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Posted by: robby118
May I ask it again? Pretty please? Is it possible that a lack of activity can actually have a positive effect on your title?
Somewhat. I've seen an alt account become an "Absent Member" but once logged in, due to join date, it gained the "Honorable" prefix.

  • 01.01.2010 8:23 PM PDT

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Posted by: Duardo
Posted by: robby118
May I ask it again? Pretty please? Is it possible that a lack of activity can actually have a positive effect on your title?
Somewhat. I've seen an alt account become an "Absent Member" but once logged in, due to join date, it gained the "Honorable" prefix.


That happened to me. So yes.

  • 01.01.2010 8:24 PM PDT

Everything is interesting if you go into it deeply enough.

Posted by: Duardo
I should clarify..

A two year old member can receive the Noble prefix as evidence has suggested yes? However, if that two year old member was banned during his first year, it would take a year after those bans for him to receive the Noble prefix.
I'm not sure. Well, I've never seen anyone who is 2 years old with 0 bans not get noble (unless they have a higher prefix already), so the first bit is right from my experience.

However, I am very confident that the ban related prefixes after a ban cannot be predicted, because I believe the severity of the ban(s) determine if they keep the title or lose it, and how long it will take to come back. Based on The 3 ban related prefixes have different requirements, varying time and allowed ban lengths/counts. Exalted is considered "the highest" because you can't get any bans or warnings of any kind for quite a long time, which is harder than just being a member for a long time.

[Edited on 01.01.2010 8:28 PM PST]

  • 01.01.2010 8:25 PM PDT

Carpe Diem - Carpe Coffee

Astronomy Picture of the Day!

The purpose of these two posts are just to organize a link library of employee posts in response to the title system. The library could then be used as a reference tool for answering questions made by unfamiliar members and reinforcing theoretical discussions made by experienced members.
Base Titles

[4/09] Posting Isn't The Only Trust Increasing Factor
[4/09] Game Participation Factored Into Trust / Labels > Ranks
[2/09] 5 Digit Asymptotic Maximum Trust Value & No Minimum Trust Value
[2/09] Arbitrary Max / Join Date Heavily Weighted & Good Trust Predictor / Negative Ban Influencers
[2/09] Data Collection Long Before Titles Added / Only Superusers See Trust / Bans Fade With Time
[11/08] Tweaked Base Formula Math For Higher Title Normalization
[11/08] Significant Change To Base Title Algorithm / Specific Tiers / Result = Less Elevated Titles
[11/08] Rating No Longer Relative To Daily Maximum / Base Titles More Predictable
[8/08] Possible Post Quality Metrics / Main Title Use = Fun & Positive Reinforcement
[6/08] Consistency Is Rewarded Over Inconsistency
[6/08] Time Not Only Positive Contributing Factor
[6/08] Elevated Title Specifics / Consistent Formula Without Adjustments / Relative Ranking
[4/08] Relative Maximum Trust Increase Rate > Your Trust Increase Rate = Possible Title Loss
[3/08] Titles Based On Relative % To Max Trust / Title Changes Can Occur Without Trust Changes
[3/08] Two Values = Base Trust Rating & Trust Modifier
[2/08] Title Populations / What They Were & What They Should Have Been
[2/08] Titles Percentage Based / Too Many Heroics & Not Enough Mythics Glitch
[2/08] Multiple Caches & Servers Involved With Titles / Changes Aren't Instant
[2/08] Titles Based On Max Trust Rating & Relativity / Glitch With Caching / Cache Refreshes Daily
[3/07] Prototype Algorithm Collecting Trust Before Title Implementation

Prefixes

[2/09] Prefixes Not Related To Trust Value
[11/08] Ban Related Prefixes & Their Qualifications
[11/08] Prefix Groupings / Prefixes Are Prioritized / Bans Temporarily Remove Prefixes
[11/08] Honorable, Noble, Exalted Prefixes Related / Honorable & Noble Priority Bug
[11/08] Veteran Not Ban Related Prefix / Imbalanced Prefix Priority Bug
[11/08] Higher Base Titles More Likely To Have Rare Prefixes / Exalted = Highest Prefix Priority
[11/08] Prefix Introduction / 9 Total With Different Criteria
[11/08] Prefixes = Little Badges & Good Behavior Indicators
[11/08] Prefixes Independent Of Base Titles

More information >>

[Edited on 01.04.2010 12:03 PM PST by Duardo]

  • 01.01.2010 9:18 PM PDT

Carpe Diem - Carpe Coffee

Astronomy Picture of the Day!

