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fleshvirus

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2006

Swe

W/R

11 Oct 2007 at 05:03 - 1

as we all know, Annet has now stopped with taking our idea. But heres the idea of what the Titles could have ben like.

Survivor
once reaching max survivor title, you will achive a new emote.

Wisdom Track
reaching to rank 5 will grant you a special Wisdom's set armor. Reaching rank 7 will make your name glow a gold color.

Treasure hunter
once reached to rank 7 you will get a special skill wich tracks the nearest chest. It only works once, And cant be recharged by morale boost.

Lucky and unlucky title
by each rank in those titles, your characters behavior will change.
Unlucky will make it pretty much depressed and dark most of the times *Wich can be seen because he keeps sighing and pouting and having his head down*

Lucky title makes your character jump often and dance or cheer.
*Works only in towns or outposts*

Now make mine stupid ideas come to life

Fallen Hunter

I Saw That

Join Date: Mar 2006

The bushes

D/R

11 Oct 2007 at 05:16 - 2

I think the primarily cosmetic ideas there are ok. It can't hurt to have more emotes and the like linked to titles. I'm not so sure about the treasure hunter one though - I'm skeptical about anything that requires that much grind to get and is beneficial for non-cosmetic reasons.

placebo overdose

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2007

N/

11 Oct 2007 at 05:16 - 3

Quote:

Originally Posted by fleshvirus

stupid ideas

now i dont have to say it

i dont think chars should get new armor or abilities cause they have a max title

Drop of Fear

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

W/

11 Oct 2007 at 05:22 - 4

having 28 maxed titles i say a big NO. titles are meant to be done for fun, not to have any advantage over casual gamers.
if u want to fly above the masses chose another game.
it's the beauty of guild wars. there's enough grind for people who want to grind, but it doesnt give u an important boost over regular players.
u want to spent hundreds of hours maxing chestrunner or lucky title? cool, i'm fine with that, but it only gives u better salvage chances (and anyone buys perfect salvage kits for important items anyway), and a slightly improved retain rate for lockpicks (and casual gamers usualy play normal mode still using keys so they dont even see the difference).

Mohnzh

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2007

Might find me roaming around doing missions in hard mode...or maybe I'm lost in the Underworld...

[KCOR]

Mo/

11 Oct 2007 at 06:07 - 5

I know I've heard these exact same ideas before...especially the treasure hunter and luck/unluck stuff. Yeah, they'd be great. But it would take quite a bit of work to program in new animations that virtually no one would ever notice. I don't know about you, but I very rarely actually have my camera zoomed in enough to see another character's facial expression.

bilateralrope

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

New Zealand

Xen Of Onslaught (Xen of the Pacific division)

11 Oct 2007 at 06:16 - 6

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drop of Fear

having 28 maxed titles i say a big NO. titles are meant to be done for fun, not to have any advantage over casual gamers.

This is the reason that I don't like any titles giving gameplay benefits, but I'm fine with vanity effects. Only the treasure hunter idea mentioned in the OP isn't a vanity effect, and its a pretty useless one even if it doesn't take up a skill slot.

Though I can see people wanting to turn the lucky/unlucky effects off, and the Wisdom effect sounds like it would look very ugly.

Snow Bunny

Alcoholic From Yale

Join Date: Jul 2007

Strong Foreign Policy [sFp]

11 Oct 2007 at 06:32 - 7

Quote:

Originally Posted by placebo overdose

now i dont have to say it

My sentiments exactly.

They already have bonuses. You understand this, right?

onerabbit

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Thanks to all the guru [mods]

11 Oct 2007 at 07:32 - 8

i want my gold name!

=P

Lagg

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

W/

11 Oct 2007 at 15:23 - 9

Seems like we moved on from regular nonsense to explore new dimensions of fail.

Zahr Dalsk

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2007

Canada

11 Oct 2007 at 16:05 - 10

Titles like Cartographer title track, protector, guardian, vanquisher, etc., fine, those are checklist titles. Grind titles like Kurz/Lux, Asura/Norn/Vanguard, SS/LB, Survivor, Wisdom, Sweet Tooth, etc., no. Only the stuff that you get by just playing the game (checklist titles). Any title that involves grinding = no.

Razz Thom

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2007

Three Feet Below Sea [LevL]

D/Mo

11 Oct 2007 at 17:25 - 11

You do not get max cartographer title by playing the game! Unless there is a wall hugging quest i missed somewhere.........

