Titles

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The only people that want this are people with no titles? I guess people totally missed Illokwent and Erupt saying this is a good idea. And saying the only people that want this are people who don't currently battle is grabbing at straws. It's almost an ad hominem, arguing against the person making the argument rather than striking at the argument itself and what is supposedly wrong with it. Yes, I don't battle often and don't have any titles. But that has nothing to do with why I'm suggesting erasing permanent titles. It comes from thinking about what would make this place a lot more competitive and give titles a lot more prestige. Personally, this would make me want to battle again and seek a title and I know I'm not the only one.
If I had won a GC years ago and every time I logged on I still see my name in blue, I would feel like there's nothing else to accomplish, i've already reached and I'm still at the pinnacle. However, if I no longer have it because I didn't defend it in a subsequent GC and the site crowned a new top dog, the competitor in me would feel the urge to prove I'm still the top dog and knock off the new cat. It wouldn't hinder my interest at all, but that's just me.
As far as resetting the all-time rankings, it wouldn't make any sense unless we first come up with an alternative for what rankings are based on. Right now, they are based on battling activity. Macc is at number 1 or 2 because he drops a shitload of battles, not necessarily because he's the hardest. If we simply reset it and leave the same criteria, we'd only end up with the same thing.

[NOBLE]

The only people that want this are people with no titles? I guess people totally missed Illokwent and Erupt saying this is a good idea. And saying the only people that want this are people who don't currently battle is grabbing at straws. It's almost an ad hominem, arguing against the person making the argument rather than striking at the argument itself and what is supposedly wrong with it. Yes, I don't battle often and don't have any titles. But that has nothing to do with why I'm suggesting erasing permanent titles. It comes from thinking about what would make this place a lot more competitive and give titles a lot more prestige. Personally, this would make me want to battle again and seek a title and I know I'm not the only one.
If I had won a GC years ago and every time I logged on I still see my name in blue, I would feel like there's nothing else to accomplish, i've already reached and I'm still at the pinnacle. However, if I no longer have it because I didn't defend it in a subsequent GC and the site crowned a new top dog, the competitor in me would feel the urge to prove I'm still the top dog and knock off the new cat. It wouldn't hinder my interest at all, but that's just me.
As far as resetting the all-time rankings, it wouldn't make any sense unless we first come up with an alternative for what rankings are based on. Right now, they are based on battling activity. Macc is at number 1 or 2 because he drops a shitload of battles, not necessarily because he's the hardest. If we simply reset it and leave the same criteria, we'd only end up with the same thing.