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Posted by: JBSpudster
Posted by: CrypticFate
I am new here.. just a few questions.

How long roughly will it take to get honorable member?
Do the mythic members or webcam VIP's get any special powers or forums to view?
One year without a ban to get the Honorable prefix. Mythic Members and Webcam MVP's are the same as any other member (same security role level).


Okay thanks mate.

  • 11.21.2009 4:26 PM PDT

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Posted by: JBSpudster
Hehe

You're blue. Don't be that blue though!

:-)

  • 11.21.2009 4:43 PM PDT
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Posted by: guitarplyr
Posted by: JBSpudster
Hehe

You're blue. Don't be that blue though!

:-)

Weren't you blue before guitarplyr?

  • 11.21.2009 4:44 PM PDT
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Posted by: Karl2177
Posted by: nerd
So, this title-system picks out a 'random user' and gives them a title. Predator has Heroic and he has been here for six months (same as me) but he has Heroic -- I don't.
He's been here a year and a half. It would make sense that he's Heroic.

This is the second time I didn't notice it said '2008' after the month and day. Ergh!
Posted by: philace117
Posted by: nerd
So, this title-system picks out a 'random user' and gives them a title. Predator has Heroic and he has been here for six months (same as me) but he has Heroic -- I don't.

He probably didn't get a 30-day ban like you. :P

Shut up, Phil.
;-D

  • 11.21.2009 4:47 PM PDT

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Posted by: nerd
Posted by: guitarplyr
Posted by: JBSpudster
Hehe

You're blue. Don't be that blue though!

:-)

Weren't you blue before guitarplyr?

Not that I'm aware of :-P

  • 11.21.2009 4:54 PM PDT

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Posted by: nerd
So, this title-system picks out a 'random user' and gives them a title. Predator has Heroic and he has been here for six months (same as me) but he has Heroic -- I don't.

First off the title system isn't random, secondly if you have only been a member for sixth months and have been given a thirty day ban don't expect to achieve the Heroic title anytime soon. It takes awhile for a member to get over the negative trust points that come along with bans, but who knows.

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[Edited on 11.21.2009 9:23 PM PST]

  • 11.21.2009 4:55 PM PDT
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Posted by: hawkeye543
Posted by: nerd
So, this title-system picks out a 'random user' and gives them a title. Predator has Heroic and he has been here for six months (same as me) but he has Heroic -- I don't.

First off the title system isn't random, secondly if you have only been a member for sixth months and have been given a thirty day ban don't expect to achieve the Heroic title anytime soon.

~Hawk

Did you have to say that in a mean way?
:-(

I'm confused -- how do you know that the title-system isn't random only if the Bungie Web Team only know how it works???

[Edited on 11.21.2009 5:00 PM PST]

  • 11.21.2009 4:58 PM PDT

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We don't need a rule for every single freaking thing someone thinks is spam.

Posted by: nerd
Posted by: hawkeye543
Posted by: nerd
So, this title-system picks out a 'random user' and gives them a title. Predator has Heroic and he has been here for six months (same as me) but he has Heroic -- I don't.

First off the title system isn't random, secondly if you have only been a member for sixth months and have been given a thirty day ban don't expect to achieve the Heroic title anytime soon.

~Hawk

Did you have to say that in a mean way?
:-(


I think so.

Meh, I must have been banned between 5-10 times and I'm a legendary member. The system is. . . Weird.

  • 11.21.2009 5:01 PM PDT

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@Old Papa Rich: hahaha Well I know that a lot of the prefixes require you to have been around for some time before being eligible for them.

  • 11.21.2009 5:02 PM PDT
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Posted by: Omnicent
Posted by: nerd
Posted by: hawkeye543
Posted by: nerd
So, this title-system picks out a 'random user' and gives them a title. Predator has Heroic and he has been here for six months (same as me) but he has Heroic -- I don't.

First off the title system isn't random, secondly if you have only been a member for sixth months and have been given a thirty day ban don't expect to achieve the Heroic title anytime soon.

~Hawk

Did you have to say that in a mean way?
:-(


I think so.

Meh, I must have been banned between 5-10 times and I'm a legendary member. The system is. . . Weird.

Yeah but you probably weren't banned on your first six months on Bungie.net like I did....

  • 11.21.2009 5:03 PM PDT

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Posted by: nerd
Did you have to say that in a mean way?
Heh, it's just the truth. It's not mean or nice.
Posted by: nerd
I'm confused -- how do you know that the title-system isn't random only if the Bungie Web Team only know how it works???
Through observation we have found tendencies and patterns in the system. Obviously we don't know everything about the system, all I know is that there are multiple other aspects which configure ones title.

