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Badges Under Names In Chatter

Badges Under Names In Chatter
Posted 2020-11-03 11:22:42

My idea is simple! Our Early Access badges and any other badges (eg Beta Tester) are hidden away on our profile and you have to go looking to find them, but it could be really cool if they appeared under our display pictures on the chatter forum. :D 


MoscoMoon {Lethan} ❄️
#1120

Posted 2020-11-03 11:36:54

Hmm... depends on what they intend to do with the badge system. Right now it's just for admins/mods/EA/Beta, which over time there'll be more and more people who are none of those and the default assumption would be that people with badges have authority, which EA/Beta people don't any more than other old players.

If badges will be something you can earn through regular gameplay in the future, then it would be nice to put them in Chatter, but otherwise I really wouldn't want to be mistaken for staff. Or have people asking me how to get the bear icon (even if it's hoverable like on the profile, not everyone will hover).


Before
#8638

Posted 2020-11-03 11:38:37 (edited)

I think it would be pretty cool. But yes I would be concerned the same way #8638 is. Also, heyo fellow whitetail ;D

SilverMoon
#2140

Posted 2020-11-03 11:51:39

Yeah you're right I think if you could hover over them and it would tell you what it was for, just like on our profiles, it could be good and if anymore came out for things like special xmas events or something, it could be cute! :D 


HEY FELLOW WHITETAIL :D 


MoscoMoon {Lethan} ❄️
#1120

Posted 2020-11-07 14:12:17

I like this idea! It's pretty hard to know when someone has a badge when you have to go to their den.


Lily (GH!)
#3016

Posted 2022-07-12 03:10:46 (edited)

late comment but i support for sure. would love to find fellow whitetails, without having to check profiles separately!
also, some people might like collecting badges (if there will be more in the future) and i'm sure they'd want to show them off.


bambiroe [hiatus]
#2406

Posted 2022-07-12 03:17:29
IM A FELLOW WHITETAIL :D

And yes... oh I hope there will be more badges in future, I love collecting things like that!

MoscoMoon {Lethan} ❄️
#1120

Posted 2022-07-12 04:44:42
Ehhh, I don't know,  I lean more on oppose for this. (I'm not going to actually vote that, since I don't really care at the end of the day.)

I feel it would be weird to point out these badges. To have them on each chatter post is to imply some significance to them, which there isn't really. EA and Beta players are like any other player and to point out that they are, in fact, EA or Beta players on posts much like admins could definitely imply that they matter more or have more power than the average player.

If there was some change where badges were reworked and everyone could collect random ones, then maybe my opinion would change. But if it's just showing off that someone joined the site in testing or paid to get in early, I wouldn't be thrilled about that. And I promise I'm not saying that because I don't have badges like the rest of you - I would find it weird to shine a spotlight on it even if I did have one. They show on someone's page, so it's already acknowledged. And I'm glad it is acknowledged, those badges show they supported the site in some way. I just think it's fine as it is - neither hidden nor blatant.

Whirligig (Hiatus)
#11137

Posted 2022-07-12 05:16:11
I'll admit I posted this topic 2 years ago, not long after the game released and I had hoped there would be more badges, like achievements, for us all to collect. Maybe certain ones from events or something, because I love collecting things like that.

I understand your point and the points above about not wanting to look like an admin, and if there's no other badges coming out then, yeah, its a bit pointless. But back then little ol' me was hopeful and optamistic that this game would get a lot more updates than it has been getting.

MoscoMoon {Lethan} ❄️
#1120

Posted 2022-07-12 14:19:44
Collecting badges and having some exclusive ones would be fun, I like that kind of stuff too. Would've been neat if it started early in WD's life, close to when you suggested this.

And I get you, I've felt the same way over the last couple years. I suppose we'll see what happens, maybe they might consider something similat to this after all someday.

Whirligig (Hiatus)
#11137

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