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TheRaven

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2006

Virginia

Spirit of Elisha

W/

08 May 2008 at 19:00 - 41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr Strangelove

If they made it spiky, purple, and mango flavored you'd complain about the lack of whipped cream.

Awww, the emotes don't come with whipped cream? Forget it then. Not worth messing with.

Wait? What if I get at least 100 creme brulees with my z keys. Then can I have whipped cream?

Edit: thx Steboy!

Panda Reloaded

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2008

Belgium

Stiflers Mom is a [MiLf]

Mo/

08 May 2008 at 19:02 - 42

buy-able emotes

Give the gladiator title an emote!

alen

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

Slovenia

Mo/

08 May 2008 at 19:03 - 43

Now just make the keys customized to the character that picks them up (the title is acc-based anyways) so you're actually gonna get more people to play PvP

Fangclaw

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2008

Maguuma Jungle / Tarnished Coast

R/

08 May 2008 at 19:03 - 44

This is nothing more than another barely-coated gold sink.

Indian

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

[SWIM]/[HooD]/[RFE]

Me/

08 May 2008 at 19:04 - 45

pvp'ers gonna be hella' richer now and its smack on face for pve'rs

idea is good but, balth faction shouldnt be the only source to get z-keys

StormDragonZ

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2008

New York

W/R

08 May 2008 at 19:04 - 46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steboy93

Pretty much that

You can also mention about new monthly tonics.

Quote:

New Zaishen Chest Rewards

There will be a different, brand new, Transmogrifier Tonic each month, including super rare, infinite use versions of the new Tonics. All infinite use Transmogrifier Tonics will be green items, including existing Everlasting Transmogrifier Tonics. Unlike the single-use versions, the everlasting Transmogrifier Tonics never run out, so you can use them again and again!

May's Tonic: Phantasmal Tonic... turn into this!

Dr Strangelove

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Dec 2005

Wasting away again in Margaritaville

[HOTR]

08 May 2008 at 19:05 - 47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ctb

No, I wouldn't complain if they did an update that was actually worthwhile.

But, hey, don't let the reality of the complaints get in the way of constructing your strawman there. Just don't get him too close to all these open flames.

Fine. Name an implementation of new emotes you wouldn't bitch about.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fangclaw

This is nothing more than another barely-coated gold sink.

Gold sinks remove money from the economy. It isn't a gold sink if you give me money for my zkeys.

Fangclaw

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2008

Maguuma Jungle / Tarnished Coast

R/

08 May 2008 at 19:07 - 48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr Strangelove

Fine. Name an implementation of new emotes you wouldn't bitch about.

One linked to a PvE title maybe?

*Gem*

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2008

United Kingdom

Me/

08 May 2008 at 19:07 - 49

All I can say is...so what?

It's just a damn emote and title, is it really going to break the game?

Kattar

EXCESSIVE FLUTTERCUSSING

Join Date: Mar 2007

SMS (lolgw2placeholder)

Me/

08 May 2008 at 19:07 - 50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Risky Ranger

Observations can always have different conclusions based upon who is observing. I just ask that you refrain from speaking for all Guru posters and just speak your own opinion. As to time spent at Guru, I have been here long enough to know that there are a lot of self appointed experts here that seem to forget it is just a game.

Read my first few responses and all the other responses in this thread.

The main idea here is that ALMOST no one cares about new titles or emotes. MOST people find it a little aggrevating that devs focus on things like this rather than bug fixes or working on GW2.

Rift

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2007

Canada

Virtual Love [kiSu]

08 May 2008 at 19:09 - 51

Well you know, now that the real prizes are gone, PVPers needed some way to convert their monthly victory into cold hard cash, cause selling Gold Trims just wasn't cutting it.

Also ANET hates Rangers; where are the bows and arrows falling from the sky D:

Ok I'm done with the unfounded statements and sarcasm, just trying to fit in the QQ crowd here :3 I'm all for new rewards, new rare items, and I actually kind of want one of these >.>; Yea that's right Charr, eat my bronze spear >:O

Taurucis

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2006

The edge of reason

I don't play any more.

W/E

08 May 2008 at 19:10 - 52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richardt

I'm not sure I want to know how you know this......

Oh, I have my sources...

If anything, Anet needs to make the Zaishen Chest actually drop stuff, so that it's not the Firewater-And-Creme-Brulee Chest.

N1ghtstalker

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2007

E/

08 May 2008 at 19:11 - 53

what the....
i rather have a fow armor then a new emote

Ravious

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Servants of Fortuna

N/Mo

08 May 2008 at 19:11 - 54

I really don't understand how this is a (reasonably) buyable title.

At current zkey prices (3k, and now they will go up) it costs 150k to get to tier 1, which is 0.025% of the way to max title. Sweet tooth, otoh, would cost 200k (200/sweet point) to get to first tier, but that is 10% on its way to max.

