First off, I apologize if this thread is in the wrong place, in which case, MODs, please feel free to move it to the appropriate place.

Now then. I'm confused as to how exactly one earns the Forum Vagabond badge. According to the description, you can earn it by posting on ten different forums, and I apologize in advance if there's something obvious that I'm missing here, but there appears to be only six sub-forums on these boards: Gaming Discussion, User Reviews, Off-topic Discussion, Featured Content, The News Room, and The Escapist's 2008 GamerLympics.

Could someone explain to me how one earns this badge? Thanks in advance. :)

Hidden Forums

corroded:
Hidden Forums

Damn, that was fast. Could you elaborate? What hidden forums are you talking about, and how does one access them?

The_Oracle:
First off, I apologize if this thread is in the wrong place, in which case, MODs, please feel free to move it to the appropriate place.

Now then. I'm confused as to how exactly one earns the Forum Vagabond badge. According to the description, you can earn it by posting on ten different forums, and I apologize in advance if there's something obvious that I'm missing here, but there appears to be only six sub-forums on these boards: Gaming Discussion, User Reviews, Off-topic Discussion, Featured Content, The News Room, and The Escapist's 2008 GamerLympics.

Could someone explain to me how one earns this badge? Thanks in advance. :)

The Escapist is part of a larger network, which also includes the WarCry forums. Your Escapist login works on WarCry as well, so if you post on there, it counts towards your badges here.

nilcypher:

The Escapist is part of a larger network, which also includes the WarCry forums. Your Escapist login works on WarCry as well, so if you post on there, it counts towards your badges here.

Ahhh. I see. What is WarCry? Is it a MMO forum, or what? What are the WarCry forums about, exactly?

whats so great about forum badges anyway? this is the only forum i use that has them and all the badges i have, i got just by posting without any regards to them.

Downside:
whats so great about forum badges anyway? this is the only forum i use that has them and all the badges i have, i got just by posting without any regards to them.

That's what's so great about them. They have no intrinsic value.

Downside:
whats so great about forum badges anyway? this is the only forum i use that has them and all the badges i have, i got just by posting without any regards to them.

I dunno, I kinda like the badges, getting them makes me feel good and I have a certtain respect for people who have ones that I don't, It's kind of like a "hey, you're good" sort of thing, and though it may not have any real bearing on anything, it is kinda cool.

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whats so great about forum badges anyway? this is the only forum i use that has them and all the badges i have, i got just by posting without any regards to them.

They make me feel special. :P

The_Oracle:

nilcypher:

The Escapist is part of a larger network, which also includes the WarCry forums. Your Escapist login works on WarCry as well, so if you post on there, it counts towards your badges here.

Ahhh. I see. What is WarCry? Is it a MMO forum, or what? What are the WarCry forums about, exactly?

WarCry Network is a network devoted to talk of MMOs, and has a forum for each one. It's pretty similar to the Escapist, but with a devotion to MMOs. Main Page of Warcry

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whats so great about forum badges anyway? this is the only forum i use that has them and all the badges i have, i got just by posting without any regards to them.

I made no actual effort to get all of my badges outside of what I would normally do anyway. I think they're kinda neat, though, like achievements on games like Ratchet & Clank, or just about any 360 game. I like them, but you won't see me bending over backwards to achieve any of them.

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whats so great about forum badges anyway? this is the only forum i use that has them and all the badges i have, i got just by posting without any regards to them.

There are a few badges which are really cool and worth actually working to get - the Contributor badges.

only problem is some people will see the badges as a reason to become a badge whore and try to get as many as possible to prove their eliteness. So we end up with useless nonsensical post\threads which serve nothing except get a badge for said poster and contribute nothing to the forum\thread.

Not saying everyones like this but someone might be.

NewClassic:
I made no actual effort to get all of my badges outside of what I would normally do anyway. I think they're kinda neat, though, like achievements on games like Ratchet & Clank, or just about any 360 game. I like them, but you won't see me bending over backwards to achieve any of them.

Unlike, say UltraJoe.

Badges are fun, the same way as you keep mementos from concerts.

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only problem is some people will see the badges as a reason to become a badge whore and try to get as many as possible to prove their eliteness. So we end up with useless nonsensical post\threads which serve nothing except get a badge for said poster adn contribute nothing to the forum\thread.

Not saying everyones like this but someone might be.

These "badge whores", on the other hand, will almost never be able to attain the top badges, the ones that require work.

RAKtheUndead:

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whats so great about forum badges anyway? this is the only forum i use that has them and all the badges i have, i got just by posting without any regards to them.

There are a few badges which are really cool and worth actually working to get - the Contributor badges.

Plus the Neo, Morpheus, and Trinity badges. Those are awesome. I hope I can get them someday. :D

If you're not having fun getting the badges then you're doing it wrong.

