I've been working towards getting this title since I got factions about a week ago because I did'nt see alot of people sporting this title in towns and stuff while going through factions and I was like heyy that'd be a hot title and it covers your whole account.
So far I've gotten 4/25 points but it's rough. I mean everytime I've gotten the points I've had a monk in my team. Every other time I've gotten smushed at 2 or 3 wins and sometimes even 1 without a monk. I also noticed that most of the people standing in random arenas who have the title are monks, i've seen one necromancer and one warrior but that's it. I've set my build to be a mage slayer, but it seems like all the monks use now are boon-protection and that mantra of energy thing and contemplation of purity and remove my daze sometimes.
My question is that does anyone else who has the gladiator title from random arenas see this pattern also and have got all their wins this way? Oh yeah I'm not going to team arenas because I don't want to figure out how to put all the counters in my build for all the gimmic builds in there.
Getting Gladiator Title from Random Arenas
Sir Green Aluminum
Aera
I'm getting my title there as well, and it's tough.
You've just got to have some luck and get proper players in your team. It helps if you're a good boon prot yourself as well.
I noticed that most of the times we're in our 9th or 10th win, we always face a hard team, which is just bad luck I guess. But then again, the fact that it's tough makes the title only look better when you've finally got it
You've just got to have some luck and get proper players in your team. It helps if you're a good boon prot yourself as well.
I noticed that most of the times we're in our 9th or 10th win, we always face a hard team, which is just bad luck I guess. But then again, the fact that it's tough makes the title only look better when you've finally got it
PsychoX
heh, random is just luck on getting a good team together.
and, you dont see it very much in PvE, because all the people that have it, are still pvping
and, you dont see it very much in PvE, because all the people that have it, are still pvping
Rathcail
Got a few points for myself without monks on the team while playing warrior and ranger. Those kind of teams tend to be the most fun and interesting ones.
art_
I've got almost all my glad points from RA, the vast majority of which from playing warrior. Even if you are a godly monk, if you join a team with no damage you'll likely get owned.
Rathcail
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Even if you are a godly monk, if you join a team with no damage you'll likely get owned.
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fiery
^ That's nuts and max is 100 mins, as for the title, fastest way is TA(team areanas) it.
twicky_kid
Sync enter RA is the best way to do it. When you have 2-3 team mates that you know vs a bunch of random people its rather easy.
My friend is working on the 3rd lvl of this title right now. He's insane. Think he said its 250 points.
My friend is working on the 3rd lvl of this title right now. He's insane. Think he said its 250 points.
anonymous
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Just takes a bit of patience:
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Rathcail
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Wow thats got to be the biggest waste of time I have ever seen in my life, 1 and a half hours for 2/10 of 1 glad point? gg I wouldve left after about 10 minutes.
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Dr Strangelove
It's rough, I've played with my boonprot there and all too often I end up with a team who:
1: Overextends like an inflexible gymnast
2: Can't kill a thing
3: Griefs, leaves, sets for running, doesn't bring a sig, etc.
1: Overextends like an inflexible gymnast
2: Can't kill a thing
3: Griefs, leaves, sets for running, doesn't bring a sig, etc.
Navaros
Getting Glad points in RA is a major pain.
If I had points for every time my team screwed up on round 10, I'd probably be into tier 3 of the title already. As it stands now, I'm not even at tier 1.
Dr. Strangelove summed it up very nicely. I'd add "Leeroying" high onto that list as well even though it sort of is covered by the "overextending" point.
And many times even if people do bring sigs in RA, they don't bother to actually use them.
If I had points for every time my team screwed up on round 10, I'd probably be into tier 3 of the title already. As it stands now, I'm not even at tier 1.
Dr. Strangelove summed it up very nicely. I'd add "Leeroying" high onto that list as well even though it sort of is covered by the "overextending" point.
And many times even if people do bring sigs in RA, they don't bother to actually use them.
art_
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Sync enter RA is the best way to do it. When you have 2-3 team mates that you know vs a bunch of random people its rather easy.
