Curse

LuckyGiant · Aug 03, 2007, 01:47 AM // 01:47

Ok, the recent update has now changed the gladiator to

"a point for each win in random arenas or team arenas and 5 bonus points for each 5 win streak"

Please put this in context before you comment. We have r7 and 8 glads that have just had a year and a half of TA mean nothing. The fact that they had 1000+ points easy is going to mean nothing. This pretty much tops it for me for screwing over existing customer base.

It doesnt seem to be in effect quite yet though, so I'm not sure whats going on, but check what it says under glad title

Neo Nugget · Aug 03, 2007, 01:55 AM // 01:55

That does seem a little odd. Im betting its a bug and they just left the wording in the title track for now.or....something.....if not i guess its not gonna make the world explode.But it is a little strange that you get 1 point for 1 win:O

I would rather have it be a point for 5 win streak but i guess this is ok too. Wonder why theyre making it easier, maybe in GW:EN glad title has another effect or something:O like kurz and luxon skills.

Cowboy Nastyman · Aug 03, 2007, 01:57 AM // 01:57

as a rank 7 glad if this is true i'm pissed well over a year into a title that will now be meaningless

moko · Aug 03, 2007, 02:01 AM // 02:01

i have just lost my faith in arenanet forever -- my whole friendslist and anyone that enjoys team arenas also.

please, anet..don't do this. THIS IS PLAIN DUMB!

seriously, it's worthless, RA will be farmed, TA will die even more, anyone that had a higher glad before is going to quit arenas forever and is truly pissed now.

so..FIX!!!!!

and yes, it's not there so far, and it's not even the same in the german language, but please, if this is planned, cancel it.

ps yes i made this sound over dramatically on purpose so some can have a laugh. :S

edit: thanks Gaile. but any fixes to this system sound horrible and unfair in theory, if this is supposed to be a fix for RA you need other solutions.

Gaile Gray · Aug 03, 2007, 02:04 AM // 02:04

Here is an update about that.

Thanks.

LuckyGiant · Aug 03, 2007, 02:11 AM // 02:11

Thanks Gaile was just going to point everyone to your post in the other thread.

Divine Slaya · Aug 03, 2007, 02:23 AM // 02:23

Please do not implement this into the game. I would have been fine with the title working this way if you introduced the title into the game like that, but to change it now after it's been in the game for months is just absolutely rediculous. It is completely unfair to all the people who love the TA playstyle and have worked hard to raise their titles.

EDIT: Well I made the post before reading Gaile's post, I guess I'd really have to see how this formula would work for people that have the title already before I could get my position on the idea.

Foe · Aug 03, 2007, 02:32 AM // 02:32

how about everytime u log in u get r15 glad 10 and r10 champ...that way no one is excluded

Ultra Mega · Aug 03, 2007, 02:34 AM // 02:34

It wouldn't be unfair if they multiply everyones points by 20 (10 for each win and 2x5 for the 5 win bonus) and increase the amounts needed for each level. After reading the link in Gailes post it sounds like thats what they will do once they actually implement this change.
I actually quite like it because it should reduce the number of leavers.

Foe · Aug 03, 2007, 02:40 AM // 02:40

orrrrr how about you dont get gp in ra, then "leavers" are no longer a prob are they

tonyh · Aug 03, 2007, 03:02 AM // 03:02

interesting.... gaile replied very quickly to this thread... meaning that

1. she browses gwguru frequently and is quite attuned to the gw community and its feelings
or
2. predicted that people would be pissed about the mistake and replied quick

Like So · Aug 03, 2007, 03:05 AM // 03:05

Wow Okay I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if I get banned thanks to this typographical error (I was begging for it in all caps in Team Arena International and American Districts) But ya... being a R7 Gladiator with over 4000Hours of gameplay and I'd geuss around 3000hours of Planning and Playing for Team Arenas I totally had to vent (yep any server moderator would agree that I totally flipped out)

Thanks for clearing my head alittle Gaile, but this error seemed like the exact opposite of what most competetive arena players would want. We've been begging you guys to take Glad Points out of RA and instead something gets thrown up that makes the max title track look like no more than 3 days of running an illegal RA Bot...

