Curse

JumpingBean · Nov 03, 2007, 03:07 AM // 03:07

EDIT BY FAER - Please keep in mind that no discussion of botting, macroing, or otherwise obtaining any title by automated means is to be discussed in this thread. We don't supoort such things here at GWG, and we wouldn't want to be blamed for you people getting banned over it in-game.

I have a suggestion, if not for GW then for GW2 assuming alchohol is still involved. Some of us like to "stay high" and not let our level of drunkeness fall below level 3, but when you are drunk it is sometimes hard to tell just how drunk you are.
So I suggest a Drunk-o-Meter breathalyzer that appears (perhaps as an yes/no option) when you imbibe so you know just how drunk you are before you get behind the sword or staff.

A11Eur0 · Nov 03, 2007, 04:24 AM // 04:24

enter the crybabies who want their titles to stay the way they are because they're supposed to be hard.

Although this title is far from hard, just have to try not to fall asleep while doing it. The answer you're going to get is to keep your title window open, hit 5 points of booze, then do a 1-point every time you see the counter go up by a minute. You have a minute of leeway so you're not sitting there doing nothing hovering on the next bottle.

HawkofStorms · Nov 03, 2007, 04:44 AM // 04:44

/signed
I have the title myself (so I would be one of those "cry babies") but I support this idea. Staring at a watch every 3 miniutes is the exact same thing. It might as well be in game.

genofreek · Nov 03, 2007, 05:09 AM // 05:09

Suggested before, I signed it then and I'll sign it now.

I dislike the fact that there's no fullness limit determining how fast you can earn sweet tooth, but somehow there's a cap on booze. If we must take all that damn time to drink, at least let us monitor it with something besides the unorganized title track window.

Edit: Scroll down to MithranArkanere's post. An effect icon would be perfect.

Frozy · Nov 03, 2007, 12:52 PM // 12:52

There's another thing to consider, we now got "Drunk Skills", being Drunk is now more than just a title, it affects the PVE Gameplay.

HawkofStorms · Nov 03, 2007, 06:07 PM // 18:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frozy

There's another thing to consider, we now got "Drunk Skills", being Drunk is now more than just a title, it affects the PVE Gameplay.

*rolls eyes* and how would some in game clock or status bar for booze affect that? ... cricket cricket.... Right.

Kook~NBK~ · Nov 03, 2007, 07:53 PM // 19:53

/signed.

It would be nice to have, since sometimes I'll get into conversations in town and lose track of when I need to take a swig, *hic* It's really rough when your drinking while holiday events (MAD KING THORN) are happening and everyone on TS is yapping away (we do have some fun conversations)

Drakken Breathes Fire · Nov 04, 2007, 12:29 AM // 00:29

It's not THAT hard to tell how smashed you are by the screen distortion.
Besides, who really knows how smashed they are IRL? Certainly not all those drunk drivers out there.

/notsigned

MithranArkanere · Nov 04, 2007, 12:37 AM // 00:37

Effect icons. I'll say it again.
Drunk status need effect icons!

Not everyone can use the PostProcessing, don't be selfish.

Croco Clouds · Nov 04, 2007, 01:44 AM // 01:44

/signed

I want the status bar just like enchantment

Drakken Breathes Fire · Nov 04, 2007, 08:42 AM // 08:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by MithranArkanere

Effect icons. I'll say it again.
Drunk status need effect icons!

Not everyone can use the PostProcessing, don't be selfish.

True say, an Icon would be a good thing, like walking on ice or any other world effects. It wont tell you how much longer you'll be drunk, but just telling someone 'yes you're drunk' Is a good idea. I'll go with that too.

Aera Lure · Nov 04, 2007, 02:13 PM // 14:13

/signed

I'd go for an icon showing drunk level. Anet really ought to make this title less asinine than requiring someone sit IRL and stare at a watch, otherwise they make a bot of a human player. I dont think an icon makes the title really any easier, it just means you can actually play a bit while doing it, rather than be an automotron IRL.

