Ranks and the like

[Sniper]

Everybody outranks me! How did you guys get cool ranks like Advisor, Specops and the like? I assume its cos yout part of the programming staff! I shall be a buck private for ever then!

Cheers!

[Solar]

Except for advisor ( reserved for Shrapnel staff, I think.) rank is based on how many Posts you make. Just keep posting and you'll get "promoted".

[Psitticine]

Yep, Advisors are Shrapnel employees, the developers, or their representatives. The other ranks are based on how many Posts you've made.

SpecOps means you're a forum moderator, which is not based on the number of Posts, but rather that you've been asked to help out in a particular section.

If I'm not mistaken, you'll be promoted to Corporal after just 10 Posts. The higher your rank, the more it takes to get promoted again. IOW, by the time you are trying to move up from, say, Captain to Major, it'll take dozens and dozens of Posts to move up.

[Sniper]

Thanks for that! I was starting to think I was going to be the only spear chucker around for the rest of time! Cheers!
Thankfully this is an American company or I'd have to be a Lance Corporal first (In the Uk that rank comes before CPL and doesnt pay any higher than Private)(Corporal just sounds better anyway)

[Instar]

NOW DROP AND GIVE ME 1250600 PRIVATE!
heh

[Sniper]

Officers!
Hee hee

[mlmbd]

SNIPER, as everyone has said, it doesn't take long to get that promotion. At least the first one. And even though I am no one special, WELCOME to the wonderful world of Shrapnel!!

Instar,
Until, just NOW, I had not realized just how much you remind me of a Sarge I once knew!! But, he would have never stopped with such a peddling little number like that.

mlmbd

[Sniper]

i thought he was being quite generous, infinity is a more sutiable number for PT

Cheers

[Sniper]

I got promoted! Yay! Give me my chevron!

Woohoo!