A 600,000,000 gold title is not buyable.

Esan

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2007

Wars

08 May 2008 at 19:12 - 55

At least the max KoaBD rank wasn't raised by five. I'll count my blessings.

By the way, I think it's time for some more emotes for other account titles. At least add emotes for champ, glad and commander (lol).

Kattar

EXCESSIVE FLUTTERCUSSING

Join Date: Mar 2007

SMS (lolgw2placeholder)

Me/

08 May 2008 at 19:13 - 56

Quote:

A 600,000,000 gold title is not buyable.

One word: eBay.

Also, an abbreviation: Azn.

Steboy93

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Feb 2007

Trinity of the Ascended [ToA] | Ex-Officer [TAM]

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08 May 2008 at 19:14 - 57

Anyone think this will be retroactive?

Also, i believe at 3k per key it's 60million to max, not 600mil

Fangclaw

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2008

Maguuma Jungle / Tarnished Coast

R/

08 May 2008 at 19:14 - 58

Now everyone is gonna rush and buy gold, gj at making the economy even worse!

Shuuda

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2006

Guildless

Me/

08 May 2008 at 19:16 - 59

If this means I can sell my Keys for more, I'm mainly happy. The rest hardly matters because good players don't really give that much of a damn about grind titles, but hey, I love taking advantage of the weak minded.

Ravious

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Servants of Fortuna

N/Mo

08 May 2008 at 19:16 - 60

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steboy93

Anyone think this will be retroactive?

Also, i believe at 3k per key it's 60million to max, not 600mil

Doh, I added an extra zero... wish A.Net would use commas on their charts.

Still, if you buy 60,000,000 gold from the farmers, I doubt your account is going to last long.

kobey

GW Retiree

Join Date: Nov 2005

Sg Unknown [KATE]

W/

08 May 2008 at 19:16 - 61

i can only imagine the prices of eternals, voltaic and crystalline going down soon

Ctb

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

W/

08 May 2008 at 19:17 - 62

Quote:

Name an implementation of new emotes you wouldn't bitch about.

I don't care about the emotes at all, and it's not the content of the update that I don't like. It's the fact that they wasted their time on this instead of address actual issues that the community wants to see addressed.

What's this going to do to enhance PvP? How is this going to get more people involved in PvP at a time when PvP is basically inaccessible to anybody who's not already experienced?

What does this add to the PvE game, where so many players feel that they've already done everything worth doing and now just basically stand around harrassing each other like they're in some sort of 3D 4chan thread?

What does this offer to any of the volumes of people who have basically left the game because they're fed up with title grinds and reskinned garbage and the crashed economic system?

Nothing, nothing, and nothing. It's not the emotes that are the problem, it's that there are serious problems with this game that should be addressed, but all ANET wants to do is toss out these pathetic bids to keep a few stragglers hooked long enough to generate some hype when GW2 launches.

Tyla

Emo Goth Italics

Join Date: Sep 2006

08 May 2008 at 19:17 - 63

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fangclaw

One linked to a PvE title maybe?

Like this one?
IMO remove emotes from the Hero title. It was only needed before Factions to show rank.
Then remove the emote from this. :>

isamu kurosawa

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

United Kingdom

Me/

08 May 2008 at 19:18 - 64

Quote:

Originally Posted by Katsumi

Read my first few responses and all the other responses in this thread.

The main idea here is that ALMOST no one cares about new titles or emotes. MOST people find it a little aggrevating that devs focus on things like this rather than bug fixes or working on GW2.

What evidence are you basing this on? I'm pretty sure with the recent backlog of favour that a majority do care about titles.

snaek

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

N/

08 May 2008 at 19:19 - 65

zkeys better go up to 10k per key now @___@

(im glad i decided to save all my keys instead of use em up/sell em)

btw this is pretty much a pve title
since its faster to farm gold than it is to farm balth faction
(depending on wut the price of zkeys will come to)

Kattar

EXCESSIVE FLUTTERCUSSING

Join Date: Mar 2007

SMS (lolgw2placeholder)

Me/

08 May 2008 at 19:19 - 66

Quote:

Originally Posted by isamu kurosawa

What evidence are you basing this on? I'm pretty sure with the recent backlog of favour that a majority do care about titles.

Excuse me, I meant most people HERE. This doesn't apply to the average person in game. See Loviatar for a quote from Jeff Strain about this.

legacyofkain85

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

Lady Ainowa

08 May 2008 at 19:19 - 67

Quote:

Originally Posted by MirkoTeran

Nice, buy-able emotes.

yeah ,o wait arent Ha ranks buyable or farmable?lol

Navaros

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2005

Mo/Me

08 May 2008 at 19:21 - 68

The idea of a new title and emotes that can be used as a finishing move is awesome. Although tiger already works pretty good as that, it would be nice to have these weapons fall on everyone's corpse too. Ha ha.

