Protector Of X and Hard Mode ?

Master Ikram

Master Ikram

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2006

Elite of Elites [EOE]

I'm wondering right now why A-Net Made Guardian of X...There was nothing wrong with the title and it was hard enough to get...Also What is Hard Mode ? Please return the Protector Title as it was!! Kind of a Big deal is hard enough to get,People Know me is Harder!

Gli

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

*giggles*

That takes the number of 'unmaxable' PvE titles up to 5.

Shanaeri Rynale

Shanaeri Rynale

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

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It's a glitch, Gaile just confirmed it in chat.

Panic over(for now)

Rahl

Rahl

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Join Date: Apr 2005

Austin, Tx

Mmph Its [Good]

Mo/

Sooo.... what does that mean?

That "Guardian" will be optional? and the Prot title for primary/bonus completion will be enough for the title?

This is very frustrating.

roblethal

roblethal

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Join Date: Mar 2006

USA (EST)

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Shanaeri Rynale
It's a glitch, Gaile just confirmed it in chat.

Panic over(for now)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Arkantos
It's not a bug. Protector titles are no longer max.

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10119096
So who's right here?

Shanaeri Rynale

Shanaeri Rynale

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Me, Gaile confirmed it.. Twice. =p

roblethal

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Thanks. Mayhaps a thread shouldn't be locked with misinformation??

Rahl

Rahl

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Austin, Tx

Mmph Its [Good]

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Where is Gaile right now? And has she said when it will be "fixed"?

Cass

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by roblethal
Thanks. Mayhaps a thread shouldn't be locked with misinformation??
I've PMed Arkantos to unlock it again.

TyrianFury

TyrianFury

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Join Date: May 2006

UK

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Right I nearly hit the roof when I saw that my Ele had lost her KOABD title. I mean what is Anet palying at. 750 hours and 6 max titles scraped. Agreed masters on missions is the 'hard mode'.

Who wants to do all missions in all three games again to re-earn thier 'Kind of a big deal title'. I have never been one to moan in a forum about game changes but this one is utter madness.

I have been a loyal Guild Wars player since Aug 05 and have worked really hard to get titles for my characters. 'People Know Me' was the uber leet title to go for and was realistic. KOABD was also hard to get and It showed dedication for completing each game 100%.

Updates made to the game are to make the game more playable and enjoyable for the player, and not to deliberatly p*** them off. It seems Anet really want to stop players from enjoying the game.

PLEASE ARENA NET RETURN THE PROTECTOR TITLES AND KOABD TO ITS ORIGINAL STATE. THIS IS REALLY UNFAIR AND UNTIL KNOW I HAVE REALLY ENJOYED THE GAME. 18 MONTHS OF FUN GAME PLAY AND HARD WORK RUNINED BY THE UPDATE.

Evilsod

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Join Date: Mar 2006

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Why would he unlock it now there's another thread already active on the same topic...

Wish Anet would be able to at least get something right when they do these updates. But on the bright side... i still have my KoaBD title.

Edit: Tyrian, jeez get over it... if your not prepared to work slightly harder for you Protector titles you don't deserve your KoaBD title either.

Indian

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Join Date: Oct 2005

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i think its fair enough, still have my KoaBD title too, was 1 away from PKM but now gotta work haarder as soon as they fix the hard mode, so we can PLAY hard mode

Sir Skullcrasher

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Join Date: Jun 2005

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rahl
Where is Gaile right now? And has she said when it will be "fixed"?
Shaban!!! i found you now!!

I don't think i'll ever get KOABD, I only got one max title and that is protector of Tyria.

Rahl

Rahl

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Join Date: Apr 2005

Austin, Tx

Mmph Its [Good]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir Skullcrasher
Shaban!!! i found you now!!

I don't think i'll ever get KOABD, I only got one max title and that is protector of Tyria.
Well, you USED to have a max title :/


And yes, you finally did find me

bhavv

bhavv

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Join Date: Sep 2006

Sorry, but the hard mode idea is the most rubbish update ever made for PVE. I for one do not want to go through every single mission again, and completly changing titles once they were already at max is pretty damn annoying for anyone that had them before.

Revert back to the original protector titles and scrap hard mode.

Shanaeri Rynale

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Join Date: Aug 2005

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It's a glitch..

Hard mode will also have an effect on max sunspear and lightbringer titles.

Rahl

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Austin, Tx

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Quote:
Originally Posted by bhavv
Revert back to the original protector titles and scrap hard mode.
I'd be ok with Guardian being oPTIONAL. But as it is.... it totally fails.

Yarly

Yarly

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Join Date: Jun 2006

UK

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by TyrianFury
Right I nearly hit the roof when I saw that my Ele had lost her KOABD title. I mean what is Anet palying at. 750 hours and 6 max titles scraped. Agreed masters on missions is the 'hard mode'.

