While I can see some use for being able to use the /rank emote in random arenas such as being able to signal to your team that you are an "experienced" player, though I take only moderate stock in this. I think it is serious issue when a melee player such as a warrior or thumper gets up in the monk's face and spams this emote while hitting them. My main issue is that it is distracting. I have set up my user interface to attempt to optimize the visual space for kiting and movement -- by placing the spell/skill bar, hex/condition/enchant indicators on the fringes allowing for the center space to be used for character movement which is very important to me. Large glowing emotes take away from my visual space while playing the game.
I see no functional reason that this emote should be allowed during the battle of any of the competitive PvP setting -- GvG, HA, TA, and RA. The emote makes quite a bit of sense for teams attempting to form in HA (and to some degree TA). While this has never been a problem for me in GvG, it seems to have become quite a fad in TA of late.
Looking for /signed or /not signed responses to my petition and any logic behind each response.
Petition to prevent rank emote from being flashed in RA and TA during battle
Divineshadows
JR
Moved to Sardelac.
Wretchman Drake
/signed, I REALLY hate elitesits, and that just shows their class during battle.
Sientir
/signed
Perhaps just make it so that it can't be used when an enemy is in the aggro bubble? Either way, spamming it at your foes is kinda stupid, i think. It really doesn't mean you're better than your opponent, just that you have enough rank. Eh, meh. I agree, the middle of combat isn't the place to be able to flash such emotes.
EDIT: To clarify my position, I'm refering to living opponents, not dead ones. Shouldn't be usable while engaged in combat (like ID kits can't be used in combat, for example).
Perhaps just make it so that it can't be used when an enemy is in the aggro bubble? Either way, spamming it at your foes is kinda stupid, i think. It really doesn't mean you're better than your opponent, just that you have enough rank. Eh, meh. I agree, the middle of combat isn't the place to be able to flash such emotes.
EDIT: To clarify my position, I'm refering to living opponents, not dead ones. Shouldn't be usable while engaged in combat (like ID kits can't be used in combat, for example).
shardfenix
but then we can't watch power of my rangers do the rank 12 emote on pvp justice's body.
If you earn rank, you should be able to use it.
/not signed
If you earn rank, you should be able to use it.
/not signed
Mandy Memory
/not signed
Guillaume De Sonoma
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Originally Posted by Mandy Memory
/not signed
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Anyways /notsigned if you work for it why not?
Blessed Winds
/NotSigned
It's fun doing the rank emote -_-
It's fun doing the rank emote -_-
Mandy Memory
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Originally Posted by Guillaume De Sonoma
Notice his tag.
Anyways /notsigned if you work for it why not? |
Sha Noran
/notsigned
Stop whining. I'd rather have someone flash me with their rank than straight up call me noob... though either way, who cares? Get over it.
Stop whining. I'd rather have someone flash me with their rank than straight up call me noob... though either way, who cares? Get over it.
dgb
/notsigned
If someone calls you a noob monk etc. in RA then it's fun to flash the rank.
If someone calls you a noob monk etc. in RA then it's fun to flash the rank.
Lampshade
Its distracting? It lasts for 5 seconds. I dont think a lil flashy thingy will screw you up.
/notsigned
/notsigned
The Hustla
lmao this sounds stupid, just get some glasses it's not a problem at all, it's not even worth complaining about.
/not signed
/not signed
studentochaos
/not signed
I support all of your logic. However, people did work hard for those emotes and Anet limiting their use would result in 200 threads on here about how much that change sucks. Too much trouble for too little result. If you really want to beat them just get a higher emote. ^.^
I support all of your logic. However, people did work hard for those emotes and Anet limiting their use would result in 200 threads on here about how much that change sucks. Too much trouble for too little result. If you really want to beat them just get a higher emote. ^.^
Peewee
/notsigned
Again, you earn the emote (unless u darm it...) so it should be allowed to use it. However, perhaps some limtation on how much you can use it in a given time, to stop ppl spamming it. Perhaps a 10 second delay, which wont hurt too much.
edit. missread post. Disregard answer
Again, you earn the emote (unless u darm it...) so it should be allowed to use it. However, perhaps some limtation on how much you can use it in a given time, to stop ppl spamming it. Perhaps a 10 second delay, which wont hurt too much.
edit. missread post. Disregard answer
Jiao Yang
/not signed,
People dont exactly start randomly emoting while intense fighting is going on so it doesnt really matter- I cant wait till I get my r3 one anyway
People dont exactly start randomly emoting while intense fighting is going on so it doesnt really matter- I cant wait till I get my r3 one anyway
Zui
/not signed
I think the problem here is you're using "first person" view...
