Badges have arrived!

[Proailurus 214]

I'm a unicorn! Yes! In all honesty, I really love this update. Nice to see your continuing to do amazing artistic stuff on the forums! I remember when you were starting on the winter theme, and teaching me how to make signatures and use Photoshop. You're one of the nicest people I've ever met and one of the prime examples I used to introduce my dad on the subject of why I joined the brony community. Really. Thanks for all you've done.

 

Is it just me or did your avatar just blink O__O

yay I'm a pwetty butterfwy :3

[Senor Citizen 516]

Mother of God...

[Arrow 236]

I'm a parasprite!!!!!

 

...

 

Wait, is that good or bad? ;__;

[Roflmeow 5]

Finally, in the interest of keeping the forums' interface clean and legible, I've removed the YouTube/deviantART/Steam links and your usergroup's name from the mini-profile that is shown beside your posts. The links on your profiles remain unaffected, and you can figure out someone's usergroup by their badge. Alternatively, hover over their username and a hovercard will appear displaying their usergroup as well as some other information.

 

I just wanted to say I liked the little buttons that showed up under the avatar. That's one thing I LOVED seeing on these forums, especially if they had a steam account. I didn't think they looked messy at all.

[Zoop 8,384]

That's one thing I LOVED seeing on these forums, especially if they had a steam account. I didn't think they looked messy at all.

You can still see such things, you just need to check the user's profile to do so.

[Mr. Wobbels 664]

Becoming something other than a bird... How do?

[Marcato 2,144]

get enough posts Mr. Wobbels i need according to that one guide 600 posts to become a bird

[Emerald Flame 381]

Haha, me too

 

Yeah, but my heart attack was from me thinking it was a message. A message that said IGNORE THIS GUY. IGNORE HIM AND MAKE HIM FEEL BAD ABOUT HIMSELF.

 

But that was foolishness.

[Homura Akemi 974]

A muffin? Derpy and I will be tight now!

[I used to be a stranger 7,994]

Will there ever be any detailed correspondence as to the rhyme or reason behind any or all given badges, or will those details intentionally remain a mystery for an undetermined amount of time, to prevent the community from having a meta-game mindset behind their interactions so that they can "Win the game [of getting all the badges]"?

 

If people are told how to obtain all the badges, they might prioritize that over actual participation in the forum as a community member, and make the post system just a control input for the meta 'game of badges' and because of that, the quality of posting would degrade: is the warning I bear from similar things happening in The Escapist Magazine forum.

 

I have negligible gravity in the administration of the website, just one voice of many. But this post's Question is that "Will we be told how to get badges? Yes or No." and thesis is "I recommend you don't tell us".

 

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Lastly, I would be perfectly happy with my badge both being permanently being "Bird" and happier still with the color being edited to a soft blue shade.

Edited March 25, 2012 by Blue

[Croaks 251]

I love badges. This seems like a great, little add-on.

It's funner because you don't know the list.

Edited March 25, 2012 by Croaks

[Twilight Sparkle ✨ 8,529]

Will there ever be any detailed correspondence as to the rhyme or reason behind any or all given badges, or will those details intentionally remain a mystery for an undetermined amount of time, to prevent the community from having a meta-game mindset behind their interactions so that they can "Win the game [of getting all the badges]"?

 

If people are told how to obtain all the badges, they might prioritize that over actual participation in the forum as a community member, and make the post system just a control input for the meta 'game of badges' and because of that, the quality of posting would degrade: is the warning I bear from similar things happening in The Escapist Magazine forum.

 

I have negligible gravity in the administration of the website, just one voice of many. But this post's Question is that "Will we be told how to get badges? Yes or No." and thesis is "I recommend you don't tell us".

 

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Lastly, I would be perfectly happy with my badge both being permanently being "Bird" and happier still with the color being edited to a soft blue shade.

 

I answered this question on the first page of the topic: http://mlpforums.com/topic/10629-badges-have-arrived/#entry234565

[Crispy 5,565]

I have negligible gravity in the administration of the website, just one voice of many. But this post's Question is that "Will we be told how to get badges? Yes or No." and thesis is "I recommend you don't tell us".

 

Seems there won't be an official anouncment of the ranking system, but as people do, there's working theories in another thread.

[FinalGamer 193]

Well I'm extremely happy to get the badge of my second favourite pony <3 yaaaay~

 

(Naturally my fave pony is a blank flank so I'm a little past that sadly)

[Roflmeow 5]

You can still see such things, you just need to check the user's profile to do so.

 

Oh I see now! Thanks!

[Fenrir 39]

heh heh, awesome. I could see this whole rank thing being really cool.

[Guest]

Awesome badges!

 

Are there a lot badges, so even after thousands of posts there's still more to discover, or only a few?

[Starshine 16,335]

Joly mother of Celestia... Now I'm afraid to post anything or I'll be changed into a bird. Or worse, a squirrel

 

 

E: nooooooo

It's too late

 

 

Shoot now I'll have to spam be more active in discussions to get rid of that filthy mammal

Edited March 26, 2012 by Shefira

[Apple Bloom 2,936]

Interesting. I remember there was talk about a ranking system like this when the forums first launched but we never got around to implementing it until now. I just hope members don't start spam posting to get higher ranks.

[Doctor XFizzle 8,672]

Interesting. I remember there was talk about a ranking system like this when the forums first launched but we never got around to implementing it until now. I just hope members don't start spam posting to get higher ranks.

 

Saving for future reference when the badges are taken away due to widespread spamming.

 

Hey everyone, it'll be Apple Bloom's fault! He jinxed it!

Edited March 26, 2012 by Doctor XFizzle

[Sandwhisper 33]

This is quite interesting. It'll be fun to level up and become one of the two "Brony" ranks... (yeah right XD)

[Finesthour 7,289]

There should be a finesthour badge, you know, because I am finesthour x3

 

Joking aside, I really love these badges. Especially cuz' LRP and I are the only brony badge carriers

[Sandwhisper 33]

There should be a finesthour badge, you know, because I am finesthour x3

 

Joking aside, I really love these badges. Especially cuz' LRP and I are the only brony badge carriers

 

 

I'm coming for you guys!

In a few years! XD

[Ezynell 2,037]

There should be a finesthour badge, you know, because I am finesthour x3

 

Joking aside, I really love these badges. Especially cuz' LRP and I are the only brony badge carriers

 

Me and Feld0 are the only ones with badges nopony else has :3 But Flare's only 100 or so posts away from getting to to "Unicorn" XD Can't wait til I'm finally a brony!

[Marshmallow 1,137]

Wooh neat!

I saw this thread when I was on my iPone, so I had nov idea what they were.

 

I wonder what's mine! :3

 

edit: ooh! I'm a phoenix! That's easily one of the coolest looking ones!

Edited March 26, 2012 by Marshmallow