Emote for gladiator ranks...

Bicuspid

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2007

Okay I appreciate my tiger and all, but as it is HA is much better reward wise than TA/RA. The chest, more faction, the fact you can run it reasonably well with your own heros, etc etc.


But the biggest thing that seperates HA from TA/RA is the emoticon. I see people with rank 8 gladiator and they did all that for what? Shouldnt they have an emoticon too? Its commonly considered harder for someone to get rank 3 glad than rank 3 hero (because this is fact - it is harder), yet there is hardly any reward in braving hours of retarded RA teams for that next glad level.


I understand RA is popular and that if there werent emotes probably HA would be empty but still. Just because no one would play HA if not for fame, doesnt mean TA/RA should be neglected. If ppl had an emote to go after maybe we wouldnt see so many griefers and stupid builds in RA.

wheel-of-doom

wheel-of-doom

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2007

I totally agree, as well as emotes for all the other pvp titles. Although I do think the people at Anet realize that it harder, because you get 5k increased max faction. Theres no reason that only HA gets emotes.

MrFuzzles

MrFuzzles

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2007

Norway

D/

noes, don't get me started again :<

Leave RA for casual pvp play. Making the rewards too appealing encourages farming and grinding, and promotes the "no point in playing if I can't win 10 times in a row" mentality. I already dislike RA giving glad points because of all the competitiveness it brought. RA used to be a place where you could go for some mindless pvp fun when you had 15 skills unlocked. Sure, you would get a lot of leavers, but not *nearly* as much as you do these days because you're not worthy of the competitive level that the glad point farmers expect of their team to get the 10 wins.

Icy DS

Banned

Join Date: May 2006

I run conjure assassins in Hero Battles kthx

me talk lyke dis bcoz ylke evr1 else do lyke ok?

A/E

Stupid idea...

"Hay guys! Let us have emote for tyrian trailblazer ok?"

Bicuspid

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2007

I'd be okay with that as well. Whats wrong with more emotes.

Shadetz X

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2007

Vancouver

Rt/

/agree

I do believe that gladiator titles should have emotes. By the time a player is rank 5 he or she would have earned enough gladiator points to unlock all skills in every profession in all three campaigns and Balthazar points will no longer be rewarding.

HawkofStorms

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

/notsigned

The fact is, HA is the ONLY way to get an emote. It makes it unique and special. It is also one of the main hooks that gets people to play HA. If other forms of PvP gave an emote, nobody would play HA anymore (most 8v8 teams would probablly shift into GvG).

BlackSephir

BlackSephir

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

A/N

As for now, I don't agree with this. It would only cause more friggin leavers.

Gimme Money Plzkthx

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2006

/signed. Emote for every 2 ranks of gladiator.

Bicuspid

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by HawkofStorms
/notsigned

The fact is, HA is the ONLY way to get an emote. It makes it unique and special. It is also one of the main hooks that gets people to play HA. If other forms of PvP gave an emote, nobody would play HA anymore (most 8v8 teams would probablly shift into GvG).
I agree that this is what would happen but I dont think this is good logic. Why should other things be LESS rewarding just so HA look better in comparison. Why not make HA better (it hasnt changed a bit since the very start), not make other things worse so HA will be relatively not so bad?

I remember back when fame was just a little number in the character sheet before emoticons and halls were pretty much ragtag teams. Those were actually the best days. The emoticon hurt the quality of fun had in halls IMO. Nowadays its all heroway or rit spike or bloodspike or whatever the flavor of the month is.

Sir Green Aluminum

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by HawkofStorms
/notsigned

The fact is, HA is the ONLY way to get an emote. It makes it unique and special. It is also one of the main hooks that gets people to play HA. If other forms of PvP gave an emote, nobody would play HA anymore (most 8v8 teams would probablly shift into GvG).
/signed

HA is dead in the U.S now, which is why Europe always had favor most of the day. Old times: Tomb of Kings had 6 districts US, Present time: 1 empty district of HA. Everything should have an emote I saye, makes it more fun. Which is better for casual gamers because most titles are for PvE anyways. You'll need a bigger hook to get people to play HA with all the gimmick around. No casual or even a decent player wants to play in HA anymore.

Bazompora

Bazompora

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Belgium

N/Me

The problem I see is that many that obtain rank in this title track, don't deserve this, as they've gotten there by ragequitting.
Fix the problem of ragequitters in RA 1st, then talk about emotes.

kvndoom

kvndoom

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

Communistwealth of Virginia

Uninstalled

W/Mo

Hell no. An emote for abandoning people because you don't have a monk? Eliminate glad points from RA, and make the title start at R6, and maybe I'll approve (I'm R4, so I'm not making a suggestion to benefit myself-- I'd just as soon have all titles reset as well). RA never should have been allowed a friggin' title, much less an emote.

JaiGaia

JaiGaia

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2007

House of JaiGaia

D/

/not signd ..

besides HA ers wouldnt want u to have cooler emotes than them.. lol jk peeps.... RA would definitely need a fix first ,though ive not really had a problem myself down there, atleast not in home districts.

Effendi Westland

Effendi Westland

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Isle of the dead

[DVDF][LDS]

P/W

/not signed.

fix RA first.

African War Lord

African War Lord

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2006

/signed 100%

Right now the title has the most rediculous bonus imaginable. All you get from being a gladiator, literally hundreds of hours competing, is more max faction.. by the time your rank 2 glad, you have every single skill unlocked and item, hero..there's no use for faction and our reward is more faction. It's like double exp events..

I don't see the negative effects from giving glad's an emote. there will always be leavers this won't make that much worse. give us somethin to show for so many hours of work. Everytime some guy does his little tiger move in RA, makes me think man I've probably won more in this arena than you why do you get to show off? oh well not the end of the world.. an emote would be nice though.