Guild Wars 2

When you hit 80 there’s still stuff to do, you can progress by getting the ultimate armor and weapons, achievements and PvP. The progress of your characters levels and stats and skills stop though.

What if there were ranks after lvl 80? you could reach exotic, ascended and legendary ranks that would be prestigous. It would show that you really have played the game and spent time in it. What these prestigious things could be are not about doing more damage, or getting new skills that are more powerful.

So what would this prestigious feature allow?

Before i get into the stuff, higher ranks will earn you more amazing stuff.

Ranks
Exotic 1-3 (cool stuff)
Ascended 1-2 (cooler stuff)
Legendary (The coolest stuff in the game)

Symbols and colors
You will get symbols like a star or others next to your name and your name, title and guild color can be dyed in different colors.

Rank Emotes
Unique emotes for each rank.

One rank will summon a cannon that shoots you up in the air and when you land you splatter on the ground.

Rank Skills
Some current class skills will be different and more amazing or funny depending on your rank.

Rank Mounts
Each rank gives a unique mount. (Like with the Broom and Carpet it won’t increase movement speed)

These are some ideas for the rank system.

Everything is customizeble and you can chose to have it like standard.

To me it sounds fairly similar to the achievement point system/title system already in place.

If it were to be implemented, I’d worry that it would be another way for dungeon parties to filter potential party members through the LFG system. “E.g. 5k AP, Ascended Rank”

Message Body length must at least be 15.

It pretty much goes against with their casual-friendly policy, but many “prestige” things are behind immense gind-fest; so…

Mesket.5728:

It pretty much goes against with their casual-friendly policy, but many “prestige” things are behind immense gind-fest; so…

Well, you do grind after level 80 anyway, so what’s the deal? Rather give players prestige if they spend a lot of time. Casual players don’t need ranks or prestige.

Crimson Clouds.4853:

To me it sounds fairly similar to the achievement point system/title system already in place.

If it were to be implemented, I’d worry that it would be another way for dungeon parties to filter potential party members through the LFG system. “E.g. 5k AP, Ascended Rank”

While I don’t agree with the OP’s ideas, I don’t see what this has to do with anything. If people want to post ridiculous requirements, then that’s their prerogative. Everyone in this game can either be inclusive or as exclusive as they want.

You can easily make your own group and run it will carebear builds and and kill every mob in the dungeon if you want, there is nothing stopping you. You can even make a group that requires everyone to be a bearbow wearing pink if that’s your desire.

Sounds like you are sour at being rejected, and are just looking for another outlet to complain.

Zoid.2568:

Mesket.5728:

It pretty much goes against with their casual-friendly policy, but many “prestige” things are behind immense gind-fest; so…

Well, you do grind after level 80 anyway, so what’s the deal? Rather give players prestige if they spend a lot of time. Casual players don’t need ranks or prestige.

You are assuming waaaaay to much there… Casual players loves prestige as much as the hardcore… problem is, many can’t afford the time. Give prestige only to hardcore because they can sit their cats on the game for many more hours and this game is just like his cousins.

What is needed is a system that can reward casuals and hardcore for content completed and not farmed.

Zoid.2568:

One rank will summon a cannon that shoots you up in the air and when you land you splatter on the ground.

So, it’s basically raising the level cap. No. Calling level 90 exotic still means it’s level 90. I don’t want to have to level up more, I don’t want “prestigious” emotes that everybody will have, I don’t want to glow, I don’t want my name to glow and I don’t want a mount.

Any thread suggesting mounts should result in an instant lock and temporary forum ban. =/

Zoid.2568:

Well, you do grind after level 80 anyway, so what’s the deal? Rather give players prestige if they spend a lot of time. Casual players don’t need ranks or prestige.

You don’t rad this forum much, do you?
Most complains I read here is from casuals complaining that they need to grind to get the prestige stuff.

About your suggestion, how those ranks would increase? Like I have 8 toons at lvl 80, if the rank up was by level individually they wouldn’t be high, but in general my account would have a high rank.

Belzebu.3912:

Zoid.2568:

Well, you do grind after level 80 anyway, so what’s the deal? Rather give players prestige if they spend a lot of time. Casual players don’t need ranks or prestige.

You don’t rad this forum much, do you?
Most complains I read here is from casuals complaining that they need to grind to get the prestige stuff.

About your suggestion, how those ranks would increase? Like I have 8 toons at lvl 80, if the rank up was by level individually they wouldn’t be high, but in general my account would have a high rank.

