"God walking amongst mere mortals"

arch psyker

arch psyker

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2006

Cantha

Pantheon Of Shadows [dei]

Rt/

/notsigned

there is already too many specific PvE skills that either are overpowered (ursan) or cheap knockoffs of skills that are already available.

besides the Kind of Big Deal title track is already linked with Hall of Monuments which could possible give you something really good/bad in Guild Wars 2.

HawkofStorms

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by shru
I propose that we don't actualy give any additional benefit for the KoaBD track, but rather a functionality change of title effects.
When you switch the title on, instead of having the little icon describing your current title's effects like the rep title's (Edification, Stout-Hearted, Rebel Yell, etc...), you'd be under the effect of:

[Insert name of your current KoaBD level here]
"While displaying your KoaBD title, all your reputation based effects are currently active."

This would remove the hassle of swapping between each title to recieve each effect, and save people from accidently "forgetting" important titles, such as lb in RoT. This would in no way be over powered, as the effects would have very minimal overlap (norn+ebon could be useful for Blood Washes Blood, and deld+asuran could help someone attempting G.O.L.E.M., but none of these are game breaking) and would provide a handy feature to anyone willing to invest the day or two to hammer out atleast 5 max titles.

IMO, this would be the best possible reward for those attempting the KoaBD track as it's not imbalanced, provides no visual benefit over others (rank emotes), and is surprisingly useful.
.....

That's actually a pretty good idea. /signed for that

*Gem*

*Gem*

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2008

United Kingdom

Me/

The majority of the people with "god walking amoungst mere mortals" are arrogant enough already.

Please don't make their heads explode.

tmakinen

tmakinen

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

www.mybearfriend.net

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

E/

Absolutely /notsigned for any additional in-game advantage - this game is already broken like a very broken thing, please stop suggesting ways to break it some more.

/signed for some visual cue like rank emote, Divine Aura or profession independent new dance to display GWAMM while using some other title.

xDusT II

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

Melbourne

Hall of Monuments.

mystical nessAL

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2006

DDrk

W/Mo

Once u get 30 maxxed skills you wont need this shit, lol.

I D E L E T E D I

I D E L E T E D I

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2007

[BAAA] guest me NOW

Mo/

I propose that after we get the 30 Titles, we get a nice little bit of writing under our name that tells other people of our achievment

/notsigned

Double D.

Double D.

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Apr 2008

FLK

Mo/

Alright guys,

Thanks for completely slating my idea but still, you must admit that players who earn the koabd titles do deserve more than just a title and an oversized parrot.

I think Chronos' idea about the toggle on/off "aura" is awesome and who ever mentioned emotes, i agree with that.

I admit that adding more PVE only skills may meet some oppostion but surely something must be done!!

Please continue to discuss

Fear Me!

Fear Me!

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2005

E/R

/notsigned. You are only required to grind in GW twice in order to advance the plot, once in Factions, and once in Nightfall. Choosing to playgrind is your choice, asking anet to venerate your particular choice of gaming is a moot point. If anything, I support the addition of even more titles, that way you who do choose to be play grinders are kept on your toes for that always out of reach title.

Marty Silverblade

Marty Silverblade

Administrator

Join Date: Jun 2006

R6 gets you an aura and makes your name+title appear in gold instead of blue (my idea). Any bonuses are retarded for obvious reasons.

Div

Div

I like yumy food!

Join Date: Jan 2006

Where I can eat yumy food

Dead Alley [dR]

Mo/R

Should just give me a pink trim for getting r6 koabd.

MirkoTeran

MirkoTeran

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2005

Slovenia

Scars Meadows [SMS]

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by holymasamune
Should just give me a pink trim for getting r6 koabd.
That.

And a pink unicorn mount!

Solas

Solas

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2006

Ireland

Currently LF Active HA Guild, Glad 2, Comm.3, R2

E/

any thing that gives an advantage other others /notsigned
if it was an aura etc. then /signed

BlackSephir

BlackSephir

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

A/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lykan
There should be cake.
There should be. But since the cake is a lie, there won't be...
Q_Q
Quote:
you must admit that players who earn the koabd titles do deserve more than just a title and an oversized parrot.
No, I don't. They deserve nothing more.

RiKio

RiKio

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2007

Plato's Cave

W/E

PvE titles have already beneficts. Treasure Hunter, Lucky, Savior of your Retarded Faction, etc etc...

/notsigned.

Kattar

Kattar

EXCESSIVE FLUTTERCUSSING

Join Date: Mar 2007

SMS (lolgw2placeholder)

Me/

Titles = epeen. And nothing else. That's the only reason there were introduced.

You're missing a vital element of what made Guild Wars different from other MMOs. This suggestion proves it.

Please go away now.

zamial

zamial

Site Contributor

Join Date: Apr 2006

Usa

TKC

N/

You should get a "special* scroll to the under world. 1 per toon. It should take you straight to a cut scene in Grenth's throne room. There should be a rez shrine, Grenth should be a friend so ya can't attack him. He kills you over and over while pointing and laughing until you resign or get errored out of the game.
While saying " ... and they call him a god."

