THE IDEA

So I was thinking about a few things that could add another feel to this lovely thing of ours. Please be open minded while reading, as well as let me know what you think. And, suggestions are more than welcome!

Ranking Requirements + Additions

Civilan- The starting rank at which everyone is still "Innocent".

Petty Theif- The standard 3 crimes done.

(Associate Ranks)

Thug- A member of this thing of our that has went 12 hours without joining a family.

Gangster- A full day without joining a family in this thing of ours.

Goomba-2 days and 10 units

Earner- 5 days and 15 units

Wise Guy- 8 Days and 20 units

Now if your paying any attention at all you would see that I showed (Associate Ranks) before listing the ranks at which you are an Associates. Now the thing about this is for anyone outside the family will only see Associate. And, by family I mean members of the rank Made Man and up. 

Currently Shown V.S. proposed showing.

Name: Lil_Mouse

Rank: Associate

This would add a level of secrecy back into a world. This would also make you have worry about whom you let into your family as well as, because you never know who could be trying to scout out your associates and see who is how tough and active your family is. It could had a whole new meaning to the level of Made Man, that takes another level to the rank and trust a crew leader needs in you to give you such a rank and honor of holding this position.

Activity & Age

This idea will follow the same lines on a few things but please read over it and not just skim. But, these are all to add more value of being a Made Member into the family. As well as to being inside the inner circle.

Currently Shown V.S. Proposed

*Note- The Made Members of your family will still see our current system, but non-Made and members from other families will see our proposed system.

Last Active:Aug 08, '14 3:08

This would add even more secrecy to tour ranks and make us think harder about who to let join our upper circle.

60 List:

I was thinking that we only show active hands and Crewleaders on our 60 second list, and unsponsored players on this list. For a few reasons actually, and non of which factors in the it just looks crowded and cluttered on the list.

• Our hands and crewleaders are our leaders of our world and the people responsible for making sure they find our new people and help them learn the way we do business in this part of the world. Everyone should also be able to know there boss is online.
• Everyone who can sponsor people needs to know when their is an unsponsored and possibility a new player to these shores is online. If we can't get these players there is no way we can grow our population and sustain it.
• As well you will see your own family within the 60 second list, and anyone you turn their setting on for. Maybe a light switch in the right corner of each profile. If you turn their light on the they show up, and it their light bulb is off the they do not appear

i honestly think that the last active should only be shown to that person's CL or someone who has had a pp or mug or some sort of interaction with that person aside from mobmail (mobmails do essentially come with stamp dates to indicate when the message was sent so that could be used to indicate last time online for the sender), it doesn't make sense that if im in LV i can see the last time someone walked the streets in CH, the start date i also think should be hidden as well as it really has no meaning for anyone other than that person's CL/hands (if their new enough they will have either -1 or 4h tag anyway)

the members online list should definitely only show those active actual players or allow it to be toggled for npc's as well (like the search user function)this has been proposed before in this suggestion forum

leave the ranks visible to everyone however hide the level/units that user has or allow it to be toggled hidden or not hidden)this has also been proposed on this forum previously by myself

essentially i think we need to strip down the character profile page and not have it show everything about a character unless you regulary interact with that person, how can you ever get to know someone just by looking at them and never interacting?

these changes would require a lot of coding and restructuring this i know but i feel it would be a great benefit

I think it should apply to upper ranks as well. Instead of the exact rank it could say "Member" or something.

the truth is the less anyone outside your family can see the better, makes war especially more tactical.  In a paranoid world where people are shot just coz they can be it is hard to hide anything long term, a lifestyle i have become accustomed too.  Whether lvl, bg lvl. rank, age etc.

Is same with speaking in the forums, when people are watching for words, maybe is better certain forums can be linked to master account or alias instead of ign as know it puts me off writing

I've always advocated the BG level should be anonymous BODlight. But I can't see it ever being done tbh.

The rank side of things I disagree with. You are meant to be looked upon with respect if you are Made+. How can you command respect from fellow mafioso if they no longer know what rank you are?

Anyway back to the OP> I do think the ranking requirements at times can be very easy.. but they do get harder. For people that aren't sat here everyday for hours on end clicking away, they aren't as easy. So to start looking for ways to make them harder would be rather unjust to those that are casual players imo. Your making it harder for the casual person to be able to actually participate at the same level as others just because life doesn;t allow them as much online time. It could see the user base drop if that were the case tbh.

Heh. I seem to have somehow misunderstood the actual post. I thought it was about making the ranks harder, but it was more about hiding the associate ranks as "Associate". Oops.

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