Banners, Badges & User Progression

[Chops]

Assuming the new software supports badges (im fairly sure it does) then this is a great idea.

Given that the amount of achievements that become possible expands pretty rapidly at every expac launch, I think I'd like to set a solid break point like... 10k of a F2P for a white badge and then a yellow badge to people who really push the boundaires in any given xpac with a year attached.

For instance, Conzil might get a yellow Achievement Hunter 2022 badge for his astronomical SL era achievement count.

That way we can recognize both people who hit a big milestone but also differentiate people who really go above and beyond

 

[Sponsor]

Yessss. Lets do it!

We'd need to either poll or get some bracket coordinators' opinion on a reasonable amount of attainable AP.

Off the top of my head real quick:

??/5k is great for 1-9s @Winterly @Jonnes (input?)

4k/8k (?) is great for 10-19 (@pokspell @ohti)

10k/20k is great for the f2p 20s.

From here on, I'm not so sure as you unlock muuuch more content (cataclysm quests and Raid content).

Thanks for showing interest in my idea!

 

[Conzil]

10k/20k is great for the f2p 20s.

20k is impossible at 20, that was just a number I threw out as an example on last page

With all the juicy exploits and gf achieves, you could reach 19k, but even that is a stretch
Without exploits, I don't even know if 15k is possible
I'm currently at 18755

This is also why I think it should be a case by case thing, cuz some have gf achieves, some got exploited achieves, some solo, some get boosted

 

[Sponsor]

20k is impossible at 20, that was just a number I threw out as an example on last page

With all the juicy exploits and gf achieves, you could reach 19k, but even that is a stretch
Without exploits, I don't even know if 15k is possible
I'm currently at 18755

This is also why I think it should be a case by case thing, cuz some have gf achieves, some got exploited achieves, some solo, some get boosted

I thought I could trust you when it came to 20s!!

As long as mods/admins are cool with doing case by case, I think this could work.

But like I said, with the current efforts to get the new forum software going, I understand this might not be the right time. I wanted to put the idea out there so it could marinate a bit.

 

[Chops]

But like I said, with the current efforts to get the new forum software going, I understand this might not be the right time.

on the contrary! this is the perfect time. We are, after all, making a huge update that will likely necessitate some changes. So nows the time to be making suggestions as we might as well take a look at a lot of stuff while we're in there.

 

[Jonnes]

5k is good for 1-9s for sure, though 5+ has a small bit of an advantage over 1-4 due to professions.

As far as my requests go, can we increase the range of the OG badge to 2010 accounts too? I am asking purely for fairness and without bias. Please do not click on my profile.


Edit: Maybe we can start doing badges for speedruns too?

 

[Zemmix]

Achievements and adding more incentives to play given the state of PVP for many brackets would be huge, and a great idea.

Also, I think more organized events. I don't have many particular ideas off the top of my head, but they don't even have to be tournaments. We could do like "Group Picture Day" or some corny shit, where we all take in game pictures together. Just, you know, random fun stuff that is incentives for playing together and keeping the site active - as well as the brackets and game.

On the subject of PVE being brought into things, that really does blow open a lot of options. Many brackets now have access to raids, and we could certainly orchestrate some pretty interesting things. I'm not saying full out have an official XpOff guild to do guild runs of current content (That'd be kind of ironic and hypocritical), but I'm not saying not to - or to consider it at other brackets.

Anyway, just some half awake ramblings. The reason I almost never play anymore is 90% that I don't ever play with anyone and feel the game is solo. This sort of thing, and what all others have mentioned, is incentives that would get me playing more...And likely a lot of others.

And what a stupid way to end the Super Bowl that was..