Yet another title idea

elk

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

I'm sure this has been mentioned (it's tough to come up with unique ideas about this game now) but didn't find it in my search of Sardelac (I'm sure someone will be kind enough to scour the section and post a link at some point).

I had been thinking about a guildie I haven't heard from in some time and the way he had "prepared" himself for the release of Factions. Prophecies at that point had all been conquered so he decided that he'd farm the crap out of the Trolls next to Drok's. What he planned to do (and did) was; upon release of Factions, to buy all the skills immediately. This also included some fast tracking through the game to cap all the elites as well. If I recall correctly, Factions hadn't been out more than several days and he had them all. For the sake of consistency, he did this with Nightfall and EOTN.

Now I realize there is a Skill Hunter title but it's solely linked to the elites. Why not the balance of skills? There's 1319 skills in the game where 294 are elite and 1026 are non-elite.

I'm sure this would be a grind fest but there could be a similar 4 title scenario where they are separated by campaign (1 Prophecies & maybe EOTN, 1 Factions, 1 Nightfall to get 1 Legendary "I likes skillz" title or something like that). I would think you'd want the skill hunter title track to interrelate to this so that you wouldn't get the "legendary" title of this idea until complete both elite and non-elite (but you could make them independent too - whatever floats your boat).

It would inflate the cost of tomes so that would boost money sinks and add some life into the economy.

I'm sure folks would consider this a "money" title based on the age of the game and that most folks are probably UAS. That would mean with all the unlocks, folks would just stand at a skill trainer to get the titles (but again would be a money sink). Considering that a skill is going to be @ 1k based on the max scaling, it should be a costly money sink (then again, the almost 5 yrs may have folks with large accumlations of skills on one toon. Especially ones that are PvP ready).



elk

Stupid Shizno

Stupid Shizno

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2006

Madison, Wisconsin, USA

[eF]

Mo/

no more titles? you dont want your kobd to be less awesome?

i say /sign, it has no value to anyone and is another title to max. more titles = better. i remember back in 2005 pve kids complained they wanted some sort of ranking system....much like /rank to show how good they are, now you guys have it, and you dont want more of it?

this is why anet dosnt listen to anyone, you cant make up your minds on what you want

Wubbies

Wubbies

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2008

Bananna Dipper

It Varies

W/

/not signed

another title..why..titles = no skill. lots of time...or lots of money.

please god...kill me now..strike me down..end my life so i may never have to see any more stupid title ideas..id rather be tortured to death by watching a plant grow till i die than to see another title.

Valkyria

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2008

Not sure I'd go for it but also wouldn't mind if it was implented.

/signed i guess

Antares Ascending

Antares Ascending

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2008

E/

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signed. Why not!?

If you don't want to go for it then don't.





This is a game, not a job.

Eragon Zarroc

Eragon Zarroc

Atra estern?? ono thelduin

Join Date: Jan 2008

Madness Incarnate

[Duo]

W/P

a title for capping elites is enough. doing regular skills isn't a challenge because u just have to buy them. maybe if u had to go out and CAP regular skills, but still, there is a title for elite skills which out-does the neccesity for a reg skill title.

elk

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Eragon Zarroc View Post
a title for capping elites is enough. doing regular skills isn't a challenge because u just have to buy them. maybe if u had to go out and CAP regular skills, but still, there is a title for elite skills which out-does the neccesity for a reg skill title.

while the game is a touch old now and it may seem like it would be just buying them; in therory, someone would have to make it to all the skill trainers and have the 2ndaries unlocked to purchase them all (or have unlocked them all in PvP or tomes) which in itself is a challenge (ok grind fest).

Most trainers don't offer all the skills and would require progression through the game to get to them. But like I said, who doesn't have these places now or the skills unlocked (hence the "purchased" title).

elk

Marty Silverblade

Marty Silverblade

Administrator

Join Date: Jun 2006

This is purely, start to finish, some pointless money wasting title. /notsigned.

