Wheres all the black chars at? - Guild Wars Forums

PanicAcid · Aug 23, 2005, 01:25 PM // 13:25

I've only seen one black (or what ever politically correct word we are using right now) charicter on GWs and that was a friend of mine who made it for fun.. Is it just me or does nobody seem to go for that option?

Artemis Bladewing · Aug 23, 2005, 01:28 PM // 13:28

Join date august... hmm since when do u play GW?

Just go to tombs and you'll have many running around... or any bigger trade city

Mugon M. Musashi · Aug 23, 2005, 01:29 PM // 13:29

I've seen a lot of black skin characters
I created one too a while ago

but in the end, I guess it's just cosmetic

moonshadow · Aug 23, 2005, 01:29 PM // 13:29

All of my characters (I have 3) are black...and my DH created one character that's black. (we're both white,btw). I've seen other black characters, but you are right, they are few and far between.

Daydreamer · Aug 23, 2005, 01:36 PM // 13:36

I have a male W/Me, and a female E/Mo that are not very black... just tanned. Does that count?

Mithie · Aug 23, 2005, 01:40 PM // 13:40

I have a ghostly pale necromancer with armor that's dyed black. That counts, right?

Fungus Amongus · Aug 23, 2005, 01:50 PM // 13:50

Being a male, I have to create female characters because, quite frankly, I would rather look at a female for hours on end rather than a male. So when I decided to make a male, only one class would fit the bill...and he needed to be black. See avatar.

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/a...achmentid=2554

EDIT~added pic

Shamblemonkee · Aug 23, 2005, 01:59 PM // 13:59

For me the reason why I haven't created and characters with the darker skins is purely cosmetic i.e. A lot of the faces are drawn and coloured (eye's, lips, etc) in ways that just aren't right on a dark face.

Bright red lips, bright blue eyes, and so on... i think on female elementalists there are only two faces that don't have blue eyes.... call me picky or whatever but I just don't think it looks right / natural.

Kuku Monk · Aug 23, 2005, 02:03 PM // 14:03

My necro is more of a charcoal color. I thought it would be fit for a necro to be "dark."

ayb · Aug 23, 2005, 02:11 PM // 14:11

at the risk of sounding like a racist and being flamed back into the stone age, white males really are the majority for online games. i would wager that on the average black guys/girls comprise less than 10% of an online game's userbase. i have no statistics or polls to back this up, this is only based on personal experience. i'd be more than happy to be proven wrong, too.

Shamblemonkee · Aug 23, 2005, 02:18 PM // 14:18

You may be right, but don't forget that that actual females playing are largely out numbered by males and yet this isn't really reflected in game.

My point - in game appearances count for nothing as to who may be behind the wheel. Character appearance is a totally personal preference and (mostly) totally removed from actual physical appearances.

Sofonisba · Aug 23, 2005, 03:22 PM // 15:22

Out of my 7 characters, (2 accounts - heh), I have three dark-skinned (monk, ranger, warrior).

The necro I had to keep deathly-pale, I wanted my water mage to look icy so she is white-white with white hair. I wanted my beautiful mesmer to look as much like me as possible - yeah, right! - so she is brown-haired and white also.

It is all cosmetic, though... I really don't like the way dark skin and white ele collectors' armor looks, so my second ele is white with the red pouty lips.

ayb · Aug 23, 2005, 03:28 PM // 15:28

i'm guilty of this myself. my first character, mo/r, i tried to make as realistic to my own appearance. pony tail, male, medium-dark skin but still caucasian. my other three characters are female, as short as i could make them (r/mo e/mo w/mo) as were 2 others that i ended up deleting (n/mo and me/ele).

Santanus_Perro · Aug 23, 2005, 03:49 PM // 15:49

I have two black characters

Female El/Me--2nd to darkest skin color
Male W/Mo--Amalato skin color

By the way, Fungus, love your character's look--its one of the most unique I have seen in the game. Great job!!!

Mhydrian · Aug 23, 2005, 04:56 PM // 16:56

Most time when I see a black character its got a nice big racist name over its head, go figure. Anyways I wager most people who play GW are white....they make characters they feel comforatable with. Nothing wrong with it, If Im roleplaying a character I want it to represent myself, so Ill prolly make a white char.