My friend is working on the 3rd lvl of this title right now. He's insane. Think he said its 250 points. |
Yanman thinks he has 350, if you believe what he says on IRC
Sagius Truthbarron
Pretty simple. Just monk. If your team isn't very good and isn't killing fast enough, just leave after the next win. Or leave in-game if its taking too long.
Of course, we don't want everyone to be monks. Just make a good RA build. Something physical with a little self heal is always good. Even the pre-made paladin has enough damage and self support to kill in RA and still stay alive.
Of course, we don't want everyone to be monks. Just make a good RA build. Something physical with a little self heal is always good. Even the pre-made paladin has enough damage and self support to kill in RA and still stay alive.
Juicey Shake
pretty easy.. i went enraged thump, friend boon prot, sync entry.. 1st time fire ele and Me/N degen / war hate.. got 12 consec,
sync enter again get same Me/N and hammer war, got 45 consec
out of the total 57 matches all were flawless except for 2.. not so hard if you have friends. took like 3 hours? not sure.
sync enter again get same Me/N and hammer war, got 45 consec
out of the total 57 matches all were flawless except for 2.. not so hard if you have friends. took like 3 hours? not sure.
TadaceAce
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Even the pre-made paladin has enough damage and self support to kill in RA and still stay alive.
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Alleji
I've only got 1 glad point - was really, really bored and PvE didn't look particularly attractive that night, but our team didn't have a monk. I played a cripshot/poison ranger, teamed with a touch ranger, a wammo and an air ele.
The truth itself
I usually monk for glads title.
Boon prot is the easiest method for title in RA.
I leave as soon as i see mending on my team, or watchful spirit or live vicarously. (spelling..)
Boon prot is the easiest method for title in RA.
I leave as soon as i see mending on my team, or watchful spirit or live vicarously. (spelling..)
kvndoom
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I usually monk for glads title.
Boon prot is the easiest method for title in RA. I leave as soon as i see mending on my team, or watchful spirit or live vicarously. (spelling..) |
Here's a good thread for some advice on winning in RA. I have "gotten my 10" without a monk a few times, but everyone in your group has to be on top of their game to do so.
There are a TON of Leeroy assassins and Warriors (and EVERY class has plenty of players guilty of not bothering with that useless skill called Resurrection Signet
), and getting wins in RA is often nothing more than a test of your patience. Eventually you'll get put on a good team, and it's up to you (and them) to make the most of it. There are a lot of very bad monks out there too, so don't automatically think you'll go far just because you have a monk. As has been said, the only way to guarantee you have a monk on your team is to play one. I don't, so I accept the fact that I may have to wade through a lot of shit to get through the roses.
Edge Martinez
You know that new mesmer elite that makes every spell a foe casts cause exhaustion? If you echoed that, what do you suppose it'd do to a boon protector? I'm just curious... You could probably chain it for 16 seconds.
Kabale
Oh god I had fun yesterday. Had 2 assassins on my team, 1 using frenzy and the other tiger's fury (obviously the better choice). They killed stuff so fast :O
That's all I want really. People that can kill stuff, faster than the other team can take me down, which usually is a long time anyway. I rage if they don't manage to kill stuff...
I boon prot btw. Got my rank2 yesterday!! And pretty much 90% of those is from RA.
That's all I want really. People that can kill stuff, faster than the other team can take me down, which usually is a long time anyway. I rage if they don't manage to kill stuff...
I boon prot btw. Got my rank2 yesterday!! And pretty much 90% of those is from RA.
Kabale
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If you're on a team that can't do that, then your arcane languor, echo'd or not, is pretty useless.
Also, bear in mind that most Boon Prots also bring Sig of Devotion in case they need to case through a nasty hex.
Edit: Of course, you'll get about 90% of dumb monks with this anyway, so yeah, might as well bring it.
TMWNN
If the boon prot monk is running CoP (and if they aren't they are shit) then good luck getting any hexes to stick, they'll just cop them off and laugh at you.
