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Subject: Heroic member?
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Posted by: x Foman123 x
Chomsky, you seem a bit... hmm... disenchanted..... :-P

As you intimate, I hope that most of the people here keep in mind that, at the end of the day, BNet is entertainment and nothing more.

All in all, you're right, but since you appear to have a grasp on the concept, I was hoping that you would point out that "elitism" is a misnomer and the most misused word on these forums. It should instead be phrased "forum arrogance" and, in some cases, "vicarious forum arrogance." But somehow whenever I use those terms, they never seem to catch on. ;-)


Hi Foman...

I am somewhat disenchanted; but not so much with these forums as various other things I have been dealing with recently.

The forums are the same as always.... which is quite reassuring actually =P

To be clear about the 'old chestnut' topic of elitism: I am fascinated by how regularly the issue is pulled out of the bag. Simple facts are ignored and debates ensue with no consideration for reality or what possible good they might achieve. It's all amusement, but it's also clear that for many it is something.... much more.

Bungie.net is not a democratic arena where decisions on the fate of a privately owned company, and the games they produce, are made by 'the people'. Neither SHOULD it be such a place (I prefer coherent story and a solid, playable finished product). On the other hand, none of this means that there can be no democratic trends and opportunities present, nor that Bungie never listen, but rather that it's just good common sense to remember where one is before wasting time and effort on pointing out the obvious. Actually, I'd say with Halo 3 there are impressive leaps made right here on Bungie.net towards a kind of 'democracy of video-game fun' (and that's really all the users should be interested in). It's probably also worth pointing out that the purest form of democracy is only ever present in small groups... *hint* @ users.

My personal view is that if one has reached a point where they are furiously typing esays on the 'rights' of Bungie.net users then they may have become somewhat lost (not always.... but it is something to reflect on).

Everybody can get a little too involved... nobody is above that. I've been there too.


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  • 12.22.2007 5:57 AM PDT

Old school Bungie, born and raised,
In the Septagon is where I spend most of my days.
Relaxin', maxin', posting all cool,
Talking about Halo, life and some school.
Got in one little argument, and the mods got scared,
they said "You're gonna get banned and your member title'll be bare!"

Posted by: Chomskyite
Everybody can get a little too involved... nobody is above that. I've been there too.


Coming from personal experience, I believe mostly everybody who's a bit more composed than other members have a rather dark history. Perhaps it's best that they have the experience like this, so they can look back in retro-spect and see what choices were made, and determine what choices should be avoided.

  • 12.22.2007 6:14 AM PDT
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weird.

  • 12.22.2007 7:59 AM PDT
Subject: Heroic member? Achronos can you please explain?
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Uhh this is like my fifth post or something and im a heroic member :S

  • 02.11.2008 6:41 AM PDT
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maybe cos u completed heroic cos i can see. member (NORMAL ), heroic member, legendry member. they r all difficulties.
i'm heroic member and i completed heroic

  • 02.12.2008 4:08 AM PDT
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I am a penguin. Every day I boogie on down to the water, and eat fish. Once, while fishing in the deepest depths, I saw great Cthulhu... And he said to me "Shine, to thine own self be true. They can't tell you what to do once you've gone guru." Also, I should tell you, "slide".

Inventor of the Bombstache avatar!

Posted by: muffin man one
Oooo this is exciting, this could be the start of forum achievements. j/k


I laughed so hard it hurt.

  • 02.12.2008 4:15 AM PDT
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maybe if u beat all the halos on legendary who knows :P

  • 02.12.2008 5:00 AM PDT
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testing

  • 02.12.2008 7:18 AM PDT

Posted by: MASTER NICK117
testing


Preview button my friend, preview button.

  • 02.12.2008 8:36 AM PDT

So Achronos, is there a page that shows our trust rating?

I'm pretty sure that Bungie wouldn't do that.

  • 02.12.2008 10:11 AM PDT

Nothing is better than gaming through the day, into the night, then back into the day. It's like when you finally push that power button you feel like you've accomplished nothing, but at the same time, you can't stop smiling.

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  • 02.12.2008 12:25 PM PDT

so what has everyone concluded, if anything at all?

  • 02.13.2008 8:52 PM PDT
Subject: Heroic member? Achronos can you please explain?

It was a cold day near the southern base in Blood Gulch. Cortana and I were relaxing over a game of Go Fish, WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE 700 BANSHEES CAME FLYING IN!!! I GRABED MY SPARTAN LASER AND LET HELL REIGN DOWN UPON THEM. I HOPPED IN THE NEAREST WARTHOG AND TOLD CORTANA TO GET IN.

Posted by: RobJohnB95
maybe cos u completed heroic cos i can see. member (NORMAL ), heroic member, legendry member. they r all difficulties.
i'm heroic member and i completed heroic

I'm a legendary member. I don't own Halo 3.

  • 02.13.2008 10:06 PM PDT
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Posted by: RobJohnB95
maybe cos u completed heroic cos i can see. member (NORMAL ), heroic member, legendry member. they r all difficulties.
i'm heroic member and i completed heroic

I'm a legendary member. I don't own Halo 3.

