Sylvari week - all info from the promotion week

[Erasmus]

Wow. Better than I expected. I'm impressed. I thought we'd still end up with fairy imps or such.

[funkylovemonkey]

Wow. The Sylvari weren't anything that interested me when I first heard and read about them, I hadn't planned on doing a Sylvari character at all. But now, I think I'm definitely going to have to try it out. The artwork is gorgeous, and I love that late in development they went back to the drawing board because they weren't completely happy. It says a lot about the development team, and one of the reasons I'm okay with the "ready when it's ready" answer.

[Giggles]

Now if they only did this with the Asuran......

[Atomics]

The new design is a vast improvement.

I can actually see myself creating a Sylvari character now.

They look less cartoonish, while retaining a somewhat inhuman look, I like that.

[Alaris]

I wonder how crafting armors will work...

Will we get armors specific to dungeons etc, and if so, will they also be leafy?
Will be use materials other than wood?
Will we be getting metal leafs?
Will it get boring wearing leaves and bark all the time?

[Gorani]

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

Feast your eyes on this quick photoshopping, which replaced the old placeholder pic I had on the GW2 wiki for the past months.

[Feannag]

Well, I'll say this much. No one is going to confuse them for elves anymore.

[Mehtis]

They look really, really good. And the explanation about stems etc. really showed that great care was put into the redesign.

[Erasmus]

Ok after reading the design blog I'm even more impressed by the research and design philosophy. Hey Alaris, this sort of fits with your "invention in your process" thread.

[Giggles]

I hope we'll be able to have horns.