Graphik Desine

Graphik Desine

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2006

N/

hmmm, oddly enough double d., i actually do agree with you. and hope you haven't taken most of these replies seriously ^^

however, there are tons of jealous people out there who don't want to work for this title and they will whine about it till they are blue in the face (especially in guru forums)~because they want everything to be equal to their level, which is basically sit and do nothing and get something for it, like don't play characters or don't even log into their account for several months so they get tons of minipets. and might i add on several upon several accounts...or explain to everyone how little they play because of real life issues like work, school, and drama. but still the ones that achieved great titles (whether that was/will be by SKILL or TIME (both are necessary to complete the title)) should not be affected by those who rarely ever play.

but hardcore players want to exceed the sit-and-do-nothing level~for themselves~and upon completion of NOT sitting and wallowing, they should be rewarded for what they have done (even if [whatever the "reward" is] most likely won't carry over into gw2).

okay, we get a rainbow phoenix. but that really only benefits rangers...and most other classes don't play secondary ranger just to display a big huge bird because our builds require other secondaries (duh). even if it goes in the HoM, it is still only a statue at this time :O and depending on the player, the statue gets covered up by other statues!

id say some things to start with would be~
a. minipet of yourself
b. godly type aura (or even funnier, kind of brightly outlined as if player was a boss monster)
c. both a & b. (and possibly all of the above had there been more ideas coming from me)

but not game skills...think about how often those would actually be useful...

heh damage reduction by 80% sounds hilarious, obviously not intended for pvp.

armor would be interesting, maybe ethereal armor something to that effect. something else to work for possibly? what else is there to do in gw1 after the HoM is complete? something to think about, right? keep players in the game (who have completed this title early) to work for something else, after all it IS an option...not necessary...

if anything is added to the game, it should be added to existing AND future gods, not just anyone who achieves it after a certain point (the title is hard enough to get as is, especially saving up enough money for it is).

my explanation for my choices:

*there are already minipets that are too expensive for a huge majority of the game's players to afford, even for those with god status! and dedicated too! why not a mini of myself? o______________o it would be funny! a mini me. i happen to think minipets are cute and i really don't care what others' foul opinions on pets are. if i like them, that is what matters to me

*auras would be nice if you want to display another title. but something a little more on the subtle end might work...i dunno i think setting a player on fire is a little loud and meaningless to the "god" name but possibly choose among several types? and add the option of putting it somewhere on your body to activate it? so it is not ALWAYS active?

just brainstorming, but i think it would be a bit entertaining for those with the title.

and by the way, i really do not care for posts opposing my idea, as i am supporting double d.'s thread~i stand firm with my ideas and his/hers and no jealous player(s) will make me think otherwise.

Sol Deathgard

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2005

Shadows of the Dragon

W/N

My Guild Hall Smells of Rich Mohogany atm (26 maxed titles) & I felt I was rewarded pretty well just playing the game to max those titles. I don't need anything else.

Jetdoc

Jetdoc

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Jul 2005

The Eyes of Texas [BEVO]

D/A

Holy Lord, a bit /not signed on this one.

I'm all for giving the God Walking Amongst Mere Mortals some special emote (like the PvP emotes), but having an in game advantage for a title for which 50% can be bought is a bad idea.

jimme

jimme

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2007

Netherlands

Mo/

it should make you able to take off your underwear (in-game ofcourse <_< )

tmakinen

tmakinen

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

www.mybearfriend.net

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by jimme
it should make you able to take off your underwear (in-game ofcourse <_< )
Oh, that's already implemented. It's called female elementalist Vabbian Armor, the only genuinely bare bottom armor set in the game

Skyy High

Skyy High

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: May 2006

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Double D.
Alright guys,

Thanks for completely slating my idea but still, you must admit that players who earn the koabd titles do deserve more than just a title and an oversized parrot.
Um....nope, I don't have to admit that. In fact, it's just not true. The title is the reward; no one else gets an in-game reward for their fantastic expenditures of time and money, why should this title?

Quote:
Oh, that's already implemented. It's called female elementalist Vabbian Armor, the only genuinely bare bottom armor set in the game
http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Image..._dyed_back.jpg
Eh, what?

jimme

jimme

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2007

Netherlands

Mo/

The title is enough of an reward.

What have they done to earn awesome things ?
They just played the game, filled in their time with getting the titles (While title-hunting you also earn a lot of money & items)

So there is absolutely NO need for extra rewards.

Unless you get Gwamm in pre-searing , then you should get all items available in game =]

RavagerOfDreams

RavagerOfDreams

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2007

somewhere over the rainbow....

A/

/notsigned

you only get a title for wasting like 4 months of your time

Q.Q moar

tmakinen

tmakinen

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

www.mybearfriend.net

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Skyy High
Eh, what?
Armor actually replaces underwear. Because of the very generous nature of Vabbian armor it is easy to verify that the character in question doesn't have bra or panties, allowing us to get an answer to the age old question: yes, female elementalists do shave

Hyper.nl

Hyper.nl

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2006

Defending Fort Aspenwood

E/

/notsigned for skills. Because skills should be reasonably accessible for anyone without too much grinding etc.