You have to earn prestige. You don’t get it by doing casual content.

I agree with you, but many here don’t.

Zoid.2568:

Belzebu.3912:

Zoid.2568:

Well, you do grind after level 80 anyway, so what’s the deal? Rather give players prestige if they spend a lot of time. Casual players don’t need ranks or prestige.

You don’t rad this forum much, do you?
Most complains I read here is from casuals complaining that they need to grind to get the prestige stuff.

About your suggestion, how those ranks would increase? Like I have 8 toons at lvl 80, if the rank up was by level individually they wouldn’t be high, but in general my account would have a high rank.

You have to earn prestige. You don’t get it by doing casual content.

I don’t think you know what casual means…

the content is the same for both… the only difference between a casual and a hardcore is the amount of time dedicated. How many hours a day do they play… Focus in game and how well they play is another different thing… (hardcores tend to play better because they practice more but its not a rule, casuals do hard content and some times even play better than hardcores).

I think it’s a fine idea and people who are reading it are not reading it.
Just as a hint, it has nothing to do with making a new level cap whatsoever.

Mesket.5728:

Zoid.2568:

Belzebu.3912:

Zoid.2568:

Well, you do grind after level 80 anyway, so what’s the deal? Rather give players prestige if they spend a lot of time. Casual players don’t need ranks or prestige.

You don’t rad this forum much, do you?
Most complains I read here is from casuals complaining that they need to grind to get the prestige stuff.

About your suggestion, how those ranks would increase? Like I have 8 toons at lvl 80, if the rank up was by level individually they wouldn’t be high, but in general my account would have a high rank.

You have to earn prestige. You don’t get it by doing casual content.

I don’t think you know what casual means…

the content is the same for both… the only difference between a casual and a hardcore is the amount of time dedicated. How many hours a day do they play… Focus in game and how well they play is another different thing… (hardcores tend to play better because they practice more but its not a rule, casuals do hard content and some times even play better than hardcores).

The rank system is supposed to be after level 80. The ranks are for players who play GW2 long term and are loyal to the game.

As Evalia said. This rank system is not like adding level 90. The rank feature is for prestige, and you have to earn prestige, you don’t just get it. Prestige have to be a long term goal.

If anyone could get prestige, then it wouldn’t be prestigious.

Any idea of progress after level/rank 80 is fine for me .
I dont see anything agaist gaining some bonuses on level 80 .I suggested it around 100 times to make www/pvp rank visible for allies and increase rank cap on pvp but what about casual with rank 10 he would feel offended that somebody has higer rank then he does .
People for gods sake it is mmo , we need long term goals not 1111 spamming content .

Zoid.2568:

Mesket.5728:

Zoid.2568:

Belzebu.3912:

Zoid.2568:

Well, you do grind after level 80 anyway, so what’s the deal? Rather give players prestige if they spend a lot of time. Casual players don’t need ranks or prestige.

You don’t rad this forum much, do you?
Most complains I read here is from casuals complaining that they need to grind to get the prestige stuff.

About your suggestion, how those ranks would increase? Like I have 8 toons at lvl 80, if the rank up was by level individually they wouldn’t be high, but in general my account would have a high rank.

You have to earn prestige. You don’t get it by doing casual content.

I don’t think you know what casual means…

the content is the same for both… the only difference between a casual and a hardcore is the amount of time dedicated. How many hours a day do they play… Focus in game and how well they play is another different thing… (hardcores tend to play better because they practice more but its not a rule, casuals do hard content and some times even play better than hardcores).

The rank system is supposed to be after level 80. The ranks are for players who play GW2 long term and are loyal to the game.

As Evalia said. This rank system is not like adding level 90. The rank feature is for prestige, and you have to earn prestige, you don’t just get it. Prestige have to be a long term goal.

If anyone could get prestige, then it wouldn’t be prestigious.

You still without grasping the concept of what being a casual and a hardcore means. If with earning it you mean spending timeless hours in front of the computer repeating the same thing over and over, then your earned prestige means nothing (and actually it might have a negative impact) since even a lifeless monkey can get it. You don’t need a way to measure who plays more or who plays less, what you want is something to show who plays better and for that you already have ranked content, its called Fractals. You also have AP for long term goals. It’s a shame AP skins are hideous and cliche but well, maybe they can add something on that side.

You already have legendary and other grind-fest like skins to measure who plays way too much.