Ya, but see, I think you're cute, and that makes all the difference.

  • 02.13.2008 10:35 PM PDT
Subject: Heroic member?

If you don't got it, you want it. If you got it, you want more of it. Of course if you don't know what it is, it's hard to get any in the first place.

edit

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  • 02.13.2008 11:33 PM PDT
Subject: Heroic member? Achronos can you please explain?

"Peace, gentlemen...
Peace is the ultimate goal of the Traxus Project.
Peace not in our time but in the future.
Future generations will benefit from the work begun here today.
Gentlemen, I give you the Traxus Project"

Posted by: Recon Number 54
They could have called it Frankie-Armor.


Pardon the off-topic, but let me just say right quick that would be awesome.

I know I'd wear it.

Seriously though, supposing this isn't some sort of glitch, I'd say my recen't near-banning & subsequent 'rank' dropping proves the good conduct theory.

I did somewhat tarnish my clean record after all.
Maybe that means I am due for some brown nosing.*shrug*
Kidding.

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  • 02.13.2008 11:54 PM PDT

hurray for internet hugs!!!!!

im heroic and i just made a group called the arceologists and then i became heroic my theory is depending on ho much youv contributed you reciev a certain rank however ive done other things besides but if you want to join wether of intreast or selfish impulse your all welcome to come

  • 02.14.2008 9:17 AM PDT
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Posted by: Achronos
http://www.bungie.net/content.aspx?cid=13069

The site changelog just got updated that explains it better.

The title is determined by your "trust rating", a score generated each day that uses several metrics to decide a few things. Being a good member makes it go up. Warnings/bans make it go down.
What if someone got banned by a dumbass does that count?

j/k

  • 02.14.2008 12:25 PM PDT

Bringing the Thunder

Ok, this makes more sense then. I went from Heroic to Legendary and didnt know why.

  • 02.20.2008 9:01 PM PDT
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Ka Boom Body Shot... Not!!!!!!!!!

Trade Mark
Im Mr Mcdangles and snip33z

Whats the difference anyways between the different member ratings? Do you get speacial acess or something?

  • 02.21.2008 5:36 PM PDT
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And the Shadow fell upon the Land, and the World was riven stone from stone. The oceans fled, and the mountains were swallowed up, and the nations were scattered to the eight corners of the World. The moon was blood, and the sun was as ashes. The seas boiled, and the living envied the dead. All was shattered, and all but memory lost, and one memory above all others, of him who brought the Shadow and the Breaking of the World. And him they named Dragon.

Posted by: snipeez
Whats the difference anyways between the different member ratings? Do you get speacial acess or something?

Hey, check it out! TFT FTW <3

  • 02.21.2008 5:43 PM PDT

"Why concentrate on the negative when we can speak of the positive?"
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Try using the Search Bar next time.
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Its not date joined only, it deals with blacklistings....as well.

  • 02.21.2008 9:21 PM PDT

The more posts and maps you have the higher ranking you get.

MEMBER
* This is the basic title given to all members who register here at Bungie.net. The vast majority of Bnet members hold this title.
* Their title bar color is a dark grey.

HEROIC MEMBER
* These members have gained a certain amount of trust throughout their Bnet life. Usually this is for the members who have been here a while, haven't received many warnings (if any) or bans (if any). There are more than likely other factors as well (but we'll never know).

*There are currently around 12000 Heroic Members as of February 14, 2008.
*70000 members lost their "Heroic" status after a bug was fixed.
*Their title bar color is grey.

LEGENDARY MEMBER
* Legendary Members are those members who have gained a certain amount of trust throughout their Bnet life. Usually this is for the members who have been here a while, haven't received many warnings (if any) or bans (if any). There are more than likely other factors as well (but we'll never know). Usually they have been here longer than "Heroic Members." There are currently 1736 "Legendary Members" as of February 5, 2008.
*Their title bar color is a light-grey.

MYTHIC MEMBER
* These members are those members who have gained a certain amount of trust throughout their Bnet life. Usually this is for the members who have been here a while, haven't received many warnings (if any) or bans (if any). There are more than likely other factors as well (but we'll never know). Usually they have been here longer than "Legendary Members" (possibly by two or more years).
*Their title bar color is blue.
There are currently 200 "Mythic Members" as of February 14, 2008.

Forum Post Here.

  • 02.24.2008 9:39 AM PDT
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Posted by: SS_Zag1
2005 = Heroic
2004 = Legendary?

Makes sense. I assume if you flash it around you'll get it removed, so don't do that.
That's really cool. I like this new button down there too.

Crow, you're such a youngin'!

Thanks to the Web Team. :)


Well yesterday i was a legendary member, now im an heroic member. I've been here for 2 and a half years. It makes no sense though because i saw one guy who has legendary and hes only been here for 2 years and 1 month. I don't know his name but he has a thread on the halo 3 forum front page called "can i has mongoose? no." or something like that.

  • 02.24.2008 12:59 PM PDT

Irish Anger

I have heard the term "boosting" thrown around alot-what IS boosting?

  • 02.24.2008 4:33 PM PDT