Icy The Mage

Icy The Mage

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2008

Canada

E/

No more titles. Like, how hard is progression through the game.. lol? "Oh this title requires skill because you have to almost beat the game on Normal Mode oh noes!! That's not skill at all, and we don't need anymore titles. Money sinks abound, and I'd love to see some actual figures on the money sinks occurring during this festival

Empress Amarox

Empress Amarox

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2008

Above you.

Mo/W

Not signed for the original idea, but an additional 1 title for having all skills from all professions I'll /sign.

Shadowmoon

Shadowmoon

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2006

N/A

N/

I remember when people would this UAX was a big deal, which in essence is this title. A real money sink titles compared to the others. Think its a good idea.

Anduin

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

Ice Dragon Berserker Lodge

W/

We need a questing title. It isn't even open for debate.

Gun Pierson

Gun Pierson

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

Belgium

PIMP

Mo/

At this point I can't support any new title idea I have seen so far. Mainly because I think that more grind to achieve less grind is not so good as it looks to be.

There's one exception and that's a quest title. The reason? Exactly Because I was title chasing, I had no time to do all the quests yet.

Latham

Latham

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2008

[DL]

Mo/

/signed. Why wouldn't we want more titles to show of to people ?

Arduin

Arduin

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

The Netherlands

Limburgse Jagers [LJ]

R/

Only if it doesn't count towards GWAMM!

(ucwutididtahr?)

elk

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Empress Amarox View Post
but an additional 1 title for having all skills from all professions I'll /sign.

I'd be fine with something like this as well.


What I don't understand is why all the folks are against adding additional titles? Not sure how this would effect much other than allowing folks other means/methods to increase their total titles.

The only couple reasons I could think of was that some of these folks have already achieved something like GWAMM and want others to go through the same process they did or that they could be title junkies and if a new one was implemented, they'd be powerless to stop themselves from obtaining it?

Granted it may not be the best title idea but I did think that having all the skills for every profession on one toon would be note worthy. Heck, displaying the title would mean you could at least put together any build for the occasion required whether it's PvP or PvE (this obviously would exclude equipment/armor)

Anywho, considering there isn't a lot of info available on GW2 and speculation that it may take upwards of 2010/11 for release, having anything new implemented into GW; regardless of what it is, would be positive (my thinking being that if they aren't going to be releasing tidbits of information on GW2 to pique interest, than they should continue to add some sort of new "minimal" content to GW to keep folks playing. This is of course excluding the recent comments about the live team, the plans for their update roll-outs and the suggested improvements/implimentation).


elk

Sigma Onkoron

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2007

Basement

/notsigned

congrats you have every skill
if you want a new title find a use for half of them...
then you have my attention

Coverticus

Coverticus

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2006

The Zodiac Elites [TZE]

Mo/

Trouble is, you can buy the skill packs and just go buy the skills. Yeah ok, its a huge gold sink but it would be another title that involves no skill (e.g. sweet and drunkard, the only skill being patience).

Its been suggested before but why not have a title for every quest done in the game, at least it shows you've played the game a bit.

MagmaRed

MagmaRed

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Mar 2007

Our Crabs Know True [LOVE]

R/

The first title I have seen that deals with player skill!

/signed - but only if it does not count towards Favor or GWAMM. More options for people to display and more things for people to work on are always nice.

Spike Stritter

Spike Stritter

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2007

W/

/not signed

if u really have that much money go for zaishen

A11Eur0

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2005

W/

Money sink. Same as Zaishen but a lot of people don't like doing the Zaishen thing. This would cost less (tomes anyone?) in the long run, be much quicker, though it doesn't have a /rank involved. It can be done in stages as well.

assassin shaun

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2007

England

black wolf pirates [awoo]

A/

Quote:
Originally Posted by elk View Post
There's 1319 skills in the game where 294 are elite and 1026 are non-elite.
elk
that makes 1320 skills by your numbers

anyway
/signed
why not as long as it doesn't count toward GWAMM