Badges & Insignia


(wolfnemesis75) #1

You know what would be cool in Brink, some badges, insignia, and monikers that you unlock through acquiring exp. We play as both factions. It’d be cool to somehow show progress in terms of moving up the ranks in the faction towards like the Chief level Mokena type figure. And as you play you create like a custom G.I. Joe type card (the ones that were on the back of the box) for each of your custom characters. With the picture of your dude and the information next to it. Some ideas I had for badges you could unlock are:

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[li]Thief (how many times you broke in to the safe on Sec Tow as an example)[/li][/ul]

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[li]Scientist[/li][/ul]

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[li]Biochemist[/li][/ul]

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[li]Field Medic[/li][/ul]

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[li]Brain Surgeon[/li][/ul]

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[li]Mercenary[/li][/ul]

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[li]Detective[/li][/ul]

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[li]Mechanic[/li][/ul]

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[li]Ops Tech[/li][/ul]

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[li]Rogue[/li][/ul]

Insignia could be obtained through Team-based goals reached. They could be something like:

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[li]Initiate[/li][/ul]

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[li]Acolyte[/li][/ul]

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[li]Second[/li][/ul]

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[li]First[/li][/ul]

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[li]Squad Leader[/li][/ul]

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[li]Chief[/li][/ul]

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[li]Warden[/li][/ul]

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[li]Founder[/li][/ul]

So that once you have your character maxxed out you can start earning another layer of progress. It’d also be cool to have a designation and point of Origin that you could choose. Like West Continent, North Atlantic. Just vague places that folks came from. Or Ark Lower. :slight_smile:


(BiigDaddyDellta) #2

That… is such a great idea, wow I want to report this post just so I’m sure someone looks at it. Wow dude i’m really impressed by this!


(Smoochy) #3

i must admit i find things like medals for different weapons quite fun. it makes me want to try more weapons. i do generally mix it up a lot, and play the carb9 the least of all, im not cheap :slight_smile:


(wolfnemesis75) #4

Hey thanks. I think it’d add some more things to grind away for once you have your character leveled up. These things don’t affect the balance of the game much beyond just showing your dedication to certain aspects of the game. Like Rogue could be how many times you comms hacked or disguised as the enemy and successfully hacked in general. Stuff like that. Just little rewards for progress made.


(BiigDaddyDellta) #5

Little things that add sooooooo much replay value its crazy. Yeah.


(BiigDaddyDellta) #6

The world learned that little rewards are a HUGE turn on when microsoft came out with the achievement system, in my opinion one of the best moves ever.


(wolfnemesis75) #7

Weapon specific Badges would be cool as well, as suggested by smoochy. Ideas off the top of my head:
Eliminator
Assassin
Firestarter
Rifleman
Pistoleer
Gunslinger
Sexual Tyrannosaurus
:slight_smile:


(Darksider) #8

Generally that’s what you get with stat pages but with Brink the stat site is no were near the level of so many other stat sites that have done it right for other games.


(zenstar) #9

The ranking system should be seperate and different for the 2 factions.
Security would have military / police style ranks. Resistance would have a less military feel to their ranks (maybe a cult feel with acolyte, initiate, brother, etc…).
Playing a side would work towards gaining rank with that side only. That way you can show off your security character or you resistance character or you could just be a mercenary and rank up both sides :slight_smile:


(zenstar) #10

[QUOTE=wolfnemesis75;361765]Weapon specific Badges would be cool as well, as suggested by smoochy. Ideas off the top of my head:

Sexual Tyrannosaurus
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“Why don’t you strap this on your ‘sore ass’?”
:slight_smile: good movie.


(wolfnemesis75) #11

[QUOTE=zenstar;361769]The ranking system should be seperate and different for the 2 factions.
Security would have military / police style ranks. Resistance would have a less military feel to their ranks (maybe a cult feel with acolyte, initiate, brother, etc…).
Playing a side would work towards gaining rank with that side only. That way you can show off your security character or you resistance character or you could just be a mercenary and rank up both sides :)[/QUOTE]

Pretty much spot on what I was thinking too. :slight_smile:


(BiigDaddyDellta) #12

True but in game rewards are better, not everyone plays online or uses the “stats” site.


(wolfnemesis75) #13

Yeah, I like the in-game stats besides K/D. Just other ways of rewarding progress so you can not only show off your custom character, but a custom set of badges based on your preferred playstyle. Or something. and gun choices so that those choices affect the Player Card of your character. :slight_smile:


(Spendlove) #14

I suggest “Sexual Healing” for using the new Agent of Change auto healer 50 times.

Great ideas for collecting badges though. I used to go to extraordinary lengths to have a shiny title over my characters name in City of Heroes. It had hundreds of different badges then, probably over a thousand now…

Surely easy to implement in the game and gives something for everyone?


(BiigDaddyDellta) #15

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Thanks,

BiiG


(ZionDelhamorte) #16

Seems like a great idea to me Wolf. Keep it up.


(wolfnemesis75) #17

[QUOTE=Spendlove;361777]I suggest “Sexual Healing” for using the new Agent of Change auto healer 50 times.

Great ideas for collecting badges though. I used to go to extraordinary lengths to have a shiny title over my characters name in City of Heroes. It had hundreds of different badges then, probably over a thousand now…

Surely easy to implement in the game and gives something for everyone?[/QUOTE]

Yeah. I agree. If its in a title update, just don’t empty your cache or delete “saves”! :slight_smile:


(Jimmy James) #18

[QUOTE=BiigDaddyDellta;361778]PLEASE RATE THIS THREAD!!

Thanks,

BiiG[/QUOTE]
Done. I think it’s a great idea.

-JJ


(damcde) #19

I think that these would be awesome to add to the game and would definitely add to the longevity of the game IMO. Hopefully SD will seriously consider adding these. Great thinking wolf!


(gooey79) #20

You mean ideas like they had in Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars?

‘Congratulations on your promotion, Private’

:slight_smile: