Originally Posted by Torqual
So, maybe some readers will understand if I find this a little sickening. What was even more annoying.... this mod was so good that one of them hadn't even been into JQ and neither of them even knew about the Eredon Terrace glitch. So no actual skill involved.
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There is exactly 0 skill involved in GMC. You can visit nearly every zone with an empty skill bar and henchies. There is no 'skill' in alt-tabbing back and forth between maps. There is no 'skill' in moving beside walls.
Originally Posted by Torqual
So, I would like to conclude by saying to people: really don't bother with Cartography titles if you're looking for a badge of honour, any more. They used to mean you'd invested some effort but, right now, I honestly suspect that there are more people out there who got them by modding their game than getting them properly. It's impossible to distinguish who made this achievement in the way that A-Net intended it. Don't get me wrong, my Cartographer titles still mean something TO ME and nothing will take that away.... but I have 3 questions:
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It is obviously not cheating, it only breaches the EULA if Anet says it does, and I am 99.99% sure that Anet can't retroactively take away titles. Nothing is changed in gw.exe, the textures addresses are simply redirected to point to modded textures, and all traces of this are gone when the program ends.
Originally Posted by Torqual
But having someone pop up and gloat because they got your high-end title in a small fraction of the time you did kind of makes you want to be angry at someone.
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Originally Posted by Torqual
How many more titles will the goalposts move on? What next, a Signet that captures all elites in a zone when you step out of the portal and activate it? A nuclear bomb for Vanquishing? Shiro and Varesh take bribes to let you kill them?
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Originally Posted by Gaile Gray
But I think the point is, the mod does change things, dramatically! I do not see the OP "belittling" someone. I see him expressing concern that suddenly those achievements that had one level of requirement are substantially easier to obtain. If someone wanders around trying to get that last .03%, that's entirely different than if someone can fire up the mod, jump to the map, and complete the final percentage in a matter of minutes.
Torqual, I understand your concerns, and this thread will be included in this week's community summary. I honestly don't expect that the game will be altered to revert the newly-changed parameters back to what they once were. But I will pass along how you feel about it, principally for future consideration. |