Guild Wars 2 pre-Review: what to expect

The game takes place in theGuild Wars fantasy world of Tyria, 250 years after the players defeat the Great Destroyer in the Eye of the North expansion. Five elder dragons, sleeping beneath the continent, have awoken causing widespread destruction to Tyria and corrupting its inhabitants. The once dominant human race is in decline, new races have been discovered while others are displaced, major cities have been destroyed and some rebuilt, access to areas introduced in the

Guild Wars Gold expansions has been cut off. The advancement of time is reflected in the changes in culture, including armor and clothing as well as in the advancement of in-game technology. Your main job is to find and destroy the evil Zhaitan dragon out of the 4 others.

Type Info Gender
Human: Same playable characters as the original Guild Wars Gold . More playable characters will be announced in the future. Both
Sylvari: Not much is known of the sylvari, save that they are a race of sentient plant-beings, newly blossomed into the world. The sylvari are the youngest of the races, bound together by a common dream and awesome power. N/A
Asura: The asura, who once ruled the caverns and tunnels below Tyria, are an advanced race of small size and great intellect. Now that they have risen from below, the asura aim to rule the surface world with their powerful golems and ingenious plans. N/A
Norn: The norn are towering brawlers from the frigid northern lands who canGuild Wars Gold  shape-shift into mighty bestial forms. Driven from their homeland by a force beyond reckoning, the norn have regrouped among the dwarven ruins of the Shiverpeaks. Both
Charr:
Ascalon's conquerors, the charr are ferocious, warmongering creatures--the intractable foes of humanity. Now, as greater dangers threaten their conquests, charr legions and their war machines prepare for battle. Both