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[Thomas Covenant]

So down to the point this is a suggestion for promoting good behavior and general awesomeness among the forums.


(pic by Redshift2k5)

So I once went to this vocation school where they handed out these gratitude coins, you could trade them or cash them in for a prize, but first someone would have to get one from a staff member.

We could do the same here. Give staff or mods a ration of "gratitude coins" to hand out each month and let the users trade them with friends or get mc, custom paint, drawings for rare cockpit swag, you name it. I think it could go a long way.

-TC

[Willie Sauerland]

I think it would be hard to implement this since, having been a forum moderator at some other sites, it is difficult to notice every post especially with the number of posts on this site daily. However, it would be interesting to see if it can be done. Perhaps even have a community award or something.

It is certainly worth a try...

[Thomas Covenant]

Willie Sauerland, on 12 December 2012 - 05:51 PM, said:

Perhaps even have a community award or something.

Is that a joke?

You can have them randomly handed out. First 20 people to vote on a dev poll? They can either be common or rare, but not too rare. I think modsand staff can find people they want to thank on MWO forums.

[Willie Sauerland]

Thomas Covenant, on 12 December 2012 - 09:07 PM, said:

Is that a joke?

You can have them randomly handed out. First 20 people to vote on a dev poll? They can either be common or rare, but not too rare. I think modsand staff can find people they want to thank on MWO forums.

LOL. Guess I should get out of the suggestions forum more...

[MaddMaxx]

Change them to circular Disks that one could attach to the Exterior of any owned Chassis.

Like the Mission/Kills insignia/Decal Pilots paint(ed) on their Fighter/Bomber planes of old and today.

Then these would become a +2 item.

Something like these (but Coin shaped)

Edited by MaddMaxx, 13 December 2012 - 10:27 AM.

[Thomas Covenant]

These weren't exactly them but you get the idea. Staff would hand them out, students could trade them in for a prize, or gift them to another student. It was pretty cool and it felt awesome to get one especially from another student. It was probably the most fun to give one to another student, and sometimes, its just nice to get the prize.

MaddMaxx, on 13 December 2012 - 10:25 AM, said:

That's a lot of dead camels!

Edited by Thomas Covenant, 13 December 2012 - 03:10 PM.

[Artifex 28]

Thomas Covenant, on 12 December 2012 - 03:51 PM, said:

So down to the point this is a suggestion for promoting good behavior and general awesomeness among the forums.


(pic by Redshift2k5)

So I once went to this vocation school where they handed out these gratitude coins, you could trade them or cash them in for a prize, but first someone would have to get one from a staff member.

We could do the same here. Give staff or mods a ration of "gratitude coins" to hand out each month and let the users trade them with friends or get mc, custom paint, drawings for rare cockpit swag, you name it. I think it could go a long way.

-TC

It feels like there's a roof missing on a house, and you are talking about painting the wall to "cream white" instead of "plain white".

[Thomas Covenant]

If the weather is nice why not?

[Artifex 28]

Thomas Covenant, on 13 December 2012 - 10:56 PM, said:

If the weather is nice why not?

Too bad it's tad cold.

[Thomas Covenant]

Well cream white paint might make good camoflage if its a shelter. The forums are done, even if there is a lot to develop in the game, the community is assembled and this is a "game" suggestion for the forum users. Kind of like "pass the ball" games other sites have but more simpler.

[Thomas Covenant]

It could also be fun if they had different pictures for collecters. Here's an example of some coins I used for a contest but the design would nearly apply here.



they could be displayed on the profile, and hey maybe theres one with apic of each mech.

[Artifex 28]

None of this makes any of sense.

I seriously hope they do not even consider any meaningless crap like this, before fixing the core issues, like:

1) Launcher / mechlab
2) Social menu rework
3) Netcode
4) Macros
5) Yellow filter on startup, map/quick map bugs, FPS bug, black screen bug, crashes to desktop
6) <insert everything I forgot>
7) <enter extra content, mechs, weapons, balance>
8) <dynamic battlefield>
9) <insert everything I did not even think of>
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121) <cockroaches and other insects & animals on maps, that cause some graphical decals on cockpit>
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288) <when shooting lasers to water, it actually vaporizes some of it, causing clouds and fog!>
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n) <your medals>


...with all due respect.

Edited by Artifex 28, 14 December 2012 - 02:59 AM.

[Thomas Covenant]

Why do you keep coming here? I mean if you just thought it was a bad idea I don't see why you'd even bother posting.

[Bigbaddaboom]

silly, just silly

[Thomas Covenant]

Bigbaddaboom, on 14 December 2012 - 04:10 AM, said:

silly, just silly

Thanks for the bump

[Bigbaddaboom]

Thomas Covenant, on 14 December 2012 - 04:26 AM, said:

Thanks for the bump

LOL, you are welcome and now you get your "I'm special I tried to participate" Medal/ribbon, go go Mediocrity!!
P.S. sorry I meant coin not medal/ribbon

Edited by Bigbaddaboom, 14 December 2012 - 07:56 AM.

[Elder Thorn]

Willie Sauerland, on 12 December 2012 - 05:51 PM, said:

I think it would be hard to implement this since, having been a forum moderator at some other sites, it is difficult to notice every post especially with the number of posts on this site daily. However, it would be interesting to see if it can be done. Perhaps even have a community award or something.

It is certainly worth a try...

this!
plus some of the mods here (not calling any names!) are... well... not that smart and friendly - they will probably just give it to people they know.

[Alois Hammer]

Elder Thorn, on 14 December 2012 - 07:06 AM, said:

this!
plus some of the mods here (not calling any names!) are... well... not that smart and friendly - they will probably just give it to people they know.

Favoritism? Incontheivable!

[Thomas Covenant]

Anything good can be abused. Yet we still(most of us I'd like to think) let good things come into our lives.

No one needs to catch every good act, in fact its that you probably wont be rewarded that makes it meaningful when someone does.

Edited by Thomas Covenant, 16 December 2012 - 03:24 AM.