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Arctic55 
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 Topic: Top 20 MedalsPosted: 17 Jun 2014 at 20:53 |
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I don't know if I'm just getting bored, or being selfish, but it would be nice to get a medal for reaching the top 20 of any given division. And not just a static medal, a medal that upgrades every rank you go in the top 20, kinda like in the Champion Tournament, where the medal got cooler for every champion you captured. I suggest this is given to everyone who is in the top 20 currently. So Lyken would get a Rank 1 Trade medal, and Scottfitz would get a Rank 1 Overall medal, and I would get a Rank 18 Trade medal plus a Rank 20 Magic medal (I reach both spots at one point or another). This could possibly give some incentive to reach for the top 20 and increase competition.
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Rill
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Posted: 17 Jun 2014 at 21:00 |
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Most of the categories are subject to manipulation. Artificial manipulation skews the rankings for everyone else. I don't think it needs to be encouraged any more than it already is.
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Arctic55
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Posted: 17 Jun 2014 at 21:03 |
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Well, you all can manipulate stuff if you want... I work hard to get into the top 20. And the main reason most people claim "manipulation" is because they aren't in the top 20. And how do you manipulate the Quest and Magic sections?
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Rill
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Posted: 17 Jun 2014 at 21:28 |
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Magic: Simply by adding a lot of mana to random spells.
Quest can't really be manipulated, although you can spend prestige to get extra quests and rise faster that way; since in theory it still has an in-game purpose I don't consider it manipulation. The main reason that I say there is manipulation is that I've seen it in the past. There are some scores that are harder to manipulate than others. Magic and Diplomacy are the easiest, followed by trade. It used to be even easier to manipulate trade; at least since the addition of taxes there is now a cost to doing that. I am not suggesting that all of the top 20 folks get their scores by manipulating them for non-game ends, just that it has happened in the past and I would prefer not to see it encouraged.
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Aurordan
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Posted: 17 Jun 2014 at 21:29 |
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You dump extra mana into spells that don't need or want it and you do quests even though there's no earthly reason for a player of any size to be doing most of them. Trade is about 90% manipulation, in my experience.
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Brandmeister
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Posted: 17 Jun 2014 at 21:53 |
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Yeah, Jabbels proved that trade is the most manipulated score, beyond a doubt. A 3% tax in centrum means you can trade every piece of gold 30x (roughly), so it you want to pass #1 Lyken at 8B, it would take about 300M gold and a lot of patience. Magic and diplomacy are easy, too. Even attack and defense are easy to fake with an alt or co-conspirator. And let's face it, nobody is in awe of a high Quest or Technology score.
I recommend that you mint medals using prestige, and give them to people in the top 20 of each category, and maybe a special medal for reaching #1. |
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Arctic55
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Posted: 17 Jun 2014 at 21:55 |
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Well, I was hoping there would be something for reaching the top 20... since I'm there now, there really isn't much to do around here but to consider abandoning, and if I do, I have to decide if I want to return or move on. My point is, there seems to be nothing to strive for, and I'm getting very bored.
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Brandmeister
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Posted: 17 Jun 2014 at 22:19 |
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Settle in the Broken Lands? Start a war or tournament? Trade with the new continent?
How would a medal solve your boredom? |
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Arctic55
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Posted: 18 Jun 2014 at 03:22 |
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As a medal collector, it would give me something to do and strive to achieve.
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TheBillPN
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Posted: 18 Jun 2014 at 09:41 |
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Why don't you just get someone to build you a medal and shut up. this topic is boring and i dont see why we need more competition in the ranks, i rise quite slowly, but this doesnt affect me playing the game. it is just for people who think games are for winning not playing. This is a life game, not a tournament or a race. there are parts of this game that allow you to get medals, take part and win in them if you are bored.
(Plus all the Manipulation means if everyone got together they could put you down just to spite you.)
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