Potential new ranks coming soon!

[renurb1]

Players will not automatically rank up to OP. They will remain as member unless they want to apply for honored or loyal. If they want to apply for OP the same process applies as in they have to apply.

So us OPs+ have to reapply to become an OP+ again?

[whitelily36]

[Pahman]

I think we should stick with the system we have. I don't see a problem with our system.

[Spiketrooper]

I second pah's opinion. If its not broke, dont fix it.

[Johngt]

Well, there are some problems with our current system.

Players can log in once to get member, and then not return until a month has passed to receive the citizen rank. While someone who has played for that whole month will get equal perks as the one who didn't play.

People have struggled getting recommendations from OPs so that they can get the Honored/Loyal ranks. With this new system we're looking at longer times until the recommendation process begins, giving them more time to get to know OPs.

[Pahman]

Well in reply to the first problem, I think that we should find a way that we can check that they don't just log on in time for ranks. In reply to the second maybe we actually should change something. Instead of ops recommending, perhaps it should be a poll to the entire community on the forums. That way it would be more focused on what the community thinks of the person and how responsible, helpful and friendly they are.

[Iuhimon]

Okay what if we use the current system that we have but use their online time instead of just having them log in once and leave till they can rankup

[whitelily36]

We are trying to move away from the recommendation process. Atm players can't get access to more perks until they get recommended by staff. There are many problems with this. Firstly some of our timezones have less OPs than others, putting some players at a disadvantage. We then have different standards being applied by staff members with some lenient in their recommendations, and others holding players to a higher standard. For players that apply for honored and don't get any recommendations it can be a very deflating experience, and frustrating as they can't access the extra perks without it. After weeks of waiting these players become disgruntled players on the server and some start to resent us. Their behaviour goes downhill and they then create a situation where they aren't going to now get recommended anyway. Also some players find they can't get recommendations because of past behaviours too, and even though their behaviour improves dramatically, their bad behaviour is not forgotten by staff.

Ranking on timeplay is a fair system. Sure we might get some trying to cheat the system, but we're a small community, and we'll soon spot these people. At least we're not stopping people from accessing further perks based on personality.

We have left the final rank as a recommendation because players that get to this rank have probably been playing for a long time on the server and we at least eliminate the problem of staff not knowing them.

Don't forget too with this system we can set more rewards eg. cash injections based on time played, which we can't do with our current system.