April 2006 PC Gamer

On the back on my latest PC Gamer was this ad...



Also, there was a small preview inside. Here's just a snip:

"...during my visit to ArenaNet's office I thought an artist was using one of Faction's lush concept paintings as his monitor's desktop background...until it started moving."

I bet those nipples attract a lot of male customers.

Hmmm, so the people from Cantha don't look that Asian at all ?

Probably depends on the artist, that picture doesn't look like it was done by the same artist as the other guildwars art.

But if thats the same assassin that's plastered all over the official site, the other artist doesn't make her look oriental either ? And from seeing the Assassin models in the pvp weekend she doesn't look like one either. Way too well-built. Looks more greek/latin to me. And the rit looks more arabic/turkish/indian, in my opinion of course.


Then again this is the company that decided to have Devona dual wield in the intro movie, got us all excited and then turned her into a hammer warrioress.

Nipple Spikes: 10 Energy 4 second recharge
Elite Deadly Arts Attack. Fire pin needles from over exagerated nipples at target foe dealing 25..85 damage and causing Bleed/Deep Wound/Cripple for 60 seconds.

I still can't get over the best part of their poster art.. The assassins in game don't have that hair color or hair style.. Hahah.

you can say it marketing and that they do it for money , but only a lot of inspiration can do what they are doing ...

Have to concur with Andy_M...definitely much more athletic/fitness model looks...the assassian we got to try looked almost fragile and waifish.... I personally would like to see a fit assassian rather than a stick ninja, but that's just me. Definitely nice art for sure...

lol thats what i though from the artwork too....its like they wanted to make them look slightly asian but not TOO asian...lol...some of the in game faces from the preview event looked asian-esque though(well the male at least, i didn't check out the female face options)

Haha, lets try making the necro armor on the cover, or get Mhenlo's tatoo's... Wait, how about that Warrior armor?
Your point fails.

What nipples?
This reminds me of the Tifa arguments from FF7AC when it came...

Anyway, the art does look great, and I have one question/ Since I didnt really got into the new chars in the pvp weekend, do the Assa have a skill to throw all those small daggers from her armor?

Come on guys...you've all seen what Asain people look like in Anime...and those are by Asians...

btw...why?

So the current assasin is NOT fit? You call THAT fragile?!?! She looks rather butch to me...(ignore the hair cut)



I used photoshop to increase the contrast to make the 6 pack more obvious. Im sick of people calling the girl Sins skinny/anorexic/ or as you call them "stick ninja"

WTF is she going to do with all those knives? Seriously.

hot though, i think ill buy it just because it has a ridiculously hot chick on the box. Just like the several other circumstances where I did the same thing. *points to stack of un-used PC games*

Smooth criminals Anet.... Smooooth criminals

her navel is telling me to come closer. ..oh i can't wait for factions..

Why can't the in game characters look like the artists renderings?

Awesome. But I won't ever make a primary assassin. RANGER ASSASSIN FOR THE WINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN NNN!!

Hate to say it but that piccy just proves they ARE stick-ninjas.

If anything that makes em look more anorexic. Here have a piece of pie!

-.-;; *sigh* I think its because the assasin has a very boyish build (lean, muscular, smaller breasts, less feminine animations) compared to the softer lines (Bigger breasts, full waist and butt) of the female core classes. Assasins are the butch lesbians and the core classes are the girly girls.

The cover art of the assasin will probably a NPC or a Henchman thats why her face/hair are not available to players.