly individualistic, most likely sprouting from their raising. Norn are taught to face adversity head on, and not complain about it.
Their affinity towards the animalistic side of nature provides some unique, and fun roleplaying experiences. They are known for raging out in certain circumstances. They also typically get along with the other races as well, even if they see them as weak at first glance.
For the full article, click this link: http://www.talktyria.net/2011/01/23/...ying-purposes/
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The patience aspect of the asura doesn't really pertain to me, but more of the cocky attitude. And short man syndrome.
I was just wondering.
Originally Posted by Nem
