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by Josh McGee 
Mar 31st 2011 at 8:00AM
Face it, we all love our titles. Some of us have a specific favorite that we just love to show off, a title that boldly displays our personality and our achievements at a glance. If you have Chef before your name, people will know you're a great cook. If you have Loremaster before your name, people will know you are passionate about lore (or quests).
And then there are the few of us who are passionate about titles themselves. Just like avid collectors try and collect as many pets as they can (and get a nice pet once they reach a certain number, a pet that tells everyone that you enjoy collecting pets) and mount collectors acquire as many mounts as they can, there are a few of us who collect titles. For us, displaying one title -- no matter how prestigious it is (Death's Demise, anyone?) -- simply isn't enough. How are we title collectors suppose to display our love of titles?
There in fact used to be a mod that would automatically cycle through whatever titles you told it to, but Blizzard killed it for some reason. I was hoping it was because they were adding the title collector titles, but alas ...
You can probably tell where I'm going with this: I think Blizzard should put in a title for having X number of titles. Maybe something like "Lord / Lady [Name]." How about adding a new tier to certain titles? The Seeker title requries completion of 3,000 quests -- but with Cataclysm, there are far more quests than that. So maybe add another tier of it, say ... 5,000 quests. Make the title "Knowledge-Seeker [Name]."
If you could create a title, what would it be, and how would one go about acquiring it?
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Reader Comments (Page 2 of 6)
MusedMoose Mar 31st 2011 8:20AM
I love the idea of profession-based titles, though there's no way I'd try to take the title of "High Tinker" from Mekkatorque. You just don't mess with someone that short with that many inventions. ^_^
I'd also like to see class-based titles, perhaps based on spec - something you do a difficult quest for, one you *have* to do solo, and one that really makes you use your class's abilities to their fullest. For example:
Death Knight: the Frozen, the Bloody-Handed, the Necromancer
Warlock: the Plaguebringer, the Destroyer, the Demon-Binder
Hunter: Beastfriend, the Sniper, the Survivalist
Mage: the Flamewielder, the Arcanist, the Abominable
Paladin: the Guardian, the Lightwielder, the Healing Hand
Priest: the Sanctified, the Shadowcaster, the Disciple
Warrior: the Shieldbearer, the Weaponmaster, the Barbarian
Druid: of the Claw, the Preserver, of the Eclipse
Rogue: the Hidden Blade, the Unseen, the Swashbuckler
Shaman: the Earthwielder, the Lifegiver, the Stormcaller
Xantenise Mar 31st 2011 8:34AM
@Mused Having a title for each talent set would take away the accomplishment of getting your own title, but... screw that, those titles are GOOD.
fudge Mar 31st 2011 8:36AM
Surgeon ranked higher than doctor? That's inacceptable. The surgical profession evolved from mere barbers, while physicians had an academic background (hence the "doctor").
Also, unlike nurse or doctor, no one was ever adressed as Surgeon Smith. It's his profession (just like doctor corresponds to physician).
The proper address would be Mr Smith, which to my knowledge is still the case for fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons.
durandal Mar 31st 2011 8:40AM
"The Skinner" FTW!
For skinning an absurd number of mobs. Or perhaps for an achievement to skin one of each skinnable mobs, similar to the limnologist achievement.
MattKrotzer Mar 31st 2011 8:43AM
Fudge:
Wound a little tight for the morning Breakfast Topic, don't you think?
Also, so long as there's "Dr. Phil," I really think the title of "Doctor" has been a bit devalued.
You make a good point about "Surgeon" not being a title, per se... but switch it around to "the Surgeon" and it becomes a lot more appealing for precise killer-type characters. And really, that's what it's about. Giving players fun ways to distinguish their characters. Not for real-world accuracy.
Samutz Mar 31st 2011 8:49AM
@Xantenise:
There could still be a requirement, such as: Complete 100 random dungeons in this spec without dying. Or something else that shows that you've mastered the spec.
fudge Mar 31st 2011 8:58AM
Well, I still think that "the Surgeon" should not outrank "Doctor"
How about "Medic"-> "Nurse"-> "Doctor"?
Or alternatively, "Surgeon's Mate", "The Surgeon", "Surgeon General"
akiva Mar 31st 2011 9:00AM
"the Titular" would probably be the most appropriate, but probably too giggle-inducing. "the Entitled" seems like a good compromise.
Zenith Mar 31st 2011 9:02AM
Am I the only one sick enough to see double meaning in the ' master baiter' title? For the sale of humanity I hope so!
That said I like several of those titles (my pally would like master smith please!)
airfric Mar 31st 2011 9:05AM
@MattKrotzer
Master Baiter...
Why am I the first to notice this? :-p
Khirsah Mar 31st 2011 9:11AM
@Samutz... The only problem with that is that then you are relying on being grouped for 100 randoms with people that have also mastered their spec.
I do like the idea of spec based titles though. I'd like to throw out some other ideas for rogue spec titles. You guys can decide if they should be pre or post name, and obviously the exact wording would be adjusted accordingly (like adding 'of the' if the title comes after the name):
The Mutilator
The Assassin
Of the Furious Blades
On a Killing Spree
The Shadow Stepper
The Shadow Dancer
Just a few more ideas
Warren.calvin Mar 31st 2011 9:14AM
Do your really want a title for fishing as "master baiter?" don't get me wrong almost spit my coffee out laughing when I read that but I think that title might need a little more thought.
Khirsah Mar 31st 2011 9:16AM
Ooh! Just thought of one more for combat spec rogues: The Adrenaline Junkie.
Not bad, eh?
Tim Mar 31st 2011 9:22AM
"Master Baiter"
I see what you did there Matt. Well played.
Joakim Mar 31st 2011 10:16AM
... and for those who has suffered through a Stonecore run:
The speleologist.
A title that actually would keep people within the dungeon, not having them drop out after the first trash wipe.
(Disclaimer: A number of pugs I've been involved with has actually finished it, even on normal. Once, we even had the same tank!)
HunterOriion Mar 31st 2011 10:45AM
Hey Matt
That second fishing title should come with blindness... or at least hairy palms....
MattKrotzer Mar 31st 2011 10:59AM
So... worgen-only? Got it.
Cyno01 Mar 31st 2011 12:58PM
I would very much like more profession titles, say for a certain percentage of recipes known or something.
I'm realm first Grand Master and Illustrious engineer and have every engineering recipe (except for goblin ones) in the game.
Cyrromatic Mar 31st 2011 8:10AM
Or we could combine them. Yeah. "Elder Crusader Senior-Sergeant Chef-Ambassador John Jenkins Of the Frozen Wastes, Slayer of Kings, Death's Demise" anyone?
Samutz Mar 31st 2011 8:36AM
I wouldn't go that far with it, but I've always wanted to be able to use both a prefix and a suffix title at the same time. Being that I'm a paladin, I would like to be Crusader Samutz the Argent Champion.