Curse

Naxohs Seralna · Mar 25, 2006, 03:32 PM // 15:32

It's true what some people have said...you can make a character with a dark skin tone, but that character will, IMO, have the facial traits of someone of European or Asian heritage.

Sort of related: I watched National Geographic a while ago, and they had this show called "The Genographic Project" or something like that. It was basically about finding out where the human race had its roots. Now, most people know that the first humans migrated from Africa and spread around the world some 500,000 (?) years ago, but some stayed on the African continent. Eventually, the people in the programme discovered that different members of a specific African tribe had the facial traits of different ethnicities, despite their dark skin tone (one person would have for example Asian-like eyes, while another one would have more European-like eyes).

Exciting, huh?

kito · Mar 25, 2006, 03:45 PM // 15:45

I have Black W/Mo but he looks kinda funny. Sorry no screeny.

Oh well.

Fist_of_God · Mar 25, 2006, 04:21 PM // 16:21

This is my Monk.

Athis Strider · Mar 25, 2006, 04:26 PM // 16:26

My son's and I were discussing this yesterday. There really isn't a char that represents Blacks/African Americans in GW or any other game I'm aware of. (pls correct me if I am wrong) The bone structure alone is very different of that than European or any white race. Anet would have to build and entirely new model in order to accommodate this, which we think would be UBER cool.
We recently purchased Oblivion. It is Criddled Crack Corn when it comes to details to create a character. If you own the game you know what I mean. Insane amount of detail. Too much for something like GW. IMO I think Anet should do a patch to model the following.

Whites/ Europeans (which we have)
Blacks (we need)
Asians (which we are getting soon)
Hispanics (Don Quixote! Yes!)

In one way or another we all fall under these as humans. Since GW doesn't seem to want to branch into other classes such as Elves Dwarfs ect... Then why not patch other human Class races to represent us more accurately?

Athis.

rancidgoat · Mar 25, 2006, 05:40 PM // 17:40

a totaly differant game ( a fps) but Battlefield2 black player model look really good. its not just a white player that they made with darker skin.

Shadowdogg · Mar 25, 2006, 05:59 PM // 17:59

TYVM Trankle and everyone else, awesome screenies, but other then Trankle's most don't look like brothers, But I am still gonna give the game a go. I am sure that it was not done intentionally but it would be nice to see some good representations. I would love to see a Queen Latifa as a Necro or even a Messer. hehehe

Athis Strider · Mar 25, 2006, 06:37 PM // 18:37

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Originally Posted by rancidgoat

a totaly differant game ( a fps) but Battlefield2 black player model look really good. its not just a white player that they made with darker skin.

Yeah you're right, but Im reffering to RPG MMO's that allow you to create your own.

Lord Dobo · Mar 25, 2006, 07:03 PM // 19:03

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Originally Posted by Caelus The Fallen

Perhaps chapter 3 will add a new continent, and a new ethnicity?

God I hope so. I bet they do, I think they have to. Every game they put out has been said will be a stand along game, but connected to all the others. That means new maps, which means new cultures most likely. Anyone ever play quest for glory? God I loved those games. I really want to see a place like quest for glory 2 and 3. In two you were in an arabic land with katta (cat people), genies, bazzars, harem girls... just loved the feel. And in three you went to new places. You have the liontaurs with their egyptian-like culture, the african warriors in the plains, and the shape shifter's village in the jungle. That girl was hot for those times... better graphics nowadays. Remember the freindly monkeys who helped you in the jungle?

I'm hoping the reason that the african faces aren't in the game is because they are saving them up for a new product. I'd hate to think that they beleive that shading your character counts as making him black. But I agree with above posters, black doen't mean african. There are so many other types of dark skin.

I'd love to see spears as a weapon chioce. Maybe with a skill that allows you to backstep, keeping the advantage of distance in melee. And maybe a shield wall mechanic when warriors near each other could stack shield bonuses.

maina · Mar 26, 2006, 12:53 AM // 00:53

Hiya!,

I'm hardly ever on these forums, so sorry to jump in. This is my character.

This can't be any further from the real me if I tried. I role-play this character as a weird cross between "giddy cheerleader" and "mom" for my guild.

She and I have one thing in common though, We only see people and players.

Maina

Omega X · Mar 26, 2006, 01:32 AM // 01:32

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Originally Posted by Kali Ma

Ok, somewhat hesitant to do this, but here's mine and my partner's...

OMG the necro looks like Janet in dark makeup.

Skarjak · Mar 26, 2006, 01:41 PM // 13:41

I'm white, but I must say the coolest looking character I have ever created/saw is a black necromancer. Necromancers typically look rather strange, so I wanted to hide his features a little, and give him a more "calculating evil" look rather than a "devilish evil" one.

Behold!

Tell me he doesn't look killer.

azuresun · Mar 26, 2006, 01:43 PM // 13:43

My tank in training.

96TSi · Mar 26, 2006, 01:51 PM // 13:51

the warrior cornrolls look cool. thats my hairstyle IG

Varren · Mar 26, 2006, 06:04 PM // 18:04

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Originally Posted by 96TSi

the warrior cornrolls look cool. thats my hairstyle IG

Cornrolls? You mean dreadlocks?

frojack · Mar 26, 2006, 06:07 PM // 18:07

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Originally Posted by Varren

Cornrolls? You mean dreadlocks?

The warrior class has both canerolls/cornrolls and dreadlocks if I remember correctly. So do a lot of the other classes actually

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Athis Strider · Mar 26, 2006, 06:09 PM // 18:09

The hair style is called "Corn rows". It is a weave style.

Shadowdogg · Mar 27, 2006, 12:20 AM // 00:20

TYVM for all the great screenies. I am glad this got moved. Thanks Admin!
Anyone one else have some good shots?

dogg~

Alberic · Mar 27, 2006, 03:36 AM // 03:36

Here are mine. My Monk doesn't look all that European or Asian to me...

Omega X · Mar 27, 2006, 03:43 AM // 03:43

Here ya go, my Minion Master.

Whispering Siren · Mar 27, 2006, 04:31 AM // 04:31

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Originally Posted by Naxohs Seralna

Sort of related: I watched National Geographic a while ago, and they had this show called "The Genographic Project" or something like that. It was basically about finding out where the human race had its roots. Now, most people know that the first humans migrated from Africa and spread around the world some 500,000 (?) years ago, but some stayed on the African continent. Eventually, the people in the programme discovered that different members of a specific African tribe had the facial traits of different ethnicities, despite their dark skin tone (one person would have for example Asian-like eyes, while another one would have more European-like eyes).

Exciting, huh?

absolutely awesome. would have loved to see that. Also of note, genetically, all of the various ethnicities are 99.something% identical.