VOTE! for the New Guild Wars Guru Forum Titles!

We have picked the Top 5 submissions in our July Contest for the community to pick the forum titles and win a Guild Wars Guru custom fleece jacket. Please look below for the submissions then vote on your favorite that you'd like to see replace our Don Quixote titles we currently have! Some of the people that submitted also included a little background to aid the community in their decision. Some are GW related some are more general. I encourage you to consider them all

0 - 9: Neophyte
10 - 49: Novice
50 - 99: Initiate
100 - 199: Gate of Awareness
200 - 299: Adept Initiate
300 - 499: Minor Adept
500 - 749: Major Adept
750 - 999: Superior Adept
1000 - 1499: Path of Insight
1500 - 2249: Master Initiate
2250 - 3249: Minor Master
3250 - 4449: Major Master
4500 - 5999: Master Superior
6000 - 7749: Altar of Knowing
7750 - 9749: Awaits to be Reborn
9750+: Enlightened

I set up this list of titles to be similar to other paths of knowledge or wisdom with a Guild Wars twist. I find the general purpose of the forum is to attain knowledge and then to gradually share experience and knowledge with others. This title track, I feel, reflects such evolution.

0 - 9: Pre Searing Cadet
10 - 49: Ascalon Squire
50 - 99: Academy Page
100 - 199: Frost Gate Guardian
200 - 299: Lions Arch Merchant
300 - 499: Krytan Explorer
500 - 749: Wilds Pathfinder
750 - 999: Jungle Guide
1000 - 1499: Desert Nomad
1500 - 2249: Forge Runner
2250 - 3249: Furnace Stoker
3250 - 4449: Grotto Attendant
4500 - 5999: Hell Protector
6000 - 7749: Halls Hero
7750 - 9749: Underworld Spelunker
9750+: Tyrian Patriarch

I wanted to create a title list that displayed both a tie-in to Guild Wars as well as utilizing a simple progression list that people could easily understand. This follows the fairly well known path for experienced players, using the game’s mission progression as a guide. While it is only using chapter one locations as a guide, the reasoning for this is that chapter one is the foundation for all other chapters – and to keep constantly changing the title lists for each and every chapter as it’s released would be too bothersome. Chapter one is the cornerstone of the entire franchise and this list would keep the forum members rooted. Thus, players will be able to see at a glance exactly where the poster stands in relation to other posters fairly easily.

0 - 9: Hatchling
10 - 49: Trainee
50 - 99: Apprentice
100 - 199: Ascalonian Survivor
200 - 299: Krytan Refugee
300 - 499: White Mantle Knight
500 - 749: Shining Blade Ally
750 - 999: Seeker of Ascension
1000 - 1499: Ascendor
1500 - 2249: Shiverpeak Mountain Climber
2250 - 3249: Fire Island Savior
3250 - 4449: Savior of Tyria
4500 - 5999: Canthan Prodigy
6000 - 7749: Shiro's Assailent (sp?)
7750 - 9749: Legend of Tyria and Cantha
9750+: Attendee of the Gods

I chose these ideas to stay intact with the Guild Wars story line. I loved the story personally of both chapters and would love to see it incorporated into a great site, such a Guru. As the number of posts increases, so does the part in the story. Fitting, eh?

0 - 9: Aspirant
10 - 49: Beginner
50 - 99: Dabbler
100 - 199: Apprentice
200 - 299: Novice
300 - 499: Dilettante
500 - 749: Claimant
750 - 999: Postulant
1000 - 1499: Probationer
1500 - 2249: Journeyman
2250 - 3249: Artisan
3250 - 4449: Candidate
4500 - 5999: Virtuoso
6000 - 7749: Expert
7750 - 9749: Sage
9750+: Guru

0 - 9: River Skale
10 - 49: Mantid Drone
50 - 99: Shock Gargoyle
100 - 199: Charr Shaman
200 - 299: Whiptail Devourer
300 - 499: Undead Sorcerer
500 - 749: Smoke Phantom
750 - 999: Executioner
1000 - 1499: Hydra
1500 - 2249: Azure Shadow
2250 - 3249: Wurm
3250 - 4449: Elite Juggernaut
4500 - 5999: Siege Turtle
6000 - 7749: Jade Armor
7750 - 9749: Shiro'ken Warrior
9750+: Burning Titan

All the titles are names of common enemies encountered in either the Prophecies or Factions campaign. Okay, the list is ordered specifically in order of level and location. I tried to avoid specific professions in the names so Grawl and Avicara were overlooked even though I like them more than the ones I listed. But some necessary monsters, such as the Charr, had to be included so the type of monster was selected through my personal preference. For instance, I selected the Charr Shaman because it was made a minipet, so I figured it would be more popular than say, a Charr Ash Walker. This theme of this list has numerous amounts of possibilities and choosing was just a cross between what I thought the community would want and my personal preferences.

Spast, I clicked the wrong one :/ I ment for #4 Augmento instead of Chilly Ress.

I loved Prophecies, so Mimi Miyagi has my vote

i like the monsters in the game...good luck Raiden!

i pick the 2nd one just cause i want the grotto title. although it should be changed to roflcopter pilot

They all seem kinda goofy to me, ohwell. Guess I vote the least goofiest

Thanks a bunch! ^_^ I'll be stuck at River Skale forever if mine gets chosen. XD

If Miyagi's gets chosen. I'd want my title to be changed to "Not a Forge Runner" asap and "Not a Furnace Stoker" when I get to it.

<3<3<3<3 Don Quixote!

I went with the secound choice as it is more Tryrian anyway I don't mind the present ones atm.

I by far like Raiden Astal though I think the final one should be Kuunavang as appose to Burning Titan.. Kuunavang would certainly have some eliteness to it but yeah if it's possible to make any slight change (if Raiden Agreed which i don't know if he would or not) but yeah either way #5 gets my vote ^^

i like the raiden... they seemed cool, that or the first one

Couple of things about this, first off.. refrain from making comments on the quality of the submissions above if there's nothing you like. If you did not take the time to participate I do not want to see anyone bashing another's idea who did take the time to send in an entry.

Second, we've all ready decided to change these titles. There have been numerous discussions in various parts of the forum and we would like to see things changed up a bit. No one had any input on the original titles and we would like to see the community participate in this one and have something that a good portion of the Guru community can decide on.

Go go augmento!

Could people still vote if you locked the thread. That would probably be a good idea.

Though this is how people behave around here. Not very appreciative toward Guild Wars nor Guru so you can see how it from GW point of view.

Anyway to all who don't care or weren't planning on voting... vote for Raiden's for me

GL Raiden. All are great, but I like that set better.