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whats so great about forum badges anyway? this is the only forum i use that has them and all the badges i have, i got just by posting without any regards to them.

For a detailed discussion, please see the original thread. There's just too much in there to repost.

The_Oracle:
They make me feel special. :P

Yeah, that's pretty much the reason.

While we're on the subject, is there a list somewhere of all of the badges one can attain?

The_Oracle:
While we're on the subject, is there a list somewhere of all of the badges one can attain?

The fun is in finding out.

Also, you guys need to come up with some forum names past 'Gone Gonzo'

Because i think people like Purple Rain have been and gone gonzo.

Ultrajoe:

The_Oracle:
While we're on the subject, is there a list somewhere of all of the badges one can attain?

The fun is in finding out.

Also, you guys need to come up with some forum names past 'Gone Gonzo'

Because i think people like Purple Rain have been and gone gonzo.

What's the next forum title you get after 'Paperboy'? I'd just like to know which title I'll get next, and what I need to do to get to that point.

As for your post, I agree with you; they definitely need to make a title or two past Gone Gonzo.

Ultrajoe:

Also, you guys need to come up with some forum names past 'Gone Gonzo'

Because i think people like Purple Rain have been and gone gonzo.

Second. 3/4 of the way to a double-Gonzo with nothing to look forward to.

Not to worry, we'll be adding additional forum names past Gonzo (and new badges) soon!

Yeah, as a WOW GM, we occasionally make little 'events' and we've learned, as with the badges here, not to make prizes big or valuable, as it leads to competitive nastiness, instead of people joining for the reason of FUN.

All the time the badges are a fun aside, they'll be a good thing, and it does help to show who's active, who's been around for ages, etc.

The_Oracle:

What's the next forum title you get after 'Paperboy'? I'd just like to know which title I'll get next, and what I need to do to get to that point.

As for your post, I agree with you; they definitely need to make a title or two past Gone Gonzo.

...

You serious? Okay, you need to post to get these titles. I think the next is uhh, Copy Clerk?

Archon:
Not to worry, we'll be adding additional forum names past Gonzo (and new badges) soon!

:( Can you give us the option of choosing our titles once we attain them? I much prefer Pulitzer Laureate to the Gone Gonzo I will soon attain.

Fraught:

The_Oracle:

What's the next forum title you get after 'Paperboy'? I'd just like to know which title I'll get next, and what I need to do to get to that point.

As for your post, I agree with you; they definitely need to make a title or two past Gone Gonzo.

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You serious? Okay, you need to post to get these titles. I think the next is uhh, Copy Clerk?

Yes, I know you have to post to get them. That's obvious. What I was asking is how many posts do you need to make to get to Copy Clerk or whatever?

Archon:
Not to worry, we'll be adding additional forum names past Gonzo (and new badges) soon!

Awesome! Thanks, Archon! :D

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whats so great about forum badges anyway? this is the only forum i use that has them and all the badges i have, i got just by posting without any regards to them.

They're like achievements in games. You either want them to prove you can be better than the game at itself, or you don't because you have better or more important things to attend to. They're there for some feeling of triumph when you do a certain thing.

Cheesus333:

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whats so great about forum badges anyway? this is the only forum i use that has them and all the badges i have, i got just by posting without any regards to them.

They're like achievements in games. You either want them to prove you can be better than the game at itself, or you don't because you have better or more important things to attend to. They're there for some feeling of triumph when you do a certain thing.

Exactly. The PS3's creators have tried to mimic the Xbox 360's achievement systems with the whole 'Trophy' idea, but it's not going so well.

On an unrelated note, if you'll forgive me reiterating my question above, is there a list somewhere of all the forum badges one can get?

I don't know, but I for one would love to get that Beer mug and Neo Badges. The Neo badge, I don't know how to obtain. As for the beer mug, see me after 10 months.

For the Neo badge, you have to make it to 5K posts without getting probed or banned.

The_root_of_all_evil:
That's what's so great about them. They have no intrinsic value.

Or rather, they only have intrinsic value.

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I don't know, but I for one would love to get that Beer mug and Neo Badges. The Neo badge, I don't know how to obtain. As for the beer mug, see me after 10 months.

5000 posts without incurring a single corpuscule of an angry video games' forum's moderator's wrath.

Simple, really.

Fraught:
5000 posts without incurring a single corpuscule of an angry video games' forum's moderator's wrath.

Simple, really.

Wow, the Neo Badge is indeed, EPIC.

Oooo...new names after Gone Gonzo? How about

Sisyphus
James K. Polk
Walter Raleigh's Last Meal
and...I guess if they get up to 5000...Cool Forum Luke?

*really needs to start working again*