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Introducing RPG Achievements

Tips: 0.00 INK Postby Remæus on Mon Apr 24, 2017 6:25 pm

After almost 12 years of work, we've finally done it.

Some of you may have noticed a notification that you've never seen before — that's because it's new! We've recently completed testing of RPG Achievements, a new form of recognition for our users' efforts.

Let's take a look.




RPG Achievements
With the new notification system comes the ability for RPG to automatically issue one-time "medals" for notable accomplishments, such as the "Greeter" medal, rewarded for responding to 10 or more threads in the Welcome Forum.

These medals are displayed on your profile page and underneath your name in various places around the site, commemorating your efforts to make RolePlayGateway into the friendly, supportive community that has fostered so many professional writers and created so many original works of fiction.

Certain achievements come with new abilities not otherwise available, such as the "Conversationalist" medal, which grants the ability to send Private Messages to other users. We appreciate all of our members, so we'd like to reward those who put in the effort with additional features that empower them to do even more.

Suggestions? Ideas for an Achievement?
We're taking suggestions for Achievements and Medals, and in concert with our initiative to open-source RolePlayGateway, we encourage you to submit your own ideas. There are a lot of places on RPG that could use some love, so please, don't hesitate to comment!

What's next?
We'll be rolling out new achievements on a regular basis, so keep your eye on the list of medals for new opportunities to earn recognition for your effort. We have some exciting things to announce in the future tied to these achievements, so stay tuned!

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Re: Introducing RPG Achievements

Tips: 0.00 INK Postby Butterfly Effect on Tue Apr 25, 2017 3:03 am

It needs a way to give the world Creation awards to those that made roleplays before the current system was put in place back when site was just forums.
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Re: Introducing RPG Achievements

Tips: 0.25 INK Postby Kato on Tue Apr 25, 2017 12:07 pm

I think a badge for RP longevity would be good. So, if the RP you created is still active after a month, or a year, or whatever time period seems appropriate... you get a medal. For persistence. :D

Or if players write a certain number of posts for a single character (like 50 or 100) they could get one too. That's probably slightly open to abuse though. XD
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Re: Introducing RPG Achievements

Tips: 0.00 INK Postby Remæus on Tue Apr 25, 2017 1:04 pm

Iced Fire wrote:It needs a way to give the world Creation awards to those that made roleplays before the current system was put in place back when site was just forums.

We have conversion tools for this! PM me or message me in the #roleplaygateway channel on Slack and I'll be happy to help.

Kato wrote:I think a badge for RP longevity would be good. So, if the RP you created is still active after a month, or a year, or whatever time period seems appropriate... you get a medal. For persistence. :D

Great idea! I'll take a look at implementing this for us.

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Tips: 0.00 INK Postby funsunfish on Tue Apr 25, 2017 8:07 pm

This is great! i think it was an awesome idea to add acheivements

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Re: Introducing RPG Achievements

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Glad to know about your RPG achievements. Thankful to you for this info...Expecting more from you...

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Tips: 0.00 INK Postby Jakuri-chan on Sun Apr 30, 2017 8:22 pm

Huh, achievements, that's pretty neat! I'm rather liking the changes to the site. If I think of any ideas for new achievements that could be added, I'll post them here.
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Re: Introducing RPG Achievements

Tips: 0.00 INK Postby Saviarre on Sun May 07, 2017 9:46 pm

What about an achievement for those who have written over 1,000,000 words :)
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Re: Introducing RPG Achievements

Tips: 0.25 INK Postby Lyysa on Mon May 08, 2017 1:19 am

And something for those who completed a Roleplay they created?
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Re: Introducing RPG Achievements

Tips: 1.00 INK Postby Ylanne on Wed May 17, 2017 3:50 am

What about retroactivity in general? Like the suggestion of an achievement for a roleplay that's lasted for a set period of time based on a set frequency of activity for "active" status -- if someone had an active roleplay for over a year, even if it's not active anymore, could they still receive the achievement?
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Re: Introducing RPG Achievements

Tips: 0.00 INK Postby Remæus on Wed Jun 07, 2017 5:56 pm

Saviarre wrote:What about an achievement for those who have written over 1,000,000 words :)

Done! This is now the "Millionaire" medal.

Lyysa wrote:And something for those who completed a Roleplay they created?

Another great idea! We've implemented it in the "Completionist" medal.

Keep the good ideas coming!

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Tips: 0.50 INK Postby Jakuri-chan on Wed Jun 14, 2017 7:08 pm

What about a medal for people who've been a member of the site for a certain amount of time...? I know there's a medal for people who were part of the GWC community before Gateway existed, but what about the people who've been on the site for maybe five years or more at this point? Just a thought.

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Tips: 0.25 INK Postby harley_q on Tue Aug 01, 2017 11:12 am

I love the achievements. I think it's great !

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Tips: 0.25 INK Postby Keystone1 on Fri Aug 11, 2017 10:00 am

Really nice and informative post shared here. Thanks for sharing.

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Tips: 1.00 INK Postby HelplessBystander on Thu Sep 07, 2017 7:22 am

Honestly, this is an excellent idea to make players feel motivated to be a part of this site and encourage them to keep on keep in' on, the idea of medeals as a vanity add-on by itself is already and pretty marvellous idea, but by releasing certain features of the forum specifically to those who deserve it will really make people motivated to become a better member of the community! :D
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