Splitting the Skill Hunter title? - Page 2 - Guild Wars Forums

Commander Ryker · Apr 16, 2007, 08:07 PM // 20:07

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Originally Posted by scottyboysn

My question is if it will require elite skills or all the skills from the campaign. Splitting the skills would make for a much easier max title. Since hard mode will make getting the max mission title harder, that will officially make all of the titles very difficult to max. I'll be losing my KoaBD title - and I think others will as well. I like having them being difficult to max=) Makes wearing KoaBD and others very impressive.

It's just elite skills and it will be elite skills. Getting regular skills just require going to a skill guy and buying them. There's no effort in that, so why should you get a title for it?

Navaros · Apr 17, 2007, 12:52 AM // 00:52

Getting 1k worth of money every time you need to buy a skill takes a lot of effort once you start buying tons of skills. That's why.

Kayla Slays · Apr 17, 2007, 04:46 PM // 16:46

My mesmer has the Elite Skill Hunter (290). And yes it took forever and cost me a fortune! Even though I have the title I dislike it for a number of reasons:

1. It is not maxed - max level is 360 and I can only hope that the new elites in GW:EN will allow me to max that. It would be nice if it could already count towards Kind of a Big Deal, or People Know Me (She has 6 titles - obviously excluding the Elite Skill hunter).
2. After all the trouble (and cost) that I went through to get the title - there is NO way I feel like doing it with any other character.
3. All my characters have some elites - but there is no motivation for me to chase after more for them. Especially with the hero system because I have every elite unlocked. I have a friend who is concentrating on getting each of his characters their own profession specific titles. Thinking back - I wish I had done it that way.
4. With lightbringer bonus, I no longer run with any other title showing, making all the other title hunting I have done seem unrewarded and a waste of time.

I have seen that they are revamping the Elite title so that it is fair to people who do not own all the campaigns. Which sounds great. And here is another idea...

....Make a profession specific title. Get every Elite for your primary and get a title. Pretty easy I know, but still something you could work towards. And then something like the Master Skill Hunter could almost be an account based title. Though I know many people will shoot that idea down! But it would reward people who enjoy playing different characters and playing each one well. And if you chose to do it with one character - great you still get the maxed account title.

TheRaven · Apr 17, 2007, 05:14 PM // 17:14

I'm very skeptical about the title split. It sounds to me, like it would be impossible for me to max this title after the split, but I hope that I'm just not understanding how it will work.

For example, lets say there are 50 Elites in Prophecies (random number, I don't know the exact count). Well one of those Elites is Barrage. I capped Barrage in Factions, so it is now impossible for me to cap it in Prophecies. Does this mean I can never max the Prophecies Skill Hunter title? If there are 15 core elites and I capped 5 in Prophecies, 5 in Factions and 5 in Nightfall I can never max any title even though I may have every elite available on my character.

This is my main concern with the title split. I'm hoping I'm wrong about this.

Former Ruling · Apr 17, 2007, 05:23 PM // 17:23

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Originally Posted by TheRaven

I'm very skeptical about the title split. It sounds to me, like it would be impossible for me to max this title after the split, but I hope that I'm just not understanding how it will work.

For example, lets say there are 50 Elites in Prophecies (random number, I don't know the exact count). Well one of those Elites is Barrage. I capped Barrage in Factions, so it is now impossible for me to cap it in Prophecies. Does this mean I can never max the Prophecies Skill Hunter title? If there are 15 core elites and I capped 5 in Prophecies, 5 in Factions and 5 in Nightfall I can never max any title even though I may have every elite available on my character.

This is my main concern with the title split. I'm hoping I'm wrong about this.

Barrage is a CORE skill, not a Prophecies skill.

When they say "Prophecies Elite" they mean the ones ONLY available in Prophecies.

TheRaven · Apr 17, 2007, 06:11 PM // 18:11

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Originally Posted by Former Ruling

Barrage is a CORE skill, not a Prophecies skill.

When they say "Prophecies Elite" they mean the ones ONLY available in Prophecies.

Has A-Net said yet how they will split the title? I thought they said it would be split into 3 separate tracks (one per campaign), but if they are instead splitting it into 4 tracks with CORE added this would definitely solve the issue.

With only 3 tracks, how will CORE skills be managed? I guess they could set it up so that if you capped it in one place you get credit for it on all tracks.

I guess I'll just wait and see how it's implemented.

Hell Raiser · Apr 17, 2007, 07:36 PM // 19:36

I have the Elite Skill Hunter (5) (291), and I would really like some count towards KoaBD. HOWEVER, I much prefer wearing Elite Skill Hunter (5) over Kind Of A Big Deal (1) or Prophecies Skill Hunter (x). I would rather they create 3 new titles (Prophecies, Factions, Nightfall - Core skills would count +1 to each tier) and leave the current title (still unmaxable).