Other

[4/10] Titles Meant To Encourage Investing Into A Single Account
[4/09] Arbitrary Titles / Accidental Bans / New Title System In Development
[4/09] Current System = Impossible To Understand In Absolute Terms
[4/09] Ultimate Goal = Fun Titles
[4/09] Personally Customizable Titles > Titles As Displays Of Arbitrary Numbers
[4/09] Speculation On Unlockable Titles & Game Participation
[4/09] Possibility Of Losing Base Titles & Increased Linking To Game Participation
[12/08] Titles As A Sorting Device Intended For New Members / All Speculative
[12/08] Titles Initially Intended To Be User Rating System / Nowhere Near Completion Or Reality
[12/08] Building Like-Minded Community Barriers
[12/08] Elitism Isn't Always Bad / Titles As A Sorting Device
[8/08] Title System Judgement = Moronic
[8/08] Main Title Use = Fun > Secondary = Positive Reinforcement
[2/08] Definite Bug / Manual Calculations Not Adding Up
[2/08] Trust Formula Changed / Possible Bug
[3/07] System Purpose Defeated Once Figured Out / Exact Trust Value Meaningless
[3/07] Secretive Trust Consequences Against Alternate Accounts
[3/07] System Rewards / Automatic Consequences / Intentional Vague Feedback
[3/07] Positive & Negative Reinforcements / Elitism
[3/07] Trust Judgements / Past Consequences / Newbie Friendly Secret / Math Complexity
[3/07] System Functions Must Remain Hidden For Functionality
[3/07] Trust Ratings Can't Be Subjective For Functionality
[3/07] Automatic Trust System > Manual Karma System

Assembled By:
hawkeye543, JBSpudster, Old Papa Rich, Pro Kendog, Scapegoat413, and TOM T 117

Note: If you found an official employee post in regards to the title system that is not within these posts, send me a PM and I will add it to the link library.

[Edited on 04.04.2010 5:29 PM PDT]

  • 01.01.2010 9:19 PM PDT

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Posted by: Alec9224
Indeed. I haven't had XBL for a long time, but I still come on her everyday.

Posted by: Duardo
Posted by: robby118
May I ask it again? Pretty please? Is it possible that a lack of activity can actually have a positive effect on your title?
Somewhat. I've seen an alt account become an "Absent Member" but once logged in, due to join date, it gained the "Honorable" prefix.
That's understandable. I was thinking more of, say, a Legendary Member being inactive and then returning as a Mythic Member. In a personal instance, I was once inactive for an entire week and still retained the Intrepid Legendary title.

Also, Duardo, linkage to the awesomeness above in the main post, please?

  • 01.01.2010 9:27 PM PDT

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I was gone for three days and i went down...Sad face

  • 01.01.2010 10:00 PM PDT

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Posted by: Kage24Neko
I was gone for three days and i went down...Sad face

Yeah, that happens when you're gone for a little bit. Just be active and post a little bit and it should come back.

  • 01.01.2010 11:31 PM PDT

I missed a few days of not being on Bungie for the holidays and when I came back I still retained my Heroic Title.

  • 01.01.2010 11:51 PM PDT
Subject: FAQ on Bungie.net Member Titles

Posts in groups definitely count towards Intrepid/Fabled.

I do 98% of my posting in groups, and I was Intrepid and now am Fabled.

  • 01.02.2010 12:22 AM PDT
Subject: FAQ on Bungie.net Member Titles / Prefixes / Bar Colors

I who walk alone in this world wrapped in the arms of the past not knowing what lies ahead of me. What am I? A soulless being to be beaten by the rage of those who hate me? Cutting my way past hopes and dreams. Sit in the window sill as I do every day and night resignations on my slate of who I am and what is left behind. Concealed in the words that chases my every thought. I who walk alone in this world…I am broken

Posted by: philace117
Posted by: Kage24Neko
I was gone for three days and i went down...Sad face

Yeah, that happens when you're gone for a little bit. Just be active and post a little bit and it should come back.
Yeah thats what i thought...

  • 01.02.2010 12:44 AM PDT
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there is no saving Reach

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Ew! I lost my veteran title for Noble. :( I liked veteran so much better. I guess I'll have to get banned soon.

