Curse

Abedeus · Feb 14, 2008, 05:59 AM // 05:59

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Originally Posted by ShadowsRequiem

Survivor Used to be a good title for all of us who got it b4 gwen and w/o FFF bs

QFT. I remember my try to get r2 survivor... Died from Fire Djinn's that spiked me after touching ,,do not touch''. Now title is a crap.

Skin - Colossal Scimitar, no idea why it's so expensive.

Armor - As one, Primeval for warriors/paragons. You really think you look cool and badass if you dye it black? Or obsi for monks - come on, I know monk has poor choice of armors, but if you want to waste cash, give it to me, I'll buy Kurzick 15k for my monk.

As a piece (GWEN) - Obsi gloves. Can't you understand, that it looks HORRIBLY on fat warriors? My leader has one and even if 99% of the guild mocks at him, he still thinks it looks good ;o

Mickey · Feb 14, 2008, 06:00 AM // 06:00

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Originally Posted by ShadowsRequiem

Dumbest post yet.

Survivor Used to be a good title for all of us who got it b4 gwen and w/o FFF bs

Not really. Jade Brotherhood farming FTL? Lol.

Skyros · Feb 14, 2008, 06:00 AM // 06:00

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Originally Posted by Gift3d

Monks with shields just scream "noob".

No no no... you scream "noob" good sir.

Everyone else who QQ's here: Jealously is an ugly color.

ShadowsRequiem · Feb 14, 2008, 06:03 AM // 06:03

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Originally Posted by Mickey

Not really. Jade Brotherhood farming FTL? Lol.

Oh I mean for those of us who actually played the game. I was a pussy at first I wouldnt do arborstone until me and my friend both did survivors through the game. It was lots of fun XD

Grasping Darkness · Feb 14, 2008, 06:09 AM // 06:09

most overrated title is the one that a player checks to show off?

RedNova88 · Feb 14, 2008, 06:27 AM // 06:27

^So true. The Survivor title has just become a joke because of those that decide to take the easy rode, and because Anet isn't willing to patch this hole^

Armor: Warrior FoW. The helmet looks good with many other sets of armor, I'll give it that... The rest of the set makes the person look like a walking trash compactor. Just my opinion, though.

Title/skill: Ursan power gogogo! The illusion of skill awaits you!

Accomplishment/title: PvP titles/ranks ect. And only because many of the people that have them assume they're some sort of PvP god. It makes me sick and is one of the main reasons I don't PvP as often as I used to.

Jenn · Feb 14, 2008, 07:03 AM // 07:03

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Originally Posted by Um Yeah

Titles:
Glad 1-6 or 7. Not sure as I don't RA/TA much.
Hero 1-10.
Champ 1-4.
All Commander.

Accomplishments:
Winning Halls
Being in a top 100 guild

I guess people who win halls are all r10+ and people in top 100 guilds are all <r4+. Thanks for clearing that up.

As for the FoW/chaos gloves/etc.etc. etc. the way I look at it is... there's nothing left to do in this game except to count your money. Once you do that, I guess ya gotta spend it. What's the best way to spend it? On expensive things! Go epeen?

Titles? Hmm. I think anything where you legitimately work to get them is okay by me, whether it's guardian, survivor, vanquisher, etc. But if you copped out and did it in some sorta pussy way, then I don't care. The best part about it is that I know that you know you didn't earn it

Tyla · Feb 14, 2008, 07:10 AM // 07:10

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Originally Posted by ShadowsRequiem

Oh I mean for those of us who actually played the game. I was a pussy at first I wouldnt do arborstone until me and my friend both did survivors through the game. It was lots of fun XD

Haha, same - my para (before PvE only skills - either that or I just didn't know they were there :S) was the same

I was surprised when I got out alive! ;o

strcpy · Feb 14, 2008, 09:31 AM // 09:31

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Originally Posted by MsMassacre

Ever see someone running around in some brand new high end armor that just looks dumb? Or with a title they think commands respect but is really pretty insignificant? Or with an ultrarare sword and shield that look positively hideous together?

What in your opinion is the most overated armor/item/title/whatever that people show off?

Anything you are showing off is over-rated - really. Everything is GW is grindable with no skill whatsoever from a build someone else did all the hard work to make. Always has been, always will be. Make sure you note that "showing off" is VERY different from "displaying".

I have titles I am *personally* proud of because I know I didn't get them that way, but I don't expect other people to care one way or another. I also have items I am *personally* proud of, but again have no reason to expect others to do so. I display ones I am proud of or ones that currently give me some type of advantage

I am MUCH more proud of a protector title I henched on my own than I am of my SS/LB that I flagged hench/hero to get while in Wurms. Of course, I could have easily purchased runs for said protector titles so I have no expectation of others being impressed by it even though I did it the hard way.

What I generally find amusing is that many consider wherever they are currently at to be the one that shows actual skill - especially in PvP. Only rank 4? Well those people asking for rank 6 or better are noobs that don't know what they are talking about - anyone above rank 3 is *obviously* good (well, until you reach said higher rank, then it is vitally important that you are that rank or rank-1).

There are only a very few things in the game I find somewhat impressive, though more because it required some level of dedication and can't really be bought. High level PvP titles required lots of hours, Treasure hunter required you to actually opened said chests, Vanquisher titles meant you spent a lot of time actually killing things. Are they really impressive? Not really - it just proves you spent a lot of time. None of them show skill - there are low rank/title players out there that have WAY more skill than high level ones and will continue to be so because they make no attempt at gaining titles. There are H/H builds that make the PvE titles easy and BotM that make the PvP titles easy (though still time consuming).

