The Escapist: Now With Badges!

[Gigantor]

Fun, fun, fun. I don't really like the way it makes each post longer- it makes everything a less short and snappy than it was. But I do like collecting things. As long as people don't start sending out 50 PMs a day to net that next badge, I'm down with it.

Good work Escapist code-people!

 

[mshcherbatskaya]

I feel like a Girl Scout, except I sucked as a Girl Scout. Although they are cool to have, I suspect they are also a symptom for me at least of being without a life.

 

[revolverwolf]

The badges seem to be a bit bugged at the moment...I'm sure it'll be sorted out though.

 

[Spinwhiz]

Remember, there is also the possibility that the GamerLympic medals may just turn into badges. *cough*

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Now, a small problem here. I do have a Warcry account from 2007 but I didn't know it was the same as the Escapist; before someone cracks my knuckles for multi-accounting, can I join the two?

 

[Susan Arendt]

Hey SA, I'm with...whoever said something the like on page one...can we PLEASE have one instituted for good grammar/correct useage of punctuation and capitalization/proper formatting? Some of the stuff posted here would make my eyes bleed, were I a forum novice. Is it really so hard to put your posts together with proper sentence structure? No, not really, just about as hard as...uploading your own avatar.

As has been mentioned previously, in addition to badges that are earned automatically (such as for a certain number of friends are posts), the staff will be handing out badges individually for whatever random reasons we like.

And believe me, we are HUGE fans of good grammar around here.

 

[Bling Cat]

I feel like a Girl Scout, except I sucked as a Girl Scout. Although they are cool to have, I suspect they are also a symptom for me at least of being without a life.

Except that you get them for participating in social activities, albeit online.

 

[The_Heretic]

I really like them.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Suggestions

"I fought the law" : Been on probation
"Arise!" : Thread Necromancy
"Forsooth, I laugh out loud" : Correct Grammar Usage
"Go to bed!": Caught posting between 2 and 6 am local time.
"Square Eyes" : Watched over 20 Escapist Videos.
"Always a bridesmaid" : Entered competitions but never won.

 

[revolverwolf]

The badges are awesome! If they sort out the minor bugs that seem to have sneaked under the radar they'll be even better. Perhaps you (admins) could give negative badges? Something to remind a person that they suck. Like "Forum troll" if they continue to be a troll or "Acheivement whore" if they beg for a badge?

 

[Susan Arendt]

The badges are awesome! If they sort out the minor bugs that seem to have sneaked under the radar they'll be even better. Perhaps you (admins) could give negative badges? Something to remind a person that they suck. Like "Forum troll" if they continue to be a troll or "Acheivement whore" if they beg for a badge?

No way. We're not going to reward bad behavior -- that would simply encourage others to follow suit. If we gave out badges for being banned, for example, suddenly everyone would be spouting profanity, posting links to porn, or posting "First!!!!1"

And then we'd have to change our name to SomethingAwful ohyeahIwentthere!

 

[Virgil]

The badges seem to be a bit bugged at the moment...I'm sure it'll be sorted out though.

If you're using IE7, there seems to be a conflict between the tooltip code and the flash ads that are running. There's also a more general problem of the tooltips floating under the same flash ads. We're trying to get those worked out right now.

Other than that, everything seems to be peachy. Badges will be awarded once a day, and you'll get PMs when you get new ones

[Also, some art was uploaded. I used the wrong images. My bad.]

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

The badges are awesome! If they sort out the minor bugs that seem to have sneaked under the radar they'll be even better. Perhaps you (admins) could give negative badges? Something to remind a person that they suck. Like "Forum troll" if they continue to be a troll or "Acheivement whore" if they beg for a badge?

Whilst that's a nice idea...I think it's gonna cause the ASBO problem where people will work to be bad.

BTW, to anyone I've just befriended, it's not for the badge. I've got them all already.

 

[mshcherbatskaya]

I feel like a Girl Scout, except I sucked as a Girl Scout. Although they are cool to have, I suspect they are also a symptom for me at least of being without a life.

Except that you get them for participating in social activities, albeit online.

Among my peer group/demographic, participating in social activities online kind of defines the not having of a life. Oh well, my general opinion of my peer group/demographic is that they are boring and kind of sucky.

 

[Bling Cat]

Other suggestions:
Wasp to Honey: Joined to post on ZP
Not in the Know: Has posted a thread that asks where you can buy the Escapist in Print.
Anger Issues: Has posted a Rant
(picking up someone who I cant remembers idea) Brown-Noser: Has posted a thread with 'I love Yahtzee/ZP' in the title.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

And then we'd have to change our name to SomethingAwful ohyeahIwentthere!

LMAO. Glad to know I'm not the only one who thinks SA(not you ) isn't the bastion of great minds and fair deals it's held up to be.

 

[revolverwolf]

Perhaps you (admins) could give negative badges? Something to remind a person that they suck. Like "Forum troll" if they continue to be a troll or "Acheivement whore" if they beg for a badge?

Whilst that's a nice idea...I think it's gonna cause the ASBO problem where people will work to be bad.

Oh...good point. But who would do that here except a troll who would probably get banned anyway?

 

[Johnn Johnston]

And then we'd have to change our name to SomethingAwful ohyeahIwentthere!

LMAO. Glad to know I'm not the only one who thinks SA(not you ) isn't the bastion of great minds and fair deals it's held up to be.

Well, the clue's in the name.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

And then we'd have to change our name to SomethingAwful ohyeahIwentthere!

LMAO. Glad to know I'm not the only one who thinks SA(not you ) isn't the bastion of great minds and fair deals it's held up to be.

Well, the clue's in the name.

You'd be surprised the amount of people who hold up 4chan and SA as the only things bright and original on the web because they created LOLCATS.

Usually they just seem to be full of unemployed photoshoppers looking to shock.

 

[mark_n_b]

I like very much. Achievements are a great little addition to most everything. It breaks down task into achievable little nuggets, their fun elements of discovery and reward.

And because they are not solely a function of how many posts you have (200 in a week is normal and stupid) they should add to the community.