I propose that there be a diamond level medal that comes after platinum. Thus, medals would be in order:
Bronze Silver Gold Platinum Diamond
If you look at the platinum medals, they typically take years to attain. However, they do get attained relatively soon enough by the hardcore players. But then when a player hits the platinum level, he/she feels like games thereafter count for a little less. Thus, I would say if you have a diamond level medal that takes a very long time to attain, then games in a player's continued ledger will still have more meaning.
I would propose that diamond levels be at least 5x the platinum levels so that nobody reaches such medals quickly and so that those medals are rare and hard to come by. I feel like this would be very beneficial to the site; and I'm guessing there would be a consensus.
Re: Diamond Medals
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2014 6:05 am
by 2007spaceodyssey
Re: Diamond Medals
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2014 8:48 am
by sempaispellcheck
Sure, why not? Never too many medals. 5x may be a bit much, but you may be right about that - I couldn't say.
sempai
Re: Diamond Medals
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2014 10:37 am
by owenshooter
why not champagne? then we could finally have champagne in the platinum lounge... the black jesus has spoken...-Jésus noir
word...
Re: Diamond Medals
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2014 11:09 am
by betiko
As far as i know, no one managed to get full platinum (i think ollie, mage and b00060 are close not sure they are there yet) I know that i ve given up on gameplay medal, too long, too obsessive after silver anyway. If plat is at 1000, diamond shouldn t be more than 2000, just remember that there are just 10000 players on this site. Anyway, if some players are up for diamond, i don t really care, but i will definitely not go for it. Platinum is already "super elitist" enough imo.
Re: Diamond Medals
Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2014 12:49 pm
by Silly Knig-it
I think 2000 or 3000, is more realistic.
Crossmaps at 500 (more than we have maps for )
But I like the idea of having a medal above platinum.
Re: Diamond Medals
Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2014 1:36 pm
by JamesKer1
Silly Knig-it wrote:I think 2000 or 3000, is more realistic.
Crossmaps at 500 (more than we have maps for )
But I like the idea of having a medal above platinum.
We might want to wait before we make a Diamond CM for more maps to come out
Looks Good!
Re: Diamond Medals
Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2015 10:16 am
by JOHNNYROCKET24
betiko wrote:As far as i know, no one managed to get full platinum (i think ollie, mage and b00060 are close not sure they are there yet) I know that i ve given up on gameplay medal, too long, too obsessive after silver anyway. If plat is at 1000, diamond shouldn t be more than 2000, just remember that there are just 10000 players on this site. Anyway, if some players are up for diamond, i don t really care, but i will definitely not go for it. Platinum is already "super elitist" enough imo.
I would easily get diamonds
Re: Diamond Medals
Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 9:57 pm
by ViperOverLord
JOHNNYROCKET24 wrote:
betiko wrote:As far as i know, no one managed to get full platinum (i think ollie, mage and b00060 are close not sure they are there yet) I know that i ve given up on gameplay medal, too long, too obsessive after silver anyway. If plat is at 1000, diamond shouldn t be more than 2000, just remember that there are just 10000 players on this site. Anyway, if some players are up for diamond, i don t really care, but i will definitely not go for it. Platinum is already "super elitist" enough imo.
I would easily get diamonds
Not across the board...
Re: [Medal] Diamond Medals
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 11:54 am
by JPlo64
maybe make Diamond medals kind of like a leader board as opposed to a fixed goal? for example, top 5 players in a medal category have diamond medals. Then the goal never ends b/c you have to keep staying ahead of everyone else. Just an idea.
Either way, I see no negative to adding more medal levels.
Re: [Medal] Diamond Medals
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2015 5:06 am
by lt.pie
I was thinking a shiny black quartz color might be nice !. OK, go ahead and implement !!
Re: [Medal] Diamond Medals
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2015 5:32 am
by betiko
JPlo64 wrote:maybe make Diamond medals kind of like a leader board as opposed to a fixed goal? for example, top 5 players in a medal category have diamond medals. Then the goal never ends b/c you have to keep staying ahead of everyone else. Just an idea.
Either way, I see no negative to adding more medal levels.
i think this is the only way it could make sense, kind of. adding levels for the sake of adding them while not even 0,1% users will reach the mark in most categories.... might as well just put a special mark on the category leader. the problem is that you can't strip a medal afterwards..
Re: [Medal] Diamond Medals
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2015 1:26 pm
by demonfork
Platinum is more valuable than diamonds... So diamond level being above platinum doesn't make sense.
Maybe unobtanium instead.
Re: [Medal] Diamond Medals
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2015 4:47 pm
by JamesKer1
betiko wrote:
JPlo64 wrote:maybe make Diamond medals kind of like a leader board as opposed to a fixed goal? for example, top 5 players in a medal category have diamond medals. Then the goal never ends b/c you have to keep staying ahead of everyone else. Just an idea.
Either way, I see no negative to adding more medal levels.
i think this is the only way it could make sense, kind of. adding levels for the sake of adding them while not even 0,1% users will reach the mark in most categories.... might as well just put a special mark on the category leader. the problem is that you can't strip a medal afterwards..
I'm sure the coding could be taken care of to do that.
Re: [Medal] Diamond Medals
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2015 6:02 pm
by IcePack
Maybe black diamonds for top 25 in each catagory?
Re: [Medal] Diamond Medals
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2015 5:41 pm
by Shannon Apple
demonfork wrote:Platinum is more valuable than diamonds... So diamond level being above platinum doesn't make sense.
