File talk:Sylvari 09 concept art (The Druid).jpg

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This concept art isn't confirmed to be for GW2, so should we really categorize it as ArenaNet owned concept art? It would just technically own to the artist/whatever it really is for, so it might not be ArenaNet owned. -- Konig/talk 20:11, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Where is it from? If it's not owned by ArenaNet (probably unlikely), we might not be able to have it on the wiki; it's unlikely to be GFDL. -- Pling \ talk 20:54, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

I don't know where it is from originally, but I first saw it in a Guru thread. Unfortunately, it isn't loading atm, so I cannot see if the post with the picture linked to where it was found. -- Konig/talk 20:57, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Edit: Ok, right after posting, Guru starts loading again. Here is the thread, but the links in the post doesn't show this artwork. -- Konig/talk 21:07, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

I'm still not sure about this; without having the original source, it's hard to tell. -- Pling \ talk 15:26, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

I guess it wouldn't hurt to take it down; if it turns out to be concept art, we can add it again.-- Shew talk 16:11, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

It's Guild Wars 2 concept art (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2450460&id=114036714208&ref=nf). XD-- Shew talk 00:06, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

That square doesn't match anything on this pic. It's a cool bit of art though, it's a shame it hasn't been confirmed as GW2 concept art. --Aspectacle 00:22, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

You're right...it just looks very similar.-- Shew talk 01:38, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

uploooooooood'd biggar version - Wuhy 09:49, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

and you'll need to revert-- Shew talk 09:50, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

WHAT - Wuhy 09:51, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

lol you uploaded it at the same time...and I think I messed something up (obviously, I did)-- Shew talk 09:52, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

It won't revert!-- Shew talk 09:54, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

just dont fuck with it, it needs time to revert... - Wuhy 10:09, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

The image cache sucks, so you have to wait for some time until reuploaded images update. -- Pling \ talk 10:24, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

I didn't know that. Sorry.-- Shew talk 10:26, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Oh, and you can try a hard refresh (ctrl+F5 for FF and IE, I think), which often works. -- Pling \ talk 10:33, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

With the new trailer, we can safely say this is GW2 concept art: This picture is shown (albeit animated; the tree beast seems to come to life) in the trailer on guildwars2.com. --- -- talkpage 11:31, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

this was on facebook.. - Wuhy 12:32, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Guess I was wrong on this, haha! -- Konig/talk 15:13, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Woot, New Druid Class--Knighthonor 12:10, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

What do you think then? Druid = Ranger + Dervish + Ritualist? I'd play it. :) --Ravencroft0 12:26, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

How about not a class - Druid was used because it was thought to be of a gw1:Druid, but it is of a Sylvari and some unknown plant beast. This holds no profession knowledge - Knighthonor just didn't bother reading to figure that out. I suggest we move the page, surely there's an official name somewhere. -- Konig/talk 21:36, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

Edit: Just found its official name, and it is "the Druid" >.> I still don't think it's about a profession, just like "Knight Errant" isn't. -- Konig/talk 21:41, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

Let's speculate, Konig, start a debate. :) When you think of Druid, and if you're something of a longtime gamer, you're going to think either 1) D&D awesomeness, or 2)Diablo 2 awesomeness. With either option you don't lose, as awesomeness is to awesome as awesome is to awesomeness (keep up with me). Furthermore, we can also speculate that the devs for GW are also longtime gamers, and the image they're going to think up when the Druid comes to mind is going to be near the same to us. So, then, which classes in GW1 embody the aspects of the Druid we know? Ranger, Dervish, and Ritualist. Ranger is a no brainer here. Dervish is a priest of the natural world: a druid. The ritualist? A stretch in some aspects but the rit is more or less a priest/ess or shaman/ess of the spirit world. We could speculate that, "Well, there are nature spirits in GW, so a Ritualist could work within the Druid template." Your turn. As for the Knight Errant: I agree that this is not the official name of the GW2 Warrior profession, but I could agree that "knight" is. Neil2250, The Zoologist and I were speculating about that on Logan's page.  ;) --Ravencroft0 06:02, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

When I think of the term "Druid" I think of the group of people who already exist in Guild Wars. Why, pray tell, would Anet make a profession and a group of people with the same name? I don't think of another game when I think of something related to Guild Wars, I think of Guild Wars. If I were to think outside of Guild Wars, I'd think of this - in short, a gaulic shaman - which is on par to a witch doctor, a priest, etc. and fits with GW's druids well, as they are people who are, more or less, spiritual followers of nature, just as a priest is a spiritual follower of a deity.

