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Talking Cloud  Posts: 773 Joined: 10 Jul 2006     | |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2768 Joined: 18 Sep 2007     | Badges? Badges!? We don't need no stink- nah, I'll stop it there. Could be interesting to see what pops up. Thanks guys! -- Steve |
On the Record  Posts: 5978 Joined: 7 Feb 2008   | Whaaaa.... I'm shocked, though not appauled. I'm interested to see what's available. EDIT:Hey! This is my 1234th post... well I think it's interesting. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1540 Joined: 6 Apr 2008     | Humm, sounds nice. Though...you aren't worried about any possible negative side effects? Just, I can recall a few enough forums where people just posted any old thing just for post counts -without- the incentive to do so...but, just looking at the conditions, I'm guessing having someone reply 50 times to their own post wouldn't really be much of an issue, and no doubt result in a suspension or ban. So, you won't say -what- they all are...so...any chance on finding out how -many- there are? ^^' Also, do you just keep the last four badges, or is there a page where all the badges you get accumulate. And, I'll assume you only get one badge per earning yup? |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 83 Joined: 29 Sep 2007     | What about a badge for |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1268 Joined: 19 Mar 2008    | Cool, can I have a badge? Please? |
On the Record Posts: 5978 Joined: 7 Feb 2008 | I wonder if they'll have a "Good Citizen" badge for those of us who've never been banned or put on probation. I've so far managed 1236 posts without being banned or put on probation and I think that's an achievement. |
IT Director  Posts: 1551 Joined: 13 Jun 2002    |
There will be badges awarded by staff :P |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 4436 Joined: 14 Jan 2008    | I like it already. Now that I don't have Going Gonzo to look forward too, it's all about the badges |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 523 Joined: 23 Mar 2008    | I'm not sure if I should be disturbed by how much enjoyment I get out of seeing a badge under my name. Still, nifty idea. I'm also intrigued by your talk of GamerLympics and wish to hear more. |
Server Administrator  Posts: 550 Joined: 27 Sep 2004    | More achievements for the achievement throne! |
On the Record Posts: 5978 Joined: 7 Feb 2008 | The thing that weirds me out is noting just how much of our Viewing Data The Escapist staff have been tracking. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 4436 Joined: 14 Jan 2008 |
The staff are everywhere! Run while you still can! |
IT Director Posts: 1551 Joined: 13 Jun 2002 |
It's not that we track it so much as all the posts are in our database. At that point it's just writing interesting queries to pull statistics. I like statistics. |
Artist  Posts: 545 Joined: 13 Jun 2002   |
Our database also tells me you like sweet honey-coated Golden Grahams for breakfast. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2487 Joined: 29 Nov 2007     | Can we use the points to buy moonshine and go frog gigging? Ya'll should at least have a custom 'Escapist Frog Gigger' give away. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3437 Joined: 28 Jun 2008  | You should make a badge for the most promiscuous use of 1337-5P34K. Or a Grammar badge! Yaaaay! |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 983 Joined: 21 Feb 2008  | Badges....WE DON'T NEED NO STINKING BADGES! |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1566 Joined: 5 Dec 2007  | Found a bug already! When trying to look at the badges in somebodys profile I found that one of the "add squares got in the way of the pop-up. (Using Opera) |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 1268 Joined: 19 Mar 2008 | damn, these badges are horribly addictive. I'm intrigued to know how you get some of them though. (post in more than 10 forums?) |
Beat Writer  Posts: 214 Joined: 20 Dec 2007   | A cool idea guys, hell we might even attract a few achievement addicts from Xbox Live to this site with an addition like this. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3252 Joined: 8 May 2008 | Mousing over the badge just gives my arrow thing a seizer |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1214 Joined: 9 Dec 2007   | Can we trade them in for faction reputation? |
Server Administrator Posts: 550 Joined: 27 Sep 2004 |
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Gone Gonzo Posts: 1566 Joined: 5 Dec 2007 |
A romantic dinner with Yahtzee I recon. |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 77 Joined: 2 Aug 2008     | suppose so |
Red Guard  Posts: 2672 Joined: 16 Dec 2007    |
No, but you can capture them all by having them battle against each other. |
Games Editor  Posts: 4293 Joined: 20 Dec 2005   |
You are now Neutral with Escapist Magazine. Got a long way to go to get that tabard. |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 571 Joined: 22 Apr 2008 | Might be nice to have a 'show this badge' option, for those who have more then 4, so you can pick which ones show up. |
Senior Editor  Posts: 2301 Joined: 9 Jan 2007  |
We'll be adding new badges fairly regularly, but some will always be secret. 'Cause we're shady like that. Only one badge per, yes, and if you want to see all of your badges, just check your profile. At the moment, only the four you've earned most recently show up in your forum post.
We're working on it. But we wanted to let folks see how many different badges were up for grabs first. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 2487 Joined: 29 Nov 2007 | Wait, are you folks going to start a badge suggestion forum? Or is this a sort of Boy Scout / Secret Police combo? |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 888 Joined: 29 Mar 2008  | so how it will work? will be updates...? can be like the achievements in a game? that will be cool |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 62 Joined: 31 Oct 2007   | Bleep bloop. They're pretty cool :P |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 4436 Joined: 14 Jan 2008 |
Then I must have more! |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 571 Joined: 23 Jun 2008  | Cool... bleep bloop... |
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The Escapist: Now With Badges!
We like to think that visiting The Escapist is its own reward, but to sweeten the deal, we're throwing in a bit of loot: badges.
Take a peek in the forums and you may see that a few badges have already popped up here and there. The four badges you've earned most recently will display beneath your avatar on forum posts; to see all of the badges you've earned, just check out your profile.
There are many ways to earn badges, like posting in the forums, participating in events, making friends, and contributing articles. We're not going to tell you how to earn all badges, though, that's for you to discover. (Here's a tip: mousing over a badge reveals not just the badge name, but also how to earn it ... in most cases.)
Badges will also play a big part in the GamerLympics, which kick off tomorrow. The gold, silver, and bronze medals you'll be earning will show up as event-specific badges, letting the entire community know of your digital athletic prowess.
Badges aren't just terribly stylish, however, they also earn you points. We're not telling you what those points are good for just yet, but we're pretty sure you'll like it. Look for more information on that in the weeks to come.
If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for badges you'd like to see, let us know!
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