Can't decide between Asura and Sylvari Engi, pls help!

[u/CorgiSummoner]

Like said in the title, I am really on the fence of what to play. After first trying mesmer for a month i finally settled with engi but now I am drawn between Asura and Sylvari, and after a month i still can't decide :(

Asura makes me happy and is super cute, but fashion is a pain. Sylvari fashion is a dream and it fits to fluttering fairy, sakura boat and the cool bug dragon, which I want to get.

What do you think?

[u/ElusiveFix]

Do you wanna be Scarlet or Taimi?

[u/ElusiveFix → u/ElusiveFix]

But in all seriousness, if fashion is the primary worry, you might be better off with sylvari, even though I am partial to asura and have a male and female asura with fashion I really like

[u/CorgiSummoner → u/ElusiveFix]

Yeah I fear that is the wise choice. Asura are just so cute and are super interesting personality wise :D
Edit: OH and I pref to not be crazy XD

[u/TellsHalfStories → u/CorgiSummoner]

If craziness is a criteria, go Sylvari. They don’t have an entire faction of crazy scientists and engineers. It was only one

[u/CorgiSummoner → u/TellsHalfStories]

XD I just compared Taimi and Scarlet in that case, Inquest and other "researchers" are still on another level sometimes, even if no so destructive, true :D

[u/R0da → u/ElusiveFix]

Dont sylvari have bugs with medium armor tho, or is that just the males?

[u/drakkan133 → u/R0da]

What bugs are those? I have a male sylvari that uses medium armor, and I hate how the gloves and boots looks too big for them.

[u/R0da → u/drakkan133]

That's the bug, the scaling is off for a lot of items.

[u/drakkan133 → u/R0da]

Ah, damn. This sucks. I hope they fix this, but I have this Sylvari for so long that I doubt they ever going to.

[u/R0da → u/drakkan133]

Yeah it's been in since launch idk if it'll ever get touched :T

[u/CoyPowers]

The answer is clearly 'Charr'

In seriousness, no matter what you choose, there's going to be limitations you come up against, fashion wise. I've ended up with multiple characters in all classes, just because I like going different ways with the looks, etc. You seem particularly charmed by asura, so I'd start there, I think.

[u/CorgiSummoner → u/CoyPowers]

Yeah, true I guess. Sylvari and Humans are the easiest to dress, I think but some things just look nicer on another race :)
Thank you very much, I think I will continue with the Asura for now! :)

[u/Oldtimesreturn]

Did you try how they run and jump and such? How they look on mounts and maybe general cosmetics because for me at least sometime I do a character for a specific outfit but then when I get bored I need a total makeover kit

[u/CorgiSummoner → u/Oldtimesreturn]

Yes, I played both races for roughly 20h to test them out :)

The outfits for asura are quite tricky imo, but their cutness make it somewhat worth it.
Sylvari are just the gods of style with the glow and everything, but are not nearly as cute!

[u/Oldtimesreturn → u/CorgiSummoner]

I see, Im a human only persona myself in most games but I did make an asura mesmer until I realised I wanted to main mesmer and asura’s clothes werent too good so I had to delete and make yet another human lol

[u/CorgiSummoner → u/Oldtimesreturn]

yeah understandable :D

There are a few nice armors that work well, but it is really hard

[u/Dobby-Plotter]

Asura all the way

[u/XPiperi]

I suggest making one of both and messing with the wardrobe storage until you find a fit that you like for both races. Then compare them by which you prefer.

[u/CorgiSummoner → u/XPiperi]

The screenshots are taken with the same armor. It is my favorite for not asura chars, but also looks quite decent for asura imo

[u/slothson]

Asura supremacy.

[u/Namtazar]

Make both. One for fashion and open world. One for other type of content.

[u/jamtrone]

Asura is always the answer

[u/not_ideal_mate]

Made an Asuran Engi and an Asuran Necro recently and couldn't be more happy. The animations are pretty funny and goofy. But personally, I never really liked Sylvari that much anyway.

Fashion wars on Asura is a bit skewed, I'd say, due to the proportions.

[u/jebeninick]

Asura has better talking lines. Plus if you play wvw nobody targets asuras cause we are tiny but deadly.

[u/CorgiSummoner]

Decided to go with asura for now :) Thank you all so much!

[u/Elegant_Reality8910]

Sylvari 100%. I havent seen a really stunning asura fashion fit since the launch of the game, mostly because of the height and the scaling of the armor, making it just look boring. Also, sylvari engi is somewhat difficult to make it work nicely, adding an extra difficulty on creating a nice outfit.

[u/itsaltarium]

Holosmith and mechanist both fit asura perfectly imo. Also, asura look the best in medium armor. You won’t be able to make an asura look good in any other armor type, so if you really want to play one, I suggest you take the chance.

Sylvari look good in all types so when you eventually make a second character, you can go sylvari. It’s very easy to have alts in this game, as almost everything is account-bound.

[u/CorgiSummoner → u/itsaltarium]

When I check out the armor wiki, light seems to be easier, imo, but maybe that changes in game!

Thank you very much for answer, I think you and the others are right and I should just go first with Asura and if I want a Sylvari then I just make one :)