9 Rings camping in party search? - Guild Wars Forums

Targren · Jul 03, 2010, 06:13 PM // 18:13

Just finished doing the token quests on my last toon. When I got back to shing jea I opened the party search to find this oddity staring at me.

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What's the deal? I figure it's tracking lucky/unlucky scores, but why put them in party search, and why manually update them. Or are these bots?

*Darcy* · Jul 03, 2010, 06:53 PM // 18:53

It's just something people started doing. During festivals Party Search is pretty much useless for real stuff (too many districts), so players started using it to brag about their title gains.

Strife17 · Jul 03, 2010, 07:20 PM // 19:20

i think to keep track on how much lucky points they have gained whilst afk/sleep

instead of writing it on paper or remembering with how many lucky/unlucky points you start. they put in party search. and when they come back, they can see how many points they have gotten.

I think

KZaske · Jul 03, 2010, 08:41 PM // 20:41

That is about right. Not bragging, just recording. It is faster to type than it is to write them down. A lot of people have very neet desks without pen and paper handy.

Stc95 · Jul 03, 2010, 09:37 PM // 21:37

I just open up notepad and do all that, can put more info down anyways than you can in party search. No reason to put it on party search. It's annoying for anyone that is actually looking for something and it's just showing off when most of the people don't have anything to show off. Find a pen and paper or open up notepad.

jonnieboi05 · Jul 03, 2010, 10:15 PM // 22:15

L = Lucky, U = Unlucky. It's nothing more than people posting their current title standings.

It's an e-peen thing.

Horace Slughorn · Jul 03, 2010, 11:14 PM // 23:14

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Originally Posted by Targren

Or are these bots?

Why would a bot type something into party search like that... try thinking about something before you say it. People have been doing this for years.

Lord Dagon · Jul 03, 2010, 11:37 PM // 23:37

if its a closer/almost max title id say its an e-peen thing.
for most everyone its just a recodring thing. for me @ least its alot easier to type then it is to write. and this way you cant have it spammed away if you put it in team chat or w/e. but yea deffinatley not bots.. there would be alot of bots if that was going on.. also bots would be making money.. not losing alot of it over a long period of time :P

Voodoo Rage · Jul 03, 2010, 11:38 PM // 23:38

It's for all the Rata Sum raptor farmers who think that if they form parties with people with similar digits that they will have better lucky drops...

Nom nom · Jul 03, 2010, 11:47 PM // 23:47

I see some scrub player who's already maxed lucky and unlucky so obvious for the epeen than keeping track

Gift3d · Jul 04, 2010, 02:56 AM // 02:56

it's got nothing in the goddamn world to do with showing off. you people are neurotic.

what i thought was blatantly smack-you-in-the-face obvious, it's a convenient way to track your own progression in the title.

Targren · Jul 04, 2010, 10:05 AM // 10:05

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Originally Posted by Horace Slughorn

Why would a bot type something into party search like that... try thinking about something before you say it. People have been doing this for years.

Why would a human? Try thinking before you flame. Anyone who is running guild wars also has notepad or other text editor that can even more easily be used to track it since you don't have to find yourself on the list among the three gazillion other geniuses doing the same thing.

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Originally Posted by Tobi Madera

also bots would be making money.. not losing alot of it over a long period of time :P

That's exactly what drunkard bots do.

Mintha Syl · Jul 04, 2010, 06:07 PM // 18:07

Uhmmm am I the only one to keep track of title progression through screenshots?

Star_Jewel · Jul 04, 2010, 08:36 PM // 20:36

Nope!

All this talk of "party search window is easiest" had me giggling a little bit. I just take a screenshot -- tracks my Luck/Unluck and how many tickets I've lost overnight.

