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[Obryn]

I pay my $3/month because I value the community and want to support it, not because I get something out of subscribing. It's like pledging to my local NPR affiliate. I could care less what the payment tiers are named, though I do find the discussion of it hilarious. It's like school board politics, if you know that old chestnut.

-O

 

[Oryan77]

I didn't even realize the experience point descriptors were 4e based.

Ok, I should have asked this a long time ago....

Can someone either explain to me the whole XP thing here, or point me to where I can read about it?

I'm a little embarrassed to say, but when the XP thing was first implemented here, I could not figure out how to send someone XP. It also took me a while to figure out that I could read a message that I received for getting XP.

I still can't seem to find a way to send XP and now people are talking about an XP title....I don't see any XP titles

Was the XP feature converted to be a subscriber feature only tool? Is that why I'm blind and apparently half stupid? And if anyone calls me full stupid, I'm going to put a world of hurt on something weaker than me.

There, I asked. Laugh and point fingers at me all you want!

 

[Obryn]

It's a reputation system, basically, that only allows positive rep. There were posts about it in Meta back when it was implemented.

When someone likes what you posted, they can click the balance scales under your post, send you a quick comment, and give you XP. You can read the XP comments on your control panel.

The levels accrue when you have more XP, pretty much. You also get more "dots" for every 5 or 6 levels.

-O

 

[Wicht]

It's a reputation system, basically, that only allows positive rep. There were posts about it in Meta back when it was implemented.

When someone likes what you posted, they can click the balance scales under your post, send you a quick comment, and give you XP. You can read the XP comments on your control panel.

The levels accrue when you have more XP, pretty much. You also get more "dots" for every 5 or 6 levels.

-O

More specifically, the scales at the bottom left of each post are for giving XP. The green dot under post count reflects the level achieved.

It took me a while to figure it out too.

 

[Oryan77]

It's a reputation system, basically, that only allows positive rep. There were posts about it in Meta back when it was implemented.

When someone likes what you posted, they can click the balance scales under your post, send you a quick comment, and give you XP. You can read the XP comments on your control panel.

The levels accrue when you have more XP, pretty much. You also get more "dots" for every 5 or 6 levels.

-O

Wow, what do ya know, there's a balance scale below our names
Thanks for pointing that out.

Shows how much I read the meta forum. Which I just read it yesterday for the first time in years.

More specifically, the scales at the bottom left of each post are for giving XP. The green dot under post count reflects the level achieved.

It took me a while to figure it out too.

Oh THOSE dots. That's what that thing is for? I thought it meant the user was online haha. Dang, I feel smarter now. Thanks guys.

Crap, one more question then....I'm just curious since everyone is talking about the titles being 4e related (not a big deal to me even though I play 3.5). But is there a list of what all the titles are for the XP? I'm just curious to see what the names are.

 

[Thornir Alekeg]

...It could be something as simple as a second line on the User Title, perhaps with a colorful highlight.

Thornir Alekeg
D&D expatriate
Scion of Drunkeness

(or whatever)

Hey! I have it on good authority that my parents were not drunk, just a little tipsy that night.

 

[Mark]

Wow, what do ya know, there's a balance scale below our names

I'm not sure you quite understand yet. Try clicking on mine and adding a comment. You'll get the feel for it that way.

 

[El Mahdi]

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[Thornir Alekeg]

With all the geek rage I see about the subscription tier naming scheme, I have a guaranteed money winner for Morrus. Use the following names:

$6 - Gygax/Arneson
$3 - Dragon
Free - Drizzt

People will flock to subscribe to remove the association to Drizzt.

Now that's how extortion is done.

 

[Mistwell]

Oh, my God. Really, people?

Of all the things in this world, or on the internet, or on this messageboard, that you could possibly worry about, you're going to get offended if Morrus names the subscription tiers after the tiers of 4E?

Really?

I'm sorry, but using those names does not in any way imply that ENWorld if a 4E site. It implies exactly one thing: That the owner thought it was cute to use the names of the current edition of the game.

You don't like 4E? Fine. You don't like D&D at all? Fine; there's still a place for you on this site.

But you're going to be offended by it? Honestly and truly offended?

I've spent years building a rep for being polite and diplomatic, here and on the other forums I frequent, and I intend, for the most part, to stick with that. But I have to say that, honestly, even for the home of hyperbole that is the Internet, that's some of the most ridiculous, nonsensical, self-entitled claptrap I've ever heard, and I can only hope that those of you making such a claim are playing an April Fool's joke on us.

You, sir, are my hero.

My reaction was pretty much identical to yours.

Anyway, I don't care what they are named.