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Subject: "Special" privileges to Mythic Members?
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I think letting the Mythic members having a avatar that shows how much time they have spent on B.net is cool.

  • 02.17.2008 8:53 PM PDT

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Posted by: RaBBiDxSqUirrEL
I think letting the Mythic members having a avatar that shows how much time they have spent on B.net is cool.

Yes, a timer of how much time they've spent logged on would be awesome, and so, so depressing. At least for me.

I don't think that's what you meant, but I like my idea more. And then that counter of shame would compensate for having the grand privilege of a blue bar.

  • 02.17.2008 8:59 PM PDT
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Just an extra page a avatars only avalible to mythic members.

  • 02.17.2008 9:01 PM PDT

I can't see any problem with this. Mythic members are not going to abuse the privilege. They've "stayed out of trouble", as Blizzard put it, for 4-7 years. If a mythic member used an offensive avatar they would be banned immediately. Those 4-7 years, down the drain. Not only have they proved themselves trustworthy, they also have much more interest in maintaining their account. The value of keeping their Mythic record clean would increase if they could use a custom avatar.

In every way this is a good idea.

  • 02.17.2008 9:23 PM PDT

Posted by: Havok Se7en
Posted by: Blizzard411
No, Mythic members haven't really done anything to make them stand out.

People who deserve custom avatars are the people who actually contributed to the forum like Ninjas, Theme Masters, Web team, designers.

Anybody can be Mythic and still be "another member".

To conclude, you have to earn your custom avatar.


QFT.

I can still kick alot of Mythic ass in Halo.

haha

  • 02.17.2008 9:34 PM PDT

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

I wasn't talking about Halo, because it has nothing to do with this discussion.

What I mean is that a "normal" member could contribute a lot like a Mythic member contributes.

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  • 02.17.2008 9:39 PM PDT

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I'm sure everything would be fine with this. I think it is a good idea.

  • 02.17.2008 9:44 PM PDT
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I don't see anything wrong with this idea, the Mythics have earned it.

  • 02.17.2008 9:46 PM PDT
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Exactly Mythic Members have been around long enough to get something in return..( I know Bungie made Halo.)

  • 02.17.2008 10:02 PM PDT
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I mean, I'm not gonna say no if somebody offers me a custom avatar, but I don't need it.

  • 02.17.2008 10:05 PM PDT
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Meh, why not. I think it's a good idea. Gives something for non - mythics to shoot for. With the low number of mythics abuse wouldn't be an issue.

  • 02.17.2008 10:22 PM PDT
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Posted by: Havok Se7en
This will make regular members feel underpowered, and [maybe!] a few Mythics will feel "above the law".
No, that'd never happen... They might start making their own laws, but there'd always be some they obeyed. [:

We, I guess.

Also:
Posted by: Havok Se7en
privlidges. [<spelling?]
No.

[Edited on 02.18.2008 5:55 AM PST]

  • 02.18.2008 5:53 AM PDT

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Show me one instance of a Mythic Member being "above the law".

  • 02.18.2008 6:00 AM PDT

etc etc/glaringly obvious/and so on, and such <=Not redundant!
Posted by: Cr4ne Style
Taxes do nothing to affect the share of wealth, since taxes are only applied to income.

So that's not even a part of the conversation at all, so it's pointless talking about it....

"for a "best" moral to exist, there must exist the "best" moral base. If the base of morality varies from location to location, culture to culture...then there can't be an absolute moral..

bungie can decide to give any perks that they would like to people with different member titles. if they decide to make some avatars only available to mythic members, then so be it.

since member titles have nothing to do with the quality of posts made by a given poster over the life of his account, getting too jazzed about any of this stuff seems odd to me. in order to have a title above 'member' a person need only to have an account open for a long time and get punished under a specific number of times. a person could literally go out of his way and routinely make hollow posts that add nothing to discussions and still earn various titles.

  • 02.18.2008 8:43 AM PDT
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i personally think this whole "trust" thing is stupid. no offense bungie, but really... a trust rating? the people who are untrustworthy are getting banned left and right, so whats the difference? and you dont really get any worthwhile bragging rights if you are heroic or legendary or mythic. *conversation between (hypothetically me and a mythic member)* Mythic: "im mythic and you are only a member" Myself: "oh wow, thats some real achievement there buddy. 'Im Mythic, bow before me' yeah that doesnt work on me pal. go and get some real life achievement and then come back to me and brag." what you have to say on a forum could be misconstrued as offensive to someone and all people have to do is report you and BAM! you are down a trust point or whatever they go by. whereas in real life, the people who report you would say the same stuff as you did on the forum. there should be a trust system on the trust system, because i dont see how its any help.

  • 02.18.2008 9:41 AM PDT
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Posted by: Havok Se7en
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The value of keeping their Mythic record clean would increase if they could use a custom avatar.


