Sat May 03, 2008 2:12 pm
If we did badges, I think specific, more customized badges would be more fun. Linking to private galleries would be okay, but I would prefer to see badges along the lines of...
Mach 1
Mach 2 (Gotta give the people something to reach for)
700cid+ (11.5L+) Chamber
Semi-Auto
Full Auto
150KJ, 300KJ, 500KJ, etc. Shot (320KJ is ~ .5kg@Mach1)
Etc.
Basically, I would like to see anything that falls into the "Achievements" category be the actual badges. Also, when coming up with badges for people to earn, we should not think of what has been done in the history of spudding, but rather what we would like to see in the future.
I wouldn't mind some badges that changed hands rather than another being handed out. These would be things like "Highest Velocity Launch" "Largest Displacement Cannon" "Fastest ROF (Small and Large Bore)".
Could you imagine the amazing things people would come up with when trying to "get that damn ROF badge back", or "earn that 500KJ badge"?
Of course, this badge system would not require us to drop the post count system, which would prevent upsetting a number of people.
As far as adding old cannons, etc, I think there would have to be some method for submitting cannons for badges, and old cannons would be just as welcome as new ones, but you would obviously need decent proof of your achievements.
We also must remember that the harder it is to earn a badge, the more likely the system is to take hold. No admin or mod wants to be responsible for issuing hundreds of badges, as each one would take specific and unique insertion... it is not something that we could automate like post count.