The Amazing Krandor · Aug 23, 2005, 10:48 PM // 22:48

I have a very dark-skinned necromancer, as well. I wanted to go with red and black as an overall color scheme, so I took black skin and red hair to go with the (happily) default red & black armor (I thought I would have to dye it that color!). So, if you see an all red-and-black necro, it could very well be me!

Perishiko ReLLiK · Aug 23, 2005, 10:50 PM // 22:50

I made a black mesmer, then people pointed and laughed at my fairy dance, and called me black... so i deleted myself. It was quite sad.

Marc Grahamsworth · Aug 24, 2005, 05:38 AM // 05:38

I don't quite see the point of this question but anyway, I happen to have a "black" character since he's based on the paladin in Diablo II I used to play (who also happens to be "black"). So I've got one of the minority of "black" characters in the game. I don't see the big deal about it though since people with black skin are still humans right?

Just because their pigment is a different shade doesn't mean anything.

Audhumla · Aug 24, 2005, 05:42 AM // 05:42

I thought of a neat name for my monk, Thurgood Thivinus, and I felt with the name Thurgood, it would only be proper that he be black.

Divine Elemental · Aug 24, 2005, 05:43 AM // 05:43

whenever i make a pvp char
its black with yellow tats and is big
im Mellow Man!
btw monk male is wat im talking about

Aug 23, 2005, 01:25 PM // 13:25	#1
PanicAcid Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Aug 2005 Guild: Bringers of Chaos Profession: E/Mo	Wheres all the black chars at? I've only seen one black (or what ever politically correct word we are using right now) charicter on GWs and that was a friend of mine who made it for fun.. Is it just me or does nobody seem to go for that option?

Aug 23, 2005, 01:50 PM // 13:50	#7
Fungus Amongus Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare] \| [Rare] Alliance	Being a male, I have to create female characters because, quite frankly, I would rather look at a female for hours on end rather than a male. So when I decided to make a male, only one class would fit the bill...and he needed to be black. See avatar. http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/a...achmentid=2554 EDIT~added pic Last edited by Fungus Amongus; Aug 23, 2005 at 02:44 PM // 14:44..

Aug 23, 2005, 01:28 PM // 13:28	#2
Artemis Bladewing Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Usually Lions Arch 2 Guild: Clan Brotherhood Profession: Mo/Me	Join date august... hmm since when do u play GW? Just go to tombs and you'll have many running around... or any bigger trade city

Aug 23, 2005, 01:29 PM // 13:29	#3
Mugon M. Musashi Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: France (Paris) Guild: BUG Profession: Mo/W	I've seen a lot of black skin characters I created one too a while ago but in the end, I guess it's just cosmetic

Aug 23, 2005, 01:29 PM // 13:29	#4
moonshadow Academy Page Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: Chocolate Dragons	All of my characters (I have 3) are black...and my DH created one character that's black. (we're both white,btw). I've seen other black characters, but you are right, they are few and far between.

Aug 23, 2005, 01:36 PM // 13:36	#5
Daydreamer Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Aug 2005 Guild: Romanian Legion [RoL] Profession: E/Mo	I have a male W/Me, and a female E/Mo that are not very black... just tanned. Does that count?

Aug 23, 2005, 01:40 PM // 13:40	#6
Mithie Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: Rest En Pieces [RIP] Profession: Me/W	I have a ghostly pale necromancer with armor that's dyed black. That counts, right?

Aug 23, 2005, 01:59 PM // 13:59	#8
Shamblemonkee Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK, Bristol Guild: Gwen's Red Capes [Gwen] Profession: Mo/R	For me the reason why I haven't created and characters with the darker skins is purely cosmetic i.e. A lot of the faces are drawn and coloured (eye's, lips, etc) in ways that just aren't right on a dark face. Bright red lips, bright blue eyes, and so on... i think on female elementalists there are only two faces that don't have blue eyes.... call me picky or whatever but I just don't think it looks right / natural.

Aug 23, 2005, 02:03 PM // 14:03	#9
Kuku Monk Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jun 2005 Profession: Me/E	My necro is more of a charcoal color. I thought it would be fit for a necro to be "dark."