Constantly removing/shatterng boon and blackout will make a boonprot cry though.
Constantly removing/shatterng boon and blackout will make a boonprot cry though.
Saphatorael
I've never really 'farmed' for this title, i just mess around ALOT with builds in RA, and sometimes, if either i'm in a good team (VERY rare), or if i have a decent build (i'll never say that it's a good build, as everything can always be improved imo), then i occasionally earn a glad's point.
Yesterday even, had a 7 win streak (of which 5 flawless) by just spiking the whole time. I didn't have a selfheal, there were no monks on the team... me and another ele on the team just kept killing them before they could touch us.
So i think either spike builds or monking would be best for getting the title...
Yesterday even, had a 7 win streak (of which 5 flawless) by just spiking the whole time. I didn't have a selfheal, there were no monks on the team... me and another ele on the team just kept killing them before they could touch us.
So i think either spike builds or monking would be best for getting the title...
teh blink
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I've been working towards getting this title since I got factions about a week ago because I did'nt see alot of people sporting this title in towns and stuff while going through factions and I was like heyy that'd be a hot title and it covers your whole account.
So far I've gotten 4/25 points but it's rough. I mean everytime I've gotten the points I've had a monk in my team. Every other time I've gotten smushed at 2 or 3 wins and sometimes even 1 without a monk. I also noticed that most of the people standing in random arenas who have the title are monks, i've seen one necromancer and one warrior but that's it. I've set my build to be a mage slayer, but it seems like all the monks use now are boon-protection and that mantra of energy thing and contemplation of purity and remove my daze sometimes. My question is that does anyone else who has the gladiator title from random arenas see this pattern also and have got all their wins this way? Oh yeah I'm not going to team arenas because I don't want to figure out how to put all the counters in my build for all the gimmic builds in there. |
remmeh
RA is a waste of time. TA is the place to be... when i play RA it's just to test particular builds against whatever crap that gets throw in there... get a few friends and do Team Arenas. the competition is tough however
Cold
Got 6 points in RA with my assassin.
3 when we had 2 monks.
1 when we had 2 rits.
1 with 1 monk
1 without any healer (but we had ele rank8 and necro rank4 ).
That sums it up I guess. If you want the title, play monk or spirit spamming rit. Any other builds are just for fun.
3 when we had 2 monks.
1 when we had 2 rits
.1 with 1 monk
1 without any healer (but we had ele rank8 and necro rank4
). That sums it up I guess. If you want the title, play monk or spirit spamming rit. Any other builds are just for fun.
JiggyFly
I find more often than not, that regardless of my support abilities (I'm more prone to healing, interupt, shutdown roles) a vast majority of the time it makes no difference simply because my teamates have little to no effective damage output of their own.
Imo its not even worth it if after the 10 wins it has taken 50+ minutes.
TA or picking a build that's well-rounded would be your best bet.
Imo its not even worth it if after the 10 wins it has taken 50+ minutes.
TA or picking a build that's well-rounded would be your best bet.
TomD22
I've gotten 4 glad points in RA, all as a monk. TA is definitly the way to go. With 4 friends and a halfway decent build it's very easy indeed (42 consec is my record there, got bored and stopped at that point^^).
Alekti Eriny
gladiator points are a breeze to get...
i got one as a premade spell slasher lololol
i got one as a premade spell slasher lololol
J3mo
RA int dis get your group at the same place, click at the same time, GG
Believe me it works
Believe me it works
The truth itself
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You know that new mesmer elite that makes every spell a foe casts cause exhaustion? If you echoed that, what do you suppose it'd do to a boon protector? I'm just curious... You could probably chain it for 16 seconds.
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COP, and bang, it's gone.
Amity and Truth
I seem to be cursed when i go for the Gladiator Title. Allways on my 8.th or 9.th Teamwin, the rest of the team just leaves because they got their 10 full matches -.-
The next team i get allways consists of drunk A/mo (eba) and Wa/Mos.