~Hawk

  • 11.21.2009 5:07 PM PDT
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Posted by: hawkeye543
Posted by: nerd
Did you have to say that in a mean way?
Heh, it's just the truth. It's not mean or nice.
Posted by: nerd
I'm confused -- how do you know that the title-system isn't random only if the Bungie Web Team only know how it works???
Through observation we have found tendencies and patterns in the system. Obviously we don't know everything about the system, all I know is that there are multiple other aspects which configure ones title.

~Hawk

Ah, okay -- this post was a lot nicer.
:-)

  • 11.21.2009 5:11 PM PDT

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Posted by: CrazyKiwi7
Do you know something?

@Old Papa Rich: hahaha Well I know that a lot of the prefixes require you to have been around for some time before being eligible for them.
Omnicent is Intrepid Legendary and joined 9 days before me.

  • 11.21.2009 5:20 PM PDT

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When Ignorance is the problem. The Answer is Blood.
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Omnicent is Intrepid Legendary and joined 9 days before me.


Ahh yeah well on top of actually having to have been here for some time you actually have to meet the requirements for either which prefix.

  • 11.21.2009 5:52 PM PDT

Posted by: nerd
Posted by: guitarplyr
Posted by: JBSpudster
Hehe

You're blue. Don't be that blue though!

:-)

Weren't you blue before guitarplyr?


sTUPID nerd.

  • 11.21.2009 6:10 PM PDT
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Posted by: nerd
Posted by: guitarplyr
Posted by: JBSpudster
Hehe

You're blue. Don't be that blue though!

:-)

Weren't you blue before guitarplyr?


sTUPID nerd.

STUPID ZUMA!
:-P

  • 11.21.2009 6:14 PM PDT

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Posted by: nerd
Posted by: Karl2177
Posted by: nerd
So, this title-system picks out a 'random user' and gives them a title. Predator has Heroic and he has been here for six months (same as me) but he has Heroic -- I don't.
He's been here a year and a half. It would make sense that he's Heroic.

This is the second time I didn't notice it said '2008' after the month and day. Ergh!
Posted by: philace117
Posted by: nerd
So, this title-system picks out a 'random user' and gives them a title. Predator has Heroic and he has been here for six months (same as me) but he has Heroic -- I don't.

He probably didn't get a 30-day ban like you. :P

Shut up, Phil.
;-D

NO U, nerd. :} By the way your PPD is at 50 now. I'm going to keep mine between 20-30. Not too many posts and not too little for intrepid or fabled.

[Edited on 11.21.2009 6:56 PM PST]

  • 11.21.2009 6:51 PM PDT

That "Intrepid" prefix is still baffling me.

I'm bouncing between 27/30 PPD and I'm still rocking the "Noble" prefix.

I wonder how much of a "dent" I've put into getting it.
O.o

  • 11.21.2009 6:56 PM PDT

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Posted by: Omegus Weapon
That "Intrepid" prefix is still baffling me.

I'm bouncing between 27/30 PPD and I'm still rocking the "Noble" prefix.

I wonder how much of a "dent" I've put into getting it.
O.o

I'm wondering the same thing, I was at 43 PPD for like 2 days and now am at 30. I guess it just takes a while for the system to notice you're posting a lot.

  • 11.21.2009 6:57 PM PDT

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Posted by: philace117
Posted by: Omegus Weapon
That "Intrepid" prefix is still baffling me.

I'm bouncing between 27/30 PPD and I'm still rocking the "Noble" prefix.

I wonder how much of a "dent" I've put into getting it.
O.o

I'm wondering the same thing, I was at 43 PPD for like 2 days and now am at 30. I guess it just takes a while for the system to notice you're posting a lot.
It is testimonials like these that lead me to believe it has more to do with sustaining a relatively high post count for a long period of time, rather than an insanely high post count for a short period of time.

For the most part, it seems that every major qualification for a prefix or base title is time related, nothing more. Being super active on the short term seems to have a very small affect, and just being patient seems to be much more beneficial to one's title. It's actually pretty smart that the web team designed it that way. It's virtually manipulation proof... Unless you're able to control time...

  • 11.21.2009 7:05 PM PDT

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Posted by: CrazyKiwi7
@Old Papa Rich: hahaha Well I know that a lot of the prefixes require you to have been around for some time before being eligible for them.
Just the way you worded your comment made it sound like you knew his dirty secrets.

