Curse

ShadowStorm · Jan 27, 2007, 08:43 AM // 08:43

Here's an easy fix that they could implement to fix both the Sunspear and Lightbringer titles.

In the Realm of Torment, offer bounty's that are only available to Castellans and Mighty Lightbringers or above. The New bountys would give 4 Sunspear Points and 4 Lightbringer points per kill. This would speed up Lightbringer farming and would offer a method to bring about the Spearmarshal title.

P.S. /signed

daraaksii · Jan 27, 2007, 10:05 AM // 10:05

/signed but only if they raise from 2 to 5 in DoA. You need to work for it.

Hanok Odbrook · Feb 22, 2007, 07:26 PM // 19:26

I don't necessarily want it to be easier, however, I would like to see this title untied from the Promotion Points title. Once my chars reached Kourna, I was just about at the cutoff for getting the bounties for SPP, and didn't start going after the Lightbringer until I hit that plateau. Unfortunately, I didn't know the LB bounties cut off at that point as well, so now I have to wait until Vabbi to think about leveling up my LB points. It would be nice for LB to have a separate cutoff from the SPP,

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MithranArkanere · Feb 22, 2007, 08:13 PM // 20:13

All missions and challenge missions should give a certain ammount per kill to certain levels.

For example, the Dajkah Inlet (Mission), should give 4 points per kill until Sunspear General.

Praetor · Feb 22, 2007, 08:35 PM // 20:35

Just revert all the afk-LB farmed pts and I'll be happy with 2 LB pt / kill. Otherwise, should be 4 LB pts in RoT and 6 in DoA.

=DNC=Trucker · Feb 22, 2007, 09:19 PM // 21:19

/signed for a minor increase. nothing over the top though.

bilateralrope · Feb 22, 2007, 11:01 PM // 23:01

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Originally Posted by Vinraith

/notsigned

"Easier," unless it refers to the interface, is almost always a bad thing.

Except that the OP isn't actually asking for an easier way to earn lightbringer. Hes asking for a quicker way, because he doesn't like grinding the same area over and over again.

Why should the time you spend grinding the same area over and over be more important than your actual skill ?
Its not like your skill will improve much there after the first few times you go through it without any problems.

What I'd suggest is that the rewards for some missions and quests (eaither alter current ones or add new ones) are set so that if you complete them below a certain rank on sunspear/lightbringer then the reward will also bump you up to that rank. If you are at that rank, nothing happens from that part of the reward. But I would pick hard quests to give these rank rewards, preferably quests that would become easier if you already have a high rank in that title.

Mr.Pickle · Feb 22, 2007, 11:26 PM // 23:26

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Originally Posted by Shadow of Light

I'd be interested in some Rare Scrolls or something that grant double Lightbringer points for a period of time.

I don't really care about the titles, but why not?

i like this direction in thought. after i finished the game i'm spending more time grinding out lightbringer points. a scroll would be a nice way to temp boost points.

sad to say i was 2 slow to get on the afk wagon but applauded the cleverness of those who did. that said now whenever i see holy lightbringer i think did they really earn it.

Priest Of Sin · Feb 22, 2007, 11:34 PM // 23:34

I'll admit I afk-ed on my assassin to get Holy lightbringer, but god knows it made RoT missions SOOO MUCH EASIER. But since i'm done with it now, I'm waiting for the day when Anet takes away my points. I'm done with them anyway, and i'd be happy to earn them the REAL way.

on topic, /signed. +5 points isn't much of a boost, but it would speed up this shiznit alot.

Meat Axe · Feb 23, 2007, 01:00 AM // 01:00

I like the argument that since the title has a reward, it should be easier to get. I like things that make no sense. I find them funny. Something with a reward should require more work to achieve, not less. This title makes the end game significantly easier, with a max title giving 40% reduction of damage and that other bonus which I can't remember at the moment.

Then again, I don't see how adding an extra couple of points for rewards in later areas would affect the title very much. I'm all for higher bounties for lightbringer, as long as they aren't too high.

kazjun · Feb 23, 2007, 01:43 AM // 01:43

/signed

I think it was 40% extra damage and -8 damage reduction wasn't it? As for me, I'm only LB5 so I'm all for higher bounties. But what could be helpful as well is adding bounties to missions. Right now, I'm finished with the missions so I only really go back to help a friend or guildie. But if there were LB points to be had killing margonites or such, I'd be much more willing to go back and repeat missions. LB points for me, and some help and experience for people who haven't done the mission. Good for everyone. Good for me too when I take new characters through.

Xiaxhou of Trinity · Feb 23, 2007, 02:20 AM // 02:20

I think titles are against casual players. I think the grinding for this title is overboard, you get 2 pts per kill and you need 50k to max out title. That's
25k monsters you have to kill for title, I think I've only killed that many through farming (and I mean grinding to pay off vabbian/15k sets). 2 points is ridiculously low, 5 or 7 pts per kill like sunspear would be plausible.

/signed

Orinn · Feb 23, 2007, 07:14 AM // 07:14

/signed as long as it doesn't go too high. I think 3 oints in the desolation, 5 points per kill in RoT would sped things up immensely, removing a good chunk of the grind associated with them, but not make it so easy that anyone can do it in a few hours.

revelation · Feb 23, 2007, 10:29 AM // 10:29

With increasing points/kill will waste some people a lot of time, because they were farming hard to get high levels of title by 2pts/kill and then other people could get it few times faster/easier... Sounds unfair :P

But I /sign for minor increase... like 3-4 pts per kill

bilateralrope · Feb 23, 2007, 08:27 PM // 20:27

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Originally Posted by revelation

With increasing points/kill will waste some people a lot of time, because they were farming hard to get high levels of title by 2pts/kill and then other people could get it few times faster/easier... Sounds unfair :P

After the first few times they completed the lightbringer farming run, what exactly did those with higher lighbringer ranks do other than repeating the same run over and over ?

Why should people be rewarded by actual gameplay improvements simply because they can do the same thing over and over ?

To me the lightbringer title currently makes the time you spent grinding it at a higher importance to your actual skill at playing guild wars.

Evilsod · Feb 23, 2007, 11:32 PM // 23:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by revelation

With increasing points/kill will waste some people a lot of time, because they were farming hard to get high levels of title by 2pts/kill and then other people could get it few times faster/easier... Sounds unfair :P

But I /sign for minor increase... like 3-4 pts per kill

I have Holy Lightbringer... 25000 of it actually farmed. I honestly couldn't give a shit if they upped it. I still have 9 more characters who would like slightly more Lightbringer for the damage boost.

Orphan Anthem · Feb 24, 2007, 12:53 AM // 00:53

Im happy with my r6 lightbringer and completly avoiding farming the lask 5k points for r7

Winterclaw · Feb 24, 2007, 04:05 AM // 04:05

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Originally Posted by Maxiemonster

NOTE: If 500 points per hour is just incredibly low, please tell me, maybe I'm just whining for nothing

Coulnd't find any posts/information about getting more then that anywhere.

That seems about right for the area I had to farm the first three levels title at (2 points per kill). And I will agree that it's a bit slow.

Absolute Eminence · Feb 24, 2007, 09:02 AM // 09:02

even just to 3pts would be relief for many casual gamers.

Maxiemonster · Feb 25, 2007, 02:53 PM // 14:53

I can understand that people don't want titles to be easier to obtain, but still, it's a bad thing that people rather go max out a title that doesn't have a passive boost in some missions. I'd rather see people walk around with Holy Lightbringer everywhere, then people with Ale-Hound, Sweet Tooth or Cartographer.

Thanks for the positive feedback though

Maybe one day...