Thus breast feeding them their responsibility. They would only behave FOR that custom avatar. A TRUE Mythic member would keep their title regardless of special privlidges. [<spelling?]

...Who cares? The majority of the people who post "helpful" things on this Forum are only doing it in the hopes that somehow they'll get moderating privileges. Motive, on the internet at least, is a lot less important than the actions driven by it. Even if a Mythic member were only to behave for the custom avatar, he would still be behaving. Sounds good to me.

Edit: Yuffle, you are right. The titles mean nothing. It's just a perk for people who have been here a long time without getting in trouble. The custom avatar wouldn't change the fact that we're all still just members, but it would give people who aren't Mythic something to strive for and a reason to be good.

[Edited on 02.18.2008 9:53 AM PST]

  • 02.18.2008 9:51 AM PDT

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

Not really, because the only reason this might work is because there are a limited number of Mythic members. If the number were to increase, it wouldn't work because Achronos won't approve 900 custom avatars.

If he were to give that right to any one who became Mythic it would become moot after all these Legendary became Mythic because he doesn't have time to approve them all.

[Edited on 02.18.2008 10:32 AM PST]

  • 02.18.2008 10:31 AM PDT

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Quinntology.

The titles really mean nothing to begin with, only your status and trustworthiness on the forums. If you want custom avatar, try to become a Theme Master. From what I know, these titles are not meant to turn into anything but symbols of recognition. The idea that Mythic members should get more than that pretty blue bar scares me. They already think they are amazing.

  • 02.18.2008 10:32 AM PDT

Posted by: Blizzard411
Not really, because the only reason this might work is because there are a limited number of Mythic members. If the number were to increase, it wouldn't work because Achronos won't approve 900 custom avatars.

If he were to give that right to any one who became Mythic it would become moot after all these Legendary became Mythic because he doesn't have time to approve them all.
It could work if there was a 'quota' of mythic members. This way there would be a set number of mythic members, chosen by whoever had the highest trust-rating at the time. For example, the 100 highest trust-ratings could be mythics, and if someone was overtaken they go back to legendary. It might cause some complaints, but it would ensure that members behaved themselves to keep their top rating, and the numbers would be manageable.

  • 02.18.2008 10:40 AM PDT

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Posted by: Blizzard411
I wasn't talking about Halo, because it has nothing to do with this discussion.

What I mean is that a "normal" member could contribute a lot like a Mythic member contributes.

One Two

But generally the Mythic members have contributed a lot more, and can be more easily trusted. Mythic generally means you've spent many many days of your life surfing B.net, talking to people, and being a good sport.

Generally speaking.

  • 02.18.2008 10:42 AM PDT

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

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It could work if there was a 'quota' of mythic members. This way there would be a set number of mythic members, chosen by whoever had the highest trust-rating at the time. For example, the 100 highest trust-ratings could be mythics, and if someone was overtaken they go back to legendary. It might cause some complaints, but it would ensure that members behaved themselves to keep their top rating, and the numbers would be manageable.


Then again the system is automated and I doubt Achronos would "control" the titles.

  • 02.18.2008 10:46 AM PDT

etc etc/glaringly obvious/and so on, and such <=Not redundant!
Posted by: Cr4ne Style
Taxes do nothing to affect the share of wealth, since taxes are only applied to income.

So that's not even a part of the conversation at all, so it's pointless talking about it....

"for a "best" moral to exist, there must exist the "best" moral base. If the base of morality varies from location to location, culture to culture...then there can't be an absolute moral..

Posted by: SS_Zag1
But generally the Mythic members have contributed a lot more, and can be more easily trusted. Mythic generally means you've spent many many days of your life surfing B.net, talking to people, and being a good sport.

Generally speaking.


that may be the case, but the exact same description applies to many legendary members, heroic members, and members.

the trust rating system does not account for post quality. as such, it is enormously limited in its ability to indicate how useful a post will be when made by a member of a particular title. any correlation that we might believe exists is likely to be nothing more than coincidence.

heck, there is one bnet member who makes numerous posts a week, but most posts contain only one sentence, and that one sentence normally involves mm using mlg settings. given enough time, even if he only posted a sentence along the lines of 'use mlg settings," then he would be mythic. he is already legendary (his account is not as old as many mythic members), and that is based on nothing more than having a fairly old account and having made many posts.

also, not being banned does not mean that a person has been a good sport. at most it means that he has not been a bad sport. it may very well mean that he has not been caught being a bad sport, or that when he was a bad sport that a mod saw it, that the mod decided to do nothing.

as far as i can see, the easiest way to acquire member titles is to have an old account and to make many brief posts that lack glaring rules violations.

  • 02.18.2008 11:01 AM PDT