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Enigmatic SageEnigmatic Sage Member
edited December 2023 in General Discussion
Why do we have them?
What is the point of them?
How does one even get promoted?

Feels like we're getting accolades for self-esteem and narcissistic personalities to manipulate newcomers into persuasion for opinions? Seems pointless in my opinion, just randomly applied without explanation...
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  • DepravedDepraved Member, Alpha Two
    edited December 2023
    Enigmatic Sage wrote: »
    Why do we have them?


    Feels like we're getting accolades for self-esteem and narcissistic personalities to manipulate newcomers into persuasion for opinions? Seems pointless in my opinion, just randomly applied without explanation...

    the star system is most likely to prevent the spam...


    edit: why do u have more stars than me? ;-; i have more posts, more visits and more likes >:
  • LudulluLudullu Member, Alpha Two
    edited December 2023
    My bigger questions is how in hell is Mag and George are 5* and Noaani is 6*?

    I feel personally attacked and abused :'(

    Also
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    Like, I've seen their messages and even liked them, but I got no recollection of this person somehow :D Are the Nelson Mandela? Am I?
  • LudulluLudullu Member, Alpha Two
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    I was wrong, I must apologize, I shall repent.
  • NoaaniNoaani Member, Intrepid Pack, Alpha Two
    NiKr wrote: »
    Well, system failed, everyone can go home.
    My assumption is that there is still some more tweaking to do.

    The level system was turned on almost 24 hours ago at this point, they have been changing the settings since then - there are more to change still.

    The thing with it is that it is a question of balance. With this level system, you make it harder for someone to spam new threads, but you also make it harder for someone new to start asking questions about the game. I imagine they want to take some time to consider where they want that line.
  • SolvrynSolvryn Member, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    NiKr wrote: »
    My bigger questions is how in hell is Mag and George are 5* and Noaani is 6*?

    I feel personally attacked and abused :'(

    Also
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    Like, I've seen their messages and even liked them, but I got no recollection of this person somehow :D Are the Nelson Mandela? Am I?

    They changed their name.
  • FantmxFantmx Member, Phoenix Initiative, Royalty, Kickstarter, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    While I sit here at just 2 stars. Sad.
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  • DepravedDepraved Member, Alpha Two
    NiKr wrote: »
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    I was wrong, I must apologize, I shall repent.

    damn i suddenly got 2 more stars, and u as well xD
    Noaani wrote: »
    NiKr wrote: »
    Well, system failed, everyone can go home.
    My assumption is that there is still some more tweaking to do.

    The level system was turned on almost 24 hours ago at this point, they have been changing the settings since then - there are more to change still.

    The thing with it is that it is a question of balance. With this level system, you make it harder for someone to spam new threads, but you also make it harder for someone new to start asking questions about the game. I imagine they want to take some time to consider where they want that line.

    new accounts will most likely need manual approval from mods. this prevents bots from auto spamming.
  • LudulluLudullu Member, Alpha Two
    Fantmx wrote: »
    While I sit here at just 2 stars. Sad.
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  • Enigmatic SageEnigmatic Sage Member
    Fantmx wrote: »
    While I sit here at just 2 stars. Sad.

    You just to need to spam the forums with constant reiterated back and forth conversations until you can feel more special by getting more stars so sheeple can ignorantly trust your opinions more...lol
  • SolvrynSolvryn Member, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    Fantmx wrote: »
    While I sit here at just 2 stars. Sad.

    The Member, Leader of Men, Kickstarter, Alpha One plus is the stars is what counts more than just being a badgefarmer.
  • Raven016Raven016 Member
    Depraved wrote: »
    Enigmatic Sage wrote: »
    Why do we have them?


    Feels like we're getting accolades for self-esteem and narcissistic personalities to manipulate newcomers into persuasion for opinions? Seems pointless in my opinion, just randomly applied without explanation...

    the star system is most likely to prevent the spam...


    edit: why do u have more stars than me? ;-; i have more posts, more visits and more likes >:

    He is a ninja.
  • LudulluLudullu Member, Alpha Two
    Solvryn wrote: »
    being a badgefarmer.
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  • LudulluLudullu Member, Alpha Two
    Solvryn wrote: »
    The Member, Leader of Men, Kickstarter, Alpha One plus is the stars is what counts more than just being a badgefarmer.
    Oh, and btw, every single of your posts gets you closer to being a badgefarmer as well. So pot kettle and all that.
  • Raven016Raven016 Member
    This is vertical leveling.
    Now people with many alts are at disadvantage.
    Maybe this should be taken as a learned lesson :wink:
  • SolvrynSolvryn Member, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    NiKr wrote: »
    Solvryn wrote: »
    The Member, Leader of Men, Kickstarter, Alpha One plus is the stars is what counts more than just being a badgefarmer.
    Oh, and btw, every single of your posts gets you closer to being a badgefarmer as well. So pot kettle and all that.

