Inconsistent user titles/ranks

[The Vanished One]

I've never paid much attention to forum ranks, but yesterday I noticed that they seem to be assigned inconsistently. If I understand correctly, they only depend on post count. However, a quick look at random threads tells me that people with the same post count have different ranks. Take this for example:

http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/the-dark-souls-discussion-thread.70465/page-142

Occasionally Fatal and dnf have similar post counts and different titles. Same thing for Yaar Podshipnik and I.

I dug out this old thread:

http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/what-the-non-custom-titles-mean-a-guide.32580/

Contrast with the titles in the above thread. Also, note how the OP hasn't posted since the switch to XenForo (whatever happened to him?) and he's got the lowest rank in spite of 7000+ posts.

On topic, how are titles assigned? I assume the user database records post count and title as separate values (which would allow for easier handling of custom titles I guess). But the title must be updated automatically somehow, reading from a table of sorts. But if the table is the same for all users, how can there be an inconsistency?

(Also, if this has been explained before, since I couldn't find the explanation, please link to that).

 

[kazgar]

Codex Ranks don't scale to your level.


(token edgy post, even though i'm sorta curious)

 

[mondblut]

Switch to Xenforo fucked up the ranks. Postcount before the switch is not accounted for, or something.

 

[felipepepe]

Also, your achievements also give points towards ranks. Someone with 500 posts and 100 brofists if of higher rank than someone with just 500 posts.

 

[Spectacle]

It seems Xenforo doesn't calculate your ranks until you've visited at least once, which is why there are so many "barely literate" grandfather-fags with thousands of posts.

 

[ghostdog]

It's way to bring back long lost oldtimers/lurkers. TVO, staying true to his name, had vanished for a while, in one of his lurking visits he saw that he was tagged as a newfag and he raged-login to set things straight.

Mission accomplished.

 

[TwinkieGorilla]

Change OP's rank to: Banned.

 

[DragoFireheart]

There's something wrong with my user tag. It should say "Crazy Bird".

 

[DarkUnderlord]

But it does.

I've never paid much attention to forum ranks, but yesterday I noticed that they seem to be assigned inconsistently. If I understand correctly, they only depend on post count. However, a quick look at random threads tells me that people with the same post count have different ranks. Take this for example:

Tags are now based on achievement points which you get when you get an Achievement. Achievement points are gained for posting, brofists and other crap like how long you've been here for. Old users who have not visited the forum since the upgrade are not processed until they re-visit.

 

[Humanity has risen!]

Never understood why people care about ranks. Oh wow, I'm going to become an archmage one day! Oh yes, it's my 10000th post, let's celebrate!

 

[The Vanished One]

Tags are now based on achievement points which you get when you get an Achievement.

So, it's all about Achievements now, just like every other next-gen farce.

Never understood why people care about ranks.

I don't care about my rank specifically, but my OCD preprocessor caught a perceived inconsistency and compelled me to make a thread.

 

[evdk]

So, it's all about Achievements now, just like every other next-gen farce.

You should obviously Kickstart a NEW AND IMPROVED Codex.

With blackjack. And hookers.

 

[TwinkieGorilla]

Never understood why people care about ranks. Oh wow, I'm going to become an archmage one day! Oh yes, it's my 10000th post, let's celebrate!

Hmmm, people playing make believe...why does that sound familiar?

Oh wow, I'm going to heaven one day! Oh yes, it's my 10000th prayer, let's celebrate!

 

[circ]

Ranks in your pants.

 

[flabbyjack]

I got Augur just after being here ~9 years, so oldfag/newfag seems to have something to do with it

 

[DragoFireheart]

But it does.

 

[zerotol]

codex is pay to win, didnt you get the message

 

[DragoFireheart]

codex is pay to win, didnt you get the message

DU is just trying to scale the codex to new users.

 

[Jasede]

Used to be this site where you could see your Codex achievements. Where do I find that?

Also I am "Arcane". Is there a rank above that? I gotta be pretty high since I wasted more time here than any sane person ought to.
Being insane I don't even regret it.

 

[ManjuShri]

Used to be this site where you could see your Codex achievements. Where do I find that?

Click on your KKK in your profile.

http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?members/jasede.2607/trophies
http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?help/trophies

 

[Jaesun]

codex is pay to win, didnt you get the message

I actually wish it was. If people had pay to post here, that would drop all the shitposting by 95%. But DU does not like that idea.

 

[Cassidy]

If people had pay to post here, that would drop all the shitposting by 95%.

Sure, just take a brief look at SomethingAwful to see how shitposting and idiot free those forums are.

And while at it, why don't you move there too, if you really think a pay-to-post forum is more conductive to luminaries of intellect?

 

[Jaesun]

If people had pay to post here, that would drop all the shitposting by 95%.

Sure, just take a brief look at SomethingAwful to see how shitposting and idiot free those forums are.

And while at it, why don't you move there too, if you really think a pay-to-post forum is more conductive to luminaries of intellect?

We do not have the same audience as Something Awful. We actually have people here that like discussing cRPG's and various cRPG mechanics and other related topics.

 

[racofer]

Achievement points are gained for posting, brofists and other crap like how long you've been here for. Old users who have not visited the forum since the upgrade are not processed until they re-visit.

 

[zwanzig_zwoelf]

codex is pay to win, didnt you get the message

I actually wish it was. If people had pay to post here, that would drop all the shitposting by 95%. But DU does not like that idea.

DU does not pay you enough with food?