  • 11.21.2009 7:11 PM PDT

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Posted by: JBSpudster
Posted by: philace117
Posted by: Omegus Weapon
That "Intrepid" prefix is still baffling me.

I'm bouncing between 27/30 PPD and I'm still rocking the "Noble" prefix.

I wonder how much of a "dent" I've put into getting it.
O.o

I'm wondering the same thing, I was at 43 PPD for like 2 days and now am at 30. I guess it just takes a while for the system to notice you're posting a lot.
It is testimonials like these that lead me to believe it has more to do with sustaining a relatively high post count for a long period of time, rather than an insanely high post count for a short period of time.

For the most part, it seems that every major qualification for a prefix or base title is time related, nothing more. Being super active on the short term seems to have a very small affect, and just being patient seems to be much more beneficial to one's title. It's actually pretty smart that the web team designed it that way. It's virtually manipulation proof... Unless you're able to control time...

It does seem like it's more beneficial to have a high post count for a long amount of time. I had about 8 PPD for the past few months until I got the PPD script. For the past 2 weeks or so I range between 20-35 PPD.

I'm glad the system was designed so it does take a long time for a title. If the system wasn't like that, an overwhelming amount of people would have high titles.

[Edited on 11.21.2009 7:15 PM PST]

  • 11.21.2009 7:15 PM PDT

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Posted by: JBSpudster
It is testimonials like these that lead me to believe it has more to do with sustaining a relatively high post count for a long period of time, rather than an insanely high post count for a short period of time.
I agree. You see people come in and post like their hair is on fire with no effect.

  • 11.21.2009 7:24 PM PDT
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Posted by: philace117
Posted by: Omegus Weapon
That "Intrepid" prefix is still baffling me.

I'm bouncing between 27/30 PPD and I'm still rocking the "Noble" prefix.

I wonder how much of a "dent" I've put into getting it.
O.o

I'm wondering the same thing, I was at 43 PPD for like 2 days and now am at 30. I guess it just takes a while for the system to notice you're posting a lot.
You guys posted a lot more than I did when I got it. I think it's a certain number of posts made during a certain amount of time.

  • 11.21.2009 7:30 PM PDT

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Aight, I've been thinking while playing some CoD, so I'd say it's theory time. Let's say the different types of prefixes are worth a certain amount of points. Such as ban related, age, average post count of a lengthy period of time, and such.

Now in those individual subcategories, there are different levels.

For example Honorable, then Noble, and finally Exalted. Now each of those has a specific number to achieve. Let's say 365 for a promotion in one of those. Each point is for each day you haven't been banned. When you do get banned, it resets to 0. If you get warned, you lose 182 or until you hit 0. Once you reach that threshold, you get a ban-related promotion.

Age wise, it goes Veteran, Senior, then Elder. Each of those have special premises. In order to get the first one, 1095 points are required. That's 3 years, because I think that's what it really is(not 4 like Duardo thinks). In order to get a point you just have to sign in for that day. You don't sign in, don't worry, you just don't get a point. Then 365 more days roll along, and bam, you just got Senior. 365 more and here comes your happy Elder prefix.

For post count is where it gets tricky. The system has to know what is considered spammy, and what is actually average. I think the average number of posts is about 8-15. That would be considered the norm. If you can maintain in that range for 1 year, let's say, then you could easily net the Intrepid prefix. 6 more months, and you get the Fabled prefix.

Absent is the overriding factor. If you don't sign in for 2 months, you automatically become absent. There hasn't been a known exception to this to my knowledge.

That explains the prefixes. Now on to the titles. As I mentioned in my earlier theory(linky), prefixes count towards the title. Let's say these total up to 1500 for Heroic, 3000 for Legendary, and 5000+ for Mythic. The prefix points are combined to get your title points. But you have to have a certain amount of points in each one, in order to move up in a title. This would explain such user titles like Noble Member, and such. They don't have enough of another prefix.

Now these points aren't just given willy-nilly. There are a set number of points in the community. Let's say every new member give 50 points into the community pool, and every deleted member takes away 40 points from the pool. This would allow a lot of users to gain points when a new game is released. We see that. This also explains the jostling between points. Some users go up, and some go down. They send their points into the community pool, for someone else to pick up.

End note: This is just a theory, and nothing to base anything off of. We cannot manipulate the system, no matter how hard we try.

Comments?

  • 11.21.2009 7:58 PM PDT