The next team i get allways consists of drunk A/mo (eba) and Wa/Mos.
Dumeka
7 Points till now through RA and mostly in teams without Monks!
The major pain there is just that many leavers, griefers and no sig people going in.
So is mostly a luck thingy if you'll get a good team together or not.
The major pain there is just that many leavers, griefers and no sig people going in.
So is mostly a luck thingy if you'll get a good team together or not.
chimpy11
For me, boonproting in RA is the easiest way to get them. I got 22 points, 20 of which is from booning in RA. However, u do have to be good otherwise u'll most likely get ganked by 3 players and die within seconds.
To me what makes it so easy is that once you get 3-4 wins, your team will actually start to gell and play cohesively. At that point I normally start to tell them what to do and they all listen to the booner. It's amazing the differenece in ressing between the 1st fight and the 7th, not that anyone ever dies on my shift anyway
To me what makes it so easy is that once you get 3-4 wins, your team will actually start to gell and play cohesively. At that point I normally start to tell them what to do and they all listen to the booner. It's amazing the differenece in ressing between the 1st fight and the 7th, not that anyone ever dies on my shift anyway
Vermilion
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COP, and bang, it's gone.
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Mantra of Recall
Prot Spirit
RoF
Boon
gg. Although getting all those hexes on a guy is a lotta energy. I wonder if AL would work better in Alliance Battles, since exhaustion isn't affected by death..
Anyway..back to the point. Gladiator titles are not fun to do in RA I have found..since RA sucks mostly. For me, getting a good group together isn't a problem, but getting bad opponents. I've gotten a few pts with a 2 monk team (one of them me) and a w/mo Rage Mender. 10 flawless gg. I haven't been into RA in a few weeks..err more than a month regularly. meh
Liu
Hope no one here quits before the match is over. IT DOESN'T HELP YOUR GLADIATOR TITLE.
Christ this ranger ran away just long enough to quit. That is so pathetic.
Christ this ranger ran away just long enough to quit. That is so pathetic.
Ole Man Bourbon
I agree about the TAs. You're going to get glad pts just as fast as in RA but will probably learn more in the process. On the other hand, you end up standing around a lot with overly nit-picking people who act like if they lose the first match the world will come to an end.
Gli
I used to play RA for fun when there aren't any friends online, and got some gladiator points out of it, but never again after today. Something happened to RED ENGINE me off completely and utterly.
I get tossed in with what looks like a good team, we win some matches, we win some more, all good fun. We're getting close to 10 consecutives. After a long bloody match, we hit 9.
Ah, no, correction, I hit 9, the rest of the party hits 10. They all 'gg' and leave. Oh well... maybe I'll get lucky for my next match, right?
No such luck. Apparenty, I got thrown into the team arena draw, and I have to wait for SIXTEEN long minutes before I even get to play again. Waiting for a team that lost a member in between games I guess. Of course, to add injury to insult, we LOSE
I can deal with the loss, but making me wait for 16 minutes, that's just so much excrement.
I get tossed in with what looks like a good team, we win some matches, we win some more, all good fun. We're getting close to 10 consecutives. After a long bloody match, we hit 9.
Ah, no, correction, I hit 9, the rest of the party hits 10. They all 'gg' and leave. Oh well... maybe I'll get lucky for my next match, right?
No such luck. Apparenty, I got thrown into the team arena draw, and I have to wait for SIXTEEN long minutes before I even get to play again. Waiting for a team that lost a member in between games I guess. Of course, to add injury to insult, we LOSE
I can deal with the loss, but making me wait for 16 minutes, that's just so much excrement.
Numa Pompilius
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You know that new mesmer elite that makes every spell a foe casts cause exhaustion? If you echoed that, what do you suppose it'd do to a boon protector? I'm just curious... You could probably chain it for 16 seconds.
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I like playing mesmer, but I don't take my mesmer to RA any more, and if any mesmer gets the Gladiator title from RA, his boonprot monk has my deepest respect.