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Forum Name Santa Zulg 2012
Topic subjectBadges
Topic URLhttps://forums.carrionfields.com/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=72&topic_id=83
83, Badges
Posted by Velkurah on Wed 31-Dec-69 07:00 PM
Sorry, it's probably a larger-scale project than you had in mind, but maybe it'll be worth thinking about at least.

One common theme you'll find on many free game sites that try to get repeat users - Yahoo Fantasy Football and Kongregate that I use personally - is a badge-style reward system. Us gamers love to earn rewards. We'll mash buttons forever if you give us a badge at the end of it. Couldn't that apply to a more detailed game like CF? So here's what I think would be great for retention and attracting new talent:

Character creation asks for your CF account - probably an email address. You set this up on the website. Optionally, if you don't want to tie your character to an account you can leave it blank, and just earn no badges.

All kinds of in-game milestones can be set to grant a badge to an account, maybe upon the deletion of the character. Hero Warrior Badge! Battle Cabal Badge! Leader of Tribunal Badge! 100-pk Win Badge! Visited Satan Badge! Killed Tiamat Badge! Became Undead Badge! Died to the Elixir Badge! Had a PBF Published Badge! Won a Role Contest Badge! Etc etc. The possibilities are endless, from easy to achieve to really rare.

Then stick the badges, or a link to them, on the associated forum handle. Your posts are credible - look at all your badges! Earn the badges multiple times. Hold contests to design artwork for the badges themselves, or create new badges.

I'm sure you get the idea now. I think it would work for CF.

Aarn
105, I want this! Real bad! Excellent idea. Did I say I want this? I do! n/t
Posted by zsm on Wed 31-Dec-69 07:00 PM
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100, This is on Santa Zulg's nice list
Posted by Zulghinlour on Wed 31-Dec-69 07:00 PM
I've been talking about something like this for the last six months. I've got rough ideas of what I want it to be, but there's still a bunch of questions to answer before I push forward with it. There is other stuff higher on priority list for now.
101, I'd be willing to help in any way I can with this idea
Posted by Artificial on Wed 31-Dec-69 07:00 PM
I love it so very much.
108, RE: This is on Santa Zulg's nice list
Posted by Retan on Wed 31-Dec-69 07:00 PM
I would be willing to help with some coding changes to the website and whatnot. I know I am kind of a ghost when it comes to forum posting and such, but I am an IT networking and Management major in college right now. I can write html, javascript and probably some c++ if it is needed. Just let me know if I can help!