Five Titles That Make You a Badass
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Ghostbeezy on Monday, March 2, 2009 - 50 Comments Tags: Achievements, better than you, e-peen, gladiator, titles, warcraft
Ghostbeezy on Monday, March 2, 2009 - 50 Comments Tags: Achievements, better than you, e-peen, gladiator, titles, warcraft 
So some of you have finally earned your very first title. A large block of text above your head, that says, "Yes, I've completed enough of this game to be adorned with a wall of text." Titles have always kind of been a way to separate yourself from the masses and declare yourself better than someone else. It used to just be your PvP titles, "Of The Shattered Sun", or the occasional "Hand of A'dal" (the ever glowing pre-nerf beacon that said, "I don't enjoy sunlight").
Then all of the sudden, WotLK dropped and we got a metric crap ton of titles poured upon us. Ambassador, Chef, Salty, the Love Fool, the Seeker, and Elder are all titles that have been crammed into the new world we totally have come to love. The real question is, What are the best titles? Is Champion of the Frozen Wastes the best? Does the Seeker or Guardian of Cenarius mean that you are the baddest on your block? Maybe, However I will be giving you a 5 title primer. A primer that says, "If you have one of these titles, they garner respect, admiration... or will at least keep you from getting ganked." Lets be honest, That's all that matters right? If I have X title, it makes me E-Peen way bigger than yours. Nonetheless, on to the titles (in no particular order)!
- Arena Titles (Challenger/Duelist/Rival/Gladiator): This title is one that garners instant respect. Not one of the old world "Private" titles that could be gotten much easier. The simplest PVP title meant you had to be in the top 35% of the arenas in your team bracket to achieve it. It meant you slaved for hours in PvP, and you could pretty much gank at will. It means when you turn to tap a node, people really wouldn't want to attack you. You also only keep the title for the next season of arenas. These titles are fresh, new, changing always and mean that you recently have been polishing your armor with the blood of arena noobs. If someone even attempted to target you, you would give them a rain of pain so bad they'd need a "Rambo Shower" to cleanse themselves.
- Salty: This title is maddening, but so rare to actually see in game. This title has many components, of which I'll just list a few. You have to fish up the really rare fishes from Ironforge/Orgrimmar known as Old Ironjaw and Old Crafty. You have to go to your weekly fishing tournament, Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza and win it which is one of the hardest things to do in game to date. Completing the entire Accomplished Angler achievement will garner it for you, but as a person who's currently trying to complete Salty -- I've found little harder than fishing up all the coins, fish, and manuals needed for it. This is still one of the rarest achievements in the game. Only 52 salty titles are given a year per server, so put that in perspective.
- The Immortal: First off this achievement is like the Highlander, except not. THERE CAN ONLY BE 25! The premise is during one lockout period, you have to fight, and kill every boss in Naxxramas without anyone dying during the boss fights. Frogger doesn't count as a boss, neither do any trash pulls. So you can make people stand out of rooms, you can even sub people in and out (though only the 25 that pull Kel'Thuzad will actually obtain the title). It's quite the achievement to get people with the same latency, the same skill, and laser like focus. Our guild has personally tried to do The Undying, and we've had a few unfortunate losses of focus that prove 10 people barely communicate. So to scale up to 25 and pull it off sets you aside as one of the baddest PvE asses that are out there. If only that title came with the highlander theme song, I'd give a kidney for it.
- Loremaster: Though this basically says you don't love sunlight, it's one hell of an achievement and title.It's 2,720 on the horde side or 2,878 quests on the alliance side. This is not only a good idea because the sheer amount of gold that you'll make but you actually learn a lot of the back story of Qarcraft. It'll feed your offsets and let you practice and hone your skills with your other spec's of your class. It's also a great way to pass time between raids. It'll really say you're a completionist. Someone who has loremaster really has a dedication to the game that you can respect and admire. I've only seen 3 people with it on my server, one of them being Juggynaut. Loremaster also awards a tabard with the infamous exclamation point. So you don't have to wear a tabard that isn't that great, and you can celebrate how much you've dedicated to the game.
- Of the Nightfall: This is the Twilight Zone achievement. This is the 10 man 3 drake up Sartharion achievement. Now dont get me wrong, the title sounds extremely weak. Ghostbeezy of the Nightfall? That is worse than being in the front row of a madonna concert and your picture being put in the newspaper. It's embarrasing like the time you were chapperoned by your parents on a date, and your father has to sing "Hooked on a Feeling" while you get driven to a bowling alley. However, the title MEANS a great deal more. It's a healing/tanking/dps check the whole way around. You really have to be on your A-game, and not a bunch of people on servers world wide have this achievement. So when you see that title pass by, you understand that person is one of 10 elite players of the guild that they represent. That title is one to be proud of.
I know, I know there are some of you saying, "What about Magic Seeker, or Conquerer of Naxxramas?" I don't count either of those as titles that even should be acknowledged. I personally enjoy having an adult life and from time to time even basking in sunlight. If you were one of these people to have those titles, while I respect your dedication... I can't include you in this list. You may or may not have a social life, in a may not sort of way. Plus so few people have the title, and even less actually wear it. It's a scarlet letter of anti-social behavior. What is your vote? Which titles do you think make you a warcraft ninja? Which titles do you strive to achieve?