Frozy · Nov 04, 2007, 03:47 PM // 15:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by HawkofStorms

*rolls eyes* and how would some in game clock or status bar for booze affect that? ... cricket cricket.... Right.

An icon (like the one you get after using a Sugar item) would make it easier to know when you're really drunk.
Now that we got skills that use this effect, you have to follow a clock or keep the titles menu open... isn't that a bit too much?

JumpingBean · Nov 04, 2007, 07:07 PM // 19:07

My request was not so much for title-gaining aids (if you are going for Drunkard w/o using the warp trick I've read about then I think you'll be downing drinks often enough that estimating a minute of gameplay and when you need to recharge will become rote), but more a humorous addition to the game. Also a handy reference for the new dwarf skills that are more effective when you're drunk.
I'd be ok with a simple "Yes, you are (a) drunk" icon, but I thought an on-screen, steampunk-ish breathalyzer would fit with the sometimes tongue-in-cheek humor we find throughout this game. Could even be a gadget that eats an inventory slot for those who find it worthwhile to use.

Then again, if difficult to implement I'd rather see them spend the time on GW2 so it's released on schedule... was just a thought.

HawkofStorms · Nov 04, 2007, 08:13 PM // 20:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frozy

An icon (like the one you get after using a Sugar item) would make it easier to know when you're really drunk.
Now that we got skills that use this effect, you have to follow a clock or keep the titles menu open... isn't that a bit too much?

Ahh... I thought you where saying that since it "affects PvE gameplay" it would somehow be overpowered and thus meaning you were /notsigning it.

greenreaper3 · Nov 06, 2007, 02:48 AM // 02:48

yeah...like a small bar pops up and theres a line there are 5 lines to represent ur drunkess lvl (and minutes)

signed

MithranArkanere · Nov 08, 2007, 05:37 PM // 17:37

All the other consumables with effects have effect icons.
And being drunk is a condition more than anything else, used for some skills.
Either an effect or condition icon should be used for the 'drunk' status.

nechronius · Nov 08, 2007, 09:50 PM // 21:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by JumpingBean

I'd be ok with a simple "Yes, you are (a) drunk" icon, but I thought an on-screen, steampunk-ish breathalyzer would fit with the sometimes tongue-in-cheek humor we find throughout this game. Could even be a gadget that eats an inventory slot for those who find it worthwhile to use.

I had the same though, but not as complex. A "breathalyzer" bar that slowly "cools down" as you sober up.

However I'd just settle for a simple icon with a little cooldown bar just like every other condition in the game. Is that so much to ask for? Make an icon that always has a 5 minute max Time limit, so if you only drink a level 1 drink the status bar only goes to 1/5 full. That's enough for even the laziest would-be drunk to utilize.

Drunkard is certainly inordinately more difficult to obtain than sweet tooth. I guess a.net just doesn't want to be perceived as promoting alcohol consumption.

legion_rat · Nov 08, 2007, 10:18 PM // 22:18

drunk icon that works like bleeding,curses etc.

~the rat~

Guns Up! · Nov 09, 2007, 04:32 AM // 04:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by JumpingBean

My request was not so much for title-gaining aids (if you are going for Drunkard w/o using the warp trick I've read about then I think you'll be downing drinks often enough that estimating a minute of gameplay and when you need to recharge will become rote), but more a humorous addition to the game. Also a handy reference for the new dwarf skills that are more effective when you're drunk.
I'd be ok with a simple "Yes, you are (a) drunk" icon, but I thought an on-screen, steampunk-ish breathalyzer would fit with the sometimes tongue-in-cheek humor we find throughout this game. Could even be a gadget that eats an inventory slot for those who find it worthwhile to use.

Then again, if difficult to implement I'd rather see them spend the time on GW2 so it's released on schedule... was just a thought.

Sorry, I just started getting my drunk title. What's the warp trick?