Dahl · Apr 18, 2007, 05:22 PM // 17:22

If I'm not mistaken, how it will work is

let's say you have

4 core skills
10 tyrian elites
16 canthan elites
8 elonian elites.

Your titles would read 14 for tyrian, 20 for canthan, and 12 for elonian, you with me? The core skills just add to your existing tracks.

And if you cap a skill that belongs in tyria, but you capped it in factions, it would actually just count on your tyrian track, not your canthan track. It's not where you capped it, its which campaign the elite belongs to.

thezed · Apr 18, 2007, 05:31 PM // 17:31

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Originally Posted by Hell Raiser

I have the Elite Skill Hunter (5) (291), and I would really like some count towards KoaBD. HOWEVER, I much prefer wearing Elite Skill Hunter (5) over Kind Of A Big Deal (1) or Prophecies Skill Hunter (x). I would rather they create 3 new titles (Prophecies, Factions, Nightfall - Core skills would count +1 to each tier) and leave the current title (still unmaxable).

If I'm not mistaken, this is how it was being discussed in the thread proposing the split. They would ADD 3 title tracks in addtion to the "World" skill hunger track. There was also talk of adding a "World" Cartographer and Protector title.

This is just what was being proposed by Gail, don't know what got finalized.

Apr 17, 2007, 04:46 PM // 16:46	#23
Kayla Slays Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2006 Location: Round Rock, Texas Guild: Can't Stop Texans Profession: Mo/	Elite skill Titles - dislikes and ideas My mesmer has the Elite Skill Hunter (290). And yes it took forever and cost me a fortune! Even though I have the title I dislike it for a number of reasons: 1. It is not maxed - max level is 360 and I can only hope that the new elites in GW:EN will allow me to max that. It would be nice if it could already count towards Kind of a Big Deal, or People Know Me (She has 6 titles - obviously excluding the Elite Skill hunter). 2. After all the trouble (and cost) that I went through to get the title - there is NO way I feel like doing it with any other character. 3. All my characters have some elites - but there is no motivation for me to chase after more for them. Especially with the hero system because I have every elite unlocked. I have a friend who is concentrating on getting each of his characters their own profession specific titles. Thinking back - I wish I had done it that way. 4. With lightbringer bonus, I no longer run with any other title showing, making all the other title hunting I have done seem unrewarded and a waste of time. I have seen that they are revamping the Elite title so that it is fair to people who do not own all the campaigns. Which sounds great. And here is another idea... ....Make a profession specific title. Get every Elite for your primary and get a title. Pretty easy I know, but still something you could work towards. And then something like the Master Skill Hunter could almost be an account based title. Though I know many people will shoot that idea down! But it would reward people who enjoy playing different characters and playing each one well. And if you chose to do it with one character - great you still get the maxed account title.

Apr 17, 2007, 12:52 AM // 00:52	#22
Navaros Forge Runner Join Date: Apr 2005 Profession: Mo/Me	Getting 1k worth of money every time you need to buy a skill takes a lot of effort once you start buying tons of skills. That's why.

Apr 17, 2007, 05:14 PM // 17:14	#24
TheRaven Desert Nomad Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Virginia Guild: Spirit of Elisha Profession: W/	I'm very skeptical about the title split. It sounds to me, like it would be impossible for me to max this title after the split, but I hope that I'm just not understanding how it will work. For example, lets say there are 50 Elites in Prophecies (random number, I don't know the exact count). Well one of those Elites is Barrage. I capped Barrage in Factions, so it is now impossible for me to cap it in Prophecies. Does this mean I can never max the Prophecies Skill Hunter title? If there are 15 core elites and I capped 5 in Prophecies, 5 in Factions and 5 in Nightfall I can never max any title even though I may have every elite available on my character. This is my main concern with the title split. I'm hoping I'm wrong about this.

Apr 17, 2007, 07:36 PM // 19:36	#27
Hell Raiser Forge Runner Join Date: Dec 2005 Guild: [PHNX] Profession: Mo/	I have the Elite Skill Hunter (5) (291), and I would really like some count towards KoaBD. HOWEVER, I much prefer wearing Elite Skill Hunter (5) over Kind Of A Big Deal (1) or Prophecies Skill Hunter (x). I would rather they create 3 new titles (Prophecies, Factions, Nightfall - Core skills would count +1 to each tier) and leave the current title (still unmaxable).

Apr 18, 2007, 05:22 PM // 17:22	#28
Dahl Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Guild: Exalted Legionnaires [ExL]	If I'm not mistaken, how it will work is let's say you have 4 core skills 10 tyrian elites 16 canthan elites 8 elonian elites. Your titles would read 14 for tyrian, 20 for canthan, and 12 for elonian, you with me? The core skills just add to your existing tracks. And if you cap a skill that belongs in tyria, but you capped it in factions, it would actually just count on your tyrian track, not your canthan track. It's not where you capped it, its which campaign the elite belongs to.