Seriously.. The Gladiator title gets scrutnized enough when people get 5 freebies in RA just from ragers alone.

If these changes are to be made... I'd highly recommend removing points from Random Arenas... ANYONE can press the enter battle button 500 times a day =(

Why I'm Proud of My Title

VitisVinifera · Aug 03, 2007, 03:06 AM // 03:06

she does browse guru frequently but doesn't post much, because her posts have generally backfired and alienated people.

but your #2 is definitely valid. The whole title grind thing was a can of worms and now Anet has themselves backed into a corner with them.

Omniclasm · Aug 03, 2007, 03:19 AM // 03:19

They might just make r1 require 500 points or something, then scale all the other levels to match proportionately, then scaled everyones current glad points with that. For example, I have 15 currently. If they change r1 to 500, I would have 15x10x2, or 300. If you have a thousand, they might change it to 1000x10x2 = 20,000. You really don't know what they are going to do. This is a good change though. It might encourage people to stay. Currently, if your team can't win 10, theres no point to stay. If your team can just win 1, then it wasn't a waste of time.

Ultra Mega · Aug 03, 2007, 03:19 AM // 03:19

Taking GP out of RA would severly reduce the number of players interested in playing in RA.
If they adjust all the numbers correctly then there should be no reason to complain.

Gaile Gray · Aug 03, 2007, 03:40 AM // 03:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ultra Mega

It wouldn't be unfair if they multiply everyones points by 20 (10 for each win and 2x5 for the 5 win bonus) and increase the amounts needed for each level. After reading the link in Gailes post it sounds like thats what they will do once they actually implement this change.
I actually quite like it because it should reduce the number of leavers.

Interesting ideas! Thanks for sharing them, UM.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tonyh

interesting.... gaile replied very quickly to this thread... meaning that

1. she browses gwguru frequently and is quite attuned to the gw community and its feelings
or
2. predicted that people would be pissed about the mistake and replied quick

I confess I'm lurking here a lot. I read far more than I have a chance to respond to, but I felt this was significant and did put in a few words on the subject.

I think you guys need to just absorb and embrace the notion that we do read your thoughts and that what you offer is very, very instrumental in the way that the game evolves. I know it's tough: A company listening to it's "customers?" But, well, you're just going to have to deal with it!

Redfeather1975 · Aug 03, 2007, 03:42 AM // 03:42

Gaile has the Mission Impossible sunglasses that has the internet in the corner of them.
I heard this somewhere.

Gaile Gray · Aug 03, 2007, 03:51 AM // 03:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Redfeather1975

Gaile has the Mission Impossible sunglasses that has the internet in the corner of them.
I heard this somewhere.

Shhhhhhh. Don't tell!

wetsparks · Aug 03, 2007, 05:15 AM // 05:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by LuckyGiant

Ok, the recent update has now changed the gladiator to

"a point for each win in random arenas or team arenas and 5 bonus points for each 5 win streak"

Please put this in context before you comment. We have r7 and 8 glads that have just had a year and a half of TA mean nothing. The fact that they had 1000+ points easy is going to mean nothing. This pretty much tops it for me for screwing over existing customer base.

It doesnt seem to be in effect quite yet though, so I'm not sure whats going on, but check what it says under glad title

So you freak out over a change in a description that hasn't taken effect yet and don't know if any other changes are coming....you, along with others in this thread and the other are getting way to worked up over nothing right now. You think they would make it WAY easier to get glad points and not compensate people who have some points already in some way? Or not adjust the titles in some way so that you still have to put in a similar amount of time to get to each rank? Frankly the laughs I get out of these forums is almost better than playing the game.

Shaz · Aug 03, 2007, 05:36 AM // 05:36

Even if they multiply it by 20 or whatever, I still don't like the idea. I agree with Like So here, keep it the way it is or take gladiator point out of RA. but don't do that. 1 win per point is just too fast and easy. Someone who is good but play only an hour or two a day will have the same title as someone who grinds RA all day non stop. That's true now but at least it's a lot harder to do so. This might stop leavers but will introduce leechers.

Quote:

orrrrr how about you dont get gp in ra, then "leavers" are no longer a prob are they

QFT. Faster point there too.