Who wants to do all missions in all three games again to re-earn thier 'Kind of a big deal title'. I have never been one to moan in a forum about game changes but this one is utter madness.

I have been a loyal Guild Wars player since Aug 05 and have worked really hard to get titles for my characters. 'People Know Me' was the uber leet title to go for and was realistic. KOABD was also hard to get and It showed dedication for completing each game 100%.

Updates made to the game are to make the game more playable and enjoyable for the player, and not to deliberatly p*** them off. It seems Anet really want to stop players from enjoying the game.

PLEASE ARENA NET RETURN THE PROTECTOR TITLES AND KOABD TO ITS ORIGINAL STATE. THIS IS REALLY UNFAIR AND UNTIL KNOW I HAVE REALLY ENJOYED THE GAME. 18 MONTHS OF FUN GAME PLAY AND HARD WORK RUNINED BY THE UPDATE.
I feel your pain.

Went apeshit when i saw 2 titles maxed.... From 5 before Damn Anet are quite good at raising peoples blood pressure aren't they, now the true meaning of "Games can be harmful to your health" seriously means something. lol

Well Gaile didn't exactly explain alot about this "Glitch" did she? I hope its optional, ive only just reached my Koabd, and for it to be taken away again, sheesh id rage untill 2008.

lennymon

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Join Date: Nov 2005

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Quote:
Originally Posted by bhavv
Sorry, but the hard mode idea is the most rubbish update ever made for PVE. I for one do not want to go through every single mission again, and completly changing titles once they were already at max is pretty damn annoying for anyone that had them before.

Revert back to the original protector titles and scrap hard mode.

to which I say: , its too damn easy to get protector of anything... imo. heh, go cap 291 elites and you dont get a max title they still havent fixed that either.

Kakumei

Kakumei

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Join Date: Jul 2005

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Holy shit.

I honestly can't fathom why people are so upset over this, bug or not.

They changed the requirements to max the easiest titles in the game. I don't see why this is such a problem--they're just making KoaBD that much harder to get, which is definitely a good thing. It's supposed to be a prestigious title.

Silver Spook

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2006

Rt/Me

Protector titles shouldnt count toward KOABD anyways or make it so that if you have all chapters masters/bonuses it count as 1 toward KOABD, same to cartography that 3 max should only get you 1 point in KOABD.

VitisVinifera

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i'll tell you why: it is unethical to change the terms of something after the fact. While Gaile did make an obscur reference to some bug with a new title, she needs to come out and address this precise issue.

2 miscommunications in 2 days, the one yesterday about Paragon nerfs being either upcoming or in retrospect.

EdwinD

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2006

GILD

E/Mo

Yep, lost my KOABD tonight too.
It was a massive guild event to get me this title doing the last 3 missions of Nightfall in a row and getting masters there. So the whole guild was upset when I told them I lost my title.
And if ANet is that silly to keep it this way and thus requiring me to do all the missions again in a certain hard mode is not that bad. But as a software developer I just can't stop laughing at the very bad way this update is presented. Call it a glitch but there are better terms for this. I won't list them here. Yet...

Cass

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kakumei
Holy shit.

I honestly can't fathom why people are so upset over this, bug or not.

They changed the requirements to max the easiest titles in the game. I don't see why this is such a problem--they're just making KoaBD that much harder to get, which is definitely a good thing. It's supposed to be a prestigious title.
Is it so hard to see why people would be upset over suddenly losing a 'supposedly' prestigious title?

Kakumei

Kakumei

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cass
Is it so hard to see why people would be upset over suddenly losing a 'supposedly' prestigious title?
Yes.

It's a prestigious title. If you want it, you do ALL the work it takes to get it, whether those requirements change or not. This is an online game, after all--if you thought it was going to stay the same forever, you clearly have not been paying attention.

I agree that it shouldn't have been changed until Hard Mode is actually implemented, but once it is, I have no problem with them simply making Protector a two-tier title, and making me get Guardian for it to count for KoaBD--and I'm already Protector x 3.

lennymon

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cass
Is it so hard to see why people would be upset over suddenly losing a 'supposedly' prestigious title?
heh, lowl
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Yarly

Yarly

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Join Date: Jun 2006

UK

Mo/

Vitis is right, ethically you can't change the rules of a game when its already started.

That goes for anything, be it a poker game or a video game :P Yes the devs have control, but they can't play god. Thats the point here.

Shanaeri Rynale

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I asked gaile if people would lose titles after hard mode, e.g kobd. This was the reply

The Ernada

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Nov 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by VitisVinifera
i'll tell you why: it is unethical to change the terms of something after the fact. While Gaile did make an obscur reference to some bug with a new title, she needs to come out and address this precise issue.

