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Axianda The Royal Fleet Admiral Terra Squadron
Joined: November 20, 2001 Posts: 4273 From: Axianda
| Posted: 2003-07-30 17:49  
I and many other have been in the old beta when DS was still free anyway i would like to see these old beta testers get theyr beta badge replace by an elite beta badge.
* ofcourse only when they test the current beta *
I mean we've been helping a lot longer and i personally am proud of it.
besides my ego needs some attention
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JediKnight Admiral
Joined: April 23, 2002 Posts: 356 From: Jacksonville, FL
| Posted: 2003-07-30 19:21  
I see your among the group that always has to remind other players how long they've been around as if that was something special
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Demorian Fleet Admiral Galactic Navy
Joined: October 06, 2001 Posts: 3406 From: Charlotte, North Carolina
| Posted: 2003-07-30 19:33  
JediKnight, it IS something special.
The beta days are very important to all of us. For many of us, those games were more fun than any game since release. The Beta Badge was created as a special gift to all those who participated in the pre-release beta, and it was intended never to be given to anyone else. If you'd been there you'd feel the same way.
I think there should be a seperate badge, aye. I'll make sure Faustus knows it, too.
-Dem
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Sandals Fleet Admiral Agents
Joined: January 21, 2002 Posts: 2001 From: Redmond,WA,USA
| Posted: 2003-07-30 19:42  
as far as I was aware. thats what the Beta Badge is FOR.
Also, frankly I don't have super positive memories of the community back then
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Hitman23 Grand Admiral
Joined: March 22, 2002 Posts: 585 From: WoW
| Posted: 2003-07-30 20:22  
I would be honoured to have a current beta badge like the beta testers that have one now. I would not like it if everyone had the same badge as me when they were not there. I think there should be another style of badge offered.
I would really like to have that new badge though, so please do not get rid of the idea all together. Maybe it could be a " I survived the wait" badge.
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DaMadCow Fleet Admiral
Joined: July 20, 2001 Posts: 407 From: A Farm
| Posted: 2003-07-30 20:38  
heh 24 badges vs 23.
I was also never a midshipman
edit: except in beta
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Vesuvius Fleet Admiral
Joined: February 09, 2002 Posts: 335
| Posted: 2003-07-30 22:54  
Maybe you should make the new beta tester badge the elite one. Everyone knows when it comes to dreads the plain one is better than the elite version.
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Depthcharge Fleet Admiral Galactic Navy
Joined: December 08, 2002 Posts: 1549 From: DFW, Tx
| Posted: 2003-07-30 23:14  
well what about me? I came during beta but left and my account got deleted and i come back and i have no beta tester badge
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DOM700 [-IMO-] Fleet Admiral
Joined: July 26, 2001 Posts: 3175 From: Eckental, Germany, Sol-System
| Posted: 2003-07-31 02:40  
Why another beta tester badge? We have one and that is enough, what about badges for Mods to see that they are Mods when you look at their profile
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Captain Caveman Cadet
Joined: October 12, 2002 Posts: 668
| Posted: 2003-07-31 02:53  
People are actually going to receive a beta badge for the current test????? I always thought the beta badge was for the cheap people who were lucky enough to get in while the game was free
But I'm all for the giving the guys who were here in the first place some more recognition. I think they should be credited with the luck they deserve for finding this game while it was still in its infancy.
What about a Bronze, Silver and Gold beta badge, depending on whether you were in the closed BB beta (probably only a handful of people), the Palestar Beta, and then the current Beta?
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Warpath81 Fleet Admiral
Joined: November 13, 2001 Posts: 431
| Posted: 2003-07-31 03:43  
I think it would be cool to get a special badge for being in the old beta.
All us old fart vets who still play/follow this game maybe deserve a little respect for our loyalty? =)
You go Demy! Do us proud and get us a sweet badge! =)
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Seraph Fleet Admiral
Joined: October 07, 2002 Posts: 446 From: Ohio
| Posted: 2003-07-31 05:17  
OK? you say you need a badge to show off to other peolpe? Hmmmmm. Oh wait you have one and now you want another?
Example:
Joe: "What's that badge for?"
Tom: "Oh thats because I was in the game before it was released."
Joe: " Oh, thats cool, but what about this other badge, the elite one?"
Tom: "That badge means the same thing as the other one."
Joe: "So your telling me that the regaular beta tester's badge is the EXACT same as the Elite one?:
Tom: "yup"
Joe: "Ok, then why is this one called elite, what makes it elite?"
Tom: "I dont have any clue in the world"
Point of the story: YOU ALREADY HAVE A BETA TESTERS BADGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Eledore Massis [R33] Grand Admiral Templar Knights
Joined: May 26, 2002 Posts: 2695 From: tsohlacoLocalhost
| Posted: 2003-07-31 08:40  
just give all the current beta testers badge holders the :
medal of : for there service to darkspace creation
or somthing like that for ther detication and service
what the normaly say in the army when the pin a medal on you
and give all the ones who just ceep wining about bea badge one
but make the new badge (the TRUW BETA BADGE) a link as wel to a page were F or anny other admin explains that these
WONT BE/CAN EVER BE GIVEN TO ANNY ONE AGAIN !!
my 3 euro cents
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JediKnight Admiral
Joined: April 23, 2002 Posts: 356 From: Jacksonville, FL
| Posted: 2003-07-31 19:02  
Some interesting priorities people have.
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MrSparkle Marshal
Joined: August 13, 2001 Posts: 1912 From: mrsparkle
| Posted: 2003-07-31 20:59  
Dem that was beautiful The old beta days really were great weren't they?
Rather than an elite beta badge, I'd like to see a category under Ranking that lists everyone according to when they signed on. More for curiosity than anything else
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