Antheus

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

11 Oct 2007 at 17:27 - 12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lagg

Seems like we moved on from regular nonsense to explore new dimensions of fail.

I propose a new "Failure" title.

Quote:

You do not get max cartographer title by playing the game! Unless there is a wall hugging quest i missed somewhere.........

You don't get Protector title either by playing the game.

Unless there's a new quest that requires you to do bonus/masters on all missions.

MithranArkanere

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Nov 2006

wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo

Heraldos de la Llama Oscura [HLO]

E/

12 Oct 2007 at 03:10 - 13

The only titles that I can think that need more skills are:

Sunspear.
Lacks the 'title effect' skills.

Lightbringer.
Lacks skills for the levels 4..8.

Zahr Dalsk

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2007

Canada

12 Oct 2007 at 03:42 - 14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Razz Thom

You do not get max cartographer title by playing the game! Unless there is a wall hugging quest i missed somewhere.........

Well, I got it by just playing the game.

So...

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

12 Oct 2007 at 15:08 - 15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zahr Dalsk

Well, I got it by just playing the game.

So...

One word, IMPOSSIBLE.

You HAVE to try to get the grandmaster cartographer title in order to get it. Explorer or pathfinder is possible by just playing. Anything else requires some grind.

Tyla

Emo Goth Italics

Join Date: Sep 2006

12 Oct 2007 at 15:22 - 16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Antheus

You don't get Protector title either by playing the game.

Unless there's a new quest that requires you to do bonus/masters on all missions.

there is a quest for that,its called the storyline

Master Mxyzptlk

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2007

Obey My Command [sudo]

Me/

12 Oct 2007 at 15:38 - 17

cartographer does not require grind. grind is doing the same thing over and over, like the Gw:en titles or sunspear.

Back on topic: NO! giving titles abilities was when GW started to go down hill. Cosmetic things aren't a problem, so I'd have nothing against some of the changes here, other than the fact that they're too impractical and I personally don't like them.

Zahr Dalsk

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2007

Canada

12 Oct 2007 at 16:21 - 18

Quote:

Originally Posted by HawkofStorms

One word, IMPOSSIBLE.

You HAVE to try to get the grandmaster cartographer title in order to get it. Explorer or pathfinder is possible by just playing. Anything else requires some grind.

Well, if you rush through, yeah. But if you take the time to enjoy the scenery, wander around, and of course clear away that nasty fog of war...

Nadia Roark

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2007

Tomb Refugees [ToRe]

Mo/Me

12 Oct 2007 at 16:28 - 19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zahr Dalsk

Well, if you rush through, yeah. But if you take the time to enjoy the scenery, wander around, and of course clear away that nasty fog of war...

Then you didn't just "play the game," now did you

You may not have been trying for it at the time, but going for Cartographer does require extra effort that isn't strictly necessary to beat the game. That's his point.

Crowell The Fallen

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2006

Australia

Know Your Enemy [PMS]

Mo/

12 Oct 2007 at 17:05 - 20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nadia Roark

Then you didn't just "play the game," now did you

Actually... that's exactly what he did. ^_^

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

12 Oct 2007 at 17:20 - 21

As a Tyrian Cartographer who has been trying to get grand master for weeks, I can testify that finding that last .2% naturally without looking up any maps and by just playing through the game is IMPOSSIBLE.

You have to deliberately know about certain tricks with certain maps in order to do this (like umm Talus Chute I think has that end of the world glitch) and play certain missions (like Auroa Glade) several times due to time limits that limit where you can go and when.

My point is, you have to try to get cartgrapher (which you said you did by trying to clear the fog of war). You can't just beat all the missions the first time through and find out you have it.

payne

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2007

england (currently located on the south coast)

R/

13 Oct 2007 at 11:36 - 22

kinda like this idea..wouldn't mind a nice new emote for my legendary survivor paragon or one for my other paragon who is currently r2

dark_prince2023

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2007

W/Mo

13 Oct 2007 at 13:30 - 23

I like the Idea of emots but I do agree with most others they shouldn't give you an advantage (skill wise) over the casual player (who the game was created for)

Exterminate all

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2007

In a house

Not Behind My Back [Back]

W/

13 Oct 2007 at 13:38 - 24

Most of these ideas arn't bad. Emotes in titles are nice, and so is the glowing name, and even the chest skill.

Let's see what more people think.

/signed