There is one, and only one, metric I respect from just being there and that is when you get into the very high parts of the PvP ladders. I know of no way to cheat your way into that place.

LeoX · Feb 14, 2008, 01:00 PM // 13:00

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Originally Posted by Abedeus

Armor - As one, Primeval for warriors/paragons. You really think you look cool and badass if you dye it black?

I agree with that, i mean i'm not a person who thinks everyone who dyes armour black are doing it just for the status, because black is actually my favourite colour. However, i do set myself limits. I will not dye my 15k platemail, or templar black. I've not even bought primeval, but if i did i would not dye it black as it just does not look nice, imo.

thelessa · Feb 14, 2008, 01:37 PM // 13:37

I don't have a problem with titles or high end armor buyers, it is the attitude that can go along with it.

Sjeng · Feb 14, 2008, 03:53 PM // 15:53

All I see people do in this thread is critisizing armor/weapon skin types. Mostly FoW.

How on EARTH is that overrated??? You're only giving your own opinions on wether you like the way it LOOKS or not, but that, imo, is NOT an argument to say it's overrated.

Overrated and personal taste are two entirely different things here!

I LOVE my warrior's FoW armor. There are many more armors I like, from 1k to 15k to Obsidian.

As all armors have the SAME stats, NONE can be overrated. You only pay for the looks, and THAT is a matter of personal taste. So stop the nonsense in this topic allready!

Overrated would be some skill that is hard to acquire, but really doesn't give you any significant advantage in the game. I can't think of any, as the Kurzick/Luxon PvE skills require some Faction farming to get, but DO give you a nice advantage imo. Some might think those overrated, but I like them.
Saying PvE skills are overrated would be a good argument here, but I'd disagree as I see the advantage of most of them.

Overrated is NOT armor that is more expensive to get, becasue they are ALL the same except looks.

Got it now? /rant.

Shuuda · Feb 14, 2008, 03:58 PM // 15:58

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Originally Posted by Sjeng

All I see people do in this thread is critisizing armor/weapon skin types. Mostly FoW.

How on EARTH is that overrated??? You're only giving your own opinions on wether you like the way it LOOKS or not, but that, imo, is NOT an argument to say it's overrated.

Overrated and personal taste are two entirely different things here!

I LOVE my warrior's FoW armor. There are many more armors I like, from 1k to 15k to Obsidian.

As all armors have the SAME stats, NONE can be overrated. You only pay for the looks, and THAT is a matter of personal taste. So stop the nonsense in this topic allready!

Overrated would be some skill that is hard to acquire, but really doesn't give you any significant advantage in the game. I can't think of any, as the Kurzick/Luxon PvE skills require some Faction farming to get, but DO give you a nice advantage imo. Some might think those overrated, but I like them.
Saying PvE skills are overrated would be a good argument here, but I'd disagree as I see the advantage of most of them.

Overrated is NOT armor that is more expensive to get, becasue they are ALL the same except looks.

Got it now? /rant.

Overrated is anything that get more worship (or more rated) Than it should do, that can include armor/weapons/proffessions/anything. FoW is considered Overrated by many because most PvErs think your a better player for having it somehow, that it makes you better than others. If you like FoW, get it, just don't think having it makes you good. It's the same with Chaos Gloves, Dragon Gautlets, most people in PvE get the idea that grinding makes you the best.

/tsk

gnome · Feb 15, 2008, 10:58 PM // 22:58

i have monk fow dyed black and i am 40k away from getting my chaos gloves
you are now going *cough* usual moneyspam needy worshipseeking blah blah blah etc *cough*
however i did not buy these things because i wanted respect. ever since that fateful day almost two years ago in lions arch i have wanted monk fow. ever since i saw chaos gloves i knew i wanted them. i totally agree with the fact that you see people in armor dyed black and it looks horrible (warrior primeval ewwwwww) who have blatently bought it for the fame, along with many other cases, but instead of stereotyping us all together you have got to realise that there are people out there who buy things because they actually like them, and bought in order to look good in their opinion. i would never buy something as ugly as male nec fow (in my opinion, and you are entitled to not like my armor combo, but do not put me in the same group as the attention seeking ones) just to earn a bit more fame. i do not believe grinding is the best either...i just got a few good minipets for my bdays. its about how you play, and in my opinion the best players are those who help others achieve what they want --> thank you so much Princess of Dragons, who taught me everything i need to know about gw.

Death By Ketchup · Feb 15, 2008, 11:09 PM // 23:09

Armour- Monk FoW.
Title- kind of a big deal..well the first tier.
weapon- uh..ele swords I guess.

Shuuda · Feb 15, 2008, 11:12 PM // 23:12

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and in my opinion the best players are those who help others achieve what they want

That sounds more like the carebear version of "Best Players", not that helping others is not a good quality, but judging how good someone is at a game because he helps people a lot is foolish.

Now, If you have Black FoW and Choas gloves or Dragon Gautlets or whatever, and you actually like them (although for Dragon Gautlets that seems impossible cause they're shit ugly no matter how you put it) Then that's good for you, but it doesn't change the fact they are overrated.

Radiant Chipmunk · Feb 16, 2008, 04:37 PM // 16:37

Tisk, tisk look at all the haters in the house

ScoobyDooby Dooo · Feb 16, 2008, 04:45 PM // 16:45

I 2nd that chippy munkie, but dragon gauntlets is a fail.....

roshanabey2 · Feb 16, 2008, 04:45 PM // 16:45

ranger fow armour sucks soo much i want to kill myself, and sooooo expensive.

maraxusofk · Feb 16, 2008, 10:01 PM // 22:01

internet mmo rule #32: epeen is inversely proportional to real peen size.