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BraveNewWorld
Profile Joined December 2009
United States229 Posts
January 21 2010 04:29 GMT
#1
Can anyone tell me how many posts i will need for my next "level-up"? i tried searching but the page won't load for me, can anyone help me plz?

i want to be an ultralisk when i grow up ;D
"who is bisu anyway" - torm3ntin (Jan. 19th, 2009)
RLTY
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States965 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-21 04:31:08
January 21 2010 04:30 GMT
#2
There's a Rank Icon thread, but I'm not sure if i want to link to it or not.

Flying monkeys lol
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http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=47518
BraveNewWorld
Profile Joined December 2009
United States229 Posts
January 21 2010 04:31 GMT
#3
On January 21 2010 13:30 icemac wrote:
There's a Rank Icon thread, but I'm not sure if i want to link to it or not.
lol


yeah i clicked on it but then it stopped halfway through so i was wondering if nyone knew?
"who is bisu anyway" - torm3ntin (Jan. 19th, 2009)
Manit0u
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
Poland17776 Posts
January 21 2010 04:31 GMT
#4
On January 21 2010 13:29 BraveNewWorld wrote:
Can anyone tell me how many posts i will need for my next "level-up"? i tried searching but the page won't load for me, can anyone help me plz?

i want to be an ultralisk when i grow up ;D


250

Won't tell you any more than that.
Time is precious. Waste it wisely.
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24779 Posts
January 21 2010 04:33 GMT
#5
I got to carrier without having any knowledge/interest of how many posts to the next icon. I suggest you do the same (well you don't have to get to carrier)
ModeratorThere are animal crackers for people and there are people crackers for animals.
Spenguin
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
Australia3316 Posts
January 21 2010 04:33 GMT
#6
Oh god not this again.
< TeamLiquid CJ Entusman #46 > I came for the Brood War, I stayed for the people.
QuickStriker
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States3694 Posts
January 21 2010 04:35 GMT
#7
Can I be a Battlecruiser despite the fact that I'm a protoss??
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GGTeMpLaR
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States7226 Posts
January 21 2010 04:36 GMT
#8
the monkeys will rule this earth
ReDShiFT
Profile Joined March 2009
United States106 Posts
January 21 2010 04:38 GMT
#9
On January 21 2010 13:35 QuickStriker wrote:
Can I be a Battlecruiser despite the fact that I'm a protoss??

Once you get to Dark Archon.
l10f *
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States3241 Posts
January 21 2010 04:39 GMT
#10
It's exciting when you least expect it, like I would be casually posting on this thread and then OMG IM A QUEEN :o
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Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
January 21 2010 04:39 GMT
#11
If I told you I'd have to kill you.
If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
lazz
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Australia3119 Posts
January 21 2010 04:39 GMT
#12
HOLY SHIT MONKEYS EVERYWHERE LOL
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24779 Posts
January 21 2010 04:39 GMT
#13
On January 21 2010 13:38 ReDShiFT wrote:
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On January 21 2010 13:35 QuickStriker wrote:
Can I be a Battlecruiser despite the fact that I'm a protoss??

Once you get to Dark Archon.

Haha that was clever although I guess you could just change your race in settings :p
ModeratorThere are animal crackers for people and there are people crackers for animals.
Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
January 21 2010 04:40 GMT
#14
On January 21 2010 13:33 micronesia wrote:
I got to carrier without having any knowledge/interest of how many posts to the next icon. I suggest you do the same (well you don't have to get to carrier)

your carrier is ugly anyway micronesia!
If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24779 Posts
January 21 2010 04:40 GMT
#15
On January 21 2010 13:40 Grobyc wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 21 2010 13:33 micronesia wrote:
I got to carrier without having any knowledge/interest of how many posts to the next icon. I suggest you do the same (well you don't have to get to carrier)

your carrier is ugly anyway micronesia!

Fine with me. If it ever changes again in the future it will probably be for the worse.
ModeratorThere are animal crackers for people and there are people crackers for animals.
DoctorHelvetica
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States15034 Posts
January 21 2010 04:41 GMT
#16
It's a secret and you're not supposed to ask. You can figure it out if you pay attention.
RIP Aaliyah
Saturnize
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States2473 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-21 04:44:38
January 21 2010 04:43 GMT
#17
Lol

I think its the amount you've posted along with the amount of time you've been with TL

Or something like that.
"Time to put the mustard on the hotdog. -_-"
Mastermind
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Canada7096 Posts
January 21 2010 04:43 GMT
#18
It is pretty easy to figure out if you just go through some threads and look at how many posts people have and what icon they have.
deathgod6
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States5064 Posts
January 21 2010 04:44 GMT
#19
Hoon's ovie and the FA's red probe are pretty cool.
4.0 GPA = A rank 5.0 GPA = Olympic --------- Bisu, Best, Fantasy. i ♥ oov. They can get in my BoxeR anyday.
Carnivorous Sheep
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Baa?21245 Posts
January 21 2010 04:45 GMT
#20
To answer the question in the thread title, it's so we have an easier time discriminating against the newer people. Obviously.
TranslatorBaa!
Traveler
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
United States451 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-01-21 04:55:31
January 21 2010 04:54 GMT
#21
Calculating you Rank Icon.

1) Apply you the inverse reciprocal of the your post count relative to the negative regulatory buffer zone of your days spent reading posted and time spent typing posts.

[image loading]


2) Using this graph, plot you result.
- if you result lands in the gradient part, you are close to being promoted to the next rank
- if you are in the white hoop, you have a ways to go yet
- if you are outside the bounds, you have been banned

hope this helps


Kennigit said this...

Hilarious
Can you ever argue in favor of something without first proving it?
Spenguin
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
Australia3316 Posts
January 21 2010 04:56 GMT
#22
On January 21 2010 13:54 Traveler wrote:
Show nested quote +
Calculating you Rank Icon.

1) Apply you the inverse reciprocal of the your post count relative to the negative regulatory buffer zone of your days spent reading posted and time spent typing posts.

[image loading]


2) Using this graph, plot you result.
- if you result lands in the gradient part, you are close to being promoted to the next rank
- if you are in the white hoop, you have a ways to go yet
- if you are outside the bounds, you have been banned

hope this helps


Kennigit said this...

Hilarious


It works surprisingly well.
< TeamLiquid CJ Entusman #46 > I came for the Brood War, I stayed for the people.
BraveNewWorld
Profile Joined December 2009
United States229 Posts
January 21 2010 05:16 GMT
#23
ummm ok im more confused than i was before >.<
"who is bisu anyway" - torm3ntin (Jan. 19th, 2009)
SonuvBob
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Aiur21550 Posts
January 21 2010 05:16 GMT
#24
Good!
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MasterOfChaos
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
Germany2896 Posts
January 21 2010 10:02 GMT
#25
On January 21 2010 14:16 SonuvKosh wrote:
Good!

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