/signed for an emote. The KoaBD deserves a series of emotes.

Avarre

Avarre

Bubblegum Patrol

Join Date: Dec 2005

Singapore Armed Forces

Giving actual game benefits to title grinders is a terrible idea. This game wasn't meant to be about who spent the most time on mindless tasks.

cataphract

cataphract

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2005

Ashford Abbey

Hey Mallyx [icU]

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Burst Cancel
The entire premise of GW is to reward skill, not time spent. Anet is already departing from this with their damnable PvE skills, but that's no reason to slip further into the quagmire.
Wrong. Anet has departed from that original premise a long, long time ago. Grind titles are just a natural evolution of that departure.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Burst Cancel
I would, however, like them to put in another tier for KoBD, since more than 30 maxed titles is not only possible, but feasible.
No. 30 titles is making players dedicate a vast amount of time into a single char already. I liked it in the olden days when one could play about with 6 different chars.

pumpkin pie

pumpkin pie

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

behind you

bumble bee

E/

an emote would be nice.

Mohnzh

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/

Hmmm...I keep hearing the same stuff over and over, but nobody actually giving a completely valid reason for stating it:

1) "Titles are for e-peen only" - Nobody has ever said anything to me about my title(s), and frankly I would be surprised if they did. Family and friends will congratulate me when I get a new one, because I enjoy pursuing goals. I don't go around telling everyone, but I enjoy having it displayed because I do take pride in achieving the goal. I don't care if anyone notices. I would be willing to bet that it is true for the majority of players. Of course, the only ones you will ever hear say anything are the ones for whom this is not true. A loud 1% will always be more noticed than a mute 99%. Whenever I see a high-rank in the KoaBD displayed, I whisper to tell them congrats, or to show respect. I have never once gotten a reply. The majority just don't seem to care if you recognize them or not.

2) "Titles make this a grind/time-based game rather than skill-based" - Simply untrue. There are certain things that I just cannot do yet because I have not gotten good enough. I can do most things. Eventually, everyone should be able to do everything (who cannot mimic a skill bar and punch keys on a keyboard?) but it takes time to develop those skills. Not everyone starts out being the greatest, but with any game like this there will be a plateau. It does not mean the game is now grind-based, it is simply that the max skill required has been reached. Let me provide an example. Currently I am vanquishing (heroes and hench only). There are certain areas in each campaign that I have not been able to vanquish, and I know I am still not ready for them. But as I vanquish other areas, I keep learning more effective ways to choose my skill setup and orders to use my skills. As I get better, I come across areas that are similar to others that I had abandoned, but find I can now handle them. I return to the old area and knock it out. This has happened several times. Frequently I go into an area and get wiped within ten minutes. I now know where the popups are and the patrols and I do it smarter the next time. So it may be grind to those that have already reached the max-skill required, but for the rest of us it is still very much skill-based - and fun to boot!

On topic, I do not know how much I think someone should benefit for reaching GWAMM. I guess personally, I am ambivolent. I might make it....but I expect r5 to be the highest for me. And even if I did make it, I still don't think I would care. It's just a game. Just please quit throwing out the poorly formed ideas concerning your disdain for titles. They are not as much of a grind as many people think (but you can definitely make it a grind by copying cookie-cutter builds if that is fun to you!), and the majority of title possessors don't care whether or not you notice their title.

*Gem*

*Gem*

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2008

United Kingdom

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by jimme
it should make you able to take off your underwear (in-game ofcourse <_< )
Perverted as ever solo.

Arduin

Arduin

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

The Netherlands

Limburgse Jagers [LJ]

R/

But the titles DO give you a reward.

In GW2!

Although nobody knows what reward :P

Nazar Razak

Nazar Razak

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

A new set of armor
"Ive wasted 5 months on this title, and all i got was this T-Shirt"

Aera

Aera

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

Galactic President Superstar Mc [awsm]

E/

LOL NO!

No constructiveness needed.

Richardt

Richardt

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2007

http://friendsofloa.com/forum

Leader-Legion of Avalon [LoA] Alliance-Recruiting PM for info!

Quote:
Originally Posted by Nazar Razak
A new set of armor
"Ive wasted 5 months on this title, and all i got was this T-Shirt"
/signed for this

On topic-we have enough PvE skills. I wouldn't mind seeing either an emote based on KoaBD, or maybe once you reached GWAMM you get a special mini or something.

Thierry2

Thierry2

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2006

The Netherlands

Mo/

Even though i have the title.../notsigned
There are already enough PvE-skills. I'd like a bonus...but not a +armor bonus.

Elena

Elena

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Belgium

when you achieve this title you unlock a special title wich inlcudes sexy time with shiro

NamelessBeauty

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2008

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Mo/

Uhmm no? U know why?

Under that tittle, there are many benefits from all other tittles already

Beside, it's the best sounding tittle in the game!

Bear with it!