  • 01.02.2010 12:54 AM PDT

I who walk alone in this world wrapped in the arms of the past not knowing what lies ahead of me. What am I? A soulless being to be beaten by the rage of those who hate me? Cutting my way past hopes and dreams. Sit in the window sill as I do every day and night resignations on my slate of who I am and what is left behind. Concealed in the words that chases my every thought. I who walk alone in this world…I am broken

Posted by: Kaelestis
Ew! I lost my veteran title for Noble. :( I liked veteran so much better. I guess I'll have to get banned soon.
Why would you do that?

  • 01.02.2010 3:34 AM PDT

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Posted by: Kaelestis
Ew! I lost my veteran title for Noble. :( I liked veteran so much better. I guess I'll have to get banned soon.
You might be able to PM a ninja,"I want my old title back ban me pl0x."
:p
Interestingly, I joined a year and a half ago, but had a two month hiatus in the middle of it. I got Honorable a few months after I picked up again. Now I'm going for Heroic, which I will probably get around my two year mark.
Anyone have any ideas whether or not I would get a title then? (besides Heroic)

  • 01.02.2010 3:38 AM PDT

Five years older and wiser
The fires are burning, I'm fire, never tire
Slay warriors in the forests, and on hire

What do you think the codename for the function to calculate the titles is?

  • 01.02.2010 5:43 AM PDT

I want her...

Posted by: Kaelestis
Ew! I lost my veteran title for Noble. :( I liked veteran so much better. I guess I'll have to get banned soon.
well same thing happend to me too but i don't mind

[Edited on 01.02.2010 6:29 AM PST]

  • 01.02.2010 6:28 AM PDT

Hah, after 4 years exalted is mine. *insert happy face*

  • 01.02.2010 7:57 AM PDT

Just out of curiosity, do Warnings affect your trust rating? Or is it just a written thing to remind Mods if they catch you doing it again?

  • 01.02.2010 9:42 AM PDT

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Posted by: walshypru
Just out of curiosity, do Warnings affect your trust rating? Or is it just a written thing to remind Mods if they catch you doing it again?


Yes warnings seem to affect trust points, from what I've read.

  • 01.02.2010 9:49 AM PDT

Posted by: Duardo
Posted by: robby118
May I ask it again? Pretty please? Is it possible that a lack of activity can actually have a positive effect on your title?
Somewhat. I've seen an alt account become an "Absent Member" but once logged in, due to join date, it gained the "Honorable" prefix.

I think that member gained that title because the member probably had never been banned or warned. Like me, I was absent then I came back and on the first day my title went up to a Honorable Heroic Member. So, I guess it can help because you can't get in trouble when you are absent.

  • 01.02.2010 10:18 AM PDT

Well I guess I better put some pants on.

I feel like I'm gonna break this thing!

I just got the 'Noble' prefix today and I've had no bans or warnings for over 1 year 8 months.

[Edited on 01.02.2010 10:28 AM PST]

  • 01.02.2010 10:22 AM PDT

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Posted by: walshypru
Just out of curiosity, do Warnings affect your trust rating? Or is it just a written thing to remind Mods if they catch you doing it again?


Yes warnings seem to affect trust points, from what I've read.
Yeah, you can drop a title after a warning.

[Edited on 01.02.2010 10:26 AM PST]

  • 01.02.2010 10:26 AM PDT

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Posted by: Duardo
Posted by: robby118
May I ask it again? Pretty please? Is it possible that a lack of activity can actually have a positive effect on your title?
Somewhat. I've seen an alt account become an "Absent Member" but once logged in, due to join date, it gained the "Honorable" prefix.


A friend of mine got Mythic the other day and he never posts in the public forums he stays in the groups.

  • 01.02.2010 10:28 AM PDT

Posted by: Duardo
I should clarify..

A two year old member can receive the Noble prefix as evidence has suggested yes? However, if that two year old member was banned during his first year, it would take a year after those bans for him to receive the Noble prefix.
I was banned less than a year ago, i gained honorable prefix and now my account is 2 years old i gained the 'noble' prefix.

  • 01.02.2010 10:34 AM PDT

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This is strange. I got the Exalted prefix a day early and it seems that a very large amount of people's prefixes, who have previously been banned, changed to a ban related prefix... Too many people to be coincidental, in my opinion. I wonder if something was changed about the system or if it has something to do with the New Year.

[Edited on 01.02.2010 10:40 AM PST]

  • 01.02.2010 10:39 AM PDT