Jeric 46,851 January 6, 2019 Share January 6, 2019 Other than the Staff Ranks, there has been no real change to the general rank system since I joined this site in 2014. Almost five years. Since that time we have doubled the amount of episodes and seen a massive amount of world building and new races in the show. Our old system needs to be revised to reflect this. This isn't just my view, updating the rank system has long been requested by the community. Well folks ... it is happening. This will be a huge effort and we have already started mapping it out. The new Rank System will be rolled out in fun phases with the following changes. New Ranks based on new races. At present I will only confirm TWO races - one just released in season 8. The Kirin and to be added AFTER the Changeling rank will be one created to represent the reformed Changeling design. Here is the Kirin Rank Badge The ability to lock in your preferred rank. By default our system will continue to promote you through the ranks based on post count. If you reach one and like it you are unable to lock that badge in. I have found a way around this limitation that will now allow you to stay at a rank or even go back to a previous rank if you decide you like this better. More information on how this is done will be posted soon. Will this change the post counts needed to unlock specific ranks? Yes. We can't just start adding stuff about the current Unicorn limit. We need to fit things in depending on how many we add. What if you add a rank that is lower than my current one? You can request to go to that rank. Alternatively some ranks will be revealed surrounding an event and who know's .... maybe everyone may be an honorary member of that rank for a week. Will any ranks be going away? Yes. Some ranks like Squirrel, Butterfly, and Bird don't seem to fit the later ranks. Those will be going away. They may be replaced by other races in Equestria. Will "x character" be a -- NO! Don't ask for a character, or a specific character's cutie mark. I will completely ignore you. I hate to be that guy, but this whole thing would have been changed years ago but staff always wanted their own personal thing and it made it absolutely untenable. Admins know what's up and so does some of my event team. Self indulgence is not part of the process. Will you take recommendations? On a species, yes. That said, I have pinned down enough to fill out the ranks nicely so chances are that I already have you covered. That said, if you want to see something in the future let me know. The good news is that we have sooooo many suggestions over the years that I was able to plan based on them. Will there be anything higher than Unicorn? Yes. Yes there will be. 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Guide 21,360 January 6, 2019 Share January 6, 2019 15 minutes ago, Jeric said: The ability to lock in your preferred rank. By default our system will continue to promote you through the ranks based on post count. If you reach one and like it you are unable to lock that badge it. I have found a way around this limitation that will now allow you to stay at a rank or even go back to a previous rank if you decide you like this better. More information on how this is done will be posted soon That would be great. By the time I made my Changeling OC, I was already a rank higher than Changeling and which I could have stuck with that rank to reflect my OC. 2 A Dragon as big as his love for Disney and has his head in the clouds literally and figuratively Ask Will Guide | Signature by Wife of Hawks | WiiGuy2014’s OCs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparklefan1234 170,636 January 6, 2019 Share January 6, 2019 19 minutes ago, Jeric said: Will there be anything higher than Unicorn? Yes. Yes there will be. Fabulous Unicorn? / 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacodidra 61,163 January 6, 2019 Share January 6, 2019 (edited) RIP squirrel... My favorite rank... Apart from that, great news! The kirin rank badge is awesome, and I'm sure the other ones will be too! Edited January 6, 2019 by Tacodidra 8 Signature by @Sparklefan1234 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganondorf8 11,307 January 6, 2019 Share January 6, 2019 This already sounds like a wonderful new addition though I can only see the results on my end when I check out my profile as that's where my 'forum' rank is which got overridden by what I have right now, Stage Pony. While it's sad that some ranks will be retired, new ones are necessary to keep things excited. A rank above unicorn you say? Hmmm... No, I can't think of what could be above a unicorn. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBD 17,254 January 7, 2019 Share January 7, 2019 6 hours ago, Sparklefan1234 said: Fabulous Unicorn? / Rarity I presumed? But I always thought it would an Alicorn. 3 ♪ "I practice every day to find some clever lines to say, to make the meaning come through"♪ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidnightFire1222 2,166 January 7, 2019 Share January 7, 2019 Would it be possible to have the ability to change you rank image as you earn them through the post goals you reach? Or is that something that's being implemented and I just missed it in the original post? 1 Come and check out my shop! Hope you'll stop on by! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Guide 21,360 January 7, 2019 Share January 7, 2019 Just now, MidnightFire1222 said: Would it be possible to have the ability to change you rank image as you earn them through the post goals you reach? Or is that something that's being implemented and I just missed it in the original post? 7 hours ago, Jeric said: The ability to lock in your preferred rank. By default our system will continue to promote you through the ranks based on post count. If you reach one and like it you are unable to lock that badge in. I have found a way around this limitation that will now allow you to stay at a rank or even go back to a previous rank if you decide you like this better. More information on how this is done will be posted soon. 1 1 A Dragon as big as his love for Disney and has his head in the clouds literally and figuratively Ask Will Guide | Signature by Wife of Hawks | WiiGuy2014’s OCs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash In 22,310 January 7, 2019 Share January 7, 2019 This is something that I'm excited to see implemented. I will miss the bird rank, especially after Jeric pranked us by temporarily changing it to 'birb', a few months back. 4 At first I rejected the zero, but that was because I simply didn't understand it. Now I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passion 3,484 January 7, 2019 Share January 7, 2019 12 hours ago, Jeric said: Will there be anything higher than Unicorn? Yes. Yes there will be. What is this heresy? 1 𝕿𝖆𝖐𝖊 𝖒𝖊 𝖙𝖍𝖗𝖔𝖚𝖌𝖍 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖓𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙, 𝖋𝖆𝖑𝖑 𝖎𝖓 𝖙𝖔 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖉𝖆𝖗𝖐 𝖘𝖎𝖉𝖊! 𝖂𝖊 𝖉𝖔𝖓'𝖙 𝖓𝖊𝖊𝖉 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖑𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙, 𝖜𝖊 𝖑𝖎𝖛𝖊 𝖔𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖉𝖆𝖗𝖐 𝖘𝖎𝖉𝖊! 𝕴 𝖘𝖊𝖊 𝖎𝖙, 𝖑𝖊𝖙'𝖘 𝖋𝖊𝖊𝖑 𝖎𝖙, 𝖜𝖍𝖎𝖑𝖊 𝖜𝖊'𝖗𝖊 𝖘𝖙𝖎𝖑𝖑 𝖞𝖔𝖚𝖓𝖌 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖋𝖊𝖆𝖗𝖑𝖊𝖘𝖘! 𝕷𝖊𝖙 𝖌𝖔 𝖔𝖋 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖑𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙, 𝖋𝖆𝖑𝖑 𝖎𝖓 𝖙𝖔 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖉𝖆𝖗𝖐 𝖘𝖎𝖉𝖊! 𝕱𝖆𝖑𝖑 𝖎𝖓 𝖙𝖔 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖉𝖆𝖗𝖐 𝖘𝖎𝖉𝖊! 𝕲𝖎𝖛𝖊 𝖎𝖓 𝖙𝖔 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖉𝖆𝖗𝖐 𝖘𝖎𝖉𝖊! If you are not yet subscribed to Syrex, frankly, what are you even doing with your life? Best Nightcore & artist cooperation ever <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeric 46,851 January 7, 2019 Author Share January 7, 2019 8 hours ago, MidnightFire1222 said: Would it be possible to have the ability to change you rank image as you earn them through the post goals you reach? Or is that something that's being implemented and I just missed it in the original post? As WillGuide confirmed yes. It may be a more manual process at first but eventually it should work like Discord where you can change roles. The obvious limitation would be only being able to change to ranks you’ve already unlocked. Also, I forgot to mention this but Pony badge will be renamed Earth Pony. Another occasional request I’ve seen over the years. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Bolt 35,063 January 7, 2019 Share January 7, 2019 Holy crap you mean once I reach the rank of Pegasus I could keep it?! Yes please! 2 ☆ My socials ☆ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikifive 24,183 January 7, 2019 Share January 7, 2019 22 hours ago, Jeric said: Will "x character" be a -- NO! Is Tom considered as a character? jk jk There's a workaround - Since Muffin rank is not being mentioned among ranks that may be removed, it may be possible to have ranks representing 'items'. Therefore, one can recommend a rank with a [ picture ], [ drawing ] or a [ photo ] depicting desired character, thus bypassing the limitation. jk jk There's an Easter Egg - If you'll get the 'Pink Fluffy Unicorn' subscription and then request a badge with a character, Jeric will say 'YES!'. Okay I'm done. The planned changes and features sound really promising. It will be interesting to see that implemented. 3 Playing Genshin Impact? Come join the club! >>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Valtasar 12,690 January 7, 2019 Share January 7, 2019 3 hours ago, Rikifive said: Is Tom considered as a character? jk jk There's a workaround - Since Muffin rank is not being mentioned among ranks that may be removed, it may be possible to have ranks representing 'items'. Therefore, one can recommend a rank with a [ picture ], [ drawing ] or a [ photo ] depicting desired character, thus bypassing the limitation. jk jk There's an Easter Egg - If you'll get the 'Pink Fluffy Unicorn' subscription and then request a badge with a character, Jeric will say 'YES!'. Okay I'm done. The planned changes and features sound really promising. It will be interesting to see that implemented. we already have a tom rank, and a cauldron one, so items aren't ruled out, as long as you're willing to wait for Halloween Nightmare Night 1 My Shop My Gallery Ask Zecora Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treeglow Flicker 13,663 January 7, 2019 Share January 7, 2019 A kirin rank badge?! Must. Get! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Valtasar 12,690 January 8, 2019 Share January 8, 2019 2 hours ago, Treeglow Flicker said: A kirin rank badge?! Must. Get! you might not like the price that comes with getting it, oh well, it will be worth it 1 My Shop My Gallery Ask Zecora Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulBron 173 January 8, 2019 Share January 8, 2019 New rank will be great... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fhaolan 4,483 January 8, 2019 Share January 8, 2019 On 1/6/2019 at 12:03 PM, Jeric said: Other than the Staff Ranks, there has been no real change to the general rank system since I joined this site in 2014. Almost five years. Since that time we have doubled the amount of episodes and seen a massive amount of world building and new races in the show. Our old system needs to be revised to reflect this. This isn't just my view, updating the rank system has long been requested by the community. Well folks ... it is happening. This will be a huge effort and we have already started mapping it out. The new Rank System will be rolled out in fun phases with the following changes. The ability to lock in your preferred rank. By default our system will continue to promote you through the ranks based on post count. If you reach one and like it you are unable to lock that badge in. I have found a way around this limitation that will now allow you to stay at a rank or even go back to a previous rank if you decide you like this better. More information on how this is done will be posted soon. Will "x character" be a -- NO! Don't ask for a character, or a specific character's cutie mark. I will completely ignore you. I hate to be that guy, but this whole thing would have been changed years ago but staff always wanted their own personal thing and it made it absolutely untenable. Admins know what's up and so does some of my event team. Self indulgence is not part of the process. I vaguely remember the last effort in this direction. I remember walking away from it because of how... weird the discussion got. People were *really* attached to the squirrel, for some reason. I'm curious as to the mechanism for locking the rank in place. I, personally, was thinking of leveraging the then-new Award system to do it, but didn't get around to figuring out *how* before I left staff. Awwww. No Fleur de Lis rank? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feather Spiral 1,892 January 10, 2019 Share January 10, 2019 On 1/7/2019 at 4:18 AM, Cash In said: especially after Jeric pranked us by temporarily changing it to 'birb', a few months back ...dern, I missed that. ;n; I take writing commissions. "Nerds build the world, artists decorate it, warriors protect it, leaders talk everyone into doing their jobs." -me, 3 Nov 2017 "That's not a pie, that's a pastry with an identity crisis!" ~Jeric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Valtasar 12,690 January 10, 2019 Share January 10, 2019 On 1/7/2019 at 5:18 AM, Cash In said: This is something that I'm excited to see implemented. I will miss the bird rank, especially after Jeric pranked us by temporarily changing it to 'birb', a few months back. we can still have birbs, only this time they may be of the griffon variety 1 My Shop My Gallery Ask Zecora Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phasereale 342 January 10, 2019 Share January 10, 2019 I'm so very excited for the new badges! I do got a question though! How many posts will me have to make in order to get the Kirin badge? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Valtasar 12,690 January 10, 2019 Share January 10, 2019 2 minutes ago, Phasereale said: I'm so very excited for the new badges! I do got a question though! How many posts will me have to make in order to get the Kirin badge? unfortunately, i can't tell you that 2 My Shop My Gallery Ask Zecora Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phasereale 342 January 10, 2019 Share January 10, 2019 1 minute ago, Lord Valtasar said: unfortunately, i can't tell you that oh, it sounds like a surprise and I love surprises! It's ok, @Lord Valtasar! I understand! It's business matters! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklingSquirrels 21,341 January 10, 2019 Share January 10, 2019 (edited) Higher than unicorn? Just how high? Maybe a staffer could confirm this but I think there used to be a rank for higher than unicorn a long time ago, like back in 2013. I think it was silver (or was it gold?)-colored... Edited January 10, 2019 by SparklingSwirls 1 ֍֎֍֎ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeric 46,851 January 10, 2019 Author Share January 10, 2019 40 minutes ago, SparklingSwirls said: Maybe a staffer could confirm this but I think there used to be a rank for higher than unicorn a long time ago, like back in 2013. I think it was silver (or was it gold?)-colored... There was one called "Certified Brony". I am not sure if that was higher than Unicorn, but it was removed eventually since staff felt it was superfluous since we are mostly bronies here. Mostly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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