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(12-29-2015, 07:03 AM)frost Wrote: Yes, I already considered time based ranks. We used to do it on the short lived PvP server.

But, using votes as a unit of measurement for ranks doesn't necessarily mean that the rank is useless and means nothing. Votes ensure that the player actually spent X many days caring enough to vote. It means that they have been a supportive/dedicated member for that many days. If we use the timed system, it would not benefit the server in terms of garnering new players to the community and can also be exploited with afk machines. If we set it at how many hours played, it would take some members 5 days to get a rank and others 100 days. 

Votes also dramatically promote the server. The server was slowly declining in players as I stated in the original thread. This system, although having many downsides, helps both the rank issue we have and the population issue.



With the VIP discussion, I think I decided the easiest way is to let VIPs jump in on the ranks. So the question is, at what rank should the VIP title disappear and be replaced with the normal vote rank? Member rank? Experienced?

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(12-27-2015, 07:57 PM)MissLuci Wrote: Well, I think the players who had already managed to get AdvPlayer, should get Advanced in the new system at least, otherwise it feels a little like a setback.

Experienced rank is the equivalent of AdvPlayer. The names might be confusing, but Advanced does not mean AdvPlayer. It was hard to come up with proper rank names and I can see the confusion for some players seeing Advanced and thinking it was the old AdvPlayer

For vip disappearing would be at adept? That sounds like the place i'd put it.