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Winterclaw · Oct 17, 2008, 05:24 AM // 05:24

You want to make HA fun and competitive again? Here's my idea:

No fame unless you win the HoH.

You get one point for winning it, one point each time you hold it. Adjust the titles accordingly. If you want fame and a title, you now have to play for keeps. First thing that would happen is a number of the builds designed only to win a few rounds would start disappearing as people stop thinking about making an easy build that can win 3 rounds and people start looking towards putting together a team that can get to and hold the HoH.

I mean why should you gain 3-6 ranks of fame if all you do is running the same build as everyone else who is trying to get to the minimum rank du jour? IMO if you want fame, you've got to win the big map and only the big map.

If it doesn't work, you can always switch it back in 2-3 months.

Abedeus · Oct 17, 2008, 05:59 AM // 05:59

Yes, I'm sure newbies will come if they must beat everyone in order to slightly affect their titles.

It's like saying "let's make PvE fun by giving out all drops ONLY if you finish the zone!!".

wind fire and ice · Oct 17, 2008, 06:04 AM // 06:04

Soo we make HA more active by making it harder for newer people to get fame? Great logic.

Gift3d · Oct 17, 2008, 06:05 AM // 06:05

This would only turn a lot of people away from HA, since it is all about the fame after all. And that is the last thing HA needs, it's dead enough as it is. It's not like you're going to get a decent rank anyways from farming 1-2 fame at a time. Let the noobs get their bambi's and be happy.

edit: although, if you think about it, GvG doesn't reward a title until you've reached a certain rating, which is kind of similar in your idea. Just a thought.

Konig Des Todes · Oct 17, 2008, 06:43 AM // 06:43

Slightly better idea:

Drop the Deer, Wolf, and Tiger emotes.

Add more rare drops from the HoH chest. (the objective should be to win and hold afterall).

Give some new special "look bonus" for participating (but it would need a bit of work).

Yes this would lead to people grinding HA... but it already is grind basically, and can not be non-grind really, you're just fighting again.. and again.. and again.. same maps, same tactics, same ZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZz ZzZzZzZzZz ZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZz ZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZz ZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZz ZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZz ZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZz ZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZz.

Only people who play PvP are either in it for the titles (moron imo), the emotes, or to fight people. Only real way to bring people back is to bring in people who want to fight other people, and with that, correct people's attitudes (make them not be assholes in PvP, that's why I don't PvP anymore).

But, that stuff, is impossible for ANet.

So HA, and all the PvP, will go down the path that it will go down, and no single person, nor group of people, can fix that, only the community as a whole can fix it (that is, the PvP community and the non-player community *by becoming part of the players*).

R.I.P.
H.A.

Was fun *not, only met arses there*.

Eduhard · Oct 17, 2008, 07:56 AM // 07:56

Maybe what HA needs is a "rank" balance system, like they do in GvG...

I'm rank3 (shame on me...) and I've been raped by r11 balanced teams....that's not cool, and I dont HA anymore due to that...

It's just my opinion...

Rothan Celt · Oct 17, 2008, 11:38 AM // 11:38

Fancy idea winterclaw but as wind and fire said it will turn a lot of peeps away from HA pretty soon it will just be good teams V good teams on the first 3 battles normaly the first 2 battles are the title seeking nubs yet without them the sersious teams would never advance unless a "worthey Opponent" shows up which imo would kill HA.

and btw Eduhard ive witnessed unranked teams beating R9+ teams

Arkantos · Oct 17, 2008, 12:21 PM // 12:21

You think making fame a shit load harder to get is going to attract people to HA?

Leave HA suggestions to HA players imo.

Luminarus · Oct 18, 2008, 06:31 AM // 06:31

This is like the reverse of the glad title change lol... definately no thanx

Tyla · Oct 18, 2008, 01:54 PM // 13:54

This will merely kill HA by getting rid of the people who run gimmicks i.e those who just want the fame for the emotes. Making you have to win HoH to get the fame or the emotes and getting rid of the emotes would kill HA.

doudou_steve · Oct 19, 2008, 04:06 AM // 04:06

What we need is new maps, End of topic. And maybe (that's my suggestion) some random conditions in certains map

Exemple: In map X, you lose 1 enchantment (or/and 1 hex) each 30 sec.

Ok i've equipped myself with the flame shield *run away*

Sierraa · Oct 19, 2008, 04:21 AM // 04:21

People who hold halls generally get more fame than people who farm UW and Fetid all day.

The people who want to fame farm and grind should be able to. Plus Starcraft fame farmed for his r15. ;P