Maybe unobtanium instead.
Actually no. Music goes diamond after platinum, so it makes sense that CC would do it that way as well.
Re: [Medal] Diamond Medals
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 3:18 am
by Endgame422
demonfork wrote:Platinum is more valuable than diamonds... So diamond level being above platinum doesn't make sense.
Maybe unobtanium instead.
Huh? A 5 carat diamond weighs one gram. A 140 carat diamond weighs 1 ounce. An ounce of platinum is worth roughly 1200 USD per ounce. The value of a 140 carat(1 ounce) diamond? Millions if its cut. Even still thousands rough.
Re: [Medal] Diamond Medals
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 4:15 am
by betiko
Endgame422 wrote:
demonfork wrote:Platinum is more valuable than diamonds... So diamond level being above platinum doesn't make sense.
Maybe unobtanium instead.
Huh? A 5 carat diamond weighs one gram. A 140 carat diamond weighs 1 ounce. An ounce of platinum is worth roughly 1200 USD per ounce. The value of a 140 carat(1 ounce) diamond? Millions if its cut. Even still thousands rough.
yup I was thinking that i should start a business and trade grams of platinum against grams of diamonds with DF. and a 140 carat diamond... definitely millions!
Re: [Medal] Diamond Medals
Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2015 9:31 am
by Fewnix
One possibility is that when someone hits that diamond level - say top 5 or top 25 in a medal category- at a particular point in time ( say its calculated as of the first of each month)- they get the diamond medal and get to keep if, even if they drop below the top diamond category later. Around the first of each month there would be a post in the appropriate forum of the CC;ers who have qualified for a diamond medal
So we could have CC'ers strutting their stuff, proof on their medal profile and in the forum post , that they have been recognized as one of the top speed players, or top dubs players or top assassins or whatever and lots of friendly competition with challengers taking them on.
COOL!!!
Related it might be good to clarify the medal standing as in Fog Achievement
am I correct that the top player in the history of CC when it comes to fog is gogglez who is the only one ever to have won 5 medals in that category?
And that as one of the few (200 or so?( who have won 4 medals in fog, I am one of the top players in CC when it comes to that category.?
SUPER COOL!!!
betiko wrote:
JPlo64 wrote:maybe make Diamond medals kind of like a leader board as opposed to a fixed goal? for example, top 5 players in a medal category have diamond medals. Then the goal never ends b/c you have to keep staying ahead of everyone else. Just an idea.
Either way, I see no negative to adding more medal levels.
i think this is the only way it could make sense, kind of. adding levels for the sake of adding them while not even 0,1% users will reach the mark in most categories.... might as well just put a special mark on the category leader. the problem is that you can't strip a medal afterwards..
Re: [Medal] Diamond Medals
Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2015 7:31 pm
by betiko
how could someone have 5 medals in the fog category when the maximum is platinum, meaning 4?
Re: [Medal] Diamond Medals
Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2015 7:36 pm
by JamesKer1
betiko wrote:how could someone have 5 medals in the fog category when the maximum is platinum, meaning 4?
There's a glitch. Reported to admins, let me know if you find anymore Fewnix
Re: [Medal] Diamond Medals
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2015 2:38 am
by Dukasaur
betiko wrote:
Endgame422 wrote:
demonfork wrote:Platinum is more valuable than diamonds... So diamond level being above platinum doesn't make sense.
Maybe unobtanium instead.
Huh? A 5 carat diamond weighs one gram. A 140 carat diamond weighs 1 ounce. An ounce of platinum is worth roughly 1200 USD per ounce. The value of a 140 carat(1 ounce) diamond? Millions if its cut. Even still thousands rough.
yup I was thinking that i should start a business and trade grams of platinum against grams of diamonds with DF. and a 140 carat diamond... definitely millions!
Maybe he was thinking of carborundum.
Re: [Medal] Diamond Medals
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 2:21 am
by ViperOverLord
JPlo64 wrote:maybe make Diamond medals kind of like a leader board as opposed to a fixed goal? for example, top 5 players in a medal category have diamond medals. Then the goal never ends b/c you have to keep staying ahead of everyone else. Just an idea.
Either way, I see no negative to adding more medal levels.
That's interesting....Or you could have a categorized running leader board and diamond medals as originally proposed.
Re: [Medal] Diamond Medals
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 3:15 pm
by demonfork
betiko wrote:
Endgame422 wrote:
demonfork wrote:Platinum is more valuable than diamonds... So diamond level being above platinum doesn't make sense.
Maybe unobtanium instead.
Huh? A 5 carat diamond weighs one gram. A 140 carat diamond weighs 1 ounce. An ounce of platinum is worth roughly 1200 USD per ounce. The value of a 140 carat(1 ounce) diamond? Millions if its cut. Even still thousands rough.
yup I was thinking that i should start a business and trade grams of platinum against grams of diamonds with DF. and a 140 carat diamond... definitely millions!
Diamonds are not scarce, they are one of the most abundant substances on the earth. The only reason why diamonds for jewelry are expensive is because the DeBeers company controls 90% of the diamond market and they are able to make them artificially scarce by manipulating the market.
diamond is widely used for industrial purposes at a cost of about $.04/ crt.
So lets do this... I will trade you diamonds for platinum all day long. PM me and give me your address, I'll even ship you the first ounce and you can send me the platinum when you get the diamonds.