Poll: The Escapist Forums - Credit System?

[coldfrog]

The only place I have ever seen this work well is http://www.boardgamegeek.com

This being because board games are still too nerdy. On a video game site, though, it would end in flames and apocalypse. Nice thought, but no.

Of course, if the site ONLY gave out demerits...

 

[Lord Krunk]

Changes made to the OP.

Please see for details.

 

[s0denone]

This is a forum, not an massively multiplayer online roleplaying game.
I believe that if you wish to obtain "Credits" on a forum, in order to distinguish "Good" and "Bad" users (And/or "Escapist Nerds/Non-Escapist Nerds") you should rather spend your time doing something productive in "Real Life".

If you need to be able to feel better than others, by obtaining this fictional currency, feel free; It's like xbox-achievements, gamer points: Who the fuck cares?

If you want to waste your time earning these credits, feel free, you got more credits on a forum than me, hooray for you.

 

[Avida]

I loved this simmilar system on some smaller forums i used to be a part of, my favorite parts of that system were the lotteries, scratch-card-like systems, the bank and the richest people list... Of which i was top

 

[Reaperman Wompa]

Yeah, I can see it working, and looking at it I like the idea, not really interested in most of the stuff, but changing my title or maybe getting some cool stuff for my account could be cool.

 

[Anarchemitis]

There's something like that on FPSBanana. It makes me sad to look at.

What's FPSBanana?

Are you going to say 'precisely'?

Anyway, I just know there's a way to make this work. Somehow.

It's a customization community. You can post on the Forums, or submit Maps, Sprays, Sounds, Mods, etc. for FPS games. You get credits for submissions or comments on other people's work that gets appreciated. You can then use these credits to bling out your profile page, or receive entitlement to act like a prick.

 

[The Iron Ninja]

I don't think this is such a good idea.
Extra stuff like this, or indeed badges, just cause behaviour specific to obtaining it, sometimes that's a good thing, I'm all for things like the Matrix badges if it'll keep people in check, but there will always be abusers of these types of systems. And it will end up disrupting the forum, not to mention it will give people something to lord over others, which from experience I can truthfully say has not worked well for the community of Xbox live (No matter how far gone they might have already been beforehand, acheivements and Gamerscore made things worse)

 

[Spartan Bannana]

Sounds cool, I for one am definitely bored of having just "Gone Gonzo" under my name and would like to see a change in that. All the issues you mentioned would have to work out and the Escapist may have to take on a few more mods to help stem the flow of people using the "epic" button by way of multiple accounts.
Or maybe we should just implement a karma system for fun

 

[Nimbus]

A good idea, in theory, but I think I would prefer a more traditional "karma" system.

 

[Isaac Dodgson]

We're not XBL, we're not Gaia Online, and I don't see why we should try to be either...

 

[Johnn Johnston]

Well, if they're dealt out by mods, that's a good thing; they'll be given to people that deserve them, not spammers or credit whores. And it wouldn't be so much a Gamerscore system, in my view. There wouldn't be preset requirements.

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

Buying titles? Who's idea was that, Tony Blair's?! hehehe. But I don't really mind. I think a kudos system of people giving eachother it would be better.

 

[Lord Krunk]

It seems that people's main cheese with this system is Credit Whores and imitation of the Xbox Live 'Gamerscore' and 'Achievement' mechanisms.

I can say that, with the inclusion of said 'Epic' (Work In Progress) button, credit whores will be actually needing to earn them (and the only way to do that is to actually achieve something, as I have already stated, or deemed deserving by the Mods/Staff Members distributing) and that that this system will not be automated, making this nothing like XBL.
Sure, there will be dicks around that flash their credits as if they somehow elongate their penis, but at least these people will deserve it. How are any of us allowed to decide how people should act (again; within reason)?

Of course, this idea is still not complete, so please keep the ideas coming.

 

[jim_doki]

so, badges aren't enough for you, join date and post count aren't enough for you, you ACTUALLY want to give people a system to measure their worth that means something?! this is the problem. NO. we have enough elitists and people who think we are snobs now

 

[orifice]

I just broke the deadlock! now it's 23 to 22. in favour!
(am I the only one that has reported "7steven" so far?)

 

[MercenaryCanary]

Woah...
Poll is split 50/50 evenly.
I remain neutral.

 

[TwistedEllipses]

As Khell_Sennet said add more ranks.

Badges already act as a sort of currency system but with less needless competition and pointless posts to gain awards.

 

[Hey Joe]

Nah, I'm against it. Adding another 'worth' attachment to ourselves is just going lead to resentment against whoever gives out the currency.

 

[Willwillwritehiswill]

I don't like that idea. It could lead to the escapist becoming elitist and unwelcoming to newcomers.

 

[Lord Krunk]

I sorta forgot about this project; I think we should put it to rest. I mean, that's where it was before Spambot # 27.