Feature The Star System Explained

[Zwielicht]

For so long... for so very long... many of you have requested that I add a star feature in.

Well, since I own this forum, it became a priority for me to add in a star system

Now, it's not perfect, but thanks to a plugin suggestion from @Rem, I've managed to add stars to user profiles.

These stars display in the profile box of your posts as well, so you can show off how many you've earned.

How Are Stars Awarded?
Stars are awarded through a badge system that counts the number of trophy points you have and awards with you with a star. For the sake of simplicity, every 10 trophy points gets you a star. For more information on how trophies are awarded, view this guide here.

You get trophy points simply by performing various actions on the forum. If you're going for more stars, it's best to review what actions earn you trophy points by reviewing our trophies page.

How Do Stars Display On Profiles?
After discussing this with all of you, we adjusted our stars system to show a maximum of 5 stars on your profile.

After receiving 5 stars, instead of getting a new star every 10 trophy points, the stars instead change colour similarly to the system many of us were familiar with from before.

For a visualisation on how this works, see the table below.

Number of Stars	Tier	Visualisation
1​	Bronze
2​	Bronze
3​	Bronze
4​	Bronze
5​	Bronze
6​	Silver
7​	Gold
8​	Platinum
9​	Master
10​	Grandmaster	?????

This is meant to be a long-term goal as some of the last trophies are harder to get.

Over time, we'll be adding in more trophies with what I will simply refer to as very interesting criteria, giving you more chances to earn stars on your profile.

 

[Champagne]

What a great addition! Good job @Zwielicht!

 

[Zwielicht]

What a great addition! Good job @Zwielicht!

Thank you, but I can't take all the credit here as @Rem's suggestion is what made it possible and @Impulse helped me set it up.

 

[Champagne]

Thank you, but I can't take all the credit here as @Rem's suggestion is what made it possible and @Impulse helped me set it up.

Of course. Both deserve credit for this as well. Lucky to have them on here.

 

[UnusualSubstance]

Looks starry.

Good update Team.

<3.

PS: Did you know?

The closest star to the earth is the Sun.

Thanks for coming to my ted talk.

 

[back2form]

I really Love the Star System & Trophies

 

[Rem]

For so long... for so very long... many of you have asked have requested that I add a star feature in.

Well, since I own this forum, it became a priority for me to add in a star system

Now, it's not perfect, but thanks to a plugin suggestion from @Rem, I've managed to add stars to user profiles.

Thanks for the shoutout!

This is meant to be a long-term goal, so I made the last two stars harder to get.

Alright
Is mod abuse a thing?
gotta get banned at least once

 

[Zwielicht]

Alright
Is mod abuse a thing?
gotta get banned at least once

Ehhhh… sort of? I haven’t written down anything on what constitutes as mod abuse yet.

I’ll ban you for a second so you can get that trophy.

Edit: Let me know if you don’t get it and I'll try it again when you're online. Consider this my way of testing that trophy.

 

[UnusualSubstance]

Ehhhh… sort of? I haven’t written down anything on what constitutes as mod abuse yet.

I’ll ban you for a second so you can get that trophy.

Let me know if you don’t get it. Consider this my way of testing that trophy.

Everyone says mod abuse but what about admin abuse.

 

[Zwielicht]

Everyone says mod abuse but what about admin abuse.

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Pls don't. Me scared of admin abuse.

 

[Rem]

Ehhhh… sort of? I haven’t written down anything on what constitutes as mod abuse yet.

I’ll ban you for a second so you can get that trophy.

Edit: Let me know if you don’t get it and I'll try it again when you're online. Consider this my way of testing that trophy.

i didn't get it
for the ban
I want it to reflect saying

Attempted to 1 up Z, successful but Imp ambushed me & kicked me back down

 

[Seobyamanda]

For so long... for so very long... many of you have asked have requested that I add a star feature in.

Well, since I own this forum, it became a priority for me to add in a star system

Now, it's not perfect, but thanks to a plugin suggestion from @Rem, I've managed to add stars to user profiles.

These stars display in the profile box of your posts as well, so you can show off how many you've earned.

How Are Stars Awarded?
Stars are awarded through a badge system that counts the number of trophy points you have and awards with you with a star. For more information on how trophies are awarded, view this guide here.

• The first star is awarded at 10 trophy points.
• The second star is awarded at 20 trophy points.
• The third star is awarded at 30 trophy points.
• The fourth star is awarded at 40 trophy points.
• The fifth star is awarded at 50 trophy points.
• The sixth star is awarded at 60 trophy points.
• The seventh star is awarded at 80 trophy points.
• The eighth star is awarded at 100 trophy points.

You get trophy points simply by performing various actions on the forum. If you're going for more stars, it's best to review what actions earn you trophy points by reviewing our trophies page.

This is meant to be a long-term goal, so I made the last two stars harder to get.

Over time, we'll be adding in more trophies with what I will simply refer to as very interesting criteria, giving you more chances to earn stars on your profile.

Hi @Zwielicht

The requirements for getting 2 Stars is not too much?

Because i want to be seller here it should be easy newcomer seller what you think?

I have seen. our trophies page

 

[Octavia]

Hi @Zwielicht

The requirements for getting 2 Stars is not too much?

Because i want to be seller here it should be easy newcomer seller what you think?

I have seen. our trophies page

check this post by remi on how to get trophies fast.

 

[Zwielicht]

Hi @Zwielicht

The requirements for getting 2 Stars is not too much?

Because i want to be seller here it should be easy newcomer seller what you think?

I have seen. our trophies page

On the contrary, since this is a community first and a marketplace second, so we expect traders to engage on the forum and be part of the community before submitting a sales listing. This is why the star system is used for the upgrade; to prevent someone from just aging up an account and spamming "welcome" in introductory threads to reach a specific post count.

If someone wanted to, they could easily get 2 stars in a day. All that's required is simply posting a bit on the forum, filling out your profile, and using the various features here.

If anything, from my discussions with @Rem, @unususalsubtance, and the various staff members; it's far too easy to get 2 stars. I got that on a few test accounts I made without even trying. It's why we'll be bumping it up to 4 stars over time.

 

[Remi]

Hi @Zwielicht

The requirements for getting 2 Stars is not too much?

Because i want to be seller here it should be easy newcomer seller what you think?

I have seen. our trophies page

lol, the fact I can get 2 stars while having less post than you shows that 2 star is just too easy to reach

 

[SEO FOX]

Great. Will Grab those Starts soon.