Wonderous Drunk-o-Meter! - Guild Wars Guru archive powered by Guild Wars Legacy

JumpingBean

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Apr 2007

Memphis, TN

[HYE]

N/

03 Nov 2007 at 03:07 - 1

EDIT BY FAER - Please keep in mind that no discussion of botting, macroing, or otherwise obtaining any title by automated means is to be discussed in this thread. We don't supoort such things here at GWG, and we wouldn't want to be blamed for you people getting banned over it in-game.

I have a suggestion, if not for GW then for GW2 assuming alchohol is still involved. Some of us like to "stay high" and not let our level of drunkeness fall below level 3, but when you are drunk it is sometimes hard to tell just how drunk you are.
So I suggest a Drunk-o-Meter breathalyzer that appears (perhaps as an yes/no option) when you imbibe so you know just how drunk you are before you get behind the sword or staff.

A11Eur0

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2005

W/

03 Nov 2007 at 04:24 - 2

enter the crybabies who want their titles to stay the way they are because they're supposed to be hard.

Although this title is far from hard, just have to try not to fall asleep while doing it. The answer you're going to get is to keep your title window open, hit 5 points of booze, then do a 1-point every time you see the counter go up by a minute. You have a minute of leeway so you're not sitting there doing nothing hovering on the next bottle.

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

03 Nov 2007 at 04:44 - 3

/signed
I have the title myself (so I would be one of those "cry babies") but I support this idea. Staring at a watch every 3 miniutes is the exact same thing. It might as well be in game.

genofreek

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

USA

Jenova's Apocolyptic Remains [JAR]

D/

03 Nov 2007 at 05:09 - 4

Suggested before, I signed it then and I'll sign it now.

I dislike the fact that there's no fullness limit determining how fast you can earn sweet tooth, but somehow there's a cap on booze. If we must take all that damn time to drink, at least let us monitor it with something besides the unorganized title track window.

Edit: Scroll down to MithranArkanere's post. An effect icon would be perfect.

Frozy

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2006

03 Nov 2007 at 12:52 - 5

There's another thing to consider, we now got "Drunk Skills", being Drunk is now more than just a title, it affects the PVE Gameplay.

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

03 Nov 2007 at 18:07 - 6

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frozy

There's another thing to consider, we now got "Drunk Skills", being Drunk is now more than just a title, it affects the PVE Gameplay.

*rolls eyes* and how would some in game clock or status bar for booze affect that? ... cricket cricket.... Right.

Kook~NBK~

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2005

A little chalet outside Drok's

Natural Born Killaz

03 Nov 2007 at 19:53 - 7

/signed.

It would be nice to have, since sometimes I'll get into conversations in town and lose track of when I need to take a swig, *hic* It's really rough when your drinking while holiday events (MAD KING THORN) are happening and everyone on TS is yapping away (we do have some fun conversations)

Drakken Breathes Fire

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2007

They May Be Dead [DEAD]

N/

04 Nov 2007 at 00:29 - 8

It's not THAT hard to tell how smashed you are by the screen distortion.
Besides, who really knows how smashed they are IRL? Certainly not all those drunk drivers out there.

/notsigned

MithranArkanere

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Nov 2006

wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo

Heraldos de la Llama Oscura [HLO]

E/

04 Nov 2007 at 00:37 - 9

Effect icons. I'll say it again.
Drunk status need effect icons!

Not everyone can use the PostProcessing, don't be selfish.

Croco Clouds

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2007

Montreal, QC, Canada

Divine Illumination [LaZy]

E/A

04 Nov 2007 at 01:44 - 10

/signed

I want the status bar just like enchantment

Drakken Breathes Fire

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2007

They May Be Dead [DEAD]

N/

04 Nov 2007 at 08:42 - 11

Quote:

Originally Posted by MithranArkanere

Effect icons. I'll say it again.
Drunk status need effect icons!

Not everyone can use the PostProcessing, don't be selfish.

True say, an Icon would be a good thing, like walking on ice or any other world effects. It wont tell you how much longer you'll be drunk, but just telling someone 'yes you're drunk' Is a good idea. I'll go with that too.

Aera Lure

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

In Baltar's head

Bring Out Your Dead [BOYD], former officer [LBS]

Mo/

04 Nov 2007 at 14:13 - 12

/signed

I'd go for an icon showing drunk level. Anet really ought to make this title less asinine than requiring someone sit IRL and stare at a watch, otherwise they make a bot of a human player. I dont think an icon makes the title really any easier, it just means you can actually play a bit while doing it, rather than be an automotron IRL.

Frozy

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2006

04 Nov 2007 at 15:47 - 13

Quote:

Originally Posted by HawkofStorms

*rolls eyes* and how would some in game clock or status bar for booze affect that? ... cricket cricket.... Right.

An icon (like the one you get after using a Sugar item) would make it easier to know when you're really drunk.
Now that we got skills that use this effect, you have to follow a clock or keep the titles menu open... isn't that a bit too much?

