PvXwiki talk:Requests for Build Master Status

Auto Nom for top 50 GvGers?

How about having an automatic Build Master promotion system for any players who are in the top 50 guild or above (r49, r48, etc)? This would entice good players to join an improve the quality of the wiki. Perhaps, though, their vote could count for slightly less than an official build master but the point remains the same. —ǥrɩɳsɧƿoɲ 14:41, 1 December 2007 (CET)

DE suggested top 100, but the idea is still the same. I like. -- Armond Warblade{{sysop}} 15:52, 1 December 2007 (CET)

While i agree with the sentiment, i don't think promotion should be automatic. While i can't claim to have ever been in a top 50 build, i was in a handful of top 100's and i can state that being a good player and being a knowledgeable player are very different. For example, i can recall for sure that at least 2 people from each of those guilds teams was inept at personal build making and strategizing. Thus, they would make poor BM's for anything other than the builds and configurations that they personally run. While i haven't competed in any top 100's in a decent while, and i acknowledge the difference between top 100 and top 50, in my experience though the game may change quickly, people tend to change alot more slowly. The guild status of a user should definatly be held in high consideration, but shouldn't be an auto-promo, imo, though i wouldnt have any really serious objections to it.Bob fregman 07:18, 2 December 2007 (CET)

Yeah, I broke top 50 with a Quebecois guild. I'd still make a better sysop/bcrat kind of admin than a build master. - Krowman {{sysop}} 07:31, 2 December 2007 (CET)

It could fail actually, if you just claim to be top50 then you're BM. Easy. I've also faced ppl who are just random noobs and claim that they were in vD and stuff, so doublecheck things first before a autonomination. I also agree with Bob Fregman, good players don't immediatly make them good at builds. - Unexist 17:37, 8 December 2007 (CET)

2/3rds of my last guild where in RusCorp and fail at build-creating. What I try to say with that: No to automated BM for anyone, if you have to have that kind of crap. Grobilikesmudkips 17:40, 8 December 2007 (CET)

Top GvG'ers should actually be active to be BM's. Of popular people, Ensign (who has a BM nomination for him) is an example. He barely contribs except on a few GvG builds. It doesn't matter who you are, but extreme knowledge of Guild Wars/GvG backed up by no knowledge of PvX is bad. They deserve to earn a nomination by being a good citizen on PvX, just like the rest of us. --GuildofDeals 15:19, 12 January 2008 (EST)

Well... that's part of the point actually. One of the theories to improve the quality of the build section would be: get good players involved. As a corollary (at least theoretically), if we give good players the ability to actively improve the build section (by giving them BM status) they might be inclined to become more active. In Ensign's case... well... we've been trying to convince Ensign to become more active. *Defiant Elements* +talk 17:00, 12 January 2008 (EST)

Imo, attracting players by giving them BM isn't the way to go. A wiki is about voluntarily building something together, no? –Ichigo724 17:31, 12 January 2008 (EST)

Yeah. I think you need to bust a hump here to earn a Buildmaster status, not just staying in front of a computer 20 hours a day playing Guild Wars. --GuildofDeals 09:07, 13 January 2008 (EST)