No intention of being rude with this, but those who think that Druid automatically means some profession in a game, and who thinks it doesn't have any older ties, are ninnies. Especially when they already exist in a game. Oh, and Dervishes are not "priests of the natural world" they are wandering servants of the gods. Hardly "natural world" - they are very much on par to any caster profession, to be honest, especially Monks. -- Konig/talk 06:31, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

Perhaps I may have been vague with the phrasing "natural world". I meant natural in the sense that they revere the land (earth prayers) and the winds (wind prayers). Look at gw1:Melonni's Meditations. The objectives and the overall flavor of the quest leaves me with the impression of "Druid." Hard core Dervs like Kahmu actually give the profession a bad name, even though I prefer him over Melonni.

As for the long gone Druids of Maguuma, I got nothing for that. Why recycle the name? Familiarity. Also it would give the player a general idea of what the profession would be like. The only catch would be for the devs to take that concept and give a breath of fresh air, GW-style. The druid for me was a pagan nature cult/ist before the likes of DnD. Ever since, yes, I do associate "Druid" as a game class/profession. That doesn't make me a ninny. It just makes me a geek. :) BTW, where did you see that "druid" would be the name for it? --Ravencroft0 07:32, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

The gods are tied to the elements - earth, air, fire, water/ice - so of course someone who revers the gods will revere nature, especially a human as they view the world as the gods' works (especially so before Nightfall). Again: It isn't so much revering nature as revering the gods, in this case revering the gods' "creation." If you want a nature-loving profession, go play a ranger. As for where I saw the name for it, when you right-click and press "Save Image As" it'll save it under the file's name. -- Konig/talk 09:16, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

I don't know man. That looks like a fan posting and they used whatever came to mind to name the picture: "The Druid." I was thinking about the whole "druid" debate tonight, while at work (I work a weird 2nd shift). The profession wouldn't be called the Druid. As you said, why name a profession after a group of people that were called druids. It could very well be called the Naturalist, the Naturist, or the Summoner (refer to the trailer from which that pic was culled). It just isn't Anet's way to take the common term for a profession and apply it to the game (the ranger and assassins being the exceptions). And while we're on the subject of the GW1:Druid, look at the quest given by the avatar of dwayna, and read what the Ancient Druid spirit says:

"It is not often that we allow mortals to witness our rituals, but we see in you the seeds of the divine. To be divine is to realize that we are all one. That the self is an illusion. Through this do you understand your own immortality. Through this are you freed from the illusions of the flesh.

"Do not rush your understanding of these mysteries. Allow them to take root and mature gradually within you as the seedling in the soil."

And look at the Sylvari section of The Movement of the World:

... This cavern was protected by terrible plant creatures...

These were probably Gw1:Jungle Guardian. And if you compare jungle guardians with the image of the druid spirit, they look almost identical. It wouldn't surprise me if the Druids played a part in the Sylvari portion of the GW2 story. --Ravencroft0 09:58, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

It's not a fan name. Also, Prostate Sunrise on ConceptArt.org is Kekai Kotaki.-- Shew 11:24, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

So then we have one confirmed profession title? --Ravencroft0 12:45, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

No, we don't. The druid could be the creature.-- Shew 14:59, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Much like the 'Druid's of teh Maguuma Jungle of GW1.not Fleshy Humaniods.--Neil2250 , The Zoologist 17:41, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

I find it more likely to be a case of Ewan's tribe and those who followed being re-awakened. Some will be evil, others good. I.e., Jungle Guardians and Oakhearts. -- Konig/talk 22:51, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

reset indentI'll go with that. Would be nice to see those guys get more treatment that an obscure quest. p.s. I couldn't remember the code for resetting indents so I did it manually, i think... --Ravencroft0 11:35, 9 April 2010 (UTC)

For the records, this image suggests that "The Druid" was actually the entity on the image, not a new profession, considering how it's a ranger wallpaper. Erasculio 02:03, 19 July 2010 (UTC)

Though some think that wallpaper is depicting the new style for the nature spirits. And that the druid concept art is depicting a druid being awakened... even though there is 100% no support for the druids, who were krytan humans, to have ever been plants... -- Konig/talk 02:11, 19 July 2010 (UTC)

Well, considering how druids from GW were re-skins of oakhearts and the creature in the picture is a slightly modified oakheart, I think we can say that the plant creature is indeed a druid. It being a ranger spirit is unlikely, as it is huge. I'm hoping that they actually make a unique skin for the spirits this time around, since they have plenty of time to do it this time. -~=Ϛρѧякγ (τѧιк) 02:44, 19 July 2010 (UTC)

That thing looks much different than an Oakheart to me. The only similarity is it being a giant tree-like creature with 4 limbs. -- Konig/talk 03:54, 19 July 2010 (UTC)

These will be in the game...

...and will share a model with Oakhearts. -~=Ϛρѧякγ (τѧιк) 02:58, 13 May 2010 (UTC)