Lodestone medals?

[Rentahamster]

Now some people have an inflated medal count, like yourself, due to your environment poll.

Gee no kidding.

That's why I warned against doing that very thing way back in the beginning of this thread.

Yeah, this would be a better idea. Right now, the medals are redundant. We already can see post count via the actual "post count" counter. It also gives the false impression that more posts = better poster, when we all know that that is not necessarily the case.

Many of the best comments that I've read so far have been by members with low post counts.

One thing, though - if we were to change it so that medals are an indicator of how many "likes" on has gotten, this could still be abused. For example, in one of my threads, I had a makeshift "poll" which was gauged by how many likes each option got. This would artificially inflate my like count. ( http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...-Zones-Variety )

And that's also why I recommended the following:

Get rid of the medals.

Get rid of the visible post count.

Sheesh...

[Sonic_the_Hedgehog]

Gee no kidding.

That's why I warned against doing that very thing way back in the beginning of this thread.



And that's also why I recommended the following:




Sheesh...

Yeah I know what you said, it bares repeating. Anyway I wasn't trying to be rude. Sorry if you're upset.

[Rentahamster]

Yeah I know what you said, it bares repeating. Anyway I wasn't trying to be rude. Sorry if you're upset.

Oh, OK. For a second it sounded like you were insinuating that this was the change that I wanted just so that I could have more medals or something. I'm sorry too for overreacting.

IMO, superficial stuff like post count, rating, karma, and signatures are totally irrelevant to fostering good forum discussion.

I guess the "like" system is good for this forum, however, since it IS all about user feedback and gauging the will of the users, after all.

Other than that, the only thing you really need is a proper avatar system, so that users can establish a unique identity.

[Rentahamster]

Hmm...although at second glance, the medals are still the same from before...Nothing has changed.

I'm guessing that they still need to reset everyone's medals back to zero.

[Sonic_the_Hedgehog]

Hmm...although at second glance, the medals are still the same from before...Nothing has changed.

I'm guessing that they still need to reset everyone's medals back to zero.

Actually your post, 57, has two golds and 4 silvers whereas post 58 has only one gold and 4 silvers. So I guess it's somewhat working? lol

EDIT: Never mind, now they both have two golds and four silvers.

[Cairdeas]

Bwahahaha

This is seriously humorous.

Medallion icon will now be granted depending on the number of "Like!" player has received.

That doesn't say they don't give them for posts count anymore. So its probably a mix of both now.

[Blair]

Wow, they just find another way to keep you pay !

[Felis]

Wow, they just find another way to keep you pay !

What, who payed?
I'm paying maybe in the future, but I didn't pay today and the last months.

I don't mind the medals. They are a nice addition but not more.
I hope the avatar changes are coming soon (your ingame image as avatar)

[Rentahamster]

Hmm...if there are no medals above a person's name, does that mean they are banned?

I don't see any medals above gifthorse's name. Or Kilta's. Or Kurokikaze.

Hmm... O.o

[Sonic_the_Hedgehog]

Hmm...if there are no medals above a person's name, does that mean they are banned?

I don't see any medals above gifthorse's name. Or Kilta's. Or Kurokikaze.

Hmm... O.o

That's what I think. Kurokikaze is banned for two weeks.