Jul 03, 2010, 06:13 PM // 18:13	#1
Targren Desert Nomad Join Date: Aug 2007 Guild: Primeval Warlords[wuw] Profession: R/	9 Rings camping in party search? Just finished doing the token quests on my last toon. When I got back to shing jea I opened the party search to find this oddity staring at me. wtf.JPG What's the deal? I figure it's tracking lucky/unlucky scores, but why put them in party search, and why manually update them. Or are these bots? Last edited by Targren; Jul 03, 2010 at 06:18 PM // 18:18..

Jul 03, 2010, 06:53 PM // 18:53	#2
Darcy Never Too Old Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island where there are no GW contests Guild: Order of First Profession: W/R	It's just something people started doing. During festivals Party Search is pretty much useless for real stuff (too many districts), so players started using it to brag about their title gains. __________________ That's me, the old stick-in-the-mud non-fun moderator. (and non-understanding, also)

Jul 03, 2010, 07:20 PM // 19:20	#3
Strife17 Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jul 2008 Profession: Mo/	i think to keep track on how much lucky points they have gained whilst afk/sleep instead of writing it on paper or remembering with how many lucky/unlucky points you start. they put in party search. and when they come back, they can see how many points they have gotten. I think

Jul 03, 2010, 08:41 PM // 20:41	#4
KZaske Jungle Guide Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Boise Idaho Guild: Druids Of Old (DOO) Profession: R/Mo	That is about right. Not bragging, just recording. It is faster to type than it is to write them down. A lot of people have very neet desks without pen and paper handy.

Jul 03, 2010, 09:37 PM // 21:37	#5
Stc95 Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: USA Guild: Spirit of Elisha [SOE] Profession: Mo/	I just open up notepad and do all that, can put more info down anyways than you can in party search. No reason to put it on party search. It's annoying for anyone that is actually looking for something and it's just showing off when most of the people don't have anything to show off. Find a pen and paper or open up notepad.

Jul 03, 2010, 10:15 PM // 22:15	#6
jonnieboi05 Forge Runner Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mableton, Georgia Guild: Guild Ancestors Reunited [?????????]	L = Lucky, U = Unlucky. It's nothing more than people posting their current title standings. It's an e-peen thing.

Jul 03, 2010, 11:37 PM // 23:37	#8
Lord Dagon Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Inside the Oblivion Gate Guild: The Imperial Guards of Istan[TIGE] Profession: E/Me	if its a closer/almost max title id say its an e-peen thing. for most everyone its just a recodring thing. for me @ least its alot easier to type then it is to write. and this way you cant have it spammed away if you put it in team chat or w/e. but yea deffinatley not bots.. there would be alot of bots if that was going on.. also bots would be making money.. not losing alot of it over a long period of time :P

Jul 03, 2010, 11:38 PM // 23:38	#9
Voodoo Rage Desert Nomad Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Sacramento, CA Guild: Geezers Profession: R/	It's for all the Rata Sum raptor farmers who think that if they form parties with people with similar digits that they will have better lucky drops...

Jul 03, 2010, 11:47 PM // 23:47	#10
Nom nom Banned Join Date: Jun 2010	I see some scrub player who's already maxed lucky and unlucky so obvious for the epeen than keeping track

Jul 04, 2010, 02:56 AM // 02:56	#11
Gift3d Forge Runner Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Las Vegas Guild: Enraged Whiny Carebears [oR] Profession: W/E	it's got nothing in the goddamn world to do with showing off. you people are neurotic. what i thought was blatantly smack-you-in-the-face obvious, it's a convenient way to track your own progression in the title.

Jul 04, 2010, 06:07 PM // 18:07	#13
Mintha Syl Desert Nomad Join Date: Apr 2010	Uhmmm am I the only one to keep track of title progression through screenshots?

Jul 04, 2010, 08:36 PM // 20:36	#14
Star_Jewel Jungle Guide Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Denizen of Tyria since Feb. 2009	Nope! All this talk of "party search window is easiest" had me giggling a little bit. I just take a screenshot -- tracks my Luck/Unluck and how many tickets I've lost overnight.