I think the problem here is you're using "first person" view...
Shiko
/not signed 
M1h4iL
/not signed, you earned your rank, and it is your free will if you want to flash it, its a free country. Maybe there should be a feature in options to disable /rank emote for peopel like OP, who either does in fact get distracted by rank or is jealous of not having one.
mariano
/signet
This game is about skill using skills, not about skill using tricks.
Nevertheless, I doubt that something like that might implemented. As it is a similar case than using the general chat to insult or any other way of emotional manipulation attempt, or to try to distract from fight;
and general chat is not goin to be censured, I think. Think you can toggle it, anyway, but you can not toggle emotes.
This game is about skill using skills, not about skill using tricks.
Nevertheless, I doubt that something like that might implemented. As it is a similar case than using the general chat to insult or any other way of emotional manipulation attempt, or to try to distract from fight;
and general chat is not goin to be censured, I think. Think you can toggle it, anyway, but you can not toggle emotes.
fiery
Dude we get this even without the rank emote, emoted. I remember against top +10 guild while fighting, I won't lie we were losing at the flag stand was 5 vs 8, them. When all but a monk was up, the warrior simply danced, than attacking the monk. Can't help it, emotes work everywhere.
Divineshadows
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Originally Posted by mariano
/signed
This game is about skill using skills, not about skill using tricks. Nevertheless, I doubt that something like that might implemented. As it is a similar case than using the general chat to insult or any other way of emotional manipulation attempt, or to try to distract from fight; and general chat is not goin to be censured, I think. Think you can toggle it, anyway, but you can not toggle emotes. |
Some people have brought up some good points that have convinced me that the rank emote should be allowed even during battle for the players that want to see it. However, does turning off the emotes checkbox prevent someone else's visual emote from being displayed to you? If not, then this is the way I would like it to function. Also, I am not using "first person" view as somebody else suggested. My camera is zoomed out as far as possible.
Yanman.be
it's funny how an ebay'ed tiger gets owned by my 100% pure self-made wolf...
/not-signed
/not-signed
Murder In China
Lol! Since when did Rank mean anything outside of HA?
/NOT-SIGNED x Sideways 8
/NOT-SIGNED x Sideways 8
Shen Xi
all i have to say is if an emote throws you off so much tha you can't monk properly then you have some serious problems, sheesh...
Divineshadows
Jealousy on the lack of emote really has nothing to do with it, because I have only started to participate in Heroes Ascent recently and still spend most of my game time either in GvG or Team Arenas. If it is true that it stops them from attacking for a couple of seconds, then this is a good enough penalty for using it mid-battle. I have also had other cases where the match is already lost and I am the last one left alive and these emotes get flashed in my face. I do not lose often when I am playing monk with my guildmates in TA, but when it does happen I strongly dislike having the emote shoved in my face. Players of this mentality (the Mike Madasow types of Guild Wars) are often the same ones who love to trash talk which is going to cause me to disable local and trade chat. I prefer not to have to disable these channels, because my guild uses them for very useful purposes such as:
- offering our battle cries of "Moo!!" or "Got Milk?" before a match. If your guild doesn't have a battle cry, then try one out as it builds great unity.
- stating good luck and have fun before a match
- stating "gg" after a match
- offering the opposing teams tips after a match. For instance, we faced a Korean group in TA and noticed throughout the match that they cast faintheartedness on everyone in my group except the warrior (basically just our mesmer, ele, and monk). A guildmate of mine speaks Korean and has a Korean keyboard. He offered advice on this skill to them and we learned that several of the skill descriptions are translated poorly into Korean (such as Shields Up describing only affecting those that have a shield which is just wrong). Ironically, we immediately faced the same group of Koreans the next match and they used the skill correctly and it made for a much better match even though we still won.