Only things wrong with the Zaishen title is that:

1. Takes way too long to Max.
2. These emotes, or some different emotes, should have been added to the existing Gladiator title too.

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

08 May 2008 at 19:22 - 69

Shrug. People did want a bathazar faction title. Sucks if it isn't retroactive (which it probablly won't be). The emotes are a bit much.

legacyofkain85

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

Lady Ainowa

08 May 2008 at 19:23 - 70

Quote:

Originally Posted by hippo942

lol new title so people can get r6 Koabd by using this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drinking_bird

Whats next most deaths or most hours afked?

rather do saviour of luxons and kurzick than this,because from mi calculations at 3k /z-key than means 60.000k or if u want to farm balth points that means 100 milions balth points.

kobey

GW Retiree

Join Date: Nov 2005

Sg Unknown [KATE]

W/

08 May 2008 at 19:24 - 71

Anet is favouring z keys arghhhh

They should have made a title for ectos. The more ectos you have, the larger your ecto emote when you /ecto.

Azora

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2007

Portugal =P

We Need Fame [sOz]

R/

08 May 2008 at 19:25 - 72

nice a new title!

Albert Algorn

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2007

Oregon, USA

MARA: Our Turtles Know True [LOVE]

R/Me

08 May 2008 at 19:25 - 73

Oh a new title to grind and it will only take 20,000 keys to max it out. Gee and I am still working on maxing the EO:TN titles...

Ctb

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

W/

08 May 2008 at 19:26 - 74

Quote:

They should have made a title for ectos. The more ectos you have, the larger your ecto emote when you /ecto.

It could be that drinking bird someone else posted earlier, considering how easy obtaining ectos is now o_0

Zeff Nut

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2007

Canada

Guild Of The Blue Goblin

W/N

08 May 2008 at 19:26 - 75

Ooooo, there was a guy in the "Post your Zaishen Drops" thread that just recently used 3,333 keys, bet he's pissed when he sees this!

JR

Re:tired

Join Date: Nov 2005

W/

08 May 2008 at 19:27 - 76

This title serves two usefull purposes in a slightly crude manner:

- It is a way for PvP players to earn gold.

- It gives PvE players rank style emotes.

Gold for PvP players is necessary for things like Guild Hall NPCs, sigils, invites, or just buying things for your PvE characters.

Lets face it, every title in the game outside of Champion is farmable/buyable, and this one really is no worse. Unlike most of them it kills two birds with one stone.

PvE players have been asking for a title with rank emotes for a long time, and now they have one.

FlamingMetroid

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2007

standing on your last control point, while the rest of your team is to busy killing mine

The Luminaries [Lumi]

A/

08 May 2008 at 19:27 - 77

I lol'd
I cant wait to make fun of people for rankflashing me with the zaishen emote

Dr Strangelove

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Dec 2005

Wasting away again in Margaritaville

[HOTR]

08 May 2008 at 19:28 - 78

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fangclaw

Now everyone is gonna rush and buy gold, gj at making the economy even worse!

A quick google search tells me that 1000k goes for around 150 bucks. The title takes 60,000k to max, not considering that zkeys are going to skyrocket in price. That means someone would have to spend 9000 dollars for a pixelated emote in a video game. I hope I don't have to describe how utterly stupid that is.

Kazamafury

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Mo/

08 May 2008 at 19:29 - 79

If we can earn so many reward pts in one shot, can the devs implement a way to exchange all the reward pts for keys in one go? Just like how you can earn 10 amber with 10k faction in a few clicks?

As for the changes, I've sold over 500 keys, would I have rather sold them now that the price will probably sky rocket? Probably. Would I have used the keys myself? Maybe. Am I pissed about it? Why should I be? As people mentioned already, this has no effect on you if you don't care about the title.

People calculate that it would cost 60 million to max it, why do you think only in terms of maxing the title? People work on their gladiator and commander title where maxing it will take a significant amount of time. But they still work on it.

The Zaishen title is similar, except you actually get to show off an EMOTE per rank. Something that people begged for, an alternative to the HA emote. Anet has given it to you. I realize this is not a PvE emote, but you can still earn it through PvE means (buying the keys). So what you can't max the title? People pay for fame all the time, I don't think anyone would attempt to pay all the way to r15 or r12.

If you don't like the title, then profit from it by selling whatever keys you may come across and be done with it.

I think the only people deserve to complain are those who spent thousands of keys. It is unfortunate the title is not retroactive.

Earth

Always Outnumbered

Join Date: Jul 2006

08 May 2008 at 19:29 - 80

Hmm, the thing I find weird is that people have been asking for an emote for the gladiator title for a LONG time, yet they decide NOT to add an emote to the glad title, but instead they add a new title, WITH an emote. Considering buyable titles aren't exactly hard (well, this one is pretty impossible to max out with money alone), this was a pretty silly move.