Is it me or after spending weeks hunting a specific title, when you finally reach it. You have 2 - 5 minutes of excitement, then sorta give out a little *sigh* and put the laptop down for next few hours until you have a genius scheme too hunt another one. I mean, I feel as if I'm doing this for the sake of it! Am I alone?
God Of Phwoar
Spike Stritter
Yep. Grinding is fun in a not so fun way.
KPEATOP
novawhiz
You're obviously not playing the game right. If you are going for a title just for the sake of having a title you are wasting your time. It should be enjoyable, not feel like a chore. Thats why ive never wasted my time on titles i find all but pleasurable(like cartog).
That 2-5min of enjoyment should be coming after every mission you finish, or vanq you complete, etc. And if its not, then you should not be playing guildwars.
That 2-5min of enjoyment should be coming after every mission you finish, or vanq you complete, etc. And if its not, then you should not be playing guildwars.
Raven Wing
LOL I SO recognise this. I have 49/50 HOM and 10 medals sitting in storage for the last oppressor weapon needed to get 50/50.But I have all the weapons I need, and kinda lost interest in it lol. Well i could maybe find a never used hero on a rarely used char to put it on, but it kinda feels less important.
My pleasure of the game is to logon and splat some monsters now and then, or join when my alliance arranges a trip to deep, doa, dungeons etc.
My pleasure of the game is to logon and splat some monsters now and then, or join when my alliance arranges a trip to deep, doa, dungeons etc.
novawhiz
Yeah if your worried about HoM take it slow, you got 7+months at the best before GW2 comes out, so no need to rush it and ruin it
cosyfiep
not for me, when I get my titles I am happy for quite some time since I know the amount of time and effort that went into getting them---and I let my characters show those titles for as long as they wish (think my monk is still showing his drunkard title which he finished back at halloween).
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LifeInfusion
For some titles, maybe. For lucky/unlucky, sweet tooth, drunkard, party animal, last 1% on cartography, reputation, LDOA ...it's definitely not the "chase".
For missions/skill cap/VQ/survivor/FoW/UW/SF/Deep/Urgoz sometimes yes sometimes no.
For missions/skill cap/VQ/survivor/FoW/UW/SF/Deep/Urgoz sometimes yes sometimes no.
Bassma
Grinding for titles would be fun if they flowed with the game and didn't have to be repetitive do-overs just to get the points. Give me points for everything I do not just the late game or high end stuff (like treasure hunter and wisdom title tracks). Give me a title for "completing" each chapter and expansion. That's something I'd enjoy doing and I get a reward for doing so. Instead of forcing me to do a certain thing on a certain path ASK me what I would like to to for a reward title. I really hate repitition and I hate things I cannot do feasibly well with my heroes.
I've been after Vanguard level 4 for awhile now. After the big 10000 experince and several thousand Vanguard reputation points there's nothing but kill charr over n over n over again to build up that reputation. This is where it turned from fun to plain ole boring grind. Keep the quests and missions coming and quit being so tight on reputation points to the point it takes 24/7 365 days a year to get anything out of this game and grind.
I've been after Vanguard level 4 for awhile now. After the big 10000 experince and several thousand Vanguard reputation points there's nothing but kill charr over n over n over again to build up that reputation. This is where it turned from fun to plain ole boring grind. Keep the quests and missions coming and quit being so tight on reputation points to the point it takes 24/7 365 days a year to get anything out of this game and grind.
MithranArkanere
Yeah. Master of the North, Protector, Vanquisher, Cartographer... those are fun.
For the Eye of the North ones you can fill books while playing normally.
But the account-wide ones... ouch...
For the Eye of the North ones you can fill books while playing normally.
But the account-wide ones... ouch...