Aug 23, 2005, 02:11 PM // 14:11	#10
ayb Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: WTS SOUL PST Guild: Order of the Fly Profession: Mo/R	at the risk of sounding like a racist and being flamed back into the stone age, white males really are the majority for online games. i would wager that on the average black guys/girls comprise less than 10% of an online game's userbase. i have no statistics or polls to back this up, this is only based on personal experience. i'd be more than happy to be proven wrong, too.

Aug 23, 2005, 02:18 PM // 14:18	#11
Shamblemonkee Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK, Bristol Guild: Gwen's Red Capes [Gwen] Profession: Mo/R	You may be right, but don't forget that that actual females playing are largely out numbered by males and yet this isn't really reflected in game. My point - in game appearances count for nothing as to who may be behind the wheel. Character appearance is a totally personal preference and (mostly) totally removed from actual physical appearances.

Aug 23, 2005, 03:22 PM // 15:22	#12
Sofonisba Desert Nomad Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tucson, AZ Guild: The Black Hand Gang [BHG] and The Black Helm Gang [BHeG]	Out of my 7 characters, (2 accounts - heh), I have three dark-skinned (monk, ranger, warrior). The necro I had to keep deathly-pale, I wanted my water mage to look icy so she is white-white with white hair. I wanted my beautiful mesmer to look as much like me as possible - yeah, right! - so she is brown-haired and white also. It is all cosmetic, though... I really don't like the way dark skin and white ele collectors' armor looks, so my second ele is white with the red pouty lips.

Aug 23, 2005, 03:28 PM // 15:28	#13
ayb Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: WTS SOUL PST Guild: Order of the Fly Profession: Mo/R	i'm guilty of this myself. my first character, mo/r, i tried to make as realistic to my own appearance. pony tail, male, medium-dark skin but still caucasian. my other three characters are female, as short as i could make them (r/mo e/mo w/mo) as were 2 others that i ended up deleting (n/mo and me/ele).

Aug 23, 2005, 03:49 PM // 15:49	#14
Santanus_Perro Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Scott Township, PA Guild: Iron Rangers Profession: W/Mo	I have two black characters Female El/Me--2nd to darkest skin color Male W/Mo--Amalato skin color By the way, Fungus, love your character's look--its one of the most unique I have seen in the game. Great job!!!

Aug 23, 2005, 04:56 PM // 16:56	#15
Mhydrian Academy Page Join Date: Jul 2005 Profession: R/Me	Most time when I see a black character its got a nice big racist name over its head, go figure. Anyways I wager most people who play GW are white....they make characters they feel comforatable with. Nothing wrong with it, If Im roleplaying a character I want it to represent myself, so Ill prolly make a white char.

Aug 23, 2005, 10:48 PM // 22:48	#16
The Amazing Krandor Academy Page Join Date: Jul 2005 Profession: Me/N	I have a very dark-skinned necromancer, as well. I wanted to go with red and black as an overall color scheme, so I took black skin and red hair to go with the (happily) default red & black armor (I thought I would have to dye it that color!). So, if you see an all red-and-black necro, it could very well be me!

Aug 23, 2005, 10:50 PM // 22:50	#17
Perishiko ReLLiK Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Feb 2005 Guild: Divine Guardians of the Soul (Soul) Profession: Mo/E	I made a black mesmer, then people pointed and laughed at my fairy dance, and called me black... so i deleted myself. It was quite sad.

Aug 24, 2005, 05:38 AM // 05:38	#18
Marc Grahamsworth Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Australia Guild: Guild of Choice Profession: Me/Mo	I don't quite see the point of this question but anyway, I happen to have a "black" character since he's based on the paladin in Diablo II I used to play (who also happens to be "black"). So I've got one of the minority of "black" characters in the game. I don't see the big deal about it though since people with black skin are still humans right? Just because their pigment is a different shade doesn't mean anything.

Aug 24, 2005, 05:42 AM // 05:42	#19
Audhumla Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Oregon Guild: The Shattered Hand Profession: N/R	I thought of a neat name for my monk, Thurgood Thivinus, and I felt with the name Thurgood, it would only be proper that he be black.

Aug 24, 2005, 05:43 AM // 05:43	#20
Divine Elemental Desert Nomad Join Date: May 2005 Location: Near Your House Guild: I Used To Own [ IUTO ]	whenever i make a pvp char its black with yellow tats and is big im Mellow Man! btw monk male is wat im talking about