Army Rankings
We have noticed that there are members in our guild who actively participate as well as members who barely ever participate. To address this fact, we have decided to introduce a brand-new ranking system, so you know how you compare to the other people in the guild. This ranking system awards virtually anything that you do for the guild, including posts, recruiting, and even coming up with new ideas. We decided to do this because people don't really have a reason to come into the guild and to post, but maybe if there's something they can earn (and prestige is often a great motivator in virtually every culture around the world) perhaps people will be more interested.
A soldier in the Necronin Army starts out at the rank of Recruit Private and can work his way up through twenty levels. At the level of Colonel, a promotion to Crew status is automatic. For those already at Crew level, they can continue on their way to becoming Major General, at which point Lord Necros may choose to promote them to Vice Captain ranking. It's all about participation people. Certain ranks (which ones are not yet going to be revealed) will earn the soldier an actual prize.
Here is the list of Ranks and the number of points an individual must earn to reach the next level!
And to help you on your quest to the top, here's a brief guide to how you can earn merits and how many merits you can earn for each thing. Er . . . that sentence didn't make much sense, but that's okay!
How to Earn Merits
1. POSTING - (1 merit per 5 posts) This guild, while bent on global domination, is also focused on posting, as it is indeed a guild and in order to be a success, we must POST.
2. RECRUITMENT - (15 merits per Recruit) We always need new members. Make sure your recruits say who reccommended them to the guild so we know who to give points to! This does not count all the people that have already been recruited. Sorry guys! Merits awarded only from this point (Feb. 29, 200 cool on.
3. DONATIONS - (1 merit per 100g donated to the guild home page; 1 merit per 50g donated to the guild mule necroninarmy) We really would like to be able to buy contest prizes with the guild donations, but we can't access any gold donated directly to the guild for anything but new subforums. That's why you'll earn more merits for donating gold that we can actually use to buy items for the guild. Items donated will be valued by their fair market value AT THE TIME OF DONATION.
4. CONTESTS - (5 merits for participation; 20 merits for winning) Although the focus of this guild isn't really contests, people often put a lot of work into their entries and should get something out of it, even if they don't win. For that reason, everyone gets merits when they participate!
5. REWARD - (variable) Sometimes your Generals or Lord Necros will decide that you deserve some extra merits. I can't tell you what would inspire this gift, because it hasn't happened yet.
6. PROPAGANDA - (1 merit per 2 posts) Hey look! Its a new way to earn merits! Go to the guild propaganda forum on the GGN and post to keep our thread at the top of the list and encourage new members. Since its a pain in the butt to go clear over there, I'm going to give more merits for it! Enjoy! http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27559245
A Few Things to Remember
1. Aloreina is human. Barely so, but still, she is not a machine who can perpetually update ranks. Her intention is to do it weekly. Currently she is the only one maintaining the brand-new ranking system and frankly it is a buttload of work, so be patient.
2. Notify the mule account or Aloreina if you decide to change your account name. There are nearly 100 members and it is impossible to remember who had how many points when their names change. If you don't want to lose your rank, let Aloreina know you're changing your name.
3. If your recruits don't say you recruited them, how are we to know that you did? If they don't tell us, be sure you do because you won't get any merits if we don't know.
