BETA Map Medal

[hotfire]

Concise description:

• Add a beta achievement medal.

Specifics/Details:

• Games that start when a map is still in the beta stage would qualify for this medal

How this will benefit the site and/or other comments:

• With more people playing betas it would decrease feedback time on maps greatly. Map errors and gameplay issues could be found and fixed sooner.
• It would be a fun medal to try for, because trying new maps is enjoyable for most.
• I sometimes have difficulty filling beta games i create and this would improve that aspect. I can always find teammates who want to learn a new map with me, but finding opponents is more difficult.
• Map quench dates are listed somewhere, so finding games that started as beta in the past would be possible.

[nolefan5311]

This is a great idea. Would also increase Foundry participation.

[x-raider]

This is a great idea. Would also increase Foundry participation.

Oh yes, Definitely!

The best of the current medal ideas.
Would make for a cool icon.

[deantursx]

I support this!

[koontz1973]

This is a great idea. Would also increase Foundry participation.

But at the wrong time. We need people to look at the foundry a lot earlier than beta.

As for a beta trophy, no problem with it. But how would you do it. Beat 400 opponents for the gold like normal, and as you said, finding players can be hard so this might get some more player (trophy hunters) till they get the gold.

Have it as games instead of payers.
Win 20 bronze
win 100 silver
win 400 gold

[x-raider]

Good idea Koontz.

[agentcom]

This is a great idea. Would also increase Foundry participation.

But at the wrong time. We need people to look at the foundry a lot earlier than beta.

Getting players to actively participate in the foundry isn't going to happen. However, this at least has the potential to get players involved at the beta stage. I like the idea anyway (I'm usually in support of new medal ideas), but I like it even more that it could encourage some foundry participation even at the beta stage.

[babagonosh]

I like it....but would old beta games count?...games that are already finished?

[zimmah]

I like it....but would old beta games count?...games that are already finished?

i don't think there's a way to measure that.

[koontz1973]

I like it....but would old beta games count?...games that are already finished?

i don't think there's a way to measure that.

Just have everyone start fresh.

[agentcom]

I like it....but would old beta games count?...games that are already finished?

i don't think there's a way to measure that.

Just have everyone start fresh.

Just like with random

[badlouie]

Love this idea. I've missed out on playing some games in beta simply because the games can take forever to fill. This would certainly spur extra players to dive in.

[hotfire]

thanks for the support everyone!

[koontz1973]

I am going to bump this great idea to the top of the list. I still feel it needs some tweaking but the idea of winning 400 games for a gold would be a great achievement and to have a medal for it would be really nice. As I said earlier (last year in fact) the games instead of players for the medal.

• Win 20 bronze
• win 100 silver
• win 400 gold

Having it start fresh, so everyone starts at 0 will get players more interested in new games now and not have players getting a medal for being on the site for a long time. Also, with it starting fresh, this should make it easier to programme for the site as a whole.

[agentcom]

Don't forget diamond/platinum/onyx or whatever we're calling it