Reader Comments (50)
lol, Jealous much?
I got a kick out of your assessment of CoN and Magic Seeker titles.
I agree with Josh, you pretty much ruined the credibility of your post after you bashed players with hard to get titles. The real anti-social behavior is people like you trashing other players who can get to the content that you can't. Even if you disagree, say Grats and call it good.
Me, I have knight lieutenant, Champion of frozen wastes, and Jenkins. I also have a full time job, course work, and a girlfriend and friends I enjoy hanging out with. I know I will never get some of those titles, but I still got respect for the players who can.
Its just about using your time effectively when you do play, not 12 hour wow binges.
i use Bloodsail Admiral. with the name daveyjones, i couldn't resist grinding out a pirate title :D
iam shooting for the world events title i failed to get teh elder in gun'drak and the elder in WG cause i was sick i got my love fool title and waiting for children week they allso help with other achievement such asss exploring i explored most of the EK and norht rend from teh elder achievemnt some world events are fun like midsummer winter veil hollows end dowingg the HH stealing horde fire looking forward to downing ahuneand
Err? WTS basic Grammar!
The titles that impress me are the exhalted and the Undying.
ROLF COPPTER Gladiator is way above all other titels that's top 0,5% of the battlegrup like 20 teams.... IMBA all others are a joke
Grand Marshal, it may be old but its still pr0
Currently have Champion of Frozen Wastes, Guardian of Cenarious, Chef, Jenkins, the Love Fool, Ambassador and the Hallowed.
Well, I´m surprised nobody have mentioned Scarab lord. That is imo the most respectful title ingame to date, and then I don´t mean those that have done it on newly opened servers at level 70 or 80, no I mean the real guys that pulled this off back in pre tbc. Respect to all of those real scarab lords not the more recent scrub lords.
I LOVE QARCRAFT!!
great post too.
Bloodsail Admiral FTW (pre 80/patch 3.0 it was hard)
I have many titles (which btw i dont have a life lol), none of them are pvp but i have Salty, titles gained below the meta achievement Glory of the Raider (which btw gives an awesome 310% proto-drake), Loremaster, champion of the frozen waste, Jenkins, Ambassador, Elder, Love Fool (aiming to get the festive achievement), Bloodsail Admiral, of the Shattered Sun, Chef, Explorer (did this while doing Loremaster), and as soon as soon as Ulduar comes out my guild hopes to get realm 1st in that (wish us luck)
Omg guys :o Not even "Scarab Lord" ? THAT is a title that's respective, it's preTBC and you can only get it when you've opened the gates of Ahn'Qiraj, Plus you get the awesome scarab mount which is mountable OUTSIDE AQ :)
loremaster, jenkins, explorer, chef, elder, lovefool, merry maker, seeker, cenarius, argent champion n a couple others i cant remember....n yes i have a life, even a girlfriend.
I like to do projects/achievements while not raiding instead of doing the same heroics over n over again, it all comes down on planning your next move.
Well, i like Champion of the Frozen wastes, yes it is easily done, can even be done by pugs, but to me it just shows dedication, and for raiding guilds it is also a sign of: hey, we know how to kill bosses :p
I like to keep my Bloodsail Admiral title on my main mostly, only because it took like three days to get >.> And most people bug me and go CAN U HELP ME GET DAT TITLE U GAT? When that gets annoying I switch to The Love Fool.
I'm still goin for more titles though =D
I only have the Jenkins title on my rogue and hunter but i sport it proudly...i mean sure i would LOVE to have all the other titles out there (and will get more eventually) but i enjoyed doing the Jenkins achievement (mainly cuz i had to put ALOT of work in getting my hunter attuned so he could get the achievement which will eventually lead him to being attuned for BWL so we can get that achievement as well) The BEST part is now that 3.0.1 is settled in snugly and people are doing all the other title achievements noone really uses Jenkins anymore which makes me feel that much better XD....But i would really enjoy having me a Proto Drake with "of the Nightfall" on my rogue or DK it only seems fitting for both classes :-)
what about The Exalted, it's a hell of alot harder than loremaster
I'll b sure to learn a ton of "Qarcraft" lore
i have 7 atm and working on chef dam those last few points. my favourite titles i use are my
of the alliance
justicar
lt commander
but their are so many in game their just giving alot away
@Reyson
True, I forgot about that. I just recently got the "20 Exalted Reputations" achievement, and I'm thinking of what my next 5 should be.
I got the Ambassador title last week. Then I bought a Swift Green Hawkstrider for my tauren :D
From now on, I will be called Ambassador Pruben
I like my Flawless Victor title, and hopefully deadly gladiator at end of season, at the very least gladiator, but the most badass title in the game has to be Scarab Lord ><
IMO, it sucks that there isn't a title reward for Classic Dungeonmaster.
I have many titles, acquired from many years of playing the game...and not to be a braggart or anything but I do like to show off what I have achieved. so I ask, which is better, Loremaster or the Seeker?
I just chill with my "Scarab Lord" title and thats that :D
IMO,
Really one can't compare some titles to others
merciless/vengeful/brutal/deadly gladiator
gladiator
and
scarab lord.