new rank system [reproposal]

[9bjames]

I do agree partially with what you're saying Ind, the whole point of minecraft is mining and building. Rank games are an extra, but have come across to OPs and some other players as more as a pain. What I was saying was merely to prevent a feeling of loss and upset for players who do enjoy a rank system of sorts, although I don't exactly want to promote it (the idea of rank games that is).
As for the idea of making architect a prefix... I like it. A lot.
Solves all the problems pretty simply.
Technically, I suppose any other "ranks" could probably be transferred over into "medals" over here on the forums (and not discussed so much ingame...) if people really have any complaints about it, though it shouldn't be something pestered over... at all. Heck, if it goes well enough with the transition, and people don't mind so much with just builder, leave it out completely. I'd personally prefer not having to manage it...

Edit- by transferring ranks to medals, I just mean set medals as a few select challenges which could be similar to some of the ranks... not make every rank into a medal... that'd just have the same problems. Pointless.
On second thoughts don't even discuss medals, that's an afterthought, see how people react to the rank changes if they get done. =P