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stickyballs · Mar 12, 2006, 11:33 PM // 23:33

Is it possible that there will be a fame wipe? That's what everybody is saying in Heroes Ascent. They say they get Rank to get to HoH and get items from chest, but when Factions comes out there will be a fame wipe. Can anyone shed some light on this subject?

Misc Merik · Mar 12, 2006, 11:38 PM // 23:38

no fame will not be wiped

snikerz · Mar 12, 2006, 11:44 PM // 23:44

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...8&postcount=86

nuff said..

stickyballs · Mar 12, 2006, 11:46 PM // 23:46

Ok, cool, thanks for replies.
Bunch of crazy people running around in Heroes I guess...

John Bloodstone · Mar 13, 2006, 12:01 AM // 00:01

Probably going against the grain here, but I personally think that fame should be wiped with the new chapter (and with all new chapters).

How is a new player to the game supposed to stand ANY chance of getting into a group when everyone else is running around with Rank 6+ (likely farmed from IWAY)? Maybe some consider this an important noob filter, but I think it just breeds elitism.

With a fame wipe, everyone would start off at the same level, even if prophecy players would gain fame faster due to previous experience. In order to balance for the 6 month new chapter release, they could just tweak the numbers.

All a moot point due to what the dev's had said, just wanted to supply some brain food

Gunz Blazing Smile · Mar 13, 2006, 12:05 AM // 00:05

Even if fame was wiped, it just means IWAY will probably be used alot more for more fame farming to rebuild the ranks again so people can once again join rank teams. Not to dis the IWAY skill, I just think they need to rework the time on it, instead of 10 secs per allied body to maybe someting from #...#secs. Oh well, at least many will be able to keep their "1337" rank emote to show off their egos of how much fame farming they did with IWAY build.

fiery · Mar 13, 2006, 12:07 AM // 00:07

Lol wipe out fame, can't you see that Iway is somewhat lessend after the updates. Those who used to run it , don't run it, not even trying it anymore. But there are now many new modded Iways.

Sunai · Mar 13, 2006, 12:13 AM // 00:13

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Originally Posted by John Bloodstone

Probably going against the grain here, but I personally think that fame should be wiped with the new chapter (and with all new chapters).

How is a new player to the game supposed to stand ANY chance of getting into a group when everyone else is running around with Rank 6+ (likely farmed from IWAY)? Maybe some consider this an important noob filter, but I think it just breeds elitism.

With a fame wipe, everyone would start off at the same level, even if prophecy players would gain fame faster due to previous experience. In order to balance for the 6 month new chapter release, they could just tweak the numbers.

All a moot point due to what the dev's had said, just wanted to supply some brain food

Maybe nice in theory, but this fantasy would require constant fame wipes because there are new players every day. That would be pretty stupid :\

Megamanfan · Mar 13, 2006, 12:27 AM // 00:27

What would happen if RA and TA gave fame as well? Like a cumulative +1 fame for ever 5 wins?

Then again the HAers would probably just bitch and moan.

DV Morpheus · Mar 13, 2006, 12:28 AM // 00:28

If there was a Fame Wipe, I'm pretty sure M E A T B A L L would be pretty pissed off for all the work he did getting to Rank 12.

zoozoc · Mar 13, 2006, 12:36 AM // 00:36

well i think they will need to do something in the future about fame. Just think about it, 3 chapters from now there will be all these rank 12 teams and so on and so forth, while those ppl who just bought chapter 3, they wont have any fame, and will have a long way to catch up. Of course they will probably add more stuff sorta like tombs, but either having some other kind of ranknig system, or just not using anything like that at all.

Apple · Mar 13, 2006, 12:48 AM // 00:48

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Originally Posted by DV Morpheus

If there was a Fame Wipe, I'm pretty sure M E A T B A L L would be pretty pissed off for all the work he did getting to Rank 12.

Not wanting to start a flame thread or anything, but you think IWAY is WORK?

{IceFire} · Mar 13, 2006, 12:53 AM // 00:53

meatball did not iway.

Formina · Mar 13, 2006, 01:00 AM // 01:00

I certainly hope Anet doesn't decide to do a fame wipe... took me 9 months to get to rank 3. x_x

Mercury Angel · Mar 13, 2006, 01:03 AM // 01:03

Topic renamed, because, as indicated in a reference to a Gaile post, there are no plans at the current time for a fame wipe, and I felt the topic title might be a tad misleading.

Tainek · Mar 13, 2006, 01:11 AM // 01:11

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Originally Posted by [Apple]

Not wanting to start a flame thread or anything, but you think IWAY is WORK?

To be succesful with IWAY you have always needed some skill

iway just takes the work out of putting a group together

nirhan shadowmauler · Mar 13, 2006, 01:15 AM // 01:15

i think that there should be a loss of fame when you lose in the tournament. the higher up you are the more loss. like no loss for the first couple of matches. but after the first 2 there should be a small fame loss when you lose. it would keep fame from getting too inflated. anet should have thought of this in the beginning. everyone knows that for a healthy viable system there needs to be loss and gain in the system in order to keep new people able to get in.

Sunai · Mar 13, 2006, 01:43 AM // 01:43

The Fame system was originally intended more as a show-off tool, something to brag about to your friends about how much and how successful you've been in PvP. Thus, in this perspective, there is no system to "get in" to. You're not being "left behind" because it's just for fun. It's not hard to imagine how this would turn into a "noob filter", but it's always easier given hindsight.

It's not too great of a feature at the moment, many people can agree to that, even ANet employees. I wouldn't be surprised if it's reworked a little, but unless it's almost completely redone in a different way it would be pointless to reset it.

TheCrusader · Mar 13, 2006, 01:50 AM // 01:50

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Originally Posted by {IceFire}

meatball did not iway.

He spiritspammed, necro spiked, and ranger spiked.

You can't reset fame just for the simple fact that people worked for theres and wiping it out would be VERY frustrating.

Sekkira · Mar 13, 2006, 01:55 AM // 01:55

Yeah because it's the system that's flawed right? Lets forget the people who put forth the idea that you have to be rank whatever to get into their group.

Actually I have a better idea, lets wipe all fame AND unlocks every time a new chapter comes out! How great would that be!