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Rank Changes

Post by Outboarduniform » 02 Dec 2015, 19:51

Summary (a quick, 2-3 sentence summary):
Changing the ranks to be more lore-friendly. Not all SLs , Medics , Specialists and so forth are staff sergeants/sergeants and corporals

Benefits (How this will benefit the server and game as a whole):
it will be more lore-friendly and better RP

Details (Description of how you think this would work, the benefits, etc):
have a rank system/when you have a certain job , you pick a rank that fits the job (NCOs cannot be sergeants and enlisted cannot be commanders and so forth)

Implementation (Optional, if you have an idea how to implement it):
probably add something about it when you spawn in , like alien evolving but way different. (IE , Pick out of three ranks , and rank will be displayed on sec HUD and in description as a shoulder patch or something similiar)

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Re: Rank Changes

Post by Edgelord » 02 Dec 2015, 20:25

Who is ready for a squad comprised entirely of Corporals?

-1 I think the current system of job-tied ranks is fine.
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Re: Rank Changes

Post by apophis775 » 02 Dec 2015, 20:34

NCOs are Non-comissioned officers, A.K.A. Sergeants.

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Re: Rank Changes

Post by LordeKilly » 02 Dec 2015, 20:50

I think he means COs, but still, those are two entirely different things.
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Re: Rank Changes

Post by Yealsey » 02 Dec 2015, 20:53

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Current ranking system seems fine to me. However education of it could me more useful so a Standard doesn't go screaming around that He's a Corporal and has served for years.
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Re: Rank Changes

Post by hockeylife68 » 03 Dec 2015, 11:44

Current system seems fine

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Re: Rank Changes

Post by Egorkor » 03 Dec 2015, 20:30

Yealsey wrote:-1
Current ranking system seems fine to me. However education of it could me more useful so a Standard doesn't go screaming around that He's a Corporal and has served for years.
Since ranks are purely for RP purposes last I checked and do not have any impact on the game, this might happen and I'm fine with it because nobody will care about it. If the guy wants his char to be a corporal, but likes playing standard and doesn't shove this rank up everyone's face each time he gets a chance, this ain't an issue then.

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Re: Rank Changes

Post by apophis775 » 04 Dec 2015, 03:33

Ranks will probably be "officiated" once we have the RP guidelines to prevent "I'M ACTUALLY A FLEET ADMIRAL, I JUST LIKE TO FIGHT IN THE FRONT LINES" cases from re-appearing.

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Re: Rank Changes

Post by Egorkor » 04 Dec 2015, 03:39

apophis775 wrote:Ranks will probably be "officiated" once we have the RP guidelines to prevent "I'M ACTUALLY A FLEET ADMIRAL, I JUST LIKE TO FIGHT IN THE FRONT LINES" cases from re-appearing.
What if I'd like to keep muh snowflake's rank without being forced to main the according role? For reference, its SSG, and though I play SL regularly, I've switched to spec and standard recently.

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Re: Rank Changes

Post by Arachnidnexus » 04 Dec 2015, 06:34

- 1 Just roleplay the role you're currently assigned as. I've seen cases where people have claimed to be in the Navy (while fighting as a specialist), claimed to outrank the SL as a standard, etc. Before the official ranks I only saw people use their character background rank to be obnoxious (disobey orders claiming higher rank, demand attachments, etc.) so I'm fine with the current system.

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Re: Rank Changes

Post by apophis775 » 04 Dec 2015, 17:42

Don't give no fudges about snowflakes.

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Re: Rank Changes

Post by Tristan63 » 05 Dec 2015, 13:44

Could work, I mean the NCOs of the American army start at Corporal and goes up all the way to Sergent first class (Platoon leader)

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Re: Rank Changes

Post by apophis775 » 07 Dec 2015, 17:00

Denied.

Also, Davidchan, for future reference, posts you "delete" are jut hidden from everyone. Please refrain from being disrespectful to staff.

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