Hobbs
I'm currently doing Luxon as my last title for GWAMM, I'm gaining the faction by playing FA with my guild when they're around and MQSCing with PUGs when they're not. The FAing is really fun but pretty slow, the MQSC is fast but mind numbingly boring. I think VQing is probably the most fun I've had while title hunting, you can just bounce around completely different areas one after another, I don't think it gets tedious at all.
syronj
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Is it me or after spending weeks hunting a specific title, when you finally reach it. You have 2 - 5 minutes of excitement, then sorta give out a little *sigh* and put the laptop down for next few hours until you have a genius scheme too hunt another one. I mean, I feel as if I'm doing this for the sake of it! Am I alone?
Roen
I don't grind any titles. I've just been playing the game. For 4 years. 12/50 right now. I haven't even started Nightfall. I could probably start and finish it in a weekend easily. Hell probably in a single day. But I've been busy playing with various builds trying new ways (well, new to me anyway) to kill Aatxes and Smites in the Underworld.
For me, it's not the chase, or the capture. It's the experience.
For me, it's not the chase, or the capture. It's the experience.
Hobbs
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Personally the only titles I enjoy are the mission based ones because those are fun gameplay objectives to complete, aside from survivor the old school way which is also fun. Things like vanquishing are more like a grind than a challenge, they usually involve organising your team into a super streamlined cookie cutter monster bashing tank that can c space the entire game.
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You don't have to do any title one particular way, except LDoA, everyone can tailor their experience to suit their preferences.
Ka Tet
GW PvE, like many other games, is a Skinner box.
Martin Alvito
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GW PvE, like many other games, is a Skinner box.
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Bright Star Shine
Tbh, I'm doing yet another attempt to get my treasure hunter title up a bit again (~5,000 now) and tbh, the only reason I am doing so is the drops. Well, that and there is not much more for me to do.. But, the chase can be dull and boring, but I can assure you, nothing is as exciting as the capture of an awesome shield..
Perkunas
As I just surpassed 9100 minutes drunk, this capture will be more than the chase for me. My last few chest runs have been giving me 3+ chests per lockpick, and 2 golds per 5 chests, so perhaps a couple of days of chest runs.
The blizzard going on outside will have me stuck in house next couple of days, so 10 to12 hours of play will help replenish my gold stash a bit.
The chase is on!! Ask me about captures later.
The blizzard going on outside will have me stuck in house next couple of days, so 10 to12 hours of play will help replenish my gold stash a bit.
The chase is on!! Ask me about captures later.
Lyra Padfoot
Im not a title hunter by any means, but when HoM calculator came out I had 23/50. Did a bit of dedicating etc and got to 28.
I hadn't at this point used my main char for a while and this gave me a reason to use her again, which is good. Bought a few minis and finally finished Mini Moa quest, got me to 30 and I was happy because I had unlocked all the extras ready for GW2
Since then, I have completed the rest of the EoTN titles and got to 38/40 without grinding and without going into any leet areas like FoW, DoA. I just did the Zquests that I wanted to do and which helped me to finish off titles, and others if I felt like em!
To me its still FUN. I have an aspiration to get to 40, but if I don't no worries, I'm not going to kill myself to do it. If I do get there, then I will get that warm glow inside and then help the missus and stepson to work on things they need to do - its all good!
To me the thrill is definately in the chase, but also in the experience and not in the final (passing) glow of achievement.
I hadn't at this point used my main char for a while and this gave me a reason to use her again, which is good. Bought a few minis and finally finished Mini Moa quest, got me to 30 and I was happy because I had unlocked all the extras ready for GW2
Since then, I have completed the rest of the EoTN titles and got to 38/40 without grinding and without going into any leet areas like FoW, DoA. I just did the Zquests that I wanted to do and which helped me to finish off titles, and others if I felt like em!
To me its still FUN. I have an aspiration to get to 40, but if I don't no worries, I'm not going to kill myself to do it. If I do get there, then I will get that warm glow inside and then help the missus and stepson to work on things they need to do - its all good!
To me the thrill is definately in the chase, but also in the experience and not in the final (passing) glow of achievement.