Accolade for playing the game.

[branefabricator]

1 hour ago, BassAckwards said:

The pushback, is because OP’s first post described a badge that comes off as “Play my way! The right way!™ You naughty hooligans”

As someone who powerlevels and loads new characters with IOs and enhancements, this doesn't make much sense. You literally have people running AutoHotKeys script to farm 24/7, then when you go to do low level content, you're paired with some person who is far more uber then the rest of the team, because they loaded up the new character with rewards, even clearing entire mobs ahead of the rest of the team. Everyone loves barely getting to fire their powers off right?

The accolade offers a one-time reward for not doing that one time. That was the intent. Yes problems with existing characters and fairness I guess, but I guarantee people will roll new characters to obtain it. Granted it would be more like a stimulus as once most accounts achieve it, things would return to status quo.

Edited Tuesday at 06:38 PM by branefabricator

[BassAckwards]

1 minute ago, branefabricator said:

As someone who powerlevels and loads new characters with IOs and enhancements, this doesn't make much sense. You literally have people running AutoHotKeys script to farm 24/7, then when you go to do low level content, you're paired with some person who is far more uber then the rest of the team, because they loaded up the new character with rewards from automated farming, even clearing entire mobs ahead of the rest of the team. Everyone loves barely getting to fire their powers off right?

I do not disagree with your stance on this as I said in an earlier reply. The inverse is equally as frustrating when someone lvl 50 with all incarnates and fully kitted IOs doesn’t know how to get to Cimerora and holds up the starting of an ITF. 

My problem is with the negative connotation implied by your original proposal. Make assumptions all you want about players when you run into these situations, but they could just as easily have played the game “The right way™” but are new and still learning. 
 

Being kind to players learning the game takes very little extra effort and ensures we maintain a healthy sized community. If you run into the player you described, again, 1 star them and move on. 

[branefabricator]

2 minutes ago, BassAckwards said:

If you run into the player you described, again, 1 star them and move on. 

I am not going to punish someone for doing something that the game incentivizes. 

In fact, I have more reason to 1-star a player who hasn't loaded up early on rewards and is slowing down the team.

Edited Tuesday at 06:21 PM by branefabricator

[BassAckwards]

1 minute ago, branefabricator said:

I am not going to punish someone for doing something that the game incentivizes. 

Doesn’t punish, just lets you know privately that you did not enjoy teaming with this person last time. They will never know that you 1 starred them. 
 

I bet I haven’t 1 starred even 10 players and that’s only if they were totally rude, obnoxious, or hateful. On the inverse I have probably 100 people 5 starred, because it helps me recognize players that I enjoy teaming with and makes the game a little more personal when you can say “Hey, @globalname remember that TF that we really kicked butt on?”

[Ghost]

44 minutes ago, BassAckwards said:
 

 On the inverse I have probably 100 people 5 starred, because it helps me recognize players that I enjoy teaming with and makes the game a little more personal when you can say “Hey, @globalname remember that TF that we really kicked butt on?”

50 of those were mine 🙂

[Seed22]

On 3/24/2025 at 11:00 AM, branefabricator said:

If a player chooses to play their own way and never complete a task force, why are they being denied the task force commander accolade for their choice in play?

https://clip.cafe/south-park-1997/cartman-thats-the-dumbest-thing-youve-ever-said/

[El D]

On 3/25/2025 at 2:06 PM, branefabricator said:

As someone who powerlevels and loads new characters with IOs and enhancements, this doesn't make much sense. You literally have people running AutoHotKeys script to farm 24/7, then when you go to do low level content, you're paired with some person who is far more uber then the rest of the team, because they loaded up the new character with rewards, even clearing entire mobs ahead of the rest of the team. Everyone loves barely getting to fire their powers off right?

The accolade offers a one-time reward for not doing that one time. That was the intent. Yes problems with existing characters and fairness I guess, but I guarantee people will roll new characters to obtain it. Granted it would be more like a stimulus as once most accounts achieve it, things would return to status quo.

 

A guarantee?! That changes everything. Let's get this accolade in the game right now! I've even found some art for a badge icon, to save the devs some time.