Now that the previous one is archived, we can move on to what most in that thread were leaning towards. The idea in principle was a good one but the execution had some problems with it.
However, first, I'd like to make a distinction. Not all awards are made to create activity. Some merely recognize activity and that's fine. There is nothing wrong with that. We can not expect every little thing intend to create activity.
Patronizing people is not something to be taken lightly and it takes time and effort to pass them successfully. I believe it is appropriate to recognize that. Hence, the thresholds I'm proposing:
1 - Minor House
3 - Major House
7 - Great House
15 - Kingdom
31 - Empire
The idea here is to combine TWC's historical empire building with the award. Of course, the award icons would require some work that I hope some of you can pitch in. Perhaps a house symbol that gets more pronounced with each level would be appropriate. The incremental levels are 2-4-8-16. The person with the most patronizations is at 30 but for the sake of consistency I didn't wanna accommodate that. The award starts at 1 patronization since that is the hardest one in the mix as the first one requires a somewhat learning curve.
Minor House Award
Minor House award is given to those that have invested time and effort in Citizen patronization and have patronized at least 1 Citizen successfully.Major House Award
Major House award is given to those that have invested time and effort in Citizen patronization and have patronized at least 3 Citizen successfully.Great House Award
Great House award is given to those that have invested time and effort in Citizen patronization and have patronized at least 7 Citizen successfully.Kingdom Award
Kingdom award is given to those that have invested time and effort in Citizen patronization and have patronized at least 15 Citizen successfully.I really like the house idea as TWC already has houses. Any thoughts?Empire Award
Empire award is given to those that have invested time and effort in Citizen patronization and have patronized at least 31 Citizen successfully.