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Ranks

Your rank shows beside your name in the forum, under reviews and on your profile. Most of it you earn with XP; the rest the team hands out, for better or worse.

Earned with XP

The ladder

  1. RecruitRecruitLevel 1 · 0 XP
  2. PrivatePrivateLevel 2 · 80 XP
  3. Private First ClassPrivate First ClassLevel 3 · 485 XP
  4. Lance CorporalLance CorporalLevel 4 · 1,392 XP
  5. CorporalCorporalLevel 5 · 2,941 XP
  6. SergeantSergeantLevel 6 · 5,253 XP
  7. Staff SergeantStaff SergeantLevel 7 · 8,439 XP
  8. Master SergeantMaster SergeantLevel 8 · 12,599 XP
  9. First SergeantFirst SergeantLevel 9 · 17,829 XP
  10. Sergeant MajorSergeant MajorLevel 10 · 24,217 XP
  11. Warrant OfficerWarrant OfficerLevel 11 · 31,849 XP
  12. Chief Warrant OfficerChief Warrant OfficerLevel 12 · 40,805 XP
  13. Second LieutenantSecond LieutenantLevel 13 · 51,164 XP
  14. Lieutenant LOADHIGHLieutenant LOADHIGHLevel 14 · 63,000 XP
  15. Captain ComicCaptain ComicLevel 16 · 91,396 XP
  16. Commander KeenCommander KeenLevel 18 · 126,549 XP
  17. Major UpgradeMajor UpgradeLevel 20 · 168,985 XP
  18. Lieutenant ColonelLieutenant ColonelLevel 22 · 219,210 XP
  19. Colonel KernelColonel KernelLevel 24 · 277,704 XP
  20. Brigadier BIOSBrigadier BIOSLevel 26 · 344,932 XP
  21. Major GeneralMajor GeneralLevel 28 · 421,343 XP
  22. Lieutenant GeneralLieutenant GeneralLevel 31 · 554,122 XP
  23. General ChaosGeneral ChaosLevel 34 · 709,947 XP
  24. General Protection FaultGeneral Protection FaultLevel 37 · 890,177 XP
  25. General of the ArchiveGeneral of the ArchiveLevel 40 · 1,096,120 XP
Given by role

Team

  • Admin
    Admin

    Runs the site. Outranks every general, and has the root password.

  • Moderator
    Moderator

    Keeps the forum and the archive tidy.

Given for what someone did here

Honorary ranks

  • PRO
    PRO

    Supports the archive with a PRO membership. Worn beside the member's rank.

  • Bug Hunter
    Bug Hunter

    Reported game problems that got fixed. Lots of them.

    Nobody holds it yet
  • Archive Hero
    Archive Hero

    Brought games, manuals, box scans or soundtracks into the archive.

    Nobody holds it yet
  • Patron
    Patron

    Helps keep the lights on. The archive says thanks.

    Nobody holds it yet
For the ones who know a subject best

Expert ranks

  • Setup Guru
    Setup Guru

    Gets games running that nobody else could: configs, cycles, memory, CD images.

    Nobody holds it yet
  • Hardware Guru
    Hardware Guru

    Knows the old hardware inside out, down to the jumper settings.

    Nobody holds it yet
  • Sound Guru
    Sound Guru

    MIDI, MT-32, sound cards and soundtracks. Ask them why it sounds wrong.

    Nobody holds it yet
Won in contests and tournaments

Contest ranks

  • Tournament Champion
    Tournament Champion

    Won one of the community's tournaments.

    Nobody holds it yet
  • Speedrunner
    Speedrunner

    Holds a record on the community board.

    Nobody holds it yet
Shown instead of every other rank until a moderator lifts it

Anti-ranks

  • Necroposter
    Necroposter

    Digs up threads that died before most of the forum was born.

    Nobody holds it yet
  • Spam Can
    Spam Can

    Posts the same thing in every room, like a chain letter on a BBS.

    Nobody holds it yet
  • Slowpoke
    Slowpoke

    Asks what the FAQ has answered three times this week.

    Nobody holds it yet
  • CAPS LOCK WARRIOR
    CAPS LOCK WARRIOR

    WRITES EVERYTHING LIKE THIS AND THINKS IT HELPS.

    Nobody holds it yet
  • Flamer
    Flamer

    Starts fires in threads that were doing fine.

    Nobody holds it yet
  • Abort, Retry, Fail?
    Abort, Retry, Fail?

    Last warning. The next one formats the account.

    Nobody holds it yet