Can anyone provide a definitive answer as to whether or not disabling the emote channel will disable the graphic of other people's emotes?
- offering our battle cries of "Moo!!" or "Got Milk?" before a match. If your guild doesn't have a battle cry, then try one out as it builds great unity.
- stating good luck and have fun before a match
- stating "gg" after a match
- offering the opposing teams tips after a match. For instance, we faced a Korean group in TA and noticed throughout the match that they cast faintheartedness on everyone in my group except the warrior (basically just our mesmer, ele, and monk). A guildmate of mine speaks Korean and has a Korean keyboard. He offered advice on this skill to them and we learned that several of the skill descriptions are translated poorly into Korean (such as Shields Up describing only affecting those that have a shield which is just wrong). Ironically, we immediately faced the same group of Koreans the next match and they used the skill correctly and it made for a much better match even though we still won.
Can anyone provide a definitive answer as to whether or not disabling the emote channel will disable the graphic of other people's emotes?
Alleji
/not signed
Do you realize that flashing rank actually prevents you from moving (and i assume attacking - never tried it while fighting) for the first half of the animation? People who do it during combat are retarded and you should be grateful you're not taking 2 extra hits in your face while their deer is rearing its head.
EDIT: The argument that something flashy prevents OP from monking is pretty silly too. Do you get distracted by your own prot spirit animations? How about when somebody casts it on you... ooh, shiny... I think OP is just jealous he doesn't have one.
Do you realize that flashing rank actually prevents you from moving (and i assume attacking - never tried it while fighting) for the first half of the animation? People who do it during combat are retarded and you should be grateful you're not taking 2 extra hits in your face while their deer is rearing its head.
EDIT: The argument that something flashy prevents OP from monking is pretty silly too. Do you get distracted by your own prot spirit animations? How about when somebody casts it on you... ooh, shiny... I think OP is just jealous he doesn't have one.
4runner
normally the one who flashes there emote gets killed 1st its are way of saying, HI you SUck, and emote mean Squat!
Notsigned
Notsigned
kc2000ss
I have no rank yet(not even Bambi), but would love to show it off if I worked that hard to achieve the rank.
/not signed
/not signed
Lampshade
I'm just trying to figure out how it will screw you up if your camera is zoomed out.
Divineshadows
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I'm just trying to figure out how it will screw you up if your camera is zoomed out.
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Ende
/not signet
trash talking is a perfectly viable method of gaining a slight psychological advantage. it's done in almost every sport. learn to deal with it, or better, learn how to utilize it to your advantage.
trash talking is a perfectly viable method of gaining a slight psychological advantage. it's done in almost every sport. learn to deal with it, or better, learn how to utilize it to your advantage.
CAT
/not signed
im using the tiger every time i win now for people like you
<3
im using the tiger every time i win now for people like you
<3
reverse_oreo
/not signed
Just because you dont have one to flash around does not mean you have to take the fun away from everyone else Plus, it shows how much i own faces 
Just because you dont have one to flash around does not mean you have to take the fun away from everyone else
Plus, it shows how much i own faces
shardfenix
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Originally Posted by Divineshadows
I have set up my user interface to attempt to optimize the visual space for kiting and movement -- by placing the spell/skill bar, hex/condition/enchant indicators on the fringes allowing for the center space to be used for character movement which is very important to me. Large glowing emotes take away from my visual space while playing the game.
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quickmonty
All flash your rank, count up which team is highest, batttle over.
/not signed
/not signed
Count to Potato
/notsigned
kryshnysh
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Originally Posted by studentochaos
/not signed
I support all of your logic. However, people did work hard for those emotes and Anet limiting their use would result in 200 threads on here about how much that change sucks. Too much trouble for too little result. If you really want to beat them just get a higher emote. ^.^ |
Start new thread on the emote piece, its not going to go anywhere after the Original Post being notsigned/flamed.
ender6
/scribbledUpon
I could care less...can't believe i took the time to type this repy...
now I feel as apathetic as Eyeore....
<<sigh>>
I could care less...can't believe i took the time to type this repy...
now I feel as apathetic as Eyeore....
<<sigh>>