JumpingBean

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Apr 2007

Memphis, TN

[HYE]

N/

04 Nov 2007 at 19:07 - 14

My request was not so much for title-gaining aids (if you are going for Drunkard w/o using the warp trick I've read about then I think you'll be downing drinks often enough that estimating a minute of gameplay and when you need to recharge will become rote), but more a humorous addition to the game. Also a handy reference for the new dwarf skills that are more effective when you're drunk.
I'd be ok with a simple "Yes, you are (a) drunk" icon, but I thought an on-screen, steampunk-ish breathalyzer would fit with the sometimes tongue-in-cheek humor we find throughout this game. Could even be a gadget that eats an inventory slot for those who find it worthwhile to use.

Then again, if difficult to implement I'd rather see them spend the time on GW2 so it's released on schedule... was just a thought.

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

04 Nov 2007 at 20:13 - 15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frozy

An icon (like the one you get after using a Sugar item) would make it easier to know when you're really drunk.
Now that we got skills that use this effect, you have to follow a clock or keep the titles menu open... isn't that a bit too much?

Ahh... I thought you where saying that since it "affects PvE gameplay" it would somehow be overpowered and thus meaning you were /notsigning it.

greenreaper3

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2006

ign: Cytherea of Athens

We Made Mallyx Tap [Out]

R/

06 Nov 2007 at 02:48 - 16

yeah...like a small bar pops up and theres a line there are 5 lines to represent ur drunkess lvl (and minutes)

signed

MithranArkanere

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Nov 2006

wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo

Heraldos de la Llama Oscura [HLO]

E/

08 Nov 2007 at 17:37 - 17

All the other consumables with effects have effect icons.
And being drunk is a condition more than anything else, used for some skills.
Either an effect or condition icon should be used for the 'drunk' status.

nechronius

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Southern Cali

Herald of the Storm

W/R

08 Nov 2007 at 21:50 - 18

Quote:

Originally Posted by JumpingBean

I'd be ok with a simple "Yes, you are (a) drunk" icon, but I thought an on-screen, steampunk-ish breathalyzer would fit with the sometimes tongue-in-cheek humor we find throughout this game. Could even be a gadget that eats an inventory slot for those who find it worthwhile to use.

I had the same though, but not as complex. A "breathalyzer" bar that slowly "cools down" as you sober up.

However I'd just settle for a simple icon with a little cooldown bar just like every other condition in the game. Is that so much to ask for? Make an icon that always has a 5 minute max Time limit, so if you only drink a level 1 drink the status bar only goes to 1/5 full. That's enough for even the laziest would-be drunk to utilize.

Drunkard is certainly inordinately more difficult to obtain than sweet tooth. I guess a.net just doesn't want to be perceived as promoting alcohol consumption.

legion_rat

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2006

668 the neighbor of the beast

TFK

A/

08 Nov 2007 at 22:18 - 19

drunk icon that works like bleeding,curses etc.

~the rat~

Guns Up!

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2007

Michigan

Rt/

09 Nov 2007 at 04:32 - 20

Quote:

Originally Posted by JumpingBean

My request was not so much for title-gaining aids (if you are going for Drunkard w/o using the warp trick I've read about then I think you'll be downing drinks often enough that estimating a minute of gameplay and when you need to recharge will become rote), but more a humorous addition to the game. Also a handy reference for the new dwarf skills that are more effective when you're drunk.
I'd be ok with a simple "Yes, you are (a) drunk" icon, but I thought an on-screen, steampunk-ish breathalyzer would fit with the sometimes tongue-in-cheek humor we find throughout this game. Could even be a gadget that eats an inventory slot for those who find it worthwhile to use.

Then again, if difficult to implement I'd rather see them spend the time on GW2 so it's released on schedule... was just a thought.

Sorry, I just started getting my drunk title. What's the warp trick?

MithranArkanere

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Nov 2006

wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo

Heraldos de la Llama Oscura [HLO]

E/

12 Nov 2007 at 22:29 - 21

He means to use the warp effect of the screen as reference.

For players with a bit lesser graphic cards, using postprocessing to enable the drunk warp effects it's a nuisance.

roflcopter2445

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2007

Reston, VA

Citadel Of Faith [LaZy]

W/A

12 Nov 2007 at 22:53 - 22

I never can tell when I'm drunk enough, just to try and save a few k on booze to get that title. A meter would be awesome!

/signed

Kook~NBK~

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2005

A little chalet outside Drok's

Natural Born Killaz

12 Nov 2007 at 22:58 - 23

Quote:

Originally Posted by MithranArkanere

He means to use the warp effect of the screen as reference.

That's not what he means. Warp trick info can be found here:

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10108169

MithranArkanere

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Nov 2006

wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo

Heraldos de la Llama Oscura [HLO]

E/

13 Nov 2007 at 12:32 - 24

Waah... way too complicated...

More reason to add ither an effect or a condition status for Drunkar.

An effect would be better, since it won't be removed with condition removals.