2 miscommunications in 2 days, the one yesterday about Paragon nerfs being either upcoming or in retrospect.
There was no miscommunication yesterday about Paragon nerfs. It's just that you don't know reading comprehension and chose to read it in a negative light since you are one of the biggest complainers on these boards.

Oh and they are perfectly in their rights to change the terms of something as insignificant as a title.

Scummyer

Scummyer

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Join Date: Jul 2006

London

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So, is it possible to start this 'Hard Mode' yet?

Kakumei

Kakumei

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Yarly
Vitis is right, ethically you can't change the rules of a game when its already started.

That goes for anything, be it a poker game or a video game :P Yes the devs have control, but they can't play god. Thats the point here.
You're kidding, right? Changing the requirements of the easiest goddamn titles to get is hardly "playing god". Ethics don't enter into this.

Rahl

Rahl

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Mmph Its [Good]

Mo/

But they made the mistake of changing the requirements for a title that you already achieved. That was just wrong.

Kakumei

Kakumei

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rahl
But they made the mistake of changing the requirements for a title that you already achieved. That was just wrong.
I haven't gotten to play yet, so correct me if I'm wrong, but don't you still have Protector of X? It's just a multi-tier title now, like the others.

They're going to change it back to please all of you, but I really can't see why. It'll just make PKM as meaningless as KoaBD.

TyrianFury

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Join Date: May 2006

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Back in the day of Prophecies before factions it was actualy tricky to get the bonus on all missions. Dunes ring a bell anyone, a good group for Glint and THK. Granted as players get more experienced things seem easier but look at it from the view of a Guild Wars novice. New to the game and hundreds if hours ahead of him/her to get max titles and Koabd. I feel the title was fine the way it was. GW as a game is getting on a bit now and more of these titles are showing up as the vetran gw players stick with the game as each chapter comes out.

Besides it may seem an 'easy title title', protector but infact it take dozens of hours to get so why cant it be maxed? In addition there are loads of stupid titles in the game which are near or in soem cases impossible to max so why not have an 'easy' one for a change?

Title either require ridiculous hours of gameplay or in game gold, nice to have some which require you to play the actual game.

This hard mode is a joke. As I said masters or bonus is the hard mode. Elite missions anyone, heard of DoA, the Deep etc?

Oh and If you have actual mapped all 3 continents you will know just how hard koabd is to get.

Sub Frost

Sub Frost

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Join Date: Aug 2005

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Quote:
easiest goddamn titles to get
Funny, several pvp titles come to mind while reading that expression. Anyway...

Since its a bug, i don't think people should be that worried, just let them fix it.
Regarding hard mode, just hope it brings more fun to the pve missions, the title it will provide isn't that important(for me at least)

Yagyu_Jyubei

Yagyu_Jyubei

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2006

Czech rep.

erm.am I the only one but did anyone else notice in the tyrian protector description all 50 missions? I suppose its a bug but 25 new tyrian missions would sure as hell refresh prophecies campaign lol...but it's a glitch IMO

Kakumei

Kakumei

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Quote:
Originally Posted by TyrianFury
Back in the day of Prophecies before factions it was actualy tricky to get the bonus on all missions. Dunes ring a bell anyone, a good group for Glint and THK.
It was never "tricky". I had Protector of Tyria the moment titles were implemented--I did it originally for a personal sense of completion.

The Protector titles are, without a doubt, the easiest titles to get. By far. I don't really see the problem with making them a little closer to the time/energy it takes to get the others.

Quote:
Title either require ridiculous hours of gameplay or in game gold, nice to have some which require you to play the actual game.
They still make you play the game. This hasn't changed.

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This hard mode is a joke. As I said masters or bonus is the hard mode. Elite missions anyone, heard of DoA, the Deep etc?
You haven't even seen Hard Mode yet, and it's a joke?

Elite missions are elite missions. That has nothing to do with the case at hand.

Quote:
Oh and If you have actual mapped all 3 continents you will know just how hard koabd is to get.
I only mapped one, does that count? I don't have KoaBD myself--4/5, sheer laziness is keeping me from getting the last .5 of Elona.

I am fully in favor of making us achieve Guardian in order to count for a KoaBD point.

Gli

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Join Date: Nov 2005

What's wrong with giving people who manage to get 5 'easy' titles a single rank of KoaBD? There's higher ranks for greater accomplishments.

Kakumei

Kakumei

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gli
What's wrong with giving people who manage to get 5 'easy' titles a single rank of KoaBD? There's higher ranks for greater accomplishments.
There is one higher rank, which--if this "protector and guardian stack" thing goes through--will be completely meaningless as well.

uberpwnage

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2006

I would fall in love with ANet if they made hard mode simply harder for the max-level missions and made all the below-level-20 missions standardized.

Imagine it, being able to play the Ascalon missions and have fun while not 1 hitting everything...