Metal Reviews

As y'all know, we don't have the abilty to allow custom user ranks. Several have requested their own ranks, or a new system of some sort. It would also be overwhelming timewise if everyone wanted their own rank created and applied to their account.

So, I have a couple ideas.....

1) Our existing ranks end at 5,400 posts. After that point, there are a couple joke thresholds (as Zad well knows), but no real ranks after that. The first option would be for you to come up with a user rank scale that extends the existing scale beyond 5,400. Aaron posted such a scale in the other "User Ranks" thread. So, if you all want to come up with something like that, that's option 1.

2) Come up with a list of custom ranks you'd like to see added. After a week or so, I'll put the reasonable ones into a huge poll, and add enter the top 15-20 into the system. From there, everyone can pick their custom rank from that list.

Also, we've (Aleksie mostly) come up with a few ourselves. If no one really cares one way or the other, we could add those and be done with it.

Perhaps if Philip is motivated to upgrade phpbb because of spamming custom user ranks would be possible? All I saw in the previous thread was a bunch of random attempts at humour perhaps only funny to the person themselves?

Anyways, I think the ranks are fine as they are.. esp. the current top one 'Ist Krieg'. I seriously don't think anyone could come up with something better than that.

I mentioned the spam issue to Philip, and he is looking at various ways to combat the problem with the existing phpbb. If we could find a new bb that isn't too time consuming or problematic (erasing all current posts, for example), that's a good idea too. I'm sure this will be a much bigger project than tweaking the exisitng phpbb, so I wouldn't bank on custom ranks in the very near future. We just have to figure out what we can do with the limited amount of time that can be devoted to this. So, that's why I figued this would be a good enough thing to do in the meantime.

for banned users I say you use "Varg Got Me" 8)

I should have said 'forced' instead of 'motivated' it was more what I meant.. I know a lot of time goes into a site like this.

Here's what I suggest. Seriously.

001–150 = Antisocial (Anthrax)

151–300 = The Crying Orc (Burzum)

301–600 = Stinkupuss (Obituary)

601–1000 = Velvet Kevorkian (Strapping Young Lads)

1001–1500 = The Preacher (Testament)

1501–2500 = Stormrider (Iced Earth)

2501–3500 = God Of Thunder (Kiss)

3501–4500 = Soul Crusher (White Zombie)

4501–5500 = Leper Messiah (Metallica)

5501–6500 = Painkiller (Judas Priest)

6501–7500 = The Philosopher (Death)

7501–8500 = Iron Man (Black Sabbath)

8501–9500 = The Trooper (Iron Maiden)

9501–10500 = Lord Of This World (Black Sabbath)

10501–15000 = Ist Krieg (Or A Custom Rank)

Banned = You're A Trendy Fucking Pussy (Anal Cunt)

a song is too good for a banned member, even if it's an Anal Cunt song

001–150 = Look who's here !

151–300 = my young apprentice

301–600 = spandex superstar

601–1000 = cookie monster

1001–1500 = ???

1501–2500 = ???

2501–3500 = ???

3501–4500 = ???

4501–5500 = ???

5501–6500 = ???

6501–7500 = ???

7501–8500 = ???

8501–9500 = ???

9501–10500 = Metal is my middle name

10501–15000 = A Custom Rank

Banned = Varg got me

i'll edit it if new ideas come.. feel free to add your contribution

I think they should be music-related, not just random nonsense (My Young Apprentice? Who's young apprentice?). 99% of the people that come here won't even know who Varg is, I've been hearing the name for past few days and I still don't know who the hell that is. I just know he's some source of amusement for you guys.

Can't go wrong with Manowar:

001–150 = Fast Taker

151–300 = Outlaw

301–600 = Brother of Metal

601–1000 = Metal Warrior

1001–1500 = Warrior of the World

1501–2500 = Soldier of Death

2501–3500 = Defender

3501–4500 = Warlord

4501–5500 = King

5501–6500 = Dark Avenger

6501–7500 = Death's Angel

7501–8500 = Heart of Steel

8501–9500 = Master of the Wind

9501–10500 = Thor (The Powerhead)

10501–15000 = Cult (Kvlt?) of the Damned

Banned = Wimp & Poser/Pleasure Slave

:twisted:

What does option two mean exactly? that everyone gets to choose a rank from a list as their own based on a poll?. or we vote and then the top ones are made in the same style as the current ranks, based on post count?

Aleksie made the (some) names? I say let the team decide. I'm all for contribting to this site, but Aleksie seems a bit... uhh... off the wall at times. I'd be interested to see what he and the rest of the team came up with.

yeah, can you tell us what the team has come up with?

/\ What they said. Else this is just turning into the other thread...

Ultimately, as long as it's nothing too annoying, I don't really give a shit what my title is.

I still campaign for either Cannibal Corpse, Death Metal Ist Kreig or something like Fucking Geek, AFF Pervert or something.

songs

001–150 = Teachers Pet (Venom)

151–300 = Wrathchild (Iron Maiden)

301–600 = Antisocial (Trust)

601–1000 = Dissident Aggressor (Judas Priest)

1001–1500 = Masked Jackal (Coroner)

1501–2500 = The Wanderer (Emperor)

2501–3500 = Armed And Dangerous (Anthrax)

3501–4500 = Phantom Lord (Metallica)

4501–5500 = Iron Man (Black Sabbath)

5501–6500 = Hatebreeder (Children of Bodom)

6501–7500 = Pure Fucking Armageddon (Mayhem)

7501–8500 = Speed King (Deep Purple)

8501–9500 = Heart Of Steel (Manowar)

9501–10500 = Angel of Death (Slayer)

10501–15000 = Mr Ego (Helloween)

Banned = Fuck You (Over Kill)

np
Hell Fueled "Volume One" (rockin' BS illegitimate sons, the singer sounds just like a younger Ozzy 8) )

001–150 = New Beginnings (Faith No More)

151–300 = Don't Walk Away (Tank)

301–600 = Corporal Jigsore Quandary (Carcass)

601–1000 = Corporate Fuck (Rotten Sound)

1001–1500 = Callous (Brutal Truth)

1501–2500 = Distant Calling (Holy Terror)

2501–3500 = Follow Me (The Berzerker)

3501–4500 = Radiant Arkham (Discordance Axis)

4501–5500 = Eternal Sun (Drudkh)

5501–6500 = Utopia Burns (Extreme Noise Terror)

6501–7500 = Omega Man (Cathedral)

7501–8500 = On They Slay (Atheist)

8501–9500 = Ancient Skin (Mayhem)

9501–10500 = Babylon's Pride (Decapitated)

10501–15000 = Too Old, Too Cold (Darkthrone)

15000+ = Be All, End All (Anthrax)

Banned = Totally Worthless (Carnal Forge)

Edit- Accounted for, Brahm. Saythanks.

I think they should be bureaucratically progressive, like they are now. Who can remember if Soul Crusher > God of Thunder?

That be a Tank cover.

BAH! I don't care anymore. Hahaha.

i think we can make song titles that can be ranked like that.
being a lost forgotten sad spirit is obviously not as good as being say a master of puppets.