“No,” “Possibly, depending on the GW1 fan and why they liked GW1,” and “like Data, despite their inability to reproduce, they are in fact fully functional and anatomically correct.”

Sylvari don’t reproduce by having sex, their gender is superficial and their relationships seem more platonic than sexual, they are blind to gender, which is a nice way to address sexuality and gender identity issues. Ree Soesbee was lamenting the fact that the fans got obsessed with the sylvari having the appropriate ‘bits’. They describe some details like they have sap for blood, their digestion is based on pitcher plants, but obsessing over the nitty-gritty is what ‘lore-nerds’ do, like if they photosynthesise and enough energy to move can be obtained in that way, but I doubt Anet has delved that deeply.

I like this mystery and ambiguity, they’re plants but mimic humans, and their ‘dream’ is like a hive-mind. I think sylvari will have one of the more interesting racial stories, the tree they are ‘born’ from is not just a tree, concept art suggests otherwise.

I hear what in the big cities, ya can hire a professional fer ta pollinate ya, ‘stead of relyin’ on a bee, but that be illegal in me state.

Well, actually I do, it’s because Eurogamer long ago proved that they’re an absolutely disgraceful excuse for “journalism”.

Anyway, it’s good to know that a large closed beta will start in March. and I may hopefully get into it.