Curse

Theos · Apr 06, 2006, 02:10 AM // 02:10

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Originally Posted by Esprit

I would like to see overweight (let's say 400 lbs + ) characters. Armor stretched over a stomach of fat and with a 'Slam' skill to belly-flop-insta-kill enemies. A 'Roll' attack would be interesting too.

Assassins need to be able to move quickly and lithely, for those who need to see a chest, just imagine that their boobs are strapped down (for the afore-mentioned ease of movements).

Or imagine they are like the Greek Amazons and they cut one off to allow for great archery capabilities.

lady kesha · Apr 06, 2006, 02:30 AM // 02:30

Okay I'm a girl and I'm disgusted by the way the assassin looks.. I had made one and deleted her because she looked like a boy pretending to be a girl. I'm not saying give her big boobs and lots of curves, just give her some freaking hips! Even ATHLETIC girls have hips!!!!!! She looks extremely anorexic and its freaky. Not to mention she doesnt look athletic, wouldnt she have muscles or something showing a bit???

Theos · Apr 06, 2006, 02:39 AM // 02:39

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Originally Posted by lady kesha

Okay I'm a girl and I'm disgusted by the way the assassin looks.. I had made one and deleted her because she looked like a boy pretending to be a girl. I'm not saying give her big boobs and lots of curves, just give her some freaking hips! Even ATHLETIC girls have hips!!!!!! She looks extremely anorexic and its freaky. Not to mention she doesnt look athletic, wouldnt she have muscles or something showing a bit???

Unless on heavy Bull Steroids, females don't always show muscle mass like men. Though assassin is unrealistic it is none the less a character not a person.

~Also take note: Assassins did not focus on strength, they were/are lean mobile and swift killers. It is therefore more important to be small and slick than to be bulky and muscular.

Mister_Smiley · Apr 06, 2006, 02:41 AM // 02:41

You know, i have really have no option of what they look like, hopefully down the line the will be changed the female assassin, but i still plain to make an assassin, what type i have yet to decide.

lady kesha · Apr 06, 2006, 02:43 AM // 02:43

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Originally Posted by Theos

Unless on heavy Bull Steroids, females don't always show muscle mass like men. Though assassin is unrealistic it is none the less a character not a person.

~Also take note: Assassins did not focus on strength, they were/are lean mobile and swift killers. It is therefore more important to be small and slick than to be bulky and muscular.

Small and swift is fine but geeze the whole point of gender is for one to be male and one to be female.... and if the female looks like a stick, theres hardly any difference between the male and female appearance. I was just saying give her some hips, I could care less about the muscles

The female assassin I saw looked extremely asexual... so what would be the point of having 2 genders when one would probably suffice with that look???

Savio · Apr 06, 2006, 02:59 AM // 02:59

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Originally Posted by Fates Monk

Is there a link to that in 1920x1200?

http://www.guildwars.co.kr/pds/wallpaper.asp

Doesn't look like it.

lyra_song · Apr 06, 2006, 03:30 AM // 03:30

i hate getting into this arguement so i will just say a few things.

Imagine looking like that all your life.

Now imagine a video game you love that actually makes an character class you can relate to physically.

Now imagine all the hateful things you hear when people talk about said character class. The same things you hear all the time about yourself.

Now imagine that you realize thats how a lot of people are and become depressed over the state of humanity as a whole.

I forgive you jerks :P

lg5000 · Apr 06, 2006, 04:14 AM // 04:14

Lyra, from that, I take it you're not all that old? Only in the way that a woman over a certain age looks unmistakably like a woman, no matter how skinny/small boobed. Of course, I might be way off too.. and this is not meant as an insult. I sorta get why assassins are the way they are now, so thanks for your post.

Oh, and a natural way of increasing boobie size is to get pregnant

*knows from experience* and I prefer my small ones.

Kais Unduli · Apr 06, 2006, 04:29 AM // 04:29

Just do what I did: scale the female assassin down to its smallest size. Doesn't look so bad after that. She's got a six pack. Maybe I was looking too closely...

I'm still making a female assassin, and I dig the new dance. To all the haters, if this is what you choose to lament over considering the source, you all need to get out a little bit. There are greater tragedies in the world.

Rex the Unloving · Apr 06, 2006, 05:04 AM // 05:04

WHERED YOU GET THAT WALLPAPER -needs new assassin wallpaper and wants the one he sees-

edit- nvm

Rex the Unloving · Apr 06, 2006, 05:16 AM // 05:16

maybe if the in-game female assassins got a new pose? lol

Eden2k5 · Apr 06, 2006, 07:33 AM // 07:33

Uhh DUH!
Flat stickfigure models= lower poly count! :P

Yea the assassins look quite.. bad. Even warrior females could use more muscle definition. Plus most gymnasts have very defined strong legs, and considering an assassin would be quick and agile should be similar. The 6 pack looks a little cartoony. But I agree overall that the assassin base models could use some reworking.

Ulivious The Reaper · Apr 06, 2006, 08:15 AM // 08:15

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Originally Posted by lyra_song

Well since the factions covergirl is the very voluptous Nika, it is kind of deceitful to give players something that does look very different.

Im wondering when, during the design stage did that in game art and the high-res art diverge.

I guess we blame anet's design directors.

OFF WITH THEIR HEADS XD

i'll join you with my plus nine against ogres, i'm sure it'll help somewhere

Lady Lozza · Apr 06, 2006, 09:48 AM // 09:48

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Originally Posted by Eden2k5

Uhh DUH!
Flat stickfigure models= lower poly count! :P

Yea the assassins look quite.. bad. Even warrior females could use more muscle definition. Plus most gymnasts have very defined strong legs, and considering an assassin would be quick and agile should be similar. The 6 pack looks a little cartoony. But I agree overall that the assassin base models could use some reworking.

ARTISTIC gymnasts have bulky legs, or perhaps rather a lot do, but not all. Svetlana Khorkina did not, and she was a great artistic gymnast. Rhythmic gymnasts, on the other hand, are generally just as strong but with a different build and do not have the heavy leg set.

The six pack is actually quite realistic in relation to the general "realism" of the game. Girls do not get the same sort of definition that guys do.

My main gripe with the female assassin is lack of upper body bulk, NOT bust but general muscle development in the upperbody. Even without doing pushups or special upperbody workouts, general exercise tones and develops the muscles in the shoulders and upper back. IMHO their shoulders and arms are too narrow/skinny for anyone who has presumably gone through heavy, life-long physical training regime.

I don't like a lot of the hair options either but that is just personal taste.

I certainly think that Anet should NOT increase the bust, roundness/curves of the assassin. Maybe for once male players might actually play male characters.

led-zep · Apr 06, 2006, 10:26 AM // 10:26

its not the boob issue its why the hell anet would promote anorexia.
female assassin looks terrible

Fred Kiwi · Apr 06, 2006, 10:29 AM // 10:29

I totally agree. I know this sounds shallow but it really pains me to be looking at the female assassin.

Yanman.be · Apr 06, 2006, 10:58 AM // 10:58

fix the problem: make a male assassin?

lyra_song · Apr 06, 2006, 11:07 AM // 11:07

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Originally Posted by led-zep

its not the boob issue its why the hell anet would promote anorexia.

being skinny does not equate to being anorexic.

This is a fallacy in logic.

Please excuse the assasin for having a high basal metabolic rate, an exercise regime and the lifestyle of a physical fighter for burning off all the fat that men find so attractive.

lady kesha · Apr 06, 2006, 11:56 AM // 11:56

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Originally Posted by lyra_song

being skinny does not equate to being anorexic.

This is a fallacy in logic.

Please excuse the assasin for having a high basal metabolic rate, an exercise regime and the lifestyle of a physical fighter for burning off all the fat that men find so attractive.

Skinny doesnt equate to being anorexic - I'll agree to that, considering that I'm 5'6 and until recently, never went above 105 and people thought I was anorexic. That always pains me, but I however, do not work out and am very pale - thats just my coloring. Its different for the assasin.

You may think "yay, a char that looks like me!" but here I'm thinking "WOW, that girl needs SOMETHING on her bones!" Yeah, its just a game but as someone said, she needs at LEAST some upper body definition or something, to look like a girl. Its fine if they don't make it so the girl looks so girly and great that the guys want to play her but at least make it possible that she WONT look like the men when the game comes out?? That's all anyone here is saying really.

lyra_song · Apr 06, 2006, 01:36 PM // 13:36

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Originally Posted by lady kesha

Skinny doesnt equate to being anorexic - I'll agree to that, considering that I'm 5'6 and until recently, never went above 105 and people thought I was anorexic. That always pains me, but I however, do not work out and am very pale - thats just my coloring. Its different for the assasin.

You may think "yay, a char that looks like me!" but here I'm thinking "WOW, that girl needs SOMETHING on her bones!" Yeah, its just a game but as someone said, she needs at LEAST some upper body definition or something, to look like a girl. Its fine if they don't make it so the girl looks so girly and great that the guys want to play her but at least make it possible that she WONT look like the men when the game comes out?? That's all anyone here is saying really.

I guess that comes down to personal taste. Maybe sexual preference. >.>

I think the assassin could definitely benefit in a little more bacon in her diet.

As it is, i find the in game Assasin beautiful and i know im not the only one XD