    Yeah but I actually test the game.
  • LudulluLudullu Member, Alpha Two
    edited December 2023
    Solvryn wrote: »
    Yeah but I actually test the game.
    How could you test the game when there is no game to test.
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    Also, you're simply a p2wer, and we don't appreciate p2ws in these here parts.
  • Enigmatic SageEnigmatic Sage Member
    Solvryn wrote: »
    NiKr wrote: »
    Solvryn wrote: »
    The Member, Leader of Men, Kickstarter, Alpha One plus is the stars is what counts more than just being a badgefarmer.
    Oh, and btw, every single of your posts gets you closer to being a badgefarmer as well. So pot kettle and all that.

    Yeah but I actually test the game.

    pfft I'd test circles around you :smile:
  • Raven016Raven016 Member
    edited December 2023
    NiKr wrote: »
    Solvryn wrote: »
    Yeah but I actually test the game.
    How could you test the game when there is no game to test.

    Maybe Alpha One people help record that stream we will see in January?
  • LudulluLudullu Member, Alpha Two
    Raven016 wrote: »
    Maybe Alpha One people help record that stream we will see in January?
    Ohh, and we'll see how truly awful they all are at pvp :D
  • Raven016Raven016 Member
    NiKr wrote: »
    Raven016 wrote: »
    Maybe Alpha One people help record that stream we will see in January?
    Ohh, and we'll see how truly awful they all are at pvp :D

    They will act until Steven gets the movie as he wants it :smile:
  • Enigmatic SageEnigmatic Sage Member
    @Raven016 Ashes of Creation... THE MOVIE?!?!?! soon TM :lol:
  • AszkalonAszkalon Member, Alpha Two
    edited December 2023
    Hmmm.


    edit : OH !! Is "that" why i have two Stars next to " Member " right now ? I got "promoted" to LvL 1 and 2 in the last Days, i think. It's in my ... ... Notifications(?). I assume these are these Stars. :smile:
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  • Enigmatic SageEnigmatic Sage Member
    Aszkalon wrote: »
    Hmmm.


    edit : OH !! Is "that" why i have two Stars next to " Member " right now ? I got "promoted" to LvL 1 and 2 in the last Days, i think. It's in my ... ... Notifications(?). I assume these are these Stars. :smile:

    (in a joking tone)

    pfft typical 2 star plebian :tongue:
  • LudulluLudullu Member, Alpha Two
    Enigmatic Sage wrote: »
    (in a joking tone)

    pfft typical 2 star plebian :tongue:
    (not in a joking tone)

    pfft typical 4 star plebian :tongue:
  • NerrorNerror Member, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    edited December 2023
    I wonder what those stars are based on. Post count? Likes?

    Edit: It looks like it's this plugin: https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/21-ranks and they've done some custom ranks.
  • Raven016Raven016 Member
    Nerror wrote: »
    I wonder what those stars are based on. Post count? Likes?

    You need a pps meter to find out :tongue:
  • NerrorNerror Member, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    @Enigmatic Sage and I both have a bit over 1500 posts and 4 stars, and @NiKr has over 6k posts and 6 stars. Noaani with over 13K posts and also 6 stars. I am sure if someone cared enough they could figure out the system, if it's post count, likes, badges, some combination, etc. :wink:
  • LudulluLudullu Member, Alpha Two
    Nerror wrote: »
    some combination
    I think it's this, cause I looked at some lower-starred people and the range on post/like values was quite vast. Potentially there could be some "date created" weights as well, cause that'd be the most logical thing when trying to fight off spam from literally newborn accs.
  • Enigmatic SageEnigmatic Sage Member
    Nerror wrote: »
    @Enigmatic Sage and I both have a bit over 1500 posts and 4 stars, and @NiKr has over 6k posts and 6 stars. Noaani with over 13K posts and also 6 stars. I am sure if someone cared enough they could figure out the system, if it's post count, likes, badges, some combination, etc. :wink:

    Quality over Quanity :wink: I could spam useless shit reiterated for 20 pages with the same people and be 6 star too If I wanted lol
  • Raven016Raven016 Member
    NiKr wrote: »
    Nerror wrote: »
    some combination
    I think it's this, cause I looked at some lower-starred people and the range on post/like values was quite vast. Potentially there could be some "date created" weights as well, cause that'd be the most logical thing when trying to fight off spam from literally newborn accs.

    Getting likes in the pinned threads might be important ^^
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