Merit Rank System Formula

[Faizan Zen]

How is the merit rank system calculated? It seems like increasing rank in the early stages is very difficult due to the high requirements compared to the next rank.

For now:
Newbie = 0
Jr. Member = 1
Member = 10
Full Member = 100
Sr. Member = 250
Hero = 500
Legendary = 100

It's mean,

From Jr. Member to Member need 10x merit
From Member to Full member need 10x merit
From Full member to Sr. Member need 2.5x merit
From Sr.member to Hero Member need 2x merit
From Hero member to Legendary need 2x merit

What if

From Jr. Member to Member need 5x merit (5 merit)
From Member to Full member need 5x merit (50 merit)
From Full member to Sr. Member need 3x merit (150 merit)
From Sr.member to Hero Member need 3x merit (450 merit)
From Hero member to Legendary need 2.22x merit (1000 merit)

I'm pretty sure most members disagree, but this is just a calculation. There's no need to change anything in the existing system.

[Upgrade00]

It seems like increasing rank in the early stages is very difficult due to the high requirements compared to the next rank.

It only looks that way cause you're starting from zero at the beginning, so the percentage increase is higher. There used to be no merit requirement for Jr member, it was added in due to high spam rate. The original idea was to earn enough to get to member rank and rank higher from there.

When you look at the numbers increase, you need 9 more merits to move from Jr. Member to Member,
90 more to move from Member to Full Member,
150 more to move from Full Member to Sr. Member and it keeps increasing that way.
Anyone who has ranked up will tell you that the numbers matter more than the percentage.
More importantly, you do not have to rank up to use the forum. If you're just interested in learning and contributing your merit count doesn't matter at all.

[SatoPrincess]

It seems like increasing rank in the early stages is very difficult due to the high requirements compared to the next rank.

Ranking up is not an impossible task. You ask how rank system is calculated but proceeds to give an accurate answer. I think the real question you want to ask is why am I not getting merits. I’d advise you visit boards other than games & rounds and your local board. I took a look at your post history, even if you want to apply to merit threads, you don’t have the quality posts to merit.

[SilverCryptoBullet]

How is the merit rank system calculated? It seems like increasing rank in the early stages is very difficult due to the high requirements compared to the next rank.

FAQ: Everything you need to know about forum 'activity, account ranks and merit.
Merit & new rank requirements.

I'm pretty sure most members disagree, but this is just a calculation. There's no need to change anything in the existing system.

You wrote it like you're fearful that theymos will change the current merit system and rank system but the rank system was changed some times from no activity requirements for ranks, to activity requirements for ranks, to merit point from member ranks and above to demoting Junior members with no 1 merit.

Changes are because of garbage posting.

Due to excessive garbage-posting, you now need 1 merit to be a Jr Member.

[LoyceV]

From Jr. Member to Member need 5x merit (5 merit)
From Member to Full member need 5x merit (50 merit)

Your math sucks

You need roughly 1 Merit per day to reach all Ranks by the time you have enough Activity. That's not difficult for anyone with half decent posts, and the Merit system is designed to stop others from Ranking up as many accounts as they can spam with.

More importantly, you do not have to rank up to use the forum. If you're just interested in learning and contributing your merit count doesn't matter at all.

People interested in Bitcoin aren't the ones complaining about Merit

[Rikafip]

It seems like increasing rank in the early stages is very difficult due to the high requirements compared to the next rank.

It may seem like that to you, but situation is quite the opposite.

There is so much merit being shared across the forum at the moment that even shitposters don't have issues reaching higher ranks, let alone lower ones.

[Faizan Zen]

From Jr. Member to Member need 5x merit (5 merit)
From Member to Full member need 5x merit (50 merit)

Your math sucks

Damn, I didn't realize it. And it seems like you're the only one who realize it. Lol

5 x 5 is = 25  not 50   

Thanks

You need roughly 1 Merit per day to reach all Ranks by the time you have enough Activity. That's not difficult for anyone with half decent posts, and the Merit system is designed to stop others from Ranking up as many accounts as they can spam with.

At least I receive 5 merits per year, so far

[fullfitlarry]

Why are you complaining?

According to the latest data from Re: The future of Bitcointalk: Low Ranking Top Merit earners in the past 30 days by @LoyceV.



You are amongst in the top 50. So it means that merit system is not broken as you have thought so.

[KingsDen]

What if

From Jr. Member to Member need 5x merit (5 merit)
From Member to Full member need 5x merit (50 merit)
From Full member to Sr. Member need 3x merit (150 merit)
From Sr.member to Hero Member need 3x merit (450 merit)
From Hero member to Legendary need 2.22x merit (1000 merit)

I'm pretty sure most members disagree, but this is just a calculation. There's no need to change anything in the existing system.

The merit system is fine this way as it remains challenging to acquire ranks especially the higher they go.
The only exception I have is the hero member to legendary member which requires a whooping 500 merits. This number is very high and make some people get stucked in the hero rank.
I thought your proposal will close a bit the gap between Hero and legendary, rather you added more 50 merits to it.

The best way to enjoy the forum is to be a good user whose merit count is much higher than their activity count. By this, you will attain a tank even before reaching the activity of the rank.

[Nathrixxx]

Your suggestion is not bad but I don't see why we should be having something new aside from what we have already been seeing from the ranking system, moreover, to move from one particular rank to another is not that difficult if that person is committed to contributing well with quality post, just that the higher you go the higher your merit requirements to think a particular rank, because you can't compare your experience being a newbie to when you already attained more higher ranks should come different with higher expectations.

[Mia Chloe]

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Well it's high time people realised math it so core and relatable that you can actually try to bend anything into being interpretable by math and that's mostly what I see here. That aside it's fine to have a little joke around with math related stuff. As far as merit is concerned though, it's just a fraction of what brings rank.

Everyone does not rank up the same way even if the system makes it similar for some merit might be a setback and for others activity could be too.