Sylvari week - all info from the promotion week

[Gorani]

Those pictures removed all doubt with me. A Sylvari will be my main character, the human will get delayed.

[Alaris]

I like the idea that unlike other races, sylvari doesn't wear clothes, but rather grows them. I would find it odd to put plate mail for example on top of delicate leaves, but then growing thicker bark makes sense.

[Nemeon Lion]

Bioluminescent Sylvaris? On my forest?

Awesome!

[Malhavoc Adhamar]

I was debating whether or not to create a Sylvari character and now with the change I think I will be.

[Alaris]

I really do hope that I read that correctly, that armors will be leaf/bark growths rather than slapping on chainmail and leather.

Also, still thinking about engineer for this race. So I can plant some turrets, and gun down any vegetarian that comes my way. DEATH TO VEGETARIANS! It's time for plants to retake the earth.

[Blazing Liger]

I'm not really sure what to think at the moment. I definitely prefer the redesign over the first one (the original was much too cartoonish for my taste). Caithe looks quite nice, as do maybe a couple of the other characters shown. I need to see more variety before I make up my mind, though. In particular, if Sylvari are going to get their own race-specific armors, how are those going to work with the dye system? I'm not really sure how some of the designs pictured are going to have three channels per piece. I see lots of greens and browns shown, but I want to see something else: deep purples, vibrant reds, etc.

I'm still thinking of making a Sylvari as an alt (probably mesmer), but I'd like to see more examples. I'm still going to main a charr, but the redesign wasn't going to change that no matter how good it is.

[thulsey]

Beautiful.

Seriously tempting me for the first time.


Let the "twig and berries" jokes commence!

[Alaris]

I do want to see more examples, especially of armor types and dyes, but this week will be full of goodies.

[Nemeon Lion]

Just waiting for the race video to completely make up my mind.

[Alaris]

To clarify, this will either be my main, or my secondary main.

I'm too psyched about making fun of "meat", of vegetarians, etc. Do want cherry bombs. And do like the new art.

The only thing left to find out are racial skills, and more concept art for armors. Barring important